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Th
is g
uid
e is
in
ten
ded
as
a s
um
ma
ry o
nly
. T
he
full
reg
ula
tio
ns
sho
uld
be
con
sult
ed f
or
the
exa
ct l
an
gu
ag
e w
hen
nec
essa
ry.
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Quick Reference Guide to:
USAID Source, Origin and Nationality Rules
1.
Basi
c R
ule
s
The
US
AID
Sourc
e, O
rigin
and N
atio
nal
ity r
ule
s ar
e co
nta
ined
in:
22 C
FR
228 -
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US
AID
Sta
nd
ard
Pro
vis
ion
s, “
US
AID
Eli
gib
ilit
y R
ule
s fo
r G
ood
s an
d S
ervic
es” -
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The
rule
s def
ine
the
elig
ible
sourc
e an
d o
rigin
of
goods
and s
ervic
es a
nd t
he
nat
ional
ity o
f su
ppli
ers
for
pro
cure
men
t tr
ansa
ctio
ns
under
US
AID
gra
nts
and c
ooper
ativ
e ag
reem
ents
(i
ncl
udin
g O
FD
A, F
ood f
or
Pea
ce, C
hil
d S
urv
ival
, m
issi
on f
unds,
etc
.).
Imp
ort
an
t D
efin
itio
ns
So
urc
e:
Co
untr
y w
her
e th
e it
em o
r se
rvic
e is
purc
has
ed o
r sh
ipp
ed f
rom
O
rig
in:
C
ountr
y w
her
e th
e it
em w
as m
anu
fact
ure
d o
r p
rod
uce
d
Na
tio
na
lity
:
Co
untr
y w
her
e th
e su
pp
lier
of
the
go
od
or
serv
ice
is f
rom
(fo
r an
ind
ivid
ual
) o
r w
her
e th
e su
pp
lier
of
the
go
od
or
serv
ice
is
org
aniz
ed o
r in
corp
ora
ted
(fo
r a
com
pan
y o
r no
n-p
rofi
t)
Co
op
era
tin
g
Co
un
try
:
Co
untr
y w
her
e th
e ag
reem
ent
is b
ein
g i
mp
lem
ente
d
Geo
gra
ph
ic
Co
de:
C
od
e co
nta
ined
in e
ach U
SA
ID a
gre
emen
t w
hic
h d
efin
es t
he
countr
y o
r re
gio
n f
rom
wh
ich g
oo
ds
and
ser
vic
es c
an b
e p
urc
has
ed u
nd
er t
hat
agre
emen
t.
Fu
ll l
ist
of
cod
es a
vai
lab
le i
n
US
AID
’s A
DS
(A
uto
mat
ed D
irec
tives
Syst
em).
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Pri
nci
pal
Geo
gra
ph
ic C
od
es
93
5 –
All
co
untr
ies
exce
pt
“Fo
reig
n P
oli
cy R
estr
icte
d C
ou
ntr
ies”
0
00
– U
nit
ed S
tate
s
“
Fo
reig
n P
oli
cy R
estr
icte
d C
ou
ntr
ies”
(F
PR
C)
– C
ub
a, L
ibya,
Lao
s, I
raq
, Ir
an,
No
rth K
ore
a, S
yri
a N
ote
: N
o g
oo
ds,
ser
vic
es o
r su
pp
lier
s m
ay b
e fr
om
one
of
the
FP
RC
. A
ny
com
po
nen
t fr
om
a F
PR
C c
onta
ined
in t
he
item
mak
es t
he
item
in e
ligib
le.
When
no
geo
gra
phic
co
de
is l
iste
d i
n t
he
sched
ule
of
the
agre
emen
t, s
ee
US
AID
Sta
nd
ard
Pro
vis
ion
, “
US
AID
Eli
gib
ilit
y R
ule
s fo
r G
oo
ds
an
d
Ser
vic
es”
. 1
. F
or
agre
emen
ts w
ith a
to
tal
pro
cure
men
t el
emen
t >
$2
50
,00
0,
the
def
ault
geo
gra
phic
co
de
is 0
00
. 2
. F
or
agre
emen
ts w
ith a
to
tal
pro
cure
men
t el
emen
t <
$2
50
,00
0 o
r w
hen
fu
nd
ed u
nd
er D
FA
(D
evel
op
men
t F
und
s fo
r A
fric
a),
the
def
ault
geo
gra
phic
co
de
is 9
35
.
Ru
les
ap
ply
to:
•
US
AID
aw
ard
s O
NL
Y (
no
t P
RM
or
US
DA
)
•
Dir
ect
cost
s o
nly
(no
t in
dir
ect
cost
s)
•
US
NG
Os
and
no
n-U
S N
GO
s
•
Flo
ws
do
wn t
o S
ub
awar
ds
No
te:
Rule
s d
o n
ot
app
ly t
o m
atch
/co
st-s
har
e o
r it
ems
purc
has
ed f
rom
pro
gra
m i
nco
me
Th
is g
uid
e is
in
ten
ded
as
a s
um
ma
ry o
nly
. T
he
full
reg
ula
tio
ns
sho
uld
be
con
sult
ed f
or
the
exa
ct l
an
gu
ag
e w
hen
nec
essa
ry.
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esti
on
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ct a
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y:
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ance
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Quick Reference Guide to:
USAID Source, Origin and Nationality Rules
2. P
rocu
rem
ent
Ru
les
G
ood
s S
ervic
es
1.
