I.  Background

DoD, GSA, and NASA are issuing an interim rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), to amend FAR part 25 and the corresponding provisions and clauses in FAR part 52 to implement the United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act (Pub. L. 112-42) (19 U.S.C. 3805 note).

This Trade Promotion Agreement is designated in the FAR as the Colombia Free Trade Agreement (FTA). The FTA provides for--Waiver of the applicability of the Buy American statute (41 U.S.C. chapter 83) for some foreign supplies and construction materials from Colombia; and

Applicability of specified procurement procedures designed to ensure fairness in the acquisition of supplies and services (see FAR 25.408).