Moxie's BAA & BABA Manufacturers
The lighting industry is in the crosshairs of recent tariff announcements. Let Moxie help you when it comes to price implications and the various Made in America designations that exist. Some manufacturers are better prepared to maintain costs and meet Made in America/BAA/BABA requirements, and we are your partner to navigate this. Similar to anything else lighting, lean on us, reach out, and we can navigate this together. Below are some of the brands that come to mind right now who will likely face less impact. However, this list is not exhaustive, so let us do the heavy lifting. Just send out the bat signal and we will be there.
Upstate NY
Advantage Environmental Lighting - Bastille, Behavioral Health, Clean Room, Emergency/Exit/Egress, Medical, Paint Booth, Transit, Wet Location
Aireythompson - Cove, Data Center, Linear, Mirrors, Under Cabinet, Vanity/Marquee, Vapor Tight
Beghelli - Hazardous, Exits, Egress, Emergency Power
Boca Lighting and Controls - Interior/Exterior, Cover, Facade, Flood, Landscape, Millwork, Up/Back Lighting, Wall Washing/Grazing (All product qualifies)
Coronet Architectural lighting - Acoustic, Cover, Perimeter, Pendant, Recessed, Surface/Wall, Track
Day-O-Lite - Acoustic, Ceiling, Cover & Perimeter, Pendant, Rings, Task Lighting, Troffers, Wall Sconce
Designplan Lighting, Inc. - Downlight, Linear, Vandal
Emergensee & ProLite - Select white goods compliant
Endeavor - Area, Architectural, Bollard, Pathway, Site, Street, Roadway and Hazardous
H.E. Williams, Inc. - Designs and builds the most extensive line of American-made luminaires featuring advanced LED technologies and integrated lighting controls
IKIO - Commercial & Industrial
LDPI Inc Industrial Lighting Solutions - Dock Lighting Explosion Proof, Hazardous Locations, Paint Booths, Wet Locations
LEOTEK - Area, Architectural, Pathway, Site, Street, Roadway (All products qualify)
Liton - Indoor (Cover, Cylinder, Pendant, Recessed, Track, Wall) and Outdoor (Accent/Spot/Floor, Bollard, Catenary, Ceiling, In-Grade, Linear, Step/Pathway, Underwater, Wall)
LSI Lighting - Indoor (Downlight, Flat Panel, Linear, Strips, Track, Troffer, Wall, Wraps & Surface Mount) & Outdoor (Area, Bollard, Canopy, Decorative & Post Top, Flood, Garage, Landscape, Linear, Sports, Wall)
M2O Lighting - Indoor/Outdoor Architectural Offerings
Optec - Area, Canopy, Flood, Parking, Wall, Walkway
Primelite - Barn, Cast Lantern, Gooseneck, Patio/Desk/Garden, RLM, Period Pieces, Post Tops
QTL - Architectual LED Tape and Extrusions, Lanscape, Power Supplies
Soltech - Solar Applications
NYC/LI
Beghelli - Hazardous, Exits, Egress, Emergency Power
Clear-VU - Food Grade, Healthcare/Life Science, Transportation
Emergensee & ProLite - Select white goods compliant
Endeavor - Area, Bollard, Pathway, Street, Roadway and Hazardous
G&G Lighting - Auto/Car Wash, Agriculture, Food Processing, Industrial, Transit
IKIO - Commercial & Industrial
Lamar LED - Architectural, Decorative, Industrial/Warehouse, Linear, Strips, Vandal
LUX Illuminaire - Acoustic, Linear Mullion/Pendant/Recessed/Surface/Wall, Perimeter/Graze
Optec - Area, Canopy, Flood, Parking, Wall, Walkway
Primelite - Barn, Cast Lantern, Gooseneck, Patio/Desk/Garden, RLM, Period Pieces, Post Tops
QTL - Architectural LED Tape and Extrusions, Landscape, Power Supplies
Soltech - Solar Applications
Utopia - Select white goods compliant
NJ
Beghelli - Hazardous, Exits, Egress, Emergency Power
Clear-VU - Food Grade, Healthcare/Life Science, Transportation
Endeavor - Area, Bollard, Pathway, Street, Roadway and Hazardous
G&G Lighting - Auto/Car Wash, Agriculture, Food Processing, Industrial, Transit
IKIO - Commercial & Industrial
Lamar LED - Architectural, Decorative, Industrial/Warehouse, Linear, Strips, Vandal
QTL - Architectural LED Tape and Extrusions, Landscape, Power Supplies
Utopia - Select white goods compliant
BUY AMERICAN ACT (BAA)
The Buy American Act (BAA) restricts federal agencies’ ability to purchase non-U.S. goods by providing a pricing preference to domestically produced goods. The BAA stipulates that the end-product, as well as over 65% of the total cost of component parts, must be manufactured in the U.S. If a product meets these requirements, then a product can be considered a “domestic end product” under the Buy American Act.
The domestic content threshold increased to 65 percent on February 15, 2024 and will increase further to 75 percent in calendar year 2029. In the event no domestic products can meet the new thresholds or the cost to acquire them would be unreasonable, there is a 55 percent fallback threshold in effect from October 25, 2022 through December 31, 2029
BUILD AMERICA, BUY AMERICA ACT (BABA)
The Build America, Buy America Act (BABAA) applies a domestic content procurement preference requirement (Buy America Requirement) to Federally funded public infrastructure projects with the goal of increasing a resilient domestic supply chain and manufacturing supply for critical materials in the U.S. The BABAA is often attached to the Federal Transit Administration (FTA), Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) grants on transportation projects.
All iron and steel items used in the project are produced in the United States. This means all manufacturing processes, from the initial melting stage through the application of coatings, occurred in the United States.
All manufactured products used in the project are produced in the United States. This means the manufactured product was manufactured in the United States; and the cost of the components of the manufactured product that are mined, produced, or manufactured in the United States is greater than 55% of the total cost of all components of the manufactured product.
Manufactured Products
Final assembly requirement: Projects obligated on or after October 1, 2025
55% domestic content requirement: Projects obligated on or after October 1, 2026
Source Material Made in America