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FAR and DFARS › FAR Part 36: Construction and Architect-engineer Contracts › Subpart 36.5

FAR 36.506 Superintendence by the contractor.

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 Superintendence by the Contractor clause (52.236-6) in solicitations and contracts. It is required for fixed-price construction or dismantling, demolition, or removal of improvements contracts expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold, and optional at or below that threshold. It matters because it determines whether your contract will contain that clause.

Applies to: Contracting officers awarding fixed-price construction or dismantling, demolition, or removal of improvements contracts

What it requires

  • Insert the clause at 52.236-6 in solicitations and contracts when a fixed-price construction contract or a fixed-price dismantling, demolition, or removal of improvements contract is contemplated and the contract amount is expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold

Key terms: Superintendence by the Contractor · 52.236-6 · simplified acquisition threshold · fixed-price construction contract · dismantling, demolition, or removal of improvements

Written by AI from this section's text. A guide, not legal advice: the text below rules.

The text

The contracting officer shall insert the clause at 52.236-6, Superintendence by the Contractor, in solicitations and contracts when a fixed-price construction contract or a fixed-price dismantling, demolition, or removal of improvements contract is contemplated and the contract amount is expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold. The contracting officer may insert the clause in solicitations and contracts when a fixed-price construction or a fixed-price contract for dismantling, demolition, or removal of improvements is contemplated and the contract amount is expected to be at or below the simplified acquisition threshold.

Sections it refers to

  • 52.236-6 Superintendence by the Contractor.

Sections that refer to it

  • 52.236-6 Superintendence by the Contractor.

← 36.505 Material and workmanship. · 36.507 Permits and responsibilities. →

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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