---
kind: "section"
citation: "48 C.F.R. § 25.501"
title: "48"
number: "25.501"
heading: "General."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/48/25.501"
---

# §25.501. General.


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](/cfr/48/subpart25.7.md); 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.

## Notes

### 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]