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Requirements for certain unmanned surface vessels to be manufactured in the United States

Division A · Title VIII: Acquisition Policy, Acquisition Management, and Related Matters · Subtitle B: Amendments to General Contracting Authorities, Procedures, and Limitations

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The Navy must give priority to contracts for certain unmanned surface vessels when the supplier guarantees that their parts come from U.S. sources and that manufacturing and assembly happen in the United States by U.S.-based companies. However, the Navy can award contracts to suppliers without these assurances if it certifies to Congress that no qualified U.S.-based suppliers are available. This applies to contracts related to building, integrating systems, operating, or maintaining these unmanned surface vessels under the Navy's Medium Unmanned Surface Vessel program.

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(a) In general

Subject to subsection (b), on or after the date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary of the Navy prioritize offers for a covered contract where the offeror provides assurances that—

(1)

the supply chain of the offeror for parts or components of a covered program are domestic sources; and

(2)

the manufacturing, assembling, and finishing of parts or components of a covered program occurs in the United States and is conducted by entities, the primary place of business of which is located in the United States.

(b) Certification

The Secretary may enter into a covered contract with an offeror that does not provide the assurances described in subsection (a) if the Secretary submits to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a certification that no offeror that can provide such assurances is available to perform the contract.

(c) Definitions

In this section:

(1)

The term covered contract means a contract or other agreement for—

(A)

the construction or manufacture of a covered program or parts or components of a covered program;

(B)

the integration of mechanical and electrical systems associated with the power generation of such covered program; or

(C)

the operation or sustainment of a covered program, where such contract or other agreement is for the replacement of or improvements to components of a covered program.

(2)

The term covered program means an unmanned surface vessel acquired, leased, or operated under the Medium Unmanned Surface Vessel program of the Department of the Navy.