[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: 48CFR25.408]

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            TITLE 48--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM
 
                CHAPTER 1--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION
 
PART 25_FOREIGN ACQUISITION--Table of Contents
 
                      Subpart 25.4_Trade Agreements
 
Sec.  25.408  Procedures.

    (a) If the Trade Agreements Act or NAFTA applies (see 25.401), the 
contracting officer must--

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    (1) Comply with the requirements of 5.203, Publicizing and response 
time;
    (2) Comply with the requirements of 5.207, Preparation and 
Transmittal of Synopses, including the appropriate ``Numbered Note'' 
(5.207(e)) for contracts that are subject to the Trade Agreements Act;
    (3) Not include technical requirements in solicitations solely to 
preclude the acquisition of eligible products;
    (4) Specify in solicitations that offerors must submit offers in the 
English language and in U.S. dollars (see 52.214-34, Submission of 
Offers in the English Language, and 52.214-35, Submission of Offers in 
U.S. Currency, or paragraph (c)(5) of 52.215-1, Instruction to 
Offerors--Competitive Acquisitions); and
    (5) Provide unsuccessful offerors from designated or NAFTA countries 
notice in accordance with 14.409-1 or 15.503.
    (b) See Subpart 25.5 for evaluation procedures and examples.

[64 FR 72419, Dec. 27, 1999, as amended at 68 FR 56679, Oct. 1, 2003]