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DOE Issues FAL 2025-08 on Buy America Preference Waiver Process
Build America, Buy America Act (BABA)U.S. Department of EnergyUS
Announced
Sep 2, 2025
Description
The Department of Energy issued Financial Assistance Letter FAL 2025-08 providing guidance on Buy America Preference implementation for DOE financial assistance recipients. The letter includes detailed guidance on DOE's project-specific waiver request submission and review process, outlining the information requesters must provide including identification of reasonable alternatives and justification for waiver requests.
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DOE Issues FAL 2025-08 on Buy America Preference Waiver Process
Preference under certain circumstances, which is discussed further in Section III. B. APPLICABILITY Applicability to Awards: Generally Department of Energy FAL 2025-08 SEPTEMBER 2, 2025 6 In general, the Buy America Preference applies to all federal financial assistance awarded to “Non-Federal entities” when the project includes the construction, alteration, maintenance, and/or repair of “public” infrastructure in th