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On December 15, 2015, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) published in the Federal Register a notice of determination of procurement thresholds for calendar years 2016 and 2017. Executive Order 12260 requires the USTR to set the U.S. dollar thresholds for application of Title III of the Trade Agreements
Act of 1979, as amended (19 U.S.C. 2511 et seq.), which implements U.S. trade agreement obligations, including those under the WTO Agreement on Government Procurement, Chapter 15 of the United States-Australia Free Trade Agreement (United States-Australia FTA), Chapter 9 of the United States-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement (United States-Bahrain FTA), Chapter 9 of the United States- Chile Free Trade Agreement (United States-Chile FTA), Chapter 9 of the United States-Colombia Free Trade Agreement (United States-Colombia FTA), Chapter 9 of the Dominican Republic-Central American-United States Free Trade Agreement (DR– CAFTA), Chapter 9 of the United States- Morocco Free Trade Agreement (United States-Morocco FTA), Chapter 10 of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), Chapter 9 of the United States-Oman Free Trade Agreement (United States-Oman FTA), Chapter 9 of the United States-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement (United States- Panama TPA), Chapter 9 of the United States-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement (United States-Peru TPA), and Chapter 13 of the United States-Singapore Free Trade Agreement (United States- Singapore FTA). These obligations apply to covered procurements valued at or above specified U.S. dollar thresholds.
Trade Agreement
|
Goods &
Services
(equal to or
exceeding)
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Construction
(equal to or
exceeding)
|
|
WTO GPA – Central Gov’t Entities [Annex I]
|
$ 191,000
|
$ 7,358,000
|
|
Sub-Central Gov’t Entities [Annex 2]
|
522,000
|
|
Other Entities Listed [Annex 3]
|
589,000
|
|
FTAs:
|
|
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Australia FTA – Central Gov’t [Annex 15-A, Sec. 1]
|
77,533
|
|
Sub-Central Gov’t [Annex 15-A, Sec. 2]
|
522,000
|
|
Other entities [Annex 15-A, Sec. 3, List A]
|
387,667
|
|
Other entities [Annex 15-A, Sec. 3, List B]
|
589,000
|
|
Bahrain FTA – Central Gov’t [Annex 9-A-1]
|
191,000
|
10,079,365
|
|
Other entities [Annex 9-A-2]
|
589,000
|
12,405,952
|
|
Chile FTA – Central Gov’t [Annex 9.1, Sec. A]
|
77,533
|
7,358,000
|
|
Sub-Central Gov’t [Annex 9.1, Sec. B]
|
522,000
|
|
Other entities [Annex 9.1, Sec. C.]
|
589,000
|
|
Colombia TPA – Central Gov’t [Annex 9.1, Sec. A]
|
77,533
|
|
Sub-Central Gov’t [Annex 9.1, Sec. B]
|
522,000
|
|
Other entities [Annex 9.1, Sec. C.]
|
589,000
|
|
DR-CAFTA (Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua) – Central Gov’t [Annex 9.1.2(b)(i), Section A]
|
77,533
|
|
Sub-Central Gov’t [Annex 9.1.2(b)(i) Sec. B]
|
522,000
|
|
Other entities [Annex 9.1.2(b)(i) Sec. C.]
|
589,000
|
|
Morocco FTA – Central Gov’t [Annex 9-A-1]
|
191,000
|
|
Sub-Central Gov’t [Annex 9-A-2]
|
522,000
|
|
Other entities [Annex 9-A-3]
|
589,000
|
|
NAFTA—Federal Gov’t Entities [Annex 1001.1a-1]
|
77,533
|
10,079,365
|
|
Gov’t Enterprises [ Ann. 1001.1a–2]
|
387,667
|
12,405,952
|
|
Oman FTA – Central Gov’t [Annex 9, Sec. A]
|
191,000
|
10,079,365
|
|
Other Covered Entities [Annex 9, Sec. B]
|
589,000
|
12,405,952
|
|
Panama TPA – Central Gov’t [Annex 9.1, Sec. A]
|
191,000
|
7,358,000
|
|
Sub-Central Gov’t Entities [Annex 9.1, Sec. B]:
|
522,000
|
|
Other Entities [Annex 9.1, Sec. C]
|
589,000
|
|
Peru TPA – Central Gov’t [Annex 9.1, Sec. A]
|
191,000
|
|
Sub-Central Gov’t Entities [Annex 9.1, Sec. B]:
|
522,000
|
|
Other Entities [Annex 9.1, Sec. C]
|
589,000
|
|
Singapore FTA – Central Gov’t [Annex 13A, Sch.1, Sec. A]
|
77,533
|
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Sub-Central Gov’t [Annex 13A, Sch. 1, Sec. B]:
|
522,000
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Other Entities [Annex 13A, Sch. 1, Sec.C]
|
589,000
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