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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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37 sections with “construction specifications”

  • FAR 36.521 Specifications and drawings for construction.
    …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 improvem…
  • 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 36.202 Specifications.
    (a) Construction specifications shall conform to the requirements in part 11 of this regulation. (b) Whenever possible, contracting officers shall ensure that references in specifications are to widely recognized standards or specification…
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …eans the acquiring by contract with appropriated funds of supplies or services (including construction) by and for the use of the Federal Government through purchase or lease, whether the supplies or services are already in existence or mus…
  • FAR 36.102 Definitions.
    As used in this part— Contract is intended to refer to a contract for construction or a contract for architect-engineer services, unless another meaning is clearly intended. Design means defining the construction requirement (including th…
  • DFARS 236.570 Additional provisions and clauses.
    (a) Use the following clauses in all fixed-price construction solicitations and contracts— (1) 252.236-7000, Modification Proposals-Price Breakdown; and (2) 252.236-7001, Contract Drawings and Specifications. (b) Use the following provis…
  • DFARS 236.606-70 Statutory fee limitation.
    … 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 modifications involving— (1) Work not initially includ…
  • FAR 36.213-3 Invitations for bids.
    (a) Invitations for bids for construction shall allow sufficient time for bid preparation (i.e., the period of time between the date invitations are distributed and the date set for opening of bids) (but see 5.203 and 14.202-1) to allow bid…
  • FAR 36.214 Special procedures for price negotiation in construction contracting.
    … Agencies shall follow the policies and procedures in part 15 when negotiating prices for construction. (b) The contracting officer shall evaluate proposals and associated certified cost or pricing data and data other than certified cost o…
  • FAR 52.219-9 Small Business Subcontracting Plan.
    …quire articles, equipment, supplies, services, or materials, or obtain the performance of construction work from the small business concerns that it used in preparing the bid or proposal, in the same or greater scope, amount, and quality us…
  • FAR 52.232-5 Payments Under Fixed-Price Construction Contracts.
    As prescribed in 32.111(a)(5), insert the following clause: Payments Under Fixed-Price Construction Contracts (MAY 2014) (a) Payment of price. The Government shall pay the Contractor the contract price as provided in this contract. (b) P…
  • FAR 5.205 Special situations.
    …) Notice regarding timely definitization of equitable adjustments for change orders under construction contracts. When the contracting officer anticipates award of a contract to a small business pursuant to a solicitation for construction, …
  • FAR 7.103 Agency-head responsibilities.
    …nable Federal Buildings and Associated Instructions (Guiding Principles), for the design, construction, renovation, repair, or deconstruction of Federal buildings (see 36.104). The Guiding Principles can be accessed at https://www.sustainab…
  • FAR 36.601-4 Implementation.
    …Professional services of an architectural or engineering nature associated with design or construction of real property. (3) Other professional services of an architectural or engineering nature or services incidental thereto (including st…
  • DFARS 227.7103-5 Government rights.
    …unds in the performance of a contract that does not require the development, manufacture, construction, or production of items, components, or processes; (4) Form, fit, and function data; (5) Necessary for installation, operation, mainten…
  • FAR 13.003 Policy.
    …, 15, 35, or 36, including the use of Standard Form 1442, Solicitation, Offer, and Award (Construction, Alteration, or Repair), for construction contracts (see 36.701(a)); or (2) $9 million ($15 million for acquisitions as described in 13.…
  • FAR 36.601-3 Applicable contracting procedures.
    …ontracts, the statement of work shall require that the architect-engineer specify, in the construction design specifications, use of the maximum practicable amount of recovered materials consistent with the performance requirements, availab…
  • FAR 46.710 Contract clauses.
    …fficer may insert a clause substantially the same as the clause at 52.246-21, Warranty of Construction, in solicitations and contracts when a fixed-price construction contract (see 46.705(c)) is contemplated and the use of a warranty clause…
  • FAR 52.241-5 Contractor's Facilities.
    …r shall obtain approval from the Contracting Officer prior to any equipment installation, construction, or removal. The Government hereby grants to the Contractor, free of any rental or similar charge, but subject to the limitations specifi…
  • FAR 52.248-2 Value Engineering—Architect-Engineer.
