225.7503  Contract clauses.

7. Revise section 225.7503 to read as follows:

225.7503  Contract clauses.

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

(a)

(1) Use the clause at 252.225-7044, Balance of Payments Program--Construction Material, in solicitations and contracts for construction to be performed outside the United States with a value greater than the simplified acquisition threshold but less than $7,804,000.

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

(b)

(1) Use 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 a value of $7,804,000 or more, except as provided in 225.7503(b)(4).

(2) For acquisitions with a value of $7,804,000 or more, but less than $9,110,318, use the clause with its Alternate I, unless the acquisition is in support of operations in Afghanistan, use the clause with its Alternate III.

(3) If the acquisition is for construction with a value of more than $8,817,449 or more and is in support of operations in Afghanistan, use the clause with its Alternate II.

(4) If the acquisition is for construction with a value of $7,443,000 or more, but less than $8,817,449, and is in support of operations in Afghanistan, use the clause with its Alternate III.