§ 5-22-15-25 — Steel products

(a) As used in this section, "steel products"
means products rolled, formed, shaped, drawn, extruded, forged, cast,
fabricated, or otherwise similarly processed, or processed by a
combination of two (2) or more such operations, by the open hearth,
basic oxygen, electric furnace, Bessemer, or other steel making
process.
(b) As used in this section, "United States" includes all territory,
continental or insular, subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.
(c) Unless the head of the purchasing agency makes a written
determination described in subsection (d), a solicitation must require
that if any steel products are used in:
(1) the manufacture of the supplies required under the contract;
or
(2) supplies used in the performance of the services under the
contract by the contractor or a subcontractor of the contractor;
the steel products must be manufactured in the United States.
(d) Subsection (c) does not apply if the:
(1) head of the purchasing agency determines in writing that:
(A) the cost of the contract with the requirements of subsection
(c) would be greater than one hundred fifteen percent (115%)
of the cost of the contract without the requirements of
subsection (c); and
(B) failure to impose the requirements of subsection (c) would
not in any way:
(i) harm the business of a facility that manufactures steel
products in Indiana; or
(ii) result in the reduction of employment or wages and
benefits of employees of a facility described in item (i); or
(2) purchase is:
(A) less than ten thousand dollars ($10,000); and
(B) made under the small purchase policies (as described in IC 5-22-8-2(b)) established by the purchasing agency or under
rules adopted by the governmental body.
(e) A purchasing agency shall inform offerors in the solicitation of
the provisions of this section.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.194-2001, SEC.2.