{"id":4060,"date":"2026-03-19T17:08:56","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T17:08:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/winncomus.com\/bead\/?page_id=4060"},"modified":"2026-03-19T17:08:57","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T17:08:57","slug":"doc-de-minimis-waiver-overview","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/winncomus.com\/bead\/doc-de-minimis-waiver-overview\/","title":{"rendered":"DOC De Minimis Waiver Overview"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator alignwide has-text-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-background\" style=\"background-color:#0d763f;color:#0d763f\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:1px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide has-base-2-background-color has-background is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-07a1a61c wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover is-light\" style=\"min-height:353px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-base-2-background-color has-background-dim-100 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-medium has-custom-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/winncomus.com\/bead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/MicrosoftTeams-image-10-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"has-border-color wp-image-4061\" style=\"border-color:#06365a;border-top-left-radius:22px;border-top-right-radius:22px;border-bottom-left-radius:22px;border-bottom-right-radius:22px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/winncomus.com\/bead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/MicrosoftTeams-image-10-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/winncomus.com\/bead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/MicrosoftTeams-image-10-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/winncomus.com\/bead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/MicrosoftTeams-image-10.png 432w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:1em;padding-right:1em;padding-bottom:1em;padding-left:1em\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-3a88641f wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:320px\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;line-height:1.6\"><strong>The de minimis waiver aims to prevent immediate delays in critical projects. The Department is implementing a waiver for infrastructure project purchases, allowing up to 5% of the total project cost or a maximum of $1,000,000.00, whichever is lower, for\u00a0product categories including iron, steel, manufactured products, and construction materials. <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-border-color has-base-2-color has-custom-grey-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-bfd49065adf4c035c146953afcf46b73 has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ff6a5ba3 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-color:#0d763f;border-width:2px;border-top-left-radius:10px;border-top-right-radius:10px;border-bottom-left-radius:10px;border-bottom-right-radius:10px;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<div style=\"height:1px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center alignwide has-contrast-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-b66c0cd3f5d7061ea72a9899ae21f282 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The Department is establishing a waiver for small grants, with a threshold of $250,00.00,<\/strong><br><strong>exempting them from the Buy American domestic content procurement preference.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:1px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-e94445d7aaacbcdd7880ac82da4f5cc0\" style=\"color:#0d763f\"><strong><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#0d763f\" class=\"has-inline-color\">How will the DOC\u2019s de minimis waiver impact BEAD grants?<\/mark><\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>The small grant threshold<\/strong> of the de minimis waiver will extend to subrecipients from recipients. This applies particularly to classes or categories of Other Network Equipment utilized in broadband network deployments that may not be domestically available.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The de minimis waiver<\/strong> can be utilized for construction materials such as optical fiber or fiber optic cable, as well as electronic manufactured products or types of enclosures<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\" hidden class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/winncomus.com\/bead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/De-Minimis-Waiver.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"PDF embed\"><\/object><a href=\"https:\/\/winncomus.com\/bead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/De-Minimis-Waiver.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download>Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator alignwide has-text-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-background\" style=\"background-color:#0d763f;color:#0d763f\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The de minimis waiver aims to prevent immediate delays in critical projects. The Department is implementing a waiver for infrastructure project purchases, allowing up to 5% of the total project cost or a maximum of $1,000,000.00, whichever is lower, for\u00a0product categories including iron, steel, manufactured products, and construction materials. The Department is establishing a waiver for small grants, with a threshold of $250,00.00,exempting them from the Buy American domestic content procurement preference. 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