Contractors
ARRA and the Opportunity to Sell Your Products or Services
ARRA offers funds which offer additional opportunities for Vermont businesses. Those opportunities exist with regard to the ability to sell to the Federal Government, State Government, Local/ Regional Government, or other companies or organizations that have received funds and who now seek to purchase goods and/or services. For a comprehensive overview on the ARRA contracting process, please click here.
Doing Business in Vermont
For comprehensive info on everything and anything relating to business in Vermont click here http://www.vermontbidsystem.com/
DUNS and CCR Information
Per ARRA (American Recovery and Reinvestment Act) and FFATA (Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act) federal regulations, all subgrantees or subcontractors receiving federal grant awards or contracts must have a DUNS (Data Universal Numbering System) Number and be registered with the CCR (Central Contractor Registration).
For more information, please click here to access a helpful FAQ.
Davis-Bacon Information
The Davis-Bacon Act requires payment of locally prevailing wages and fringe benefits to laborers and mechanics employed on federally-funded contracts totaling $2,000 or more (overall contract amount). Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) provisions apply on all federal-aid construction contracts totaling $10,000 or more (overall contract amount). For more information, please refer to the following documents.
Office of Management and Budget Guidance on the Buy America Clause
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) released interim final guidance that clarifies application of Sections 1605 ("Buy America"), 1606 ("Wage Rates") and 1512 (Audit and Reporting) in ARRA. The public comment period runs until June 22. In particular, the interim guidelines clarify three exceptions to the Buy America requirement: 1) non-availability (lack of sufficient quantities of domestically-available materials); 2) unreasonable cost (compliance inflates project cost by more than 25%); or 3) public interest (where application of the domestic preference would be inconsistent with the public interest).
The guidance is available at: http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2009/pdf/E9-9073.pdf.
