48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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13 sections with “Specifications and Drawings for Construction”

  • FAR 52.236-21 Specifications and Drawings for Construction.
    As prescribed in 36.521, insert the following clause: Specifications and Drawings for Construction (FEB 1997) (a) The Contractor shall keep on the work site a copy of the drawings and specifications and shall at all times give the Contrac…
  • FAR 36.521 Specifications and drawings for construction.
    The contracting officer shall insert the clause at 52.236-21, Specifications and Drawings for Construction, in solicitations and contracts when a fixed-price construction contract or a fixed-price dismantling, demolition, or removal of impr…
  • DFARS 252.227-7023 Drawings and other data to become property of Government.
    …awings and Other Data to Become Property of Government (MAR 1979) All designs, drawings, specifications, notes and other works developed in the performance of this contract shall become the sole property of the Government and may be used o…
  • FAR 52.243-2 Changes—Cost-Reimbursement.
    …al scope of this contract in any one or more of the following: (1) Drawings, designs, or specifications when the supplies to be furnished are to be specially manufactured for the Government in accordance with the drawings, designs, or spec…
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    … consultations, comprehensive planning, program management, conceptual designs, plans and specifications, value engineering, construction phase services, soils engineering, drawing reviews, preparation of operating and maintenance manuals, …
  • DFARS 236.570 Additional provisions and clauses.
    …000, Modification Proposals-Price Breakdown; and (2) 252.236-7001, Contract Drawings and Specifications. (b) Use the following provisions and clauses in fixed-price construction contracts and solicitations as applicable— (1) 252.236-7002…
  • FAR 36.102 Definitions.
    …mental, structural, electrical, mechanical, and fire protection), producing the technical specifications and drawings, and preparing the construction cost estimate. Design-bid-build means the traditional delivery method where design and co…
  • FAR 7.103 Agency-head responsibilities.
    … (c) Ensuring that acquisition planners address the requirement to specify needs, develop specifications, and to solicit offers in such a manner to promote and provide for full and open competition with due regard to the nature of the suppl…
  • FAR 15.404-4 Profit.
    …r the estimated cost and fee for production and delivery of designs, plans, drawings, and specifications shall not exceed 6 percent of the estimated cost of construction of the public work or utility, excluding fees. (C) For other cost-plu…
  • DFARS 236.606-70 Statutory fee limitation.
    …fee) for architect-engineer services for the preparation of designs, plans, drawings, and specifications to 10 percent of the project's estimated construction cost. (b) The 10 percent limit also applies to contract modifications, including…
  • FAR 13.003 Policy.
    …onic commerce when practicable and cost-effective (see Subpart 4.5). Drawings and lengthy specifications can be provided off-line in hard copy or through other appropriate means. (g) Authorized individuals shall make purchases in the simpl…
  • FAR 52.236-4 Physical Data.
    …by the Contractor. (a) The indications of physical conditions on the drawings and in the specifications are the result of site investigations by ____ [insert a description of investigational methods used, such as surveys, auger borings, co…
  • DFARS 252.227-7022 Government rights (unlimited).
    …imited) (MAR 1979) The Government shall have unlimited rights, in all drawings, designs, specifications, notes and other works developed in the performance of this contract, including the right to use same on any other Government design or…

FAR (chapter 1)

DFARS (chapter 2, Defense)

Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Rule changes in progress: FAR, DFARS. Terms: glossary.