Social Security Administration

Report on Acquisitions of Articles, Materials, and Supplies Manufactured
in Foreign Countries

Fiscal Year 2007

A.  The dollar value of any articles, materials, or supplies that were
    manufactured outside of the United States is broken down at
    paragraphs B and C below, and summarized at paragraph D (ii).

B.  Itemized list of all waivers granted under the Trade Agreements
    Act[^1] (19 U.S.C. 2501) with respect to such articles, materials,
    or supplies under the Buy American Act

(41 U.S.C. 10a et eq.).

> [\$4,335,835]{.underline}\--Manufactured end products (e.g.,
> equipment, supplies, etc.)\--Predominantly eligible products acquired
> under Trade Agreements Act (Federal Acquisition
>
> Regulation (FAR) 25.402 (a)(1)).
>
> **[Order Number Award Amount
> Description\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_]{.underline}**
>
> SS00-07-50172 \$ 113,536 Forklifts
>
> SS00-07-30519 \$ 564,528 Storage for Mainframe
>
> SS00-07-30750 \$3,579,753 Open System Storage
>
> SS00-07-30849 \$ 70,566 Mainframe Disk Storage
>
> SS00-07-31260 \$ 7,452 LCD Televisions

C.  Itemized list of articles, materials, or supplies that were acquired
    from entities that manufacture articles, materials, or supplies
    outside the United States, subject to an exception under 41 U.S.C.
    10a (a) and FAR 25.103.

> 1\. [\$45,245]{.underline} - The foreign manufactured end products
> were predominantly domestically
>
> unavailable as follows:
>
> **[Order Number Award Amount Nonavailability
> Determination]{.underline}**
>
> SS00-07-50368 \$8,745 Items to support the National Budget and Savings
> program. Agency did an individual determination that products were not
> mined, produced, or manufactured in the United States in sufficient
> and reasonably available commercial quantities and of a satisfactory
> quality (FAR 25.103(b)(2)).

**[Order Number Award Amount Nonavailability
Determination]{.underline}**

SS00-07-50332 \$36,500 Duplo DPB 500 Perfect Binder

> U.S. domestic nonavailability\--No offer of
>
> domestic end product was received
>
> (FAR 25.103(b)(3)).

2.  [\$578,097]{.underline}\--Commercial information
    technology\--Exception at FAR 25.103(e) which implements Section
    535(a) of Division F, Title V, Consolidated Appropriations

> Act 2004, and similar sections in subsequent appropriations acts (FAR
> 25.103(e)).
>
> **[Order Number Award Amount \_\_\_\_\_\_\_Description]{.underline}**
>
> SS00-07-50296 \$ 37,385 IT Software Upgrade
>
> SS00-07-50256 \$ 11,880 IT Server Engine and Toolkit
>
> SS00-07-50181 \$ 44,950 IT Software
>
> SS00-07-50326 \$ 34,944 IT Software Maintenance
>
> SS00-07-50250 \$ 31,913 IT Software
>
> SS00-07-50202 \$ 22,050 IT Software Maintenance
>
> SS00-07-30896 \$111,778 IT Software
>
> SS00-07-30402 \$ 14,589 IT Hardware
>
> SS00-07-30402 (\$245) IT Hardware
>
> SS00-07-30416 \$ 4,467 IT Hardware
>
> SS00-07-30846 \$198,261 IT Hardware
>
> SS00-07-31073 \$ 29,996 IT Hardware
>
> SS00-07-30780 \$ 3,510 IT Software Support and Maintenance
>
> SS00-07-30788 \$ 3,512 IT Maintenance Renewal
>
> SS00-04-40016 \$ 6,608 IT Software
>
> SS00-07-30971 \$ 22,499 IT Hardware

D. [Summary]{.underline}

> 1\. The total procurement funds expended on articles, materials, and
> supplies manufactured

inside the United States is [\$156,892,938.]{.underline}

> 2\. The total procurement funds expended on articles, materials, and
> supplies manufactured

outside of the United States is [\$4,959,177]{.underline}.

[^1]: Provides the authority for the President to waive the Buy American
    Act and other discriminatory provisions for eligible products from
    countries that have signed an international trade agreement with the
    United States, or that meet certain other criteria, such as being a
    least developed country. The President has delegated this waiver
    authority to the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR). In acquisitions
    covered by the World Trade Organization Government Procurement Act,
    Free Trade Agreements, or the Israeli Trade Act, the USTR has waived
    the Buy American Act and other discriminatory provisions for
    eligible products. Offers of eligible products receive equal
    consideration with domestic offers.