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FAR and DFARS › DFARS Part 211: Describing Agency Needs › Subpart 211.5

DFARS 211.503 Contract clauses.

The codified text (eCFR, as of 2026-10-02). Under the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul ↗, agencies follow class deviations with new text for many parts while the formal rules go through the Federal Register: check the solicitation and your contract's clauses, which rule.

In plain English

This section tells contracting officers when to include the Liquidated Damages—Construction clause in construction contracts. It matters to contractors because it shows when a contract may carry liquidated damages for construction delays, and when that clause is optional or not used.

Applies to: Construction contracts and the contracting officers who award them

Key terms: Liquidated Damages—Construction · construction contracts · cost-plus-fixed-fee contracts · contractor cannot control the pace of the work

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The text

(b) Use the clause at FAR 52.211-12, Liquidated Damages—Construction, in all construction contracts exceeding $900,000, except cost-plus-fixed-fee contracts or contracts where the contractor cannot control the pace of the work. Use of the clause in contracts of $900,000 or less is optional.

Sections it refers to

Sections that refer to it

← 211.500 Scope. · 211.602 General. →

Rule changes for DFARS Part 211

Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Plain words for the terms: glossary.

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