The products in this section are manufactured in the United States in Montgomery, Alabama. These products are
manufactured with domestic steel, brass, aluminum, or stainless steel and meet 52.225.23 (FAR) as a construction
material manufactured in the United States. All of these items, except for the exceptions listed under Architectural
Hinges, meet the Buy American Act of 1964 and the Buy American Act of 1933, which requires 100% domestic
components. Every product in this section complies with SPPA, which requires at least 75% of the total cost of
materials to be mined, produced, or manufactured in the United States. All of these products meet the provisions of
ARRA Subpart 25.6, Section 1605, 25.601 (2) “A construction material manufactured in the United States.”

Please note that “Made in America” or “Buy American Act (BAA)” must be specified on any purchase order to ensure compliance.

Architectural Hinges
All products
Exceptions: IHTHB953, 1850, the ECCO brand, 1303, and the 495/496/497 and 615 pivot sets

Roton Continuous Hinges
All products are manufactured in the U.S. with domestic aluminum

Thresholds and Weatherstripping
All products are manufactured in the U.S. with domestic aluminum, bronze, or stainless

Trim and Auxiliary
The following products are manufactured in the U.S. with domestic raw materials:
Mop/Kick/Armor Plates – 190S, 198S, 199B, 204S, 214S, 220S/223S/224S, 225S
Pulls – 1 through 27, 121L (Exceptions: 5N-8N, 19N, 20N)
Push Plates – 30S, 50T, 60/70S/80S, 90R (Exceptions: 35N-36N)
Push/Pull Sets – 31 thru 39, 41 thru 49,138 thru 170
Push Bars – 125 through 137
Signs – 350 thru 369

Sliding Door Hardware
Sliding door hardware sets are manufactured in the U.S. with over 51% of domestic materials and cost of the
product being assembled in Howell, MI

 

 

Trim and Auxiliary (not listed under Section 1), Locks, and Exit Devices are manufactured in Taiwan and qualify
for BAA and ARRA Government projects under the Buy American Act provisions of FAR clause 52.225.23 as a
designated country and the Recovery Act provisions of section 1605, Subpart 25.6- ARRA-Buy American ActConstruction Materials, 25.603 Exceptions, as a favored nation and meet the exceptions described in “25.101
General” and “25.103 Exceptions” of the FAR (Federal Acquisition Regulations). 

Please note that “Buy American Act (BAA)” must be specified on any purchase order to ensure compliance.

The products in this section qualify as a WTO GPA or ‘Favored Nation’ country. On projects less than $2,000 and
more than $7.8 million, these products are equal to domestically produced products.
These products can also be used anytime the contracting officer or Government Agency agrees to be bound by the
trade agreements or uses the “public interest” exception for expedited projects.

Door Closers are manufactured in China, however 25.603 provides for the contracting officer to incorporate foreign
construction materials without regard to the restrictions of section 1605 of the Recovery Act or the Buy American Act
when one of the following exceptions applies:

1. Non-availability
It may be determined that a particular construction material is not mined, produced, or manufactured in the United
States in sufficient and reasonably available commercial quantities of a satisfactory quality.
2. Unreasonable cost
The contracting officer concludes that a cost of domestic construction material is unreasonable by using an
evaluation factor of 20 percent applied to the cost of foreign construction material.
3. Inconsistent with public interest
The head of the agency may determine that application of the restrictions of 1605 of the Recovery Act to a particular
construction material would be inconsistent with the public interest.