48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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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.

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3 sections with “design-build construction contracts”

  • FAR 17.803 Applicability.
    Reverse auction processes shall not be used for— (a) Design-build construction contracts (see 36.104); (b) Procurements for architect-engineer services subject to 40 U.S.C. chapter 11 (see 36.601); (c) Procurements using sealed bidding p…
  • FAR 36.102 Definitions.
    …ion are sequential and contracted for separately with two contracts and two contractors. Design-build means combining design and construction in a single contract with one contractor. Firm in conjunction with architect-engineer services, …
  • FAR 36.104 Policy.
    …the procedures established in this part and other parts of this chapter and, for DoD, the design-build process described in 10 U.S.C. 2862. (b) Agencies shall implement high-performance sustainable building design, construction, renovation…

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.