[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 48, Volume 1]
[Revised as of October 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 48CFR25.402]

[Page 474]
 
            TITLE 48--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM
 
                CHAPTER 1--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION
 
PART 25_FOREIGN ACQUISITION--Table of Contents
 
                      Subpart 25.4_Trade Agreements
 
Sec.  25.402  General.

    The trade agreements waive the applicability of the Buy American Act 
for some foreign supplies and construction materials from certain 
countries. The Trade Agreements Act and NAFTA specify procurement 
procedures designed to ensure fairness. The value of the acquisition is 
a determining factor in the applicability of the trade agreements. When 
the restrictions of the Buy American Act are waived for eligible 
products, offers of those products (eligible offers) receive equal 
consideration with domestic offers. Under the Trade Agreements Act, only 
U.S.-made end products or eligible products may be acquired (also see 
25.403(c)). See Subpart 25.5 for evaluation procedures for supply 
contracts subject to trade agreements.

[64 FR 72419, Dec. 27, 1999, as amended at 67 FR 21535, Apr. 30, 2002]