All
go
od
s p
urc
has
ed w
ith
US
AID
fu
nd
s m
ust
be
pu
rch
ased
in
(S
OU
RC
E)
and
p
rod
uce
d i
n (
OR
IGIN
) th
e geo
gra
ph
ic c
od
e li
sted
in
th
e ag
reem
ent.
2.
Th
e S
up
pli
er (
ven
do
r) o
f an
y g
oo
ds
pu
rch
ased
wit
h U
SA
ID f
un
ds
mu
st b
e a
citi
zen
o
f o
r a
com
pan
y o
rgan
ized
un
der
th
e la
ws
of
a co
un
try a
uth
ori
zed
in
th
e geo
gra
ph
ic
cod
e li
sted
in
th
e ag
reem
ent
(NA
TIO
NA
LIT
Y).
3
. E
xce
pti
on
s fo
r go
od
s av
aila
ble
fro
m l
oca
l ven
do
rs (
supp
lier
s lo
cate
d i
n t
he
cou
ntr
y
in w
hic
h t
he
agre
emen
t is
bei
ng i
mp
lem
ente
d)
are
ou
tlin
ed i
n “
Lo
cal
Pro
cure
men
t”
rule
s (S
ee S
ecti
on 3
of
this
gu
ide)
.
C
om
po
nen
t G
ood
s
•
Wh
en t
he
item
s p
urc
has
ed a
re i
n a
“kit
”, t
he
enti
re k
it i
s co
nsi
der
ed o
ne
item
.
•
Fo
r sp
are
par
ts,
each
sep
arat
e sh
ipm
ent
is c
on
sid
ered
on
e it
em,
rath
er t
han
eac
h
ind
ivid
ual
sp
are
par
t.
•
Wh
en a
“sy
stem
” co
nsi
stin
g o
f m
ore
th
an i
tem
is
pro
cure
d t
oget
her
as
a si
ngle
, se
par
atel
y p
rice
d i
tem
, th
e en
tire
syst
em i
s co
nsi
der
ed o
ne
item
.
Lo
ng-T
erm
Lea
ses
•
An
y g
oo
ds
ob
tain
ed u
nd
er a
“lo
ng-t
erm
lea
se”
mu
st a
lso
mee
t so
urc
e an
d o
rigin
re
qu
irem
ents
. A
lo
ng-t
erm
lea
se i
s d
efin
ed a
s a
leas
e o
f 1
80
day
s o
r m
ore
in
a 1
2
mo
nth
per
iod
(ei
ther
co
nse
cuti
ve
or
inte
rmit
ten
t).
1.
All
ser
vic
es p
urc
has
ed w
ith
US
AID
fu
nd
s m
ust
be
pu
rch
ased
in (
SO
UR
CE
) th
e geo
gra
ph
ic c
od
e li
sted
in
th
e ag
reem
ent.
2.
Th
e S
up
pli
er (
ven
do
r) o
f an
y s
erv
ices
pu
rch
ased
wit
h U
SA
ID f
un
ds
mu
st b
e a
citi
zen
of
or
a co
mp
any o
rgan
ized
und
er t
he
law
s o
f a
cou
ntr
y a
uth
ori
zed
in
th
e geo
gra
ph
ic c
od
e li
sted
in
th
e ag
reem
ent
(NA
TIO
NA
LIT
Y).
E
ligib
ilit
y r
ule
s fo
r su
pp
lier
s ap
ply
to
con
trac
tors
or
sub
con
trac
tors
at
any t
ier.
R
ule
s al
so a
pply
to
co
nsu
ltan
ts.
3.
Exce
pti
on
s fo
r se
rvic
es a
vai
lab
le f
rom
lo
cal
ven
do
rs (
sup
pli
ers
loca
ted
in
th
e co
un
try i
n w
hic
h t
he
agre
emen
t is
bei
ng i
mp
lem
ente
d)
are
ou
tlin
ed i
n “
Lo
cal
Pro
cure
men
t” r
ule
s (S
ee S
ecti
on
3 o
f th
is g
uid
e).
S
upp
lier
Eli
gib
ilit
y
Ind
ivid
ual:
M
ust
be
a ci
tize
n o
f an
d h
ave
a p
rin
cip
al p
lace
of
bu
sin
ess
in a
cou
ntr
y o
r ar
ea i
ncl
ud
ed i
n t
he
geo
gra
ph
ic c
od
e li
sted
in t
he
agre
emen
t.
Corp
orati
on
: M
ust
be
org
aniz
ed u
nd
er t
he
law
s o
f an
d h
ave
its
pri
nci
pal
pla
ce o
f b
usi
nes
s in
a c
ou
ntr
y o
r ar
ea i
ncl
ud
ed i
n t
he
geo
gra
ph
ic c
od
e.
Ow
ner
ship
mu
st b
e gre
ater
th
an 5
0%
by i
ndiv
idu
als
wh
o a
re c
itiz
ens
of
a co
un
try o
r ar
ea i
ncl
ud
ed i
n t
he
geo
gra
ph
ic c
od
e.
(C
erti
fica
tio
n c
an b
e b
y a
n a
uth
ori
zed
off
icer
of
the
com
pan
y.)
