1. Subject to Annexes 1002.1 through 1002.7, this Chapter applies to any measure regarding the procurement of goods or services or any combination thereof, by any entity listed in Annex 1002.1 (Federal Government Entities), Annex 1002.3 (Government Enterprises) and, when completed, Annex 1002.2 (State and Provincial Government Entities), where the value of the contract to be awarded is estimated, at the time of publication of a notice in accordance with Article 1010 (Invitation to Participate), to equal or exceed the applicable threshold as set forth in paragraph 3.
2. Where the contract to be awarded by the entity is not covered by this Chapter, this Chapter shall not be construed to cover any good or service component of that contract. However, no Party shall prepare, design or otherwise structure any procurement contract in order to avoid the obligations of this Chapter.
3. Subject to Annex 1002-A, the applicable thresholds in U.S. dollars are:
(a) for entities listed in Annex 1002.1 (Federal Government
Entities),
(i) $50,000 for goods contracts,
(ii) $50,000 for services contracts, except for
construction services contracts, and
(iii) $6.5 million for construction services
contracts; and
(b) for entities listed in Annex 1002.3 (Government
Enterprises)
(i) $250,000 for goods contracts,
(ii) $250,000 for services contracts, except for
construction services contracts, and