For a waiver of the Buy American provisions on the basis of unreasonable cost, is the cost increase threshold 25% of the specific product in question or of the entire project?

Under Buy American, using domestic products must increase the cost of the total project by 25% to be eligible for a waiver. DOE has also published guidance on submitting unreasonable cost waivers (PDF 34 KB). More.

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