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FAR and DFARS › FAR Part 25: Foreign Acquisition › Subpart 25.6

FAR 25.602-2 Buy American statute.

The codified text (eCFR, as of 2026-10-02). Under the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul ↗, agencies follow class deviations with new text for many parts while the formal rules go through the Federal Register: check the solicitation and your contract's clauses, which rule.

In plain English

This section implements the Buy American statute for unmanufactured construction material. It requires contractors to use only material mined or produced in the United States, unless an exception in 25.603 applies or trade agreements allow material from a designated country.

Applies to: Contractors using unmanufactured construction material on covered projects

What it requires

  • Use only unmanufactured construction material mined or produced in the United States, unless an exception in 25.603 applies.
  • If trade agreements apply, you may also use unmanufactured construction material mined or produced in a designated country.

Key terms: Buy American statute · unmanufactured construction material · designated country · trade agreements

Written by AI from this section's text. A guide, not legal advice: the text below rules.

The text

Except as provided in 25.603, use only unmanufactured construction material mined or produced in the United States, as required by the Buy American statute or, if trade agreements apply, unmanufactured construction material mined or produced in a designated country may also be used.

Sections it refers to

← 25.602-1 Section 1605 of the Recovery Act. · 25.603 Exceptions. →

Rule changes for FAR Part 25

Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Plain words for the terms: glossary.

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