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FAR 25.504-3 FTA/Israeli Trade Act.

The codified text (eCFR, as of 2026-10-02). Under the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul ↗, agencies follow class deviations with new text for many parts while the formal rules go through the Federal Register: check the solicitation and your contract's clauses, which rule.

In plain English

This section gives worked examples of how the contracting officer applies the FTA/Israeli Trade Act rules when evaluating offers. It shows when an award can go to a low offer, when a nonavailability determination is needed, and when an evaluation factor applies. It matters because it illustrates how the agency decides among eligible, noneligible, and domestic offers.

Applies to: Contracting officers evaluating offers under the FTA/Israeli Trade Act

Key terms: eligible offer · noneligible offer · domestic offer · WTO GPA · nonavailability determination

Written by AI from this section's text. A guide, not legal advice: the text below rules.

The text

(a) Example 1.

Analysis: Since the low offer is an eligible offer, award on the low offer (see 25.502(c)(1)).

(b) Example 2.

Analysis: Since the acquisition is not covered by the WTO GPA , the contracting officer can consider the noneligible offer. Since no domestic offer was received, make a nonavailability determination and award on Offer B (see 25.502(c)(2)).

(c) Example 3.

Analysis: Since the acquisition is not covered by the WTO GPA , the contracting officer can consider the noneligible offer. Because the eligible offer (Offer B) is lower than the domestic offer (Offer A), no evaluation factor applies to the low offer (Offer C). Award on the low offer (see 25.502(c)(3)).

Sections it refers to

← 25.504-2 WTO GPA/Caribbean Basin Trade Initiative/FTAs. · 25.504-4 Group award basis. →

Rule changes for FAR Part 25

Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Plain words for the terms: glossary.

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