FAR 25.203 — Preaward determinations
Regulatory text. Not legal advice.
(a)
(a) For any acquisition, an offeror may request from the contracting officer a determination concerning the inapplicability of the Buy American statute for specifically identified construction materials. The time for submitting the request is specified in the solicitation in paragraph (b) of either FAR 52.225-10 or FAR 52.225-12, whichever applies. The information and supporting data that must be included in the request are also specified in the solicitation in paragraphs (c) and (d) of either FAR 52.225-9 or FAR 52.225-11, whichever applies.
(b)
(b) Before award, the contracting officer must evaluate all requests based on the information provided and may supplement this information with other readily available information.
Citation history: [64 FR 72419, Dec. 27, 1999, as amended at 79 FR 24209, Apr. 29, 2014]
Source: eCFR • Pulled 2026-04-16