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.
Text
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
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Sections cited
- DFARS 252.225-7044 Balance of Payments Program—Construction Material
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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