N
on
-Profi
t O
rga
niz
ati
on
: M
ust
be
org
aniz
ed u
nd
er t
he
law
s o
f an
d h
ave
its
pri
nci
pal
p
lace
of
bu
sin
ess
in a
co
un
try o
r ar
ea i
ncl
ud
ed i
n t
he
geo
gra
ph
ic c
od
e.
Man
agem
ent
mu
st b
e gre
ater
th
an 5
0%
by i
nd
ivid
ual
s w
ho
are
cit
izen
s o
f a
cou
ntr
y o
r ar
ea i
ncl
ud
ed i
n
the
geo
gra
ph
ic c
od
e.
(C
erti
fica
tio
n c
an b
e b
y a
n a
uth
ori
zed
off
icer
of
the
NG
O.)
F
ore
ign
Govern
men
t O
wn
ed O
rgan
izati
on
s or
Co
mp
an
ies:
N
ot
elig
ible
as
sup
pli
ers
un
der
US
AID
fu
nd
ing (
do
es n
ot
incl
ud
e m
inis
trie
s).
See
22
CF
R 2
28
, S
ub
par
t D
fo
r ru
les
on l
ess
com
mo
n s
up
pli
ers
(join
t ven
ture
s, e
tc.)
Note
: T
his
Qu
ick
Ref
eren
ce G
uid
e d
oes
not
sum
mari
ze t
he
Sou
rce,
Ori
gin
an
d N
ati
on
ali
ty r
ule
s co
ver
ing T
ran
sport
ati
on
(O
cean
Fre
igh
t
an
d A
ir T
ravel
). S
ee 2
2 C
FR
228, S
ub
part
C f
or
thes
e ru
les.
Th
is g
uid
e is
in
ten
ded
as
a s
um
ma
ry o
nly
. T
he
full
reg
ula
tio
ns
sho
uld
be
con
sult
ed f
or
the
exa
ct l
an
gu
ag
e w
hen
nec
essa
ry.
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esti
on
s? –
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nta
ct a
spa
rks@
mer
cyco
rps.
org
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ed b
y:
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ance
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mp
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inin
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USAID Source, Origin and Nationality Rules
3. L
oca
l P
rocu
rem
ent
Ru
les
(22
CF
R 2
28
Su
bp
art
E)
Lo
cal
Pro
cure
men
t ru
les
pro
vid
e im
po
rtan
t ex
cep
tio
ns
to t
he
geo
gra
ph
ic c
od
e re
qu
irem
ents
ou
tlin
ed i
n t
he
Pro
cure
men
t R
ule
s.
To
be
elig
ible
fo
r th
e ex
cep
tio
ns
und
er L
oca
l P
rocu
rem
ent,
th
e S
OU
RC
E a
nd
NA
TIO
NA
LIT
Y o
f th
e su
pp
lier
mu
st b
e th
e co
un
try i
n w
hic
h t
he
agre
emen
t is
bei
ng i
mp
lem
ente
d (
coo
per
atin
g c
ou
ntr
y).
L
oca
l p
rocu
rem
ent
over
rid
es t
he
geo
gra
ph
ic c
od
e st
ated
in
th
e ag
reem
ent
for
the
foll
ow
ing c
ircu
mst
ance
s:
Good
s S
ervic
es
For
Sou
rce/
Natl
.:
An
d O
rig
in:
Loca
l P
rocu
rem
en
t is
all
ow
ed w
hen
: F
or
Sou
rce/
Natl
.:
Ty
pe
of
Ser
vic
e:
Loca
l P
rocu
rem
en
t is
all
ow
ed w
hen
:
Co
op
erat
ing C
oun
try
Un
ited
Sta
tes
Tra
nsa
ctio
n d
oes
no
t ex
ceed
$10
0,0
00
C
oo
per
atin
g C
oun
try
Pro
fess
ion
al
Ser
vic
es
Co
ntr
act
is e
stim
ated
no
t to
exce
ed $
250
,00
0
Co
op
erat
ing C
oun
try
93
5
Tra
nsa
ctio
n d
oes
no
t ex
ceed
$5,0
00
C
oo
per
atin
g C
oun
try
Co
nst
ruct
ion
Co
ntr
acts
C
on
trac
t (i
ncl
ud
ing m
ater
ials
) is
est
imat
ed n
ot
to e
xce
ed $
5 m
illi
on
Co
op
erat
ing C
oun
try
n/a
It
ems
wh
ich
can
on
ly b
e p
ract
ical
ly
pu
rch
ased
lo
call
y s
uch
as
fuel
, n
ewsp
aper
s, e
tc.
Co
op
erat
ing C
oun
try
Fix
ed-P
rice
C
on
stru
ctio
n
Pri
me
con
trac
tor
may
pro
cure
lo
call
y
pro
du
ced
goo
ds
and
ser
vic
es u
nder
su
bco
ntr
acts
(u
p t
o a
ny v
alu
e)
C
oo
per
atin
g C
oun
try
Ser
vic
es w
hic
h a
re o
nly
pra
ctic
ally
pu
rch
ased
lo
call
y s
uch
as
uti
liti
es, re
nta
ls,
com
mu
nic
atio
ns,
mai
nte
nan
ce s
ervic
es,
etc.
4.
