Please click the link for the appropriate year to see fastener manufacturers providing certifications to their customers (for that calendar year) that they purchase not less than 50% of their specialty metals from domestic sources.  Interested parties should contact the manufacturers directly for further information.

For detailed information on the Department of Defense’s current Specialty Metals requirements, click here.

For an IFI interpretation of how to comply with the DFARS rules, click here.

For the definition of “Qualified Countries” as defined by DoD and how they differ from “Designated Countries”, click here.

DISCLAIMER:

The Industrial Fasteners Institute is providing this listing and the DFARS interpretation mentioned above as a courtesy to the fastener industry and its customers.  None of this information should be considered legal advice.  In addition, IFI is not responsible for the accuracy of this list, nor the accuracy of individual companies’ certification processes.

Customers requiring DFARS compliant fasteners should work directly with their suppliers to obtain and review all appropriate contract language and required certifications.

Fastener manufacturers who wish to be listed on this web site should send a self-certification document in a PDF format to techinfo@indfast.org. Self-certification documents are only valid for the year in which they are issued.  Manufacturers must update their certificate in January of each year.