[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 48, Volume 3]
[Revised as of October 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 48CFR225.870-4]

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            TITLE 48--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM
 
                    CHAPTER 2--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
 
PART 225--FOREIGN ACQUISITION--Table of Contents
 
     Subpart 225.8--Other International Agreements and Coordination
 
Sec. 225.870-4  Contracting procedures.

    (a) Award individual contracts covering purchases from suppliers 
located in Canada, except for those in 225.870-1(c)(1) through (4), to 
the Canadian Commercial Corporation, 11th Floor, 50 O'Connor Street, 
Ontario, Canada, K1A-0S6.
    (b) Direct communication with the Canadian supplier is authorized 
and encouraged in connection with all technical aspects of the contract; 
provided, that the Corporation's approval is obtained on any matters 
involving changes to the contract.
    (c) Identify in the contract, the type of currency, i.e., U.S. or 
Canadian. Contracts that provide for payment in Canadian currency shall 
quote the contract price in terms of Canadian dollars and shall identify 
the amount by the initials CN; e.g., $1,647.23CN. The contract shall 
clearly indicate on its face the U.S./Canadian conversion rate at the 
time of award and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the Canadian dollar 
contract amount.

[56 FR 36367, July 31, 1991, as amended at 57 FR 42630, Sept. 15, 1992]