FAR 25.408 — Procedures
Regulatory text. Not legal advice.
(a)
(a) If the WTO GPA or an FTA applies (see FAR 25.401), the contracting officer must—
(1) Comply with the requirements of FAR 5.203, Publicizing and response time;
(2) Comply with the requirements of FAR 5.207, Preparation and transmittal of synopses;
(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 FAR 52.214-34, Submission of Offers in the English Language, and FAR 52.214-35, Submission of Offers in U.S. Currency, or paragraph (c)(5) of FAR 52.215-1, Instruction to Offerors—Competitive Acquisitions); and
(5) Provide unsuccessful offerors from WTO GPA or FTA countries notice in accordance with FAR 14.409-1 or FAR 15.503.
(b)
(b) See FAR Subpart 25.5 for evaluation procedures and examples.
Citation history: [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; 73 FR 10962, Feb. 28, 2008]
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