CARMEL, IND.
- May 26, 2010 - Ingersoll Rand Security Technologies today announced that,
on a quarterly basis, it is providing a catalog listing of all locks, electronic
locks and readers, closers, exit devices, auxiliary hardware and accessories,
and steel doors and frames that currently comply with the requirements imposed
by the federal government through the Buy American Act (BAA) and the American
Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) or meet a clear exception to these Buy
American Act requirements. Brands include Schlage, Falcon, LCN, Von Duprin,
Glynn-Johnson, Ives and Steelcraft.
"Contractors
and others working on ARRA funded projects know that it is key to select the
right solution and products that meet their customers' needs as well as the
requirements of the Buy American Act," reports Chuck Sarkis, Ingersoll
Rand Security Technologies government market manager. "That is simply
too big of a risk so we have created what we believe is the only Buy American
Act listing in the access control industry to assure that our users don't
suffer such mistakes. It is our goal to make it as easy as possible to supply
Ingersoll Rand Security Technologies products for projects subject to Buy
American Act requirements."
The Buy American
Act (BAA) establishes a preference for the federal government, when purchasing
supplies for use in the United States, to purchase products mined, produced,
or manufactured in the United States. The American Recovery and Reinvestment
Act of 2009 (ARRA) is an economic stimulus package that prohibits the use
of funds for any project involving the construction, alteration, maintenance,
or repair of a public building or public work (i.e. a dam or wastewater treatment
facility) unless all of the iron, steel and manufactured goods used in the
project are produced in the United States. The ARRA Buy American requirements
apply to all federal contracts for construction, alteration, maintenance,
or repair of a building.
"However,
there are exceptions, exemptions and waivers to many of these requirements,"
Sarkis warns. "Understanding all the factors that can affect a particular
product or project can be confusing, which is why we have a Government Services
team to assist customers. We are often able to provide product solutions based
on these factors."
For authorized
Ingersoll Rand Security Technologies channel partners, the quarterly catalog
is available on the company website. Product or project related inquiries
are answered by emailing st-govtservices@irco.com.
More information
on Ingersoll Rand Security Technologies brands and products is available at
www.securitytechnologies.ingersollrand.com.