FAR and DFARS › DFARS Part 236: Construction and Architect-engineer Contracts › Subpart 236.1
DFARS 236.102 Definitions.
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 defines three terms used in DFARS Part 236: construction activity, Marshallese firm, and United States firm. It matters because these definitions determine how the military construction rules in this part apply to contractors.
Applies to: DoD military construction contracting
Key terms: construction activity · Marshallese firm · United States firm
Written by AI from this section's text. A guide, not legal advice: the text below rules.
The text
Construction activity means an activity at any organizational level of the DoD that—
(1) Is responsible for the architectural, engineering, and other related technical aspects of the planning, design, and construction of facilities; and
(2) Receives its technical guidance from the Army Office of the Chief of Engineers, Naval Facilities Engineering Command, or Air Force Directorate of Civil Engineering.
Marshallese firm is defined in the provision at 252.236-7012, Military Construction on Kwajalein Atoll—Evaluation Preference.
United States firm is defined in the provisions at 252.236-7010, Overseas Military Construction-Preference for United States Firms, and 252.236-7011, Overseas Architect-Engineer Services-Restriction to United States firms.
Sections it refers to
- 252.236-7012 Military construction on Kwajalein Atoll—evaluation preference.
- 252.236-7010 Overseas military construction—Preference for United States firms.
- 252.236-7011 Overseas architect-engineer services—Restriction to United States firms.
236.203 Government estimate of construction costs. →
Rule changes for DFARS Part 236
- Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Inflation Adjustment of Acquisition-Related Thresholds (DFARS Case 2024-D002) ↗ · final rule 2025-08-25 · effective 2025-10-01
- Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Inflation Adjustment of Acquisition-Related Thresholds (DFARS Case 2024-D002) ↗ · proposed 2025-01-17 · comments due 2025-03-18
- Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Architect and Engineering Service Fees (DFARS Case 2024-D019); Delay of Effective Date ↗ · final rule 2024-07-30 · effective 2024-09-16
- Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Architect and Engineering Service Fees (DFARS Case 2024-D019) ↗ · final rule 2024-06-27 · effective 2024-08-26
Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Plain words for the terms: glossary.