What is Build America, Buy America?
The Build America, Buy America (BABA) Act, incorporated within the 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), mandates a baseline “Buy America” requirement for all infrastructure projects receiving federal financial assistance. This requirement applies to three main categories:
- Iron or Steel Products: Must be entirely manufactured in the United States, from the initial melting stage through to the application of coatings.
- Manufactured Products: Must be manufactured in the United States with more than 55% of the total cost of components mined, produced, or manufactured in the United States.
- Construction Materials: All manufacturing processes must occur within the United States.
Manufacturers must navigate these stringent sourcing and manufacturing requirements, which vary slightly depending on the federal agency involved. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) provides overarching guidance; however, individual agencies can adopt specific rules, waivers, and interpretations, leading to potential variability.
What does BABA mean in your product selection?
Selecting BABA compliant products for your U.S. infrastructure project could help you to receive federal financial assistance. Please refer to the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for guidance.
BABA at nVent
nVent strives to be a supplier of choice for BABA compliant products for our customer’s project needs. We work to certify selected products to the best of our knowledge and review all Iron, Steel, Manufactured Products, Section 70917(c), and Construction Materials provide by nVent, comply with the Build America, Buy America Act (BABA) requirements of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021 (Pub. L. 117 – 58, § § 70901- 70953) and guidance provided in 2 CFR 184, or are the subject of a waiver approved by the secretary of the agency purchasing the end product or designee.
A BABA compliant icon, shown below, will display on product and SKU pages for those that have been determined to qualify as BABA compliant. You can search for BABA in the main search bar on the nVent website or our product brand websites: nVent CADDY, nVent ERICO and nVent HOFFMAN. You can also filter by BABA using the search filters found on the left side of the product category pages. Actual compliance for a specific product and order should be confirmed with an nVent sales representative.
The BABA compliant icon is provided for the convenience of our customers. Actual compliance should be confirmed by our nVent sales representatives. Our dedicated team continues to validate and expand our BABA compliant product list. If you require information on a product not included in the Build America Buy America (BABA) Act Compliant Featured Product Catalog, please contact your nVent sales representative for assistance.
BABA Featured Products
- nVent HOFFMAN Enclosures for EV Inverters
- nVent HOFFMAN Continuous Hinge Type 4X Wall Mounted Enclosures
- nVent HOFFMAN Stainless Steel Wall Mount Hinged with NEMA Clamps Type 4X
- nVent ERICO Cadweld Plus Impulse Exothermic Welding Control Unit
- nVent ERICO Copper-Bonded Ground Rods
- nVent ERICO Cadweld Rail Track Connector Bond Kit, Single-Leg
- nVent CADDY Heavy Duty Telescoping Bracket, TB1624HD
- nVent CADDY Cat HP J-hook, CAT32HP
- nVent CADDY Conduit Trapeze, CCT125
