Federal government purchasing policies called Made in America Laws are designed to increase reliance

on domestic supply chains and, ultimately, reduce the need to spend tax dollars on foreign-made

goods. These laws include two main domestic content preference types for goods: the “Buy American

Act” and “Build America, Buy America Act” Requirements.

The BAA (41 U.S.C. 8301 – 8305) is the primary law addressing domestic content preferences generally

applied to direct federal procurement. This relates to goods the U.S. government buys for its own use,

valued at more than the micro purchase threshold of $10,000. To qualify, 65% of a product’s material

costs must be mined, produced, or manufactured in the U.S. The product must also be 100% assembled

in the U.S.

Buy America Requirements are a culmination of statutes addressing domestic content preferences for

projects in which local government agencies receive financial assistance from federal agencies. As the

most expansive statute within the Buy America Requirements, the BABAA requires 55% of a product’s

total material costs to be mined, produced, or manufactured in the U.S. The product must also be 100%

assembled in the U.S.

Bear Irrigation is proud to provide domestically manufactured products for federally funded projects.

Founded in 1996 and re-established in 2023, Bear consistently provides innovative solutions and the highest

quality sprinklers and accessories for Golf Course and Sports Turf applications.

All Bear® products are proudly manufactured in Temecula, CA and meet both the “Buy America Act” (BAA) as

well as the “Build America Buy America Act” (BABAA).