# 225.7503 225.7503 Contract clauses.
Unless the entire acquisition is exempt from the Balance of Payments Program—
(a) Use the basic or an alternate of 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, 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 $13,296,489 unless 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 $6,708,000 or 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)).
[79 FR 65818, Nov. 5, 2014, as amended at 80 FR 81471, Dec. 30, 2015; 82 FR 61483, Dec. 28, 2017; 84 FR 72247, Dec. 31, 2019; 86 FR 74377, Dec. 30, 2021; 88 FR 6584, Jan. 31, 2023; 89 FR 11955, Feb. 15, 2024; 89 FR 20873, Mar. 26, 2024]