Ru
les
on
In
elig
ible
an
d R
estr
icte
d G
ood
s (S
tan
da
rd P
rov
isio
n,“
US
AID
Eli
gib
ilit
y R
ule
s fo
r G
oo
ds
an
d S
erv
ices
”)
Inel
igib
le G
ood
s R
estr
icte
d G
ood
s In
elig
ible
goo
ds
may
never
be
pu
rch
ased
wit
h U
SA
ID f
un
ds
und
er
any g
eogra
ph
ic c
od
e.
•
Mil
itar
y e
qu
ipm
ent
•
Su
rvei
llan
ce e
qu
ipm
ent
•
Co
mm
od
itie
s o
r se
rvic
es f
or
the
sup
po
rt o
f p
oli
ce o
r la
w
enfo
rcem
ent
•
Ab
ort
ion
eq
uip
men
t o
r se
rvic
es
•
Lu
xu
ry g
oo
ds
and
gam
bli
ng e
qu
ipm
ent
•
Wea
ther
mo
dif
icat
ion
eq
uip
men
t
Res
tric
ted
goo
ds
req
uir
e p
rio
r ap
prov
al
bef
ore
pu
rch
ase.
•
Agri
cult
ura
l co
mm
od
itie
s (e
.g.
foo
d a
nd
see
ds)
•
Mo
tor
veh
icle
s (i
ncl
ud
ing p
asse
nger
veh
icle
s, t
ruck
s, m
oto
rcycl
es,
bu
ses,
etc
.; e
xcl
ud
es i
ndu
stri
al
veh
icle
s, e
.g.
trac
tors
, li
ft t
ruck
s, d
um
p t
ruck
s, e
tc.)
•
Ph
arm
aceu
tica
ls (
for
hu
man
co
nsu
mp
tio
n o
r vet
erin
ary u
se)
•
Pes
tici
des
and
Fer
tili
zers
•
Use
d i
tem
s an
d e
qu
ipm
ent;
an
d U
SG
ow
ned
exce
ss p
rop
erty
P
rio
r ap
pro
val
is
con
sid
ered
to b
e m
et w
hen
: 1
. th
e it
em i
s o
f U
.S.
sou
rce
and
ori
gin
2
. th
e it
em h
as b
een
id
enti
fied
in
th
e ap
pro
ved
pro
gra
m d
escr
ipti
on o
r th
e sc
hed
ule
of
the
awar
d (
or
mo
dif
icat
ion
s)
3.
the
cost
of
the
item
is
incl
ud
ed i
n t
he
app
roved
bu
dget
If
an
y o
ne
of
thes
e co
nd
itio
ns
is n
ot
met
, th
e it
em m
ust
be
pre
-ap
pro
ved
in
wri
tin
g b
y t
he
US
AID
Ag
reem
ent
Off
icer
. N
OT
E:
CT
Os
do
no
t h
ave
auth
ori
ty t
o g
ran
t th
ese
app
roval
s.
Th
is g
uid
e is
in
ten
ded
as
a s
um
ma
ry o
nly
. T
he
full
reg
ula
tio
ns
sho
uld
be
con
sult
ed f
or
the
exa
ct l
an
gu
ag
e w
hen
nec
essa
ry.
Qu
esti
on
s? –
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nta
ct a
spa
rks@
mer
cyco
rps.
org
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ed b
y:
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ance
Co
mp
lian
ce a
nd
Tra
inin
g
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e 4
of
6
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sio
n:
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5. W
aiv
ers
(22
CF
R 2
28, S
ub
pa
rt F
) A
wai
ver
to
auth
ori
ze a
purc
has
e (o
r p
urc
has
es)
outs
ide
the
geo
gra
phic
co
de
may
be
req
ues
ted
. A
ll w
aiver
s m
ust
be
in w
riti
ng a
nd
dir
ecte
d t
o t
he
US
AID
A
gre
emen
t O
ffic
er o
r m
ay b
e in
clud
ed d
irec
tly i
n t
he
sched
ule
of
the
awar
d.
CT
Os
do
no
t hav
e th
e au
tho
rity
to
ap
pro
ve
wai
ver
s un
less
this
auth
ori
ty h
as b
een
del
egat
ed t
o t
hem
in t
he
agre
emen
t.
T
he
foll
ow
ing c
rite
ria
are
pro
vid
ed i
n t
he
regu
lati
on
s as
just
ific
atio
n f
or
a w
aiver
. I
t is
bes
t p
ract
ice
to c
ite
the
crit
eria
in y
our
wai
ver
req
ues
t.
Waiv
er C
rite
ria f
or
Good
s W
aiv
er C
rite
ria f
or
Ser
vic
es
1.
Co
mm
od
itie
s ar
e o
f a
typ
e th
at a
re n
ot
pro
du
ced i
n a
nd
avai
lab
le f
or
pu
rch
ase
in t
he
Un
ited
Sta
tes,
an
d f
or
wai
ver
s to
Co
de
89
9 o
r C
od
e 9
35
, al
so n
ot
in t
he
coop
erat
ing
cou
ntr
y,
or
any c
ou
ntr
y i
n C
od
e 94
1.
2.
It i
s n
eces
sary
to
per
mit
pro
cure
men
t in
a c
oun
try n
ot
oth
erw
ise
elig
ible
in
ord
er t
o
mee
t u
nfo
rese
en c
ircu
mst
ance
s, s
uch
as
emer
gen
cy s
itu
atio
ns.
