Title 41 — Public ContractsRelease 119-73
§3106 Erection, repair, or furnishing of public buildings and improvements not authorized, and certain contracts not permitted, by this division
Title 41 › Subtitle Subtitle I— - Federal Procurement Policy › Chapter CHAPTER 31— - GENERAL › § 3106
Summary
Under this division, you cannot authorize public buildings or public improvements. Contracts for that construction or repair must use sealed bids under section 3301(b)(1)(A) when that section applies or when the work will be done outside the United States.
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Title 41, §3106
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This division does not—
(1)authorize the erection, repair, or furnishing of a public building or public improvement; or
(2)permit a contract for the construction or repair of a building, road, sidewalk, sewer, main, or similar item using procedures other than sealed-bid procedures under section 3301(b)(1)(A) of this title if the conditions set forth in section 3301(b)(1)(A) of this title apply or the contract is to be performed outside the United States.
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Historical and Revision Notes
Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 310641:252(c)(1).June 30, 1949, ch. 288, title III, § 302(c)(1), 63 Stat. 393; July 12, 1952, ch. 703, § 1(m), 66 Stat. 594; Pub. L. 85–800, §§ 2, 3, Aug. 28, 1958, 72 Stat. 966; Pub. L. 89–343, § 2, Nov. 8, 1965, 79 Stat. 1303; Pub. L. 89–348, § 1(2), Nov. 8, 1965, 79 Stat. 1310; Pub. L. 90–268, § 4, Mar. 16, 1968, 82 Stat. 50; Pub. L. 93–356, § 3, July 25, 1974, 88 Stat. 390; Pub. L. 98–191, § 9(a)(1), Dec. 1, 1983, 97 Stat. 1331; Pub. L. 98–369, div. B, title VII, § 2714(a)(1)(B), July 18, 1984, 98 Stat. 1184. In paragraph (1), the words “but such authorization shall be required in the same manner as heretofore” are omitted as unnecessary.
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41 U.S.C. § 3106
Title 41 — Public Contracts
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73