On December 28, 2017, the Defense Acquisition Regulations System, Department of Defense (DoD) published in the Federal Register a final rule [Docket DARS-2017—0017] amending the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to incorporate revised thresholds for application of the WTO Government Procurement Agreement and the Free Trade Agreements, as determined by the United States Trade Representative.  The thresholds are effective January 1, 2018.  The thresholds are shown below:

Trade Agreement Supply

Contract

(equal to or exceeding)

Construction Contract (equal to or exceeding)
WTO GPA $180,000 $6,932,000
FTAs:    
– Australia FTA 80,317 $6,932,000
– Bahrain FTA 180,000 10,441,216
– CAFTA-DR  (Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua) 80,317 6,932,000
– Chile FTA 80,317
– Colombia 80,317
– Korea 100,000
– Morocco FTA 180,000
– NAFTA    
·          Canada 25,000 10,441,216
·          Mexico 80,317 10,441,216
– Panama FTA 180,000 6,932,000
– Peru FTA 180,000 6,932,000
– Singapore FTA 80,317