FAR and DFARS › FAR Part 46: Quality Assurance › Subpart 46.3
FAR 46.312 Construction contracts.
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 Inspection of Construction clause in construction solicitations and contracts. For fixed-price construction contracts expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold, the clause must be inserted; below that threshold, it may be inserted if in the Government's interest. It matters because it determines whether your construction contract will contain that inspection clause.
Applies to: Contracting officers handling fixed-price construction solicitations and contracts
What it requires
- Insert the clause at 52.246-12, Inspection of Construction, in solicitations and contracts for construction when a fixed-price contract is contemplated and the contract amount is expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold.
Key terms: 52.246-12, Inspection of Construction · fixed-price contract · simplified acquisition threshold · construction
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The text
The contracting officer shall insert the clause at 52.246-12, Inspection of Construction, in solicitations and contracts for construction when a fixed-price contract is contemplated and the contract amount is expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold. The contracting officer may insert the clause in such solicitations and contracts when the contract amount is expected to be at or below the simplified acquisition threshold, and its use is in the Government's interest.
Sections it refers to
- 52.246-12 Inspection of Construction.
Sections that refer to it
- 52.246-12 Inspection of Construction.
← 46.311 Higher-level contract quality requirement. · 46.313 Contracts for dismantling, demolition, or removal of improvements. →
Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Plain words for the terms: glossary.