FAR 25.408 Procedures
Section Federal Acquisition Regulation
Facts
- Citation
- FAR 25.408
- Type
- Section
- Last amended
- 73 FR 10960 Effective Mar 31, 2008
- Text as of
- FAC 2026-01
- Official text
- acquisition.gov
Text from acquisition.gov. Federal Register history from the Federal Register's records of the rules that amended this section.
Text
(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;
(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.
Federal Register history
Sections cited
- FAR 25.401 Exceptions
- FAR 5.203 Publicizing and response time
- FAR 5.207 Preparation and transmittal of synopses
- FAR 52.214-34 Submission of Offers in the English Language
- FAR 52.214-35 Submission of Offers in U.S. Currency
- FAR 52.215-1 Instructions to Offerors-Competitive Acquisition
- FAR 14.409-1 Award of unclassified contracts
- FAR 15.503 Notifications to unsuccessful offerors
- FAR Subpart 25.5 Evaluating Foreign Offers-Supply Contracts
Quick answers
What is FAR 25.408?
FAR 25.408 is a section of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, titled "Procedures".
When was FAR 25.408 last changed?
The most recent final rule on record is "Federal Acquisition Regulation; FAR Case 2006-016, Numbered Notes for Synopses" (73 FR 10960), published Feb 28, 2008 and effective Mar 31, 2008.
Are changes to FAR 25.408 proposed?
No proposed rule from the last 3 years is waiting on a final rule.
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