48 CFR 25.501
25.501 General.
United States · 48 CFR — Federal Acquisition Regulations System · Status: effective
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- 48 CFR 25.501, 25.501 General, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/240492
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The contracting officer—
(a) Must apply the evaluation procedures of this subpart to each line item of an offer unless either the offer or the solicitation specifies evaluation on a group basis (see 25.503);
(b) May rely on the offeror's certification of end product origin when evaluating a foreign offer;
(c) Must identify and reject offers of end products that are prohibited in accordance with subpart 25.7; and
(d) When trade agreements are involved, must not use the Buy American statute evaluation factors prescribed in this subpart to provide a preference for one foreign offer over another foreign offer.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.