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The Honorable Richard B. Cheney
President of the Senate
United
States Senate
Washington, D.C. 20515
Dear Mr. President:
As you know, section 641 of Public Law 108-447, the Consolidated
Appropriations Act, 2005, provides the annual reporting requirements for
the Buy American Act and requires each Federal agency to submit a
report to Congress on the amount of acquisitions made by the agency from
entities that manufacture the articles, materials, or supplies outside of the
United States in that fiscal year.
In compliance with the requirement stated above, Secretary Elaine L.
Chao has asked me to respond on behalf of the Department of Labor. As such the
Department provides the following information for FY 2005:
- Provide the dollar value of any articles, materials, or
supplies purchased that were manufactured outside of the United States:
Response: The Department of Labor made $30,430 in
purchases of articles, materials, or supplies manufactured outside of the
United States within the meaning of the Buy American Act.
- Provide an itemized list of all waivers granted with respect
to such articles, materials, or supplies under the Buy American Act (41 U.S.C.
10a et seq.);
Response: All $30,430 of purchases in
response to Question #1 were made pursuant to section 517 of Public Law
108-447, which exempts commercial information technology from restrictions of
the Buy American Act.
- Provide a summary of the total procurement funds spent on
goods manufactured in the United States versus funds spent on goods
manufactured outside of the United States.
Response:
The Department of Labor spent $45,557,122 on goods manufactured in the United
States. As stated in Question #1, the Department spent $30,430 on goods
manufactured outside of the United States.
The Honorable J. Dennis Hastert
Speaker of the House of
Representatives
U.S. House of Representatives
Washington, D.C.
20515
Dear Mr. Speaker:
As you know, section 641 of Public Law 108-447, the Consolidated
Appropriations Act, 2005, provides the annual reporting requirements for
the Buy American Act and requires each Federal agency to submit a
report to Congress on the amount of acquisitions made by the agency from
entities that manufacture the articles, materials, or supplies outside of the
United States in that fiscal year.
In compliance with the requirement stated above, Secretary Elaine L.
Chao has asked me to respond on behalf of the Department of Labor. As such the
Department provides the following information for FY 2005:
- Provide the dollar value of any articles, materials, or
supplies purchased that were manufactured outside of the United
States:
Response: The Department of Labor made
$30,430 in purchases of articles, materials, or supplies manufactured outside
of the United States within the meaning of the Buy American Act.
- Provide an itemized list of all waivers granted with respect
to such articles, materials, or supplies under the Buy American Act (41 U.S.C.
10a et seq.);
Response: All $30,430 of purchases in
response to Question #1 were made pursuant to section 517 of Public Law
108-447, which exempts commercial information technology from restrictions of
the Buy American Act.
- Provide a summary of the total procurement funds spent on
goods manufactured in the United States versus funds spent on goods
manufactured outside of the United States.
Response:
The Department of Labor spent $45,557,122 on goods manufactured in the United
States. As stated in Question #1, the Department spent $30,430 on goods
manufactured outside of the United States.
We will also make this information available for viewing by the public
on the Department's homepage (www.dol.gov). If you have any questions
concerning this information, please contact me on (202) 693-4040, or have your
staff contact Al Stewart, Director of the Business Operations Center, on (202)
693-4028.
Sincerely,
Patrick Pizzella
Assistant Secretary for Administration and
Management,
Chief Acquisition Officer
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