FAR and DFARS › FAR Part 36: Construction and Architect-engineer Contracts › Subpart 36.7
FAR 36.700 Scope of subpart.
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 subpart explains that it contains requirements for using standard and optional forms from FAR Part 53 when contracting for construction, architect-engineer services, or dismantling, demolition, or removal of improvements. It matters to contractors because it tells them which forms are involved in these types of contracts. A list of the Standard forms is in subpart 53.3.
Applies to: Contracting for construction, architect-engineer services, or dismantling, demolition, or removal of improvements
Key terms: standard forms · optional forms · construction · architect-engineer services · dismantling, demolition, or removal of improvements
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The text
This subpart sets forth requirements for the use of standard and optional forms, prescribed in part 53, for contracting for construction, architect-engineer services, or dismantling, demolition, or removal of improvements. A listing of the Standard forms is located in subpart 53.3.
← 36.609-4 Requirements for registration of designers. · 36.701 Standard and optional forms for use in contracting for construction or dismantling, demolition, or removal of improvements. →
Rule changes for FAR Part 36
- Federal Acquisition Regulation: Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation Overhaul Parts 14, 28, 36, and 52 ↗ · proposed 2026-09-18 · comments due 2026-10-19
- Federal Acquisition Regulation: Inflation Adjustment of Acquisition-Related Thresholds ↗ · final rule 2025-08-27 · effective 2025-10-01
- Federal Acquisition Regulation; Technical Amendments ↗ · final rule 2024-12-16 · effective 2025-01-03
- Federal Acquisition Regulation: Inflation Adjustment of Acquisition-Related Thresholds ↗ · proposed 2024-11-29 · comments due 2025-01-28
- Federal Acquisition Regulation: Prohibition on the Use of Reverse Auctions for Complex, Specialized, or Substantial Design and Construction Services ↗ · proposed 2024-08-29 · comments due 2024-10-28
- Federal Acquisition Regulation: Sustainable Procurement ↗ · final rule 2024-04-22 · effective 2024-05-22
Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Plain words for the terms: glossary.