DFARS 216.306 Cost-plus-fixed-fee contracts
Section Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement
Facts
- Citation
- DFARS 216.306
- Type
- Section
- Supplements
- FAR 16.306 Cost-plus-fixed-fee contracts
- Last amended
- 81 FR 65563 Effective Sep 23, 2016
- 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
(c) Limitations. For contracts in connection with a military construction project or military family housing project, see the prohibition at 216.301-3 .
(i) Except as provided in paragraph (c)(ii) of this section, annual military construction appropriations acts prohibit the use of cost-plus-fixed-fee contracts that—
(A) Are funded by a military construction appropriations act;
(B) Are estimated to exceed $25,000; and
(C) Will be performed within the United States, except Alaska.
(ii) The prohibition in paragraph (c)(i) of this section does not apply to contracts specifically approved in writing, setting forth the reasons therefor, in accordance with the following:
(A) The Secretaries of the military departments are authorized to approve such contracts that are for environmental work only, provided the environmental work is not classified as construction, as defined by 10 U.S.C. 2801.
(B) The Secretary of Defense or designee must approve such contracts that are not for environmental work only or are for environmental work classified as construction.
Federal Register history
Sections cited
- DFARS 216.301-3 Limitations
Quick answers
What is DFARS 216.306?
DFARS 216.306 is a section of the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement, titled "Cost-plus-fixed-fee contracts".
When was DFARS 216.306 last changed?
The most recent final rule on record is "Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Prohibition on Use of Any Cost-Plus System of Contracting for Military Construction and Military Family Housing Projects (DFARS Case 2015-D040)" (81 FR 65563), published Sep 23, 2016 and effective Sep 23, 2016.
Are changes to DFARS 216.306 proposed?
No proposed rule from the last 3 years is waiting on a final rule.
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