Cisco Build America, Buy America (BABA) Certification for US BEAD Program

Cisco provides a vast array of broadband solutions to help service providers build their networks under the National Telecommunications and Information Administration’s (NTIA) Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program.

The Department of Commerce issued a limited, general applicability, nonavailability waiver of the BABA preference requirements for the BEAD Program for certain construction materials and certain manufactured products. To ensure conformity with the waiver, the NTIA has created a self-certification and compliance framework for manufacturers.

Cisco certifies the products listed below meet the domestic manufacturing requirements outlined in the BABA waiver requirements for the BEAD Program. Explore resources on Cisco's comprehensive support for the BEAD Program.

Cisco also offers products that are exempt from domestic manufacturing requirements specified in the BABA waiver issued by the Department of Commerce. Learn more about Cisco Broadband.

Product Name Product Identifier Product Description Manufacturing Location
XGS-PON OLT SFP SFP-10G-OLT20I-US XGS PON OLT pluggable;
DML, I-temp, 20km reach
Carrollton, TX

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The US Department of Commerce Build America Buy America (BABA) Waiver waived the application of BABA in the Broadband Equity Access and Deployment (BEAD) US Federal funding program to all electronics, except that modified BABA requirements apply to the following categories:

  • Optical Line Terminals (OLT) and Remote Optical Line Terminals
  • OLT Line Cards
  • Optic Pluggables
  • Standalone Optical Network Terminals and Optical Network Units

As a result, Cisco will not provide any manufacturer's BABA certification on BEAD-funded projects for routers, switches, or other products outside of the four categories listed above, as such certifications are not required.

Contact us to request Cisco's BABA certification letter required for BEAD compliance.