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

FAR 36.511 Use and possession prior to completion.

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 Use and Possession Prior to Completion clause in construction solicitations and contracts. For fixed-price construction contracts expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold, the clause must be inserted; for those at or below the threshold, it may be inserted. This matters because it determines whether your contract will contain this clause.

Applies to: Contracting officers handling fixed-price construction contracts

What it requires

  • Insert the clause at 52.236-11 in solicitations and contracts when a fixed-price construction contract is contemplated and the award amount is expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold

Key terms: Use and Possession Prior to Completion · 52.236-11 · fixed-price construction contract · simplified acquisition threshold

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The text

The contracting officer shall insert the clause at 52.236-11, Use and Possession Prior to Completion, in solicitations and contracts when a fixed-price construction contract is contemplated and the contract award amount is expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold. This clause may be inserted in solicitations and contracts when the contract amount is expected to be at or below the simplified acquisition threshold.

Sections it refers to

  • 52.236-11 Use and Possession Prior to Completion.

Sections that refer to it

  • 52.236-11 Use and Possession Prior to Completion.

← 36.510 Operations and storage areas. · 36.512 Cleaning up. →

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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