(a) The contracting officer shall insert the provision at 952.211-70, Priorities and Allocations (Atomic Energy), in solicitations that will result in the placement of rated orders for authorized DOE atomic energy programs.

(b) The contracting officer shall insert the clause at 952.211-71, Priorities and Allocations (Atomic Energy), in contracts that are placed in support of authorized DOE atomic energy programs.

(c) The use of the provisions at 952.211-70 and the clause at 952.211-71 is optional for industrial delivery orders of $5,000 or less.