FAR 52.225-4 - Buy American - Free Trade Agreements - Israeli Trade Certificate

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Prescribed in 25.1101(b)(2)(i)
Effective Date:	1 May 2014
Clause or Provision:	Provision
Provision or Clause Number:	52.225-4 - Buy American - Free Trade Agreements - Israeli Trade Certificate
Principle Type And/Or Purpose of Contract:
Required:
Applicable:	Time and Materials/Labor Hour; Fixed Price, Supply; Cost Reimbursement, Supply; Leasing of Motor Vehicles; Time & Material/Labor Hour; Indefinite Delivery; Simplified Acquisition Procedures (Excludes Micro-Purchase)
Optional:	Utility Services; Facilities; Dismantling, Demolition or Removal of Improvements; Fixed Price, Construction; Cost Reimbursement, Construction; Fixed Price, Service; Cost Reimbursement, Service
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ProcurementType:
Contract Threshold:
Prescription Overview:	Prescription (2) (i) Insert the provision at 52.225-4, Buy American—Free Trade Agreements—Israeli Trade Act Certificate, in solicitations containing the clause at 52.225-3. (ii) If the acquisition value is $25,000 or more but is less than $50,000, use the provision with its Alternate I. (iii) If the acquisition value is $50,000 or more but is less than $79,507, use the provision with its Alternate II. (iv) If the acquisition value is $79,507 or more, but is less than $100,000, use the provision with its Alternate III.
Clause Overview:	Provision (a) The offeror certifies that each end product, except those listed in paragraph (b) or (c) of this provision, is a domestic end product and that for other than COTS items, the offeror has considered components of unknown origin to have been mined, produced, or manufactured outside the United States. The terms “Bahrainian, Moroccan, Omani, Panamanian, or Peruvian end product,” “commercially available off-the-shelf (COTS) item,” “component,” “domestic end product,” “end product,” “foreign end product,” “Free Trade Agreement country,” “Free Trade Agreement country end product,” “Israeli end product,” and” “United States” are defined in the clause of this solicitation entitled “Buy American—Free Trade Agreements–Israeli Trade Act.” (b) The offeror certifies that the following supplies are Free Trade Agreement country end products (other than Bahrainian, Moroccan, Omani, Panamanian, or Peruvian end products) or Israeli end products as defined in the clause of this solicitation entitled “Buy American—Free Trade Agreements—Israeli Trade Act”: Free Trade Agreement Country End Products (Other than Bahrainian, Moroccan, Omani, Panamanian, or Peruvian End Products) or Israeli End Products: Line Item No. Country of Origin ______________ _________________ [List as necessary] (c) The offeror shall list those supplies that are foreign end products (other than those listed in paragraph (b) of this provision) as defined in the clause of this solicitation entitled “Buy American—Free Trade Agreements—Israeli Trade Act.” The offeror shall list as other foreign end products those end products manufactured in the United States that do not qualify as domestic end products, i.e., an end product that is not a COTS item and does not meet the component test in paragraph (2) of the definition of “domestic end product.” Other Foreign End Products: Line Item No. Country of Origin ______________ _________________ [List as necessary] (d) The Government will evaluate offers in accordance with the policies and procedures of Part 25 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation. Alternates Alternate I (May 2014) As prescribed in 25.1101(b)(2)(ii), substitute the following paragraph (b) for paragraph (b) of the basic provision: (b) The offeror certifies that the following supplies are Canadian end products as defined in the clause of this solicitation entitled “Buy American—Free Trade Agreements—Israeli Trade Act”: Canadian End Products: Line Item No. ____________________________________________ ____________________________________________ ____________________________________________ [List as necessary] Alternate II (May 2014) As prescribed in 25.1101(b)(2)(iii), substitute the following paragraph (b) for paragraph (b) of the basic provision: (b) The offeror certifies that the following supplies are Canadian end products or Israeli end products as defined in the clause of this solicitation entitled “Buy American—Free Trade Agreements—Israeli Trade Act”: Canadian or Israeli End Products: Line Item No. Country of Origin ______________ _________________ ______________ _________________ [List as necessary] Alternate III (May 2014) As prescribed in 25.1101(b)(2)(iv), substitute the following paragraph (b) for paragraph (b) of the basic provision: (b) The offeror certifies that the following supplies are Free Trade Agreement country end products (other than Bahrainian, Korean, Moroccan, Omani, Panamanian, or Peruvian end products) or Israeli end products as defined in the clause of this solicitation entitled “Buy American—Free Trade Agreements—Israeli Trade Act”: Free Trade Agreement Country End Products (Other than Bahrainian, Korean, Moroccan, Omani, Panamanian, or Peruvian End Products) or Israeli End Products: Line Item No. Country of Origin ______________ _________________ ______________ _________________
Important Notes/Requirements:
Subcontract Threshold:
Incorporated by Reference:	No
Uniform Contract Format:	K
Editor:	Marshall

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