BABAA Data Collection Form Data Elements 011724

Department of Education Data Elements for Build America, Buy America Act (BABAA) Data Collection Form

For proposed construction or broadband infrastructure projects qualifying grantees may implement approved agency level waivers to the Build America Buy America Act (BABAA) sourcing requirements, or grantees or their subrecipient may submit a waiver using the Build America, Buy America Act (BABAA) Domestic Sourcing Requirements Waiver - United States Department of Education BABAA Waiver Request Form (BABAA Waiver Request Form) to the Department of Education (the Department) before, during, or after bids are solicited for the projects that are subject to the BABAA sourcing requirement, i.e., requiring American-made iron, steel, manufactured products, or construction materials.

The annual Build America, Buy America Act (BABAA) Data Collection Form requires grantees to identify BABAA agency level waivers and grantee waivers implemented within the grant for the identified reporting period. Other pertinent information related to the waivers implemented is also collected in this form.

The Build America, Buy America Act (BABAA) Data Collection Form must include the following:

• The legal name of the grantee that is undertaking the assistance activity.

• The grant’s PR/Award Number.

• The grant program Assistance Listing Number.

• The reporting date covered by this data collection.

• Title of the agency-level BABAA waiver implemented, if any.

• The time period under the grant covered by the agency-level BABAA waiver implemented.

• For the De Minimis, Small Grants or Minor Components agency-level waiver, the component(s) of the waiver that have been implemented (i.e., De Minimis, and/or Small Grants, and/or Minor Components).

• For De Minimis, the maximum De Minimis amount permitted under the grant project and the actual corresponding amount spent on infrastructure.

• For Minor Components, an itemization of the minor components used in the infrastructure project and a summary explaining how the grantee determined that the minor component comprises no more than 5% of the total material cost.

• Identification of approved grant award or grant project waivers, if any.

• If implementing an approved grant award or grant project waiver, the waiver title, its approval date, the duration of the waiver, and the materials covered by the waiver.

• The amounts of expenditures for infrastructure incurred this reporting period.

• The cumulative amounts of expenditures for infrastructure since the beginning of the grant performance through the current reporting period.

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