Negotiation of a Reciprocal Defense Procurement Agreement With the Federative Republic of Brazil, 62554 [2023-19604]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Defense Acquisition Regulations
System
Negotiation of a Reciprocal Defense
Procurement Agreement With the
Federative Republic of Brazil
Defense Acquisition
Regulations System, Department of
Defense (DoD).
ACTION: Notice and request for public
comments.
AGENCY:
On behalf of the U.S.
Government, DoD is contemplating
negotiating and concluding a new
Reciprocal Defense Procurement
Agreement with the Federative Republic
of Brazil. DoD is requesting industry
feedback regarding its experience in
public defense procurements conducted
by or on behalf of the Brazilian Ministry
of Defence or Armed Forces.
DATES: Comments must be received by
October 12, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments by email
to jeffrey.c.grover.civ@mail.mil.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Jeff Grover, telephone +1–703–380–
9783.
SUMMARY:
DoD has
concluded Reciprocal Defense
Procurement (RDP) Agreements with 28
qualifying countries, as defined in the
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation
Supplement (DFARS) 225.003, at the
level of the Secretary of Defense and his
counterpart. The purpose of an RDP
Agreement is to promote rationalization,
standardization, interchangeability, and
interoperability of conventional defense
equipment with allies and other friendly
governments. These Agreements
provide a framework for ongoing
communication regarding market access
and procurement matters that enhance
effective defense cooperation.
RDP Agreements generally include
language by which the Parties agree that
their defense procurements will be
conducted in accordance with certain
implementing procedures. These
procedures relate to—
• Publication of notices of proposed
purchases;
• The content and availability of
solicitations for proposed purchases;
• Notification to each unsuccessful
offeror;
• Feedback, upon request, to
unsuccessful offerors concerning the
reasons they were not allowed to
participate in a procurement or were not
awarded a contract; and
• Provision for the hearing and
review of complaints arising in
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connection with any phase of the
procurement process to ensure that, to
the extent possible, complaints are
equitably and expeditiously resolved.
Based on the Agreement, each country
affords the other country certain
benefits on a reciprocal basis consistent
with national laws and regulations. The
benefits that the United States accords
to the products of qualifying countries
include—
• Offers of qualifying country end
products are evaluated without applying
the price differentials otherwise
required by the Buy American statute
and the Balance of Payments Program;
• The chemical warfare protection
clothing restrictions in 10 U.S.C. 4862
and the specialty metals restriction in
10 U.S.C. 4863 do not apply to products
manufactured in a qualifying country;
and
• Customs, taxes, and duties are
waived for qualifying country end
products and components of defense
procurements.
If DoD (for the U.S. Government)
concludes a new RDP Agreement with
the Federative Republic of Brazil and
DoD executes a blanket public interest
determination, as intended, Brazil will
be listed as one of the qualifying
countries at DFARS 225.872–1(a).
While DoD is evaluating Brazil’s laws
and regulations in this area, DoD would
benefit from U.S. industry’s experience
in participating in Brazilian public
defense procurements. DoD is, therefore,
asking U.S. firms that have participated
or attempted to participate in
procurements by or on behalf of Brazil’s
Ministry of Defence and Armed Forces
to let us know if the procurements were
conducted with transparency, integrity,
fairness, and due process in accordance
with published procedures, and if not,
the nature of the problems encountered.
DoD is also interested in comments
relating to the degree of reciprocity that
exists between the United States and
Brazil when it comes to the openness of
defense procurements to offers of
products from the other country.
Further, DoD would like to understand
the degree to which U.S. industry feels
that it would have equal and
proportional access to the Brazilian
defense market as Brazil would have
under an RDP Agreement.
Jennifer D. Johnson,
Editor/Publisher, Defense Acquisition
Regulations System.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Defense Acquisition Regulations System
Negotiation of a Reciprocal Defense Procurement Agreement With
the Federative Republic of Brazil
AGENCY: Defense Acquisition Regulations System, Department of Defense
(DoD).
ACTION: Notice and request for public comments.
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SUMMARY: On behalf of the U.S. Government, DoD is contemplating
negotiating and concluding a new Reciprocal Defense Procurement
Agreement with the Federative Republic of Brazil. DoD is requesting
industry feedback regarding its experience in public defense
procurements conducted by or on behalf of the Brazilian Ministry of
Defence or Armed Forces.
DATES: Comments must be received by October 12, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments by email to [email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Jeff Grover, telephone +1-703-380-
9783.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DoD has concluded Reciprocal Defense
Procurement (RDP) Agreements with 28 qualifying countries, as defined
in the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS)
225.003, at the level of the Secretary of Defense and his counterpart.
The purpose of an RDP Agreement is to promote rationalization,
standardization, interchangeability, and interoperability of
conventional defense equipment with allies and other friendly
governments. These Agreements provide a framework for ongoing
communication regarding market access and procurement matters that
enhance effective defense cooperation.
RDP Agreements generally include language by which the Parties
agree that their defense procurements will be conducted in accordance
with certain implementing procedures. These procedures relate to--
Publication of notices of proposed purchases;
The content and availability of solicitations for proposed
purchases;
Notification to each unsuccessful offeror;
Feedback, upon request, to unsuccessful offerors
concerning the reasons they were not allowed to participate in a
procurement or were not awarded a contract; and
Provision for the hearing and review of complaints arising
in connection with any phase of the procurement process to ensure that,
to the extent possible, complaints are equitably and expeditiously
resolved.
Based on the Agreement, each country affords the other country
certain benefits on a reciprocal basis consistent with national laws
and regulations. The benefits that the United States accords to the
products of qualifying countries include--
Offers of qualifying country end products are evaluated
without applying the price differentials otherwise required by the Buy
American statute and the Balance of Payments Program;
The chemical warfare protection clothing restrictions in
10 U.S.C. 4862 and the specialty metals restriction in 10 U.S.C. 4863
do not apply to products manufactured in a qualifying country; and
Customs, taxes, and duties are waived for qualifying
country end products and components of defense procurements.
If DoD (for the U.S. Government) concludes a new RDP Agreement with
the Federative Republic of Brazil and DoD executes a blanket public
interest determination, as intended, Brazil will be listed as one of
the qualifying countries at DFARS 225.872-1(a).
While DoD is evaluating Brazil's laws and regulations in this area,
DoD would benefit from U.S. industry's experience in participating in
Brazilian public defense procurements. DoD is, therefore, asking U.S.
firms that have participated or attempted to participate in
procurements by or on behalf of Brazil's Ministry of Defence and Armed
Forces to let us know if the procurements were conducted with
transparency, integrity, fairness, and due process in accordance with
published procedures, and if not, the nature of the problems
encountered.
DoD is also interested in comments relating to the degree of
reciprocity that exists between the United States and Brazil when it
comes to the openness of defense procurements to offers of products
from the other country. Further, DoD would like to understand the
degree to which U.S. industry feels that it would have equal and
proportional access to the Brazilian defense market as Brazil would
have under an RDP Agreement.
Jennifer D. Johnson,
Editor/Publisher, Defense Acquisition Regulations System.
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