    …ts over the useful life of a building, system or product. It includes the cost of design, construction, acquisition, operation, maintenance, and salvage (resale) value, if any. Value engineering, as used in this clause, means an organized …
  • DFARS 246.704 Authority for use of warranties.
    …er-level contract quality requirements (see 246.202-4); or (iv) Supplies and services in construction contracts when using the warranties that are contained in Federal, military, or construction guide specifications. (2) The chief of the …
  • FAR 3.104-1 Definitions.
    …(by using competitive procedures and awarding a contract) of goods or services (including construction) from non-Federal sources by a Federal agency using appropriated funds. For broad agency announcements and small business innovation rese…
  • FAR 5.102 Availability of solicitations.
    …, information services, and other members of the public having a legitimate interest (for construction, see 36.211); and (iii) Retain a copy of the solicitation and other documents for review by and duplication for those requesting copies …
  • FAR 15.404-4 Profit.
    …, 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-plus-fixed-fee contracts, the fee shall not exceed 10 percent of the c…
  • FAR 19.705-7 Compliance with the subcontracting plan.
    …cquire articles, equipment, supplies, services, or materials or obtain the performance of construction work as described in 19.704(a)(12). (ix) Falsifying records of subcontract awards to small business concerns. (c) Documentation of good…
  • FAR 23.107-2 Biobased products.
    … performance of contracts (see 52.223-2, Reporting of Biobased Products Under Service and Construction Contracts); and (iv) Annual review and monitoring of the effectiveness of the program. (2) Technical or requirements personnel and proc…
  • FAR 42.302 Contract administration functions.
    …ders and negotiate and execute resulting supplemental agreements under contracts for ship construction, conversion, and repair. (9) Execute supplemental agreements on firm-fixed price supply contracts to reduce required line item quantitie…
  • FAR 45.101 Definitions.
    …est equipment or real property. Nonseverable means property that cannot be removed after construction or installation without substantial loss of value or damage to the installed property or to the premises where installed. Precious metal…
  • FAR 48.201 Clauses for supply or service contracts.
    …citations and contracts for items requiring an extended period for production (e.g., ship construction, major system acquisition), if agency procedures prescribe sharing of future contract savings on all units to be delivered under contract…
  • FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …er, the small business size standard for a concern that submits an offer, other than on a construction or service acquisition, but proposes to furnish an end item that it did not itself manufacture, process, or produce is 500 employees, or …
  • FAR 52.216-7 Allowable Cost and Payment.
    …r is required to pay pursuant to the clause of this contract entitled “Prompt Payment for Construction Contracts.” Payments shall be made by cash, check, or other form of payment to the Contractor's subcontractors under similar cost standar…
  • FAR 52.223-23 Sustainable Products and Services.
    …o the Government; (ii) Furnished for use by the Government; (iii) Incorporated into the construction of a public building or public work; and (iv) Furnished for use in performing services under this contract, where the cost of the produc…
  • FAR 52.236-4 Physical Data.
    … in 36.504, insert the following clause in solicitations and contracts when a fixed-price construction contract is contemplated and physical data (e.g., test borings, hydrographic, weather conditions data) will be furnished or made availabl…
  • FAR 52.243-2 Changes—Cost-Reimbursement.
    …of supplies. (6) Place of delivery. Alternate III (APR 1984). If the requirement is for construction, substitute the following paragraph (a) for paragraph (a) of the basic clause: (a) The Contracting Officer may at any time, by written o…
  • FAR 52.245-1 Government Property.
    …est equipment or real property. Nonseverable means property that cannot be removed after construction or installation without substantial loss of value or damage to the installed property or to the premises where installed. Precious metal…
  • DFARS 252.227-7022 Government rights (unlimited).
    …mance of this contract, including the right to use same on any other Government design or construction without additional compensation to the Contractor. The Contractor hereby grants to the Government a paid-up license throughout the world …
  • DFARS 252.227-7023 Drawings and other data to become property of Government.
    …t shall become the sole property of the Government and may be used on any other design or construction without additional compensation to the Contractor. The Government shall be considered the “person for whom the work was prepared” for the…

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.