DFARS 225.7503 Contract clauses

Section Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement

Facts

Citation
DFARS 225.7503
Type
Section
Supplements
FAR Part 25 Foreign Acquisition
Last amended
89 FR 20871 Effective Mar 26, 2024
Text as of
DFARS Change May 7, 2026
Official text
acquisition.gov

Text from acquisition.gov. Federal Register history from the Federal Register's records of the rules that amended this section.

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Unless the entire acquisition is exempt from the Balance of Payments Program—

(a) Use the basic or an alternate of the clause at , Balance of Payments Program—Construction Material, in solicitations and contracts for construction to be performed outside the United States, including acquisitions of commercial products or commercial components, with an estimated value greater than the simplified acquisition threshold but less than $6,708,000.

(1) Use the basic clause unless the acquisition is in support of operations in Afghanistan.

(2) Use the alternate I clause if the acquisition is in support of operations in Afghanistan.

(3) Use the alternate II clause in lieu of the basic clause if an alternate domestic content threshold will apply to the entire period of performance as approved by the senior procurement executive (see 225.101(d)), unless the acquisition is in support of operations in Afghanistan.

(4) Use the alternate III clause in lieu of the alternate I clause if—

(i) The acquisition is in support of operations in Afghanistan; and

(ii) An alternate domestic content threshold will apply to the entire period of performance as approved by the senior procurement executive (see 225.101(d)).

(b) Use the basic or an alternate of the clause at 252.225-7045, Balance of Payments Program—Construction Material Under Trade Agreements, in solicitations and contracts for construction to be performed outside the United States with an estimated value of $6,708,000 or more, including acquisitions of commercial products or commercial components.

(1) Use the basic clause in solicitations and contracts with an estimated value of $13,296,489 or more, unless the acquisition is in support of operations in Afghanistan.

(2) Use the alternate I clause in solicitations and contracts with an estimated value of $6,708,000 or more, but less than $13,296,489unless the acquisition is in support of operations in Afghanistan.

(3) Use the alternate II clause in solicitations and contracts with an estimated value of $13,296,489 or more and is in support of operations in Afghanistan.

(4) Use the alternate III clause in solicitations and contracts with an estimated value of $6,708,000or more, but less than $13,296,489, and is in support of operations in Afghanistan.

(5) Use the alternate IV clause in lieu of the basic clause in solicitations and contracts, unless the acquisition is in support of operations in Afghanistan, when—

(i) The estimated value is $13,296,489 or more; and

(ii) An alternate domestic content threshold will apply to the entire period of performance as approved by the senior procurement executive (see 225.101(d)).

(6) Use the alternate V clause in lieu of the alternate I clause in solicitations and contracts, unless the acquisition is in support of operations in Afghanistan, when—

(i) The estimated value is $6,708,000 or more, but less than $13,296,489; and

(ii) An alternate domestic content threshold will apply to the entire period of performance as approved by the senior procurement executive (see 225.101(d)).

(7) Use the alternate VI clause in lieu of the alternate II clause in solicitations and contracts when—

(i) The estimated value is $13,296,489 or more;

(ii) The acquisition is in support of operations in Afghanistan; and

(iii) An alternate domestic content threshold will apply to the entire period of performance as approved by the senior procurement executive (see 225.101(d)).

(8) Use the alternate VII clause in lieu of the alternate III clause in solicitations and contracts when—

(i) The estimated value is $6,708,000 or more but less than $13,296,489;

(ii) The acquisition is in support of operations in Afghanistan; and

(iii) An alternate domestic content threshold will apply to the entire period of performance as approved by the senior procurement executive (see 225.101(d)).

Federal Register history

Final rule Published Effective
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Trade Agreements Thresholds (DFARS Case 2023-D023) 89 FR 20871 · Docket DARS-2024-0008
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: DFARS Buy American Act Requirements (DFARS Case 2022-D019) 89 FR 11950 · Docket DARS-2023-0024
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Definition of “Commercial Item” (DFARS Case 2018-D066) 88 FR 6578 · Docket DARS-2022-0004
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Trade Agreements Thresholds (DFARS Case 2022-D003) 86 FR 74375 · Docket DARS-2021-0026
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Trade Agreements Thresholds (DFARS Case 2019-D035) 84 FR 72245 · Docket DARS-2019-0069
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Trade Agreements Thresholds (DFARS Case 2018-D001) 82 FR 61481 · Docket DARS-2017-0017
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Trade Agreements Thresholds (DFARS Case 2016-D003) 80 FR 81470 · Docket DARS-2015-0066
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Clauses With Alternates-Foreign Acquisition (DFARS Case 2013-D005) 79 FR 65816 · 0750-AH94
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Trade Agreements Thresholds (DFARS Case 2012-D005) 77 FR 4630 · 0750-AH50
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Technical Amendments 76 FR 3536
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Foreign Participation in Acquisitions in Support of Operations in Afghanistan (DFARS Case 2009-D012) 75 FR 81915 · 0750-AG80
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Trade Agreements Thresholds (DFARS Case 2009-D040) 75 FR 32637 · 0750-AG59
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Trade Agreements-New Thresholds (DFARS Case 2007-D023) 73 FR 4115 · 0750-AF89
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Trade Agreements Thresholds and Morocco Free Trade Agreement (DFARS Case 2005-D017) 71 FR 9269 · 0750-AF29
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Free Trade Agreements-Chile and Singapore 69 FR 1926 · DFARS Case 2003-D088
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Trade Agreements Thresholds-Construction 67 FR 49256 · DFARS Case 2002-D011 Not on record
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Balance of Payments Program 67 FR 20693 · DFARS Case 2000-D020 Not on record
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Quick answers

What is DFARS 225.7503?

DFARS 225.7503 is a section of the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement, titled "Contract clauses".

When was DFARS 225.7503 last changed?

The most recent final rule on record is "Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Trade Agreements Thresholds (DFARS Case 2023-D023)" (89 FR 20871), published Mar 26, 2024 and effective Mar 26, 2024.

Are changes to DFARS 225.7503 proposed?

No proposed rule from the last 3 years is waiting on a final rule.

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