§25.501. General.
48 C.F.R. § 25.501
The contracting officer—
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);
May rely on the offeror's certification of end product origin when evaluating a foreign offer;
Must identify and reject offers of end products that are prohibited in accordance with subpart 25.7; and
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.
Notes, amendments, and revision history
Amendments
[64 FR 72419, Dec. 27, 1999, as amended at 67 FR 21535, Apr. 30, 2002; 71 FR 20306, Apr. 19, 2006; 79 FR 24209, Apr. 29, 2014; 87 FR 12792, Mar. 7, 2022]
Authority
Authority: 41 U.S.C. 1121(b); 40 U.S.C. 121(c); 10 U.S.C. chapter 4 and 10 U.S.C. chapter 137 legacy provisions (see 10 U.S.C. 3016); and 51 U.S.C. 20113.
Source
Source: 64 FR 72419, Dec. 27, 1999, unless otherwise noted.
Amendments
[64 FR 72419, Dec. 27, 1999, as amended at 67 FR 21535, Apr. 30, 2002; 71 FR 20306, Apr. 19, 2006; 79 FR 24209, Apr. 29, 2014; 87 FR 12792, Mar. 7, 2022]