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DFARS Realigns with FAR Buy American Requirements

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For the second time in as many years, the Department of Defense (DOD) has issued a final rule that brings its Buy American Act (BAA) requirements into alignment with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR). 

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For the second time in as many years, the Department of Defense (DOD) has issued a final rule that brings its Buy American Act (BAA) requirements into alignment with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR). The final rule amends the Defense FAR Supplement (DFARS) Part 225 to introduce a stepwise increase in the percentage of domestic components needed for manufactured end products to qualify as domestically manufactured.  Read thr <a href="https://govcon.mofo.com/topics/dfars-realigns-with-far-buy-american-requirements" target="_blank">full blog post</a>.

DFARS Realigns with FAR Buy American Requirements

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Markus Speidel is an associate in Morrison & Foerster’s Government Contracts & Public Procurement group, in Washington, D.C. Markus assists clients across a wide range of contract matters, including contract claims and disputes, bid protests, compliance counseling, and investigations. Markus has helped clients prepare requests for equitable adjustment and certified claims and has represented clients before the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals. Markus regularly litigates pre- and post-award bid protests before the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO), and the U.S. Court of Federal Claims (COFC). Markus has experience supporting client’s internal and external investigations. His practice also involves counseling clients on various compliance and regulatory issues, including domestic preference requirements, sustainable procurement, fiscal policy, and cost and accounting matters.  Markus was the recipient of the Murray J. Schooner Scholarship for Government Procurement Law. He received his J.D. from the George Washington University Law School, with Honors and a concentration in government contract law. During law school, Markus co-authored papers on sustainable procurement and distance legal education and wrote his Note on the Court of Federal Claim’s Tucker Act jurisdiction over Other Transactions. He was a member of the Federal Circuit Bar Journal, the Government Contracts Student Association, and Student Intellectual Property Law Association. Before joining the firm as an associate, he worked as a law clerk for the firm’s Government Contracts Group. Prior to law school, Markus received a Ph.D. in Education from the University of Hawaii, and a dual degree (B.S. and B.A.) from the University of Washington.

Markus Speidel

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Government Contracts + Public Procurement