[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 48, Volume 1]

[Revised as of October 1, 2005]

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 WTO GPA or an FTA applies (see 25.401), the contracting 

officer must--

    (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'';

    (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 WTO GPA or FTA 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; 69 

FR 1055, Jan. 7, 2004; 69 FR 77875, Dec. 28, 2004]