On October 1, 2026, Buy America tightens again. Federally funded highway projects obligated on or after that date must show U.S. final assembly and more than 55% domestic component cost for manufactured products, with the requirement flowing down to every subcontractor and supplier tier. Fail to document it, and prime recipients risk funding clawbacks, project delays, and False Claims Act exposure for inaccurate certifications. The rule is not the hard part. The evidence is. Domestic-content proof sits across dozens of subcontractors, and gathering it by email before each audit does not scale. Buy America compliance automation reframes the problem. AI-driven supplier data collection and continuous audit readiness let teams validate certificates, map component cost at the BOM level, and generate audit-ready domestic content proof on demand. Certivo, an AI-native compliance platform and system of record, keeps that evidence organized and inspection-ready. For context on what shifts
