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FAR and DFARS › FAR Part 36: Construction and Architect-engineer Contracts › Subpart 36.3

FAR 36.302 Scope of work.

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 requires the agency to create a scope of work that defines the project and states the Government's requirements. The scope of work may include criteria, preliminary design, budget parameters, and schedule or delivery requirements. If the agency contracts out the development of the scope of work, it must follow the procedures in subpart 36.6.

Applies to: Agencies developing a scope of work for a project

What it requires

  • Develop a scope of work that defines the project and states the Government's requirements
  • Use the procedures in subpart 36.6 if contracting for development of the scope of work

Key terms: scope of work · project · Government's requirements · criteria · preliminary design

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The text

The agency shall develop, either in-house or by contract, a scope of work that defines the project and states the Government's requirements. The scope of work may include criteria and preliminary design, budget parameters, and schedule or delivery requirements. If the agency contracts for development of the scope of work, the procedures in subpart 36.6 shall be used.

← 36.301 Use of two-phase design-build selection procedures. · 36.303 Procedures. →

Rule changes for FAR Part 36

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

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