22 C.F.R. § 228.54 Suppliers of services—foreign government-owned organizations.
Title 22 - Foreign Relations
A waiver to make foreign government-owned organizations, described in §228.33, eligible for financing by USAID must be justified on the basis of the following criteria: (a) The competition for obtaining a contract will be limited to cooperating country firms/organizations meeting the criteria set forth in §§228.31 or 228.32. (b) The competition for obtaining a contract will be open to firms from countries or areas included in the authorized geographic code and eligible under the provisions of §§228.31 or 228.32, and it has been demonstrated that no U.S. firm is interested in competing for the contract. (c) Services are not available from any other source. (d) Foreign policy interests of the United States outweigh any competitive disadvantage at which United States firms might be placed or any conflict of interest that might arise by permitting a foreign government-owned organization to compete for the contract.
Title 22: Foreign Relations
PART 228—RULES ON SOURCE, ORIGIN AND NATIONALITY FOR COMMODITIES AND SERVICES FINANCED BY USAID
Subpart F—Waivers
§ 228.54 Suppliers of services—foreign government-owned organizations.
