Federal Acquisition Regulation
Procedures
FAR 25.408
(a) If the WTO GPA or an FTA applies (see Exceptions (FAR 25.401) ), the contracting officer must- (1) Comply with the requirements of Publicizing and response time (FAR 5.203) , Publicizing and response time; (2) Comply with the requirements of Preparation and transmittal of synopses (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 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 Notifications to unsuccessful offerors (FAR 15.503) . (b) See subpart Evaluating Foreign Offers-Supply Contracts (FAR 25.5) for evaluation procedures and examples.
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