§ 525.402-70 - Delegation of limited waiver authority.

(a) The U.S. Trade Representative, under section 302(b) of the Trade Agreements Act (Act), has authorized the Administrator of General Services to waive, under limited specified circumstances and on a case-by-case basis, the purchasing prohibition in section 302(a)(1) of the Act.

(b) The Administrator has delegated to the HCA authority to waive the purchasing prohibition in paragraph (a) of this section, in cases where in response to a solicitation:

(1) There are no responsive bids or technically acceptable offers received from responsible offerors of U.S. or designated country end products, or

(2) Responsible offerors do not offer a sufficient quantity to meet the Government's requirements.

(c) A copy of any waiver under paragraph (b) of this section must be furnished to the Associate Administrator for Acquisition Policy for transmittal to the U.S. Trade Representative.