FAR 25.501 General
Section Federal Acquisition Regulation
Facts
- Citation
- FAR 25.501
- Type
- Section
- Last amended
- 87 FR 12780 Effective Oct 25, 2022
- 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
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.
Federal Register history
Sections cited
- FAR 25.503 Group offers
- FAR Subpart 25.7 Prohibited Sources
Quick answers
What is FAR 25.501?
FAR 25.501 is a section of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, titled "General".
When was FAR 25.501 last changed?
The most recent final rule on record is "Federal Acquisition Regulation: Amendments to the FAR Buy American Act Requirements" (87 FR 12780), published Mar 7, 2022 and effective Oct 25, 2022.
Are changes to FAR 25.501 proposed?
No proposed rule from the last 3 years is waiting on a final rule.
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