DFARS 236.271 Cost-plus-fixed-fee contracts
Section Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement
Facts
- Citation
- DFARS 236.271
- Type
- Section
- Supplements
- FAR Subpart 36.2 Special Aspects of Contracting for Construction
- 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
Annual military construction appropriations acts restrict the use of cost-plus-fixed-fee contracts (see 216.306 (c)). See also 216.301-3 regarding the prohibition against the use of certain cost-reimbursement contracts in connection with a military construction project or military family housing project.
Federal Register history
Sections cited
- DFARS 216.306(c) Cost-plus-fixed-fee contracts
- DFARS 216.301-3 Limitations
Quick answers
What is DFARS 236.271?
DFARS 236.271 is a section of the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement, titled "Cost-plus-fixed-fee contracts".
When was DFARS 236.271 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 236.271 proposed?
No proposed rule from the last 3 years is waiting on a final rule.
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