DFARS 211.503 Contract clauses
Section Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement
Facts
- Citation
- DFARS 211.503
- Type
- Section
- Supplements
- FAR 11.503 Contract clauses
- Last amended
- 90 FR 41483 Effective Oct 1, 2025
- Text as of
- DFARS Change May 7, 2026
- Official text
- acquisition.gov
Text from acquisition.gov. Federal Register history from the Federal Register's records of the rules that amended this section.
Text
(b) Use the clause at FAR 52.211-12, Liquidated Damages—Construction, in all construction contracts exceeding $900,000, except cost-plus-fixed-fee contracts or contracts where the contractor cannot control the pace of the work. Use of the clause in contracts of $900,000 or less is optional.
Federal Register history
Quick answers
What is DFARS 211.503?
DFARS 211.503 is a section of the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement, titled "Contract clauses".
When was DFARS 211.503 last changed?
The most recent final rule on record is "Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Inflation Adjustment of Acquisition-Related Thresholds (DFARS Case 2024-D002)" (90 FR 41483), published Aug 25, 2025 and effective Oct 1, 2025.
Are changes to DFARS 211.503 proposed?
No proposed rule from the last 3 years is waiting on a final rule.
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