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                            25.403 World Trade Organization Government Procurement Agreement and Free Trade Agreements.
        
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25.403 World Trade Organization Government Procurement Agreement and Free Trade Agreements.25.403 World Trade Organization Government Procurement Agreement and Free Trade Agreements.       (a) 						            Eligible products from WTO GPA and FTA countries are entitled to the nondiscriminatory treatment specified in  25.402(a)(1). The WTO GPA and FTAs specify procurement procedures designed to ensure fairness (see  25.408).                                          (b)                   *Thresholds.*                                                         (1) 								                To determine whether the acquisition of products by lease, rental, or lease-purchase contract (including lease-to-ownership, or lease-with-option-to purchase) is covered by the WTO GPA or an FTA, calculate the estimated acquisition value as follows:                                                                           (i) 										                    If a fixed-term contract of 12 months or less is contemplated, use the total estimated value of the acquisition.                                                                              (ii) 										                    If a fixed-term contract of more than 12 months is contemplated, use the total estimated value of the acquisition plus the estimated residual value of the leased equipment at the conclusion of the contemplated term of the contract.                                                                              (iii) 										                    If an indefinite-term contract is contemplated, use the estimated monthly payment multiplied by the total number of months that ordering would be possible under the proposed contract, *i.e.,* the initial ordering period plus any optional ordering periods.                                                                              (iv) 										                    If there is any doubt as to the contemplated term of the contract, use the estimated monthly payment multiplied by 48.                                                                                                           (2) 								                The estimated value includes the value of all options.                                                            (3) 								                If, in any 12-month period, recurring or multiple awards for the same type of product or products are anticipated, use the total estimated value of these projected awards to determine whether the WTO GPA or an FTA applies. Do not divide any acquisition with the intent of reducing the estimated value of the acquisition below the dollar threshold of the WTO GPA or an FTA.                                                                             (c)                   *Purchase restriction.*                                                         (1) 								                Under the Trade Agreements Act (  19 U.S.C. 2512), in acquisitions covered by the WTO GPA, acquire only U.S.-made or designated country end products or U.S. or designated country services, unless offers for such end products or services are either not received or are insufficient to fulfill the requirements. This purchase restriction does not apply below the WTO GPA threshold for supplies and services, even if the acquisition is covered by an FTA.                                                            (2) 								                This restriction does not apply to purchases of supplies by the Department of Defense from a country with which it has entered into a reciprocal agreement, as provided in departmental regulations.    **Parent topic:**  Subpart 25.4 - Trade Agreements
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