On larger federal laundry buys, the Trade Agreements Act can apply alongside or instead of the Buy American Act, and it changes which countries of origin are acceptable. Reading which rule applies is part of knowing whether a dealer can bid.
What the rule requires
The Trade Agreements Act, set out in FAR Part 25, allows products from designated countries on covered acquisitions above a threshold while excluding others. A federal laundry solicitation states whether the acquisition is covered and what country of origin the equipment must have.
Why it decides the award
If an acquisition is Trade Agreements Act covered, equipment from a noncompliant country is not eligible however good the price. The agent extracts whether the Trade Agreements Act applies, the country of origin requirement, and the certification, so a dealer knows whether its equipment qualifies.
How the agent handles it
Our agent reads which domestic preference rule applies on each federal laundry solicitation, flags the Trade Agreements Act terms and the country of origin requirement, and scores the fit against your lines.
The agent reads which preference rule applies and whether your equipment qualifies. See the federal and military laundry bid agent in the interactive demo.