(a) Public interest. The Head of the Agency may conclude that the national preference would be inconsistent with the public interest. This exception applies if an agency has an agreement with a foreign government that provides a general exemption from the Buy American Act. The following examples illustrate the application of evaluation procedures in 25,502 and 25,503. Examples assume that the contractor has excluded all offers that are unacceptable for reasons other than price or a commercial agreement (see 25.502(a)(1)). The assessment factor may change as set out in the Agency`s rules. 25,400 Scope of the paragraph. (a) This subsection contains policies and procedures for procurement covered by (1) the World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO GPA) as approved by Congress in the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (Public Law 103-465); (2) Free Trade Agreement (FTA), comprising: (i) NAFTA (the North American Free Trade Agreement, as described by Congress in the North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, 1993 (Pub. L. 103-182) genehmigt (19 U.S.C.
3301 Note)); (ii) Chile FTA (the United States-Chile Free Trade Agreement, as amended by Congress in the United States-Chile Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act of 1993 (Pub. L. 108-77) (19 U.S.C. 3805 note); (iii) Singapore FTA (the United States-Singapore Free Trade Agreement, as amended by Congress in the United States-Singapore Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (Pub. L. 108-78) (19 U.S.C approved. 3805 Note)); (iv) Australia Free Trade Agreement (United States-Australia Free Trade Agreement, as amended by Congress in the United States-Australia Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (Pub. L.
108-286) (19 U.S.C. 3805 note)); (v) Morocco Free Trade Agreement (United States-Morocco Free Trade Agreement, as described by Congress in the United States-Morocco Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (Pub. L. 108-302) genehmigt (19 U.S.C. 3805 Note)); (vi) CAFTA-DR (Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement, as approved by Congress in the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (Pub. L. 109-53) (19 U.S.C. 4001 footnote)); (vii) Bahrain FTA (the United States-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement, as amended by Congress in the United States-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (Pub. L. 109-169) (19 U.S.C.
3805 Note)); (viii) Oman FTA (the United States-Oman Free Trade Agreement, as amended by Congress in the United States-Oman Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (Pub. L. 109-283) (19 U.S.C. 3805 note); (ix) Peru FTA (U.S.-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement, as amended by Congress in the United States-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act (Pub. L. 110-138) genehmigt (19 U.S.C. 3805 Note)); (x) FTA with Korea (United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act) (Pub. L. 112-41) (19 U.S.C. 3805)); (xi) FTA with Colombia (United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act) (Pub.
L. 112-42) (19 U.S.C. 3805 Note)); and (xii) Panama FTA (United States-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act) (Pub. L. 112-43) (19 U.S.C. 3805 Note)); (3) The designation of the least developed country by the U.S. Trade Representative under the Trade Agreements Act (19 U.S.C. 2511 (b)(4) for acquisitions covered by the WTO GPA; (4) The Caribbean Basin Trade Initiative (CBTI) (conclusion of the U.S. Trade Representative that finished goods or building materials benefiting from duty-free imports from countries covered by the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act (19 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.) are to be treated as eligible products under the WTO GPA as beneficiary countries other than Panama); (5) The Israel Trade Act (the U.S.-Israel Free Trade Agreement as approved by Congress in the U.S.-Israel Free Trade Area Implementation Act of 1985 (U.S.U.S. .C.
2112 note); or (6) the Agreement on Trade in Civil Aircraft (U.S. Representative`s waiver of trade from Buy American Status for signatories to the Agreement on Trade in Civil Aircraft as implemented in the Civil Aircraft Trade Act) the 1979 trade agreements (19 U.S.C. 2513). (b) For the application of trade agreements specific to each body, see Agency Regulations. . . .