3
. It
is
nec
essa
ry t
o p
rom
ote
eff
icie
ncy
in
th
e u
se o
f U
nit
ed S
tate
s fo
reig
n a
ssis
tan
ce
reso
urc
es,
incl
ud
ing t
o a
vo
id t
he
imp
airm
ent
of
fore
ign
ass
ista
nce
ob
ject
ives
. 4
. F
or
wai
ver
s to
au
tho
rize
pro
cure
men
t fr
om
Geo
Co
de
94
1 o
r th
e co
op.
cou
ntr
y:
a.
Fo
r as
sist
ance
oth
er t
han
co
mm
od
ity i
mp
ort
pro
gra
ms,
wh
en t
he
low
est
avai
lab
le d
eliv
ered
pri
ce f
rom
th
e U
nit
ed S
tate
s is
rea
son
ably
est
imat
ed t
o b
e 5
0 p
erce
nt
or
mo
re h
igh
er t
han
the
del
iver
ed p
rice
fro
m a
co
un
try o
r ar
ea
incl
ud
ed i
n G
eogra
ph
ic C
od
e 9
41 o
r th
e co
op
erat
ing c
ou
ntr
y.
b.
Fo
r as
sist
ance
oth
er t
han
co
mm
od
ity i
mp
ort
pro
gra
ms,
wh
en t
he
esti
mat
ed
cost
of
U.S
. co
nst
ruct
ion m
ater
ials
(in
clud
ing t
ran
spo
rtat
ion a
nd h
and
lin
g
char
ges
) is
at
leas
t 5
0 p
erce
nt
hig
her
th
an t
he
cost
of
loca
lly p
roduce
d
mat
eria
ls.
c.
Fo
r co
mm
od
ity i
mp
ort
pro
gra
ms
or
sim
ilar
sec
tor
assi
stan
ce,
an a
cute
sh
ort
age
exis
ts i
n t
he
U. S
. fo
r a
com
mo
dit
y g
ener
ally
avai
lab
le e
lsew
her
e.
d.
Per
suas
ive
poli
tica
l co
nsi
der
atio
ns.
e.
P
rocu
rem
ent
in t
he
coop
erat
ing c
ou
ntr
y w
ou
ld b
est
pro
mo
te t
he
obje
ctiv
es o
f th
e fo
reig
n a
ssis
tan
ce p
rogra
m.
f.
Su
ch o
ther
cir
cum
stan
ces
as a
re d
eter
min
ed t
o b
e cr
itic
al t
o t
he
succ
ess
of
pro
ject
ob
ject
ives
. N
ote
s:
•
Wai
ver
s fo
r go
od
s au
tom
atic
ally
als
o a
pp
ly t
o t
he
nat
ion
alit
y o
f th
e su
pp
lier
.
•
An
y i
nd
ivid
ual
tra
nsa
ctio
n u
nd
er $
5,0
00
do
es n
ot
requ
ire
a w
aiver
. (2
2 C
FR
2
28.5
1 (
c ).
•
Fo
r re
stri
cted
goo
ds,
wai
ver
s o
f so
urc
e an
d o
rigin
are
nec
essa
ry i
n a
dd
itio
n t
o
pri
or
app
roval
of
the
rest
rict
ed i
tem
if
the
item
is
pu
rch
ased
ou
tsid
e th
e U
.S.
1.
Ser
vic
es r
equ
ired
fo
r as
sist
ance
are
of
a ty
pe
that
is
no
t av
aila
ble
fo
r pu
rch
ase
in t
he
Un
ited
Sta
tes,
an
d f
or
wai
ver
s to
Co
de
89
9 o
r C
od
e 9
35
, al
so n
ot
in t
he
coop
erat
ing
cou
ntr
y,
or
any c
ou
ntr
y i
n C
od
e 94
1.
2.
It i
s n
eces
sary
to
per
mit
pro
cure
men
t in
a c
oun
try n
ot
oth
erw
ise
elig
ible
in
ord
er t
o
mee
t u
nfo
rese
en c
ircu
mst
ance
s, s
uch
as
emer
gen
cy s
itu
atio
ns.
3
. It
is
nec
essa
ry t
o p
rom
ote
eff
icie
ncy
in
th
e u
se o
f U
nit
ed S
tate
s fo
reig
n a
ssis
tan
ce
reso
urc
es,
incl
ud
ing t
o a
vo
id i
mp
airm
ent
of
fore
ign
ass
ista
nce
ob
ject
ives
. 4
. F
or
wai
ver
s to
au
tho
rize
pro
cure
men
t fr
om
Geo
gra
ph
ic C
od
e 9
41
or
the
coop
erat
ing
cou
ntr
y:
a.
Th
ere
is a
n e
mer
gen
cy r
equ
irem
ent
for
wh
ich
no
n-U
SA
ID f
un
ds
are
no
t av
aila
ble
an
d t
he
requ
irem
ent
can
be
met
in
tim
e o
nly
fro
m s
up
pli
ers
in a
co
un
try o
r ar
ea n
ot
incl
ud
ed i
n t
he
auth
ori
zed
geo
gra
ph
ic c
od
e.
b.
No
su
pp
lier
s fr
om
co
un
trie
s o
r ar
eas
incl
ud
ed i
n t
he
auth
ori
zed
geo
gra
ph
ic
cod
e ar
e ab
le t
o p
rovid
e th
e re
qu
ired
ser
vic
es.
c.
Per
suas
ive
poli
tica
l co
nsi
der
atio
ns.
d
. P
rocu
rem
ent
of
loca
lly a
vai
lab
le s
ervic
es w
ou
ld b
est
pro
mo
te t
he
ob
ject
ives
o
f th
e fo
reig
n a
ssis
tan
ce p
rogra
m.
e.
Su
ch o
ther
cir
cum
stan
ces
as a
re d
eter
min
ed t
o b
e cr
itic
al t
o t
he
achie
vem
ent
of
pro
ject
ob
ject
ives
No
tes:
•
See
22
CF
R 2
28
.54 f
or
crit
eria
rel
ated
to
wai
ver
s fo
r fo
reig
n g
over
nm
ent
ow
ned
org
aniz
atio
ns.
•
See
22
CF
R 2
28
.55 f
or
crit
eria
rel
ated
to
wai
ver
s fo
r o
cean
tra
nsp
ort
atio
n.
•
Wai
ver
s ar
e n
ot
avai
lab
le f
or
air
tran
spo
rtat
ion
. S
ee 4
1 C
FR
30
1 f
or
rule
s o
n
un
avai
lab
ilit
y o
f U
S f
lag c
arri
ers
un
der
th
e “F
ly A
mer
ica”
ru
les.
IMP
OR
TA
NT
: R
efer
enci
ng a
non
-U.S
. m
ak
e or
mod
el i
n a
bu
dget
DO
ES
NO
T c
on
stit
ute
a w
aiv
er.
Th
is g
uid
e is
in
ten
ded
as
a s
um
ma
ry o
nly
. T
he
full
reg
ula
tio
ns
sho
uld
be
con
sult
ed f
or
the
exa
ct l
an
gu
ag
e w
hen
nec
essa
ry.
Qu
esti
on
s? –
Co
nta
ct a
spa
rks@
mer
cyco
rps.
org
Issu
ed b
y:
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Fin
ance
Co
mp
lian
ce a
nd
Tra
inin
g
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e 5
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sio
n:
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6. C
hec
kli
st f
or
US
AID
Sou
rce,
Ori
gin
an
d N
ati
on
ali
ty C
om
pli
an
ce
Ch
eck
list
Qu
esti
on
s G
uid
an
ce
1.
Do t
he
sou
rce,
ori
gin
an
d n
ati
on
ali
ty r
ule
s
ap
ply
to t
he
pu
rch
ase
?
Ap
pli
es t
o U
SA
ID o
nly
(U
S N
GO
s, N
on
-US
NG
Os,
Su
baw
ard
s);
Do
es n
ot
app
ly t
o o
ther
US
G d
ono
rs (
PR
M, U
SD
A)
and
d
oes
no
t ap
ply
on
mat
ch o
r p
rogra
m i
nco
me
– I
f N
O,
sto
p;
if Y
ES
, go
to
Qu
esti
on
2.
See
Sec
tio
n 4
of
this
gu
ide
for
mo
re i
nfo
rmat
ion
on
in
elig
ible
or
rest
rict
ed i
tem
s.
2.
Is t
he
item
an
in
elig
ible
or
res
tric
ted
goo
d?
If Y
ES
, th
e it
em i
s in
elig
ible
, th
en S
TO
P.
You
can
no
t p
urc
has
e th
e it
em w
ith
US
AID
fu
nd
s.
If Y
ES
, th
e it
em i
s re
stri
cted
, th
en d
oes
it
mee
t th
e fo
llo
win
g c
rite
ria:
1
. th
e it
em i
s o
f U
.S.
sou
rce
and
ori
gin
? 2
. th
e it
em h
as b
een
id
enti
fied
in
th
e ap
pro
ved
pro
gra
m d
escr
ipti
on o
r th
e sc
hed
ule
of
the
awar
d (
or
mo
dif
icat
ion
s)?
3.
the
cost
of
the
item
is
incl
ud
ed i
n t
he
app
roved
bu
dget
?
If t
he
answ
er i
s N
O t
o a
ny o
f th
ese
crit
eria
, th
en w
ritt
en p
rio
r ap
pro
val
mu
st b
e so
ugh
t fr
om
th
e A
gre
emen
t O
ffic
er.
If
the
answ
er t
o c
rite
ria
#1
is
NO
, th
en s
eek a
wai
ver
fo
r n
on
-US
So
urc
e an
d
Ori
gin
in
ad
dit
ion
to p
rio
r ap
pro
val
fo
r th
e re
stri
cted
ite
m.
(No
te:
the
two
req
ues
ts c
an b
e co
mb
ined
, b
ut
both
iss
ues
sh
ou
ld b
e o
utl
ined
in
th
e re
qu
est.
) G
o o
n t
o Q
ues
tion
5. (
Qu
esti
on
s 3
& 4
do
no
t ap
ply
fo
r re
stri
cted
or
inel
igib
le i
tem
s.)
If
NO
, go
on
to
Qu
esti
on
3
3.
Wh
at
is t
he
geo
gra
ph
ic c
od
e in
clu
ded
in
th
e
ag
reem
en
t?
F
or
Geo
Co
de
- 93
5
F
or
Geo
Co
de
- 00
0
F
or
Geo
Co
de
- C
oo
per
atin
g C
oun
try
a.
Was
the
item
ma
nu
fact
ure
d i
n t
he
geo
gra
ph
ic c
od
e? (
OR
IGIN
)
It
em c
an b
e m
anu
fact
ure
d i
n a
ny
cou
ntr
y,
exce
pt
a “F
ore
ign
Po
licy
R
estr
icte
d C
oun
try”
(see
Im
po
rtan
t D
efin
itio
ns,
Sec
tio
n 1
, P
age
1)
It
em m
ust
be
man
ufa
ctu
red
in
th
e U
nit
ed S
tate
s on
ly;
If N
O,
go
to
Qu
esti
on
4.
It
em m
ust
be
man
ufa
ctu
red
in
th
e C
oop
erat
ing C
ou
ntr
y;
If
NO
, go
to
Qu
esti
on
4.
b.
Can
th
e it
em
or
serv
ice
be
pu
rch
ase
d i
n
the
geo
gra
ph
ic c
od
e li
sted
in
th
e
ag
reem
en
t? (
SO
UR
CE
)
It
em c
an a
lso
be
pu
rch
ased
fro
m a
ny
cou
ntr
y,
exce
pt
a “F
ore
ign
Po
licy
R
estr
icte
d C
oun
try”
(see
Im
po
rtan
t D
efin
itio
ns,
Sec
tio
n 1
, P
age
1)
It
em m
ust
als
o b
e p
urc
has
ed
in t
he
Un
ited
Sta
tes
on
ly;
If
NO
, go
to
Qu
esti
on
4.
Item
mu
st a
lso
be
pu
rch
ased
in
th
e C
oop
erat
ing C
ou
ntr
y;
If N
O,
go
to
Qu
esti
on
5 -
(“
Loca
l P
rocu
rem
ent”
wil
l not
app
ly i
n t
his
cas
e.)
c.
Wh
at
is t
he
nati
on
ali
ty o
f th
e su
pp
lier
an
d d
oes
th
e su
pp
lier
qu
ali
fy u
nd
er t
he
geo
gra
ph
ic c
od
e? (
NA
TIO
NA
LIT
Y)
T
he
nat
ion
alit
y o
f th
e su
pp
lier
can
be
any c
ou
ntr
y,
exce
pt
a “F
ore
ign
Po
licy
R
estr
icte
d C
oun
try”
(see
Im
po
rtan
t D
efin
itio
ns,
Sec
tio
n 1
, P
age
1)
T
he
nat
ion
alit
y o
f th
e su
pp
lier
m
ust
als
o b
e A
mer
ican
;
If N
O,
go
to
Qu
esti
on
4.
Th
e n
atio
nal
ity o
f th
e su
pp
lier
m
ust
als
o b
e th
at o
f
the
Coo
per
atin
g C
oun
try;
If
NO
, go
to
Qu
esti
on
5 -
(“
Loca
l P
rocu
rem
ent”
wil
l not
app
ly i
n t
his
cas
e.)
Th
is g
uid
e is
in
ten
ded
as
a s
um
ma
ry o
nly
. T
he
full
reg
ula
tio
ns
sho
uld
be
con
sult
ed f
or
the
exa
ct l
an
gu
ag
e w
hen
nec
essa
ry.
Qu
esti
on
s? –
Co
nta
ct a
spa
rks@
mer
cyco
rps.
org
Issu
ed b
y:
HQ
Fin
ance
Co
mp
lian
ce a
nd
Tra
inin
g
Pag
e 6
of
6
Ver
sio
n:
7/0
6
Quick Reference Guide to:
USAID Source, Origin and Nationality Rules
Ch
eck
list
Qu
esti
on
s G
uid
an
ce
4.
If t
he
geo
gra
ph
ic c
od
e is
00
0 a
nd
you
wis
h t
o
pu
rch
ase
ou
tsid
e th
e U
. S
., t
hen
can
th
e
pu
rch
ase
qu
ali
fy a
s “
loca
l p
rocu
rem
en
t”?
T
o q
ual
ify a
s “L
oca
l P
rocu
rem
ent”
: 1
. th
e S
OU
RC
E (
wh
ere
the
bu
sin
ess
is l
oca
ted
) m
ust
be
TH
E C
OO
PE
RA
TIN
G C
OU
NT
RY
, an
d;
2
. th
e N
AT
ION
AL
ITY
of
the
sup
pli
er m
ust
be
TH
E C
OO
PE
RA
TIN
G C
OU
NT
RY
(co
un
try w
her
e th
e p
rogra
m i
s b
ein
g
imp
lem
ente
d).
If
yo
u c
ann
ot
bu
y i
n c
ou
ntr
y,
then
go
to
Qu
esti
on
5.
You
mu
st g
et a
wai
ver
to
pu
rch
ase
ou
tsid
e th
e geo
gra
ph
ic c
od
e.
Wh
en
Go
od
s
can
be
bo
ug
ht
in:
An
d G
ood
s w
ere
ma
nu
fact
ure
d i
n:
Loca
l P
rocu
rem
en
t is
all
ow
ed w
hen
:
Co
op.
Cou
ntr
y
Un
ited
Sta
tes
Tra
nsa
ctio
n d
oes
no
t ex
ceed
$10
0,0
00
Co
op.
Cou
ntr
y
93
5
Tra
nsa
ctio
n d
oes
no
t ex
ceed
$5,0
00
Co
op.
Cou
ntr
y
Item
s w
hic
h c
an o
nly
be
pra
ctic
ally
pu
rch
ased
lo
call
y s
uch
as
fuel
, n
ewsp
aper
s, e
tc.
a.
Loca
l P
rocu
rem
en
t fo
r G
OO
DS
If c
rite
ria
can
no
t b
e m
et,
then
go
on
to
Qu
esti
on 5
. Y
ou
mu
st g
et a
wai
ver
to
pu
rch
ase
ou
tsid
e th
e geo
gra
ph
ic c
od
e.
Wh
en
Ser
vic
es
can
be
bo
ug
ht
in:
An
d T
yp
e of
Ser
vic
e is
: L
oca
l P
rocu
rem
en
t is
all
ow
ed w
hen
:
Co
op.
Cou
ntr
y
Pro
fess
ion
al S
ervic
es
Co
ntr
act
is e
stim
ated
no
t to
exce
ed $
250
,00
0
Co
op.
Cou
ntr
y
Co
nst
ruct
ion
Co
ntr
acts
C
on
trac
t (i
ncl
ud
ing m
ater
ials
) is
est
imat
ed n
ot
to e
xce
ed $
5 m
illi
on
Co
op.
Cou
ntr
y
Fix
ed-P
rice
C
on
stru
ctio
n
Pri
me
con
trac
tor
may
pro
cure
lo
call
y p
rod
uce
d g
ood
s an
d s
ervic
es u
nd
er
sub
con
trac
ts (
up t
o a
ny v
alu
e)
Co
op.
Cou
ntr
y
Ser
vic
es w
hic
h a
re o
nly
pra
ctic
ally
pu
rch
ased
lo
call
y s
uch
as
uti
liti
es,
ren
tals
, co
mm
un
icat
ion
s,
mai
nte
nan
ce s
ervic
es,
etc.
b.
Loca
l P
rocu
rem
en
t fo
r S
ER
VIC
ES
If c
rite
ria
can
no
t b
e m
et,
then
go
on
to
Qu
esti
on 5
. Y
ou
mu
st g
et a
wai
ver
to
pu
rch
ase
ou
tsid
e th
e geo
gra
ph
ic c
od
e.
5.
If n
o e
xce
pti
on
s q
uali
fy,
can
I g
et a
waiv
er?
•
Wh
en t
he
pu
rch
ase
mu
st b
e m
ade
ou
tsid
e o
f th
e re
qu
ired
geo
gra
ph
ic c
od
e o
r o
uts
ide
the
U.S
. fo
r a
rest
rict
ed i
tem
an
d
no
exce
pti
on
s ar
e av
aila
ble
, a
wai
ver
req
ues
t m
ay b
e su
bm
itte
d t
o a
uth
ori
ze t
he
pu
rch
ase.
•
Wai
ver
s re
qu
ests
mu
st b
e ap
pro
ved
by t
he
Agre
emen
t O
ffic
er.
(CT
Os
do
no
t h
ave
the
auth
ori
ty t
o a
pp
rove
wai
ver
s.)
•
AL
L W
AIV
ER
S M
US
T B
E I
N W
RIT
ING
OR
WR
ITT
EN
IN
TO
TH
E G
RA
NT
AG
RE
EM
EN
T.
(M
enti
on
ing t
he
no
n-U
.S.
mak
e an
d m
od
el i
n t
he
bu
dget
do
es n
ot
con
stit
ute
a w
aiv
er.)
•
See
th
e D
igit
al L
ibra
ry f
or
sam
ple
wai
ver
req
ues
ts.
See
Sec
tio
n 5
of
this
gu
ide
for
just
ific
atio
n c
rite
ria.
IMP
OR
TA
NT
:
Ple
ase
no
te t
hat
th
e A
-12
2 C
ost
Pri
nci
ple
s (a
sep
arat
e se
t o
f re
gu
lati
on
s w
hic
h a
pply
to
all
US
G f
un
ds
exce
pt
US
DA
) m
ay a
lso
req
uir
e so
me
item
s to
rec
eiv
e p
rio
r ap
pro
val
. T
his
req
uir
emen
t is
sep
arat
e fr
om
th
e so
urc
e, o
rigin
an
d n
atio
nal
ity r
ule
s o
r th
e re
stri
cted
go
od
s ru
les
(wh
ich
are
US
AID
on
ly).
F
or
mo
re i
nfo
rmat
ion
, se
e th
e M
ercy
Co
rps
“Qu
ick
Ref
eren
ce G
uid
e to
th
e A
-12
2 C
ost
Pri
nci
ple
s” a
vai
lab
le o
n t
he
Dig
ital
Lib
rary
.
On
e cl
ass
of
item
s w
hic
h w
ou
ld a
lso
req
uir
e p
rio
r ap
pro
val
acc
ord
ing t
o A
-12
2 i
s: E
qu
ipm
ent
and
Cap
ital
Exp
end
itu
res
(an i
tem
>$
5k a
nd
1 y
ear
use
ful
life
), i
ncl
ud
ing v
ehic
les.
R
equ
ests
fo
r p
rio
r ap
pro
val
req
uir
ed b
y A
-12
2 a
re a
lso
dir
ecte
d t
o t
he
Agre
emen
t O
ffic
er a
nd
may
be
com
bin
ed w
ith
wai
ver
req
ues
ts o
r ap
pro
val
s o
f re
stri
cted
ite
ms.