Title 10, Armed ForcesