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WTO GPA threshold — supplies and services

$174,000was $183,000 until 23 Feb 2024

Citation
FAR 25.402(b)
Last moved
23 February 2024, from $183,000
Checked
2 November 2026, against the codified FAR and, where it leads the FAR, the statute
Note
Went down from $183,000 in February 2024 and was left unchanged in the March 2026 update. Trade agreement thresholds are re-set on a two-year cycle, separately from the FAR inflation adjustment, and follow exchange rates.

A supply acquisition by an agency listed under the WTO Government Procurement Agreement. At or above what estimated value does the GPA apply?

$174,000 (FAR 25.402(b)), as of 2 November 2026. It was $183,000 until it moved on 23 February 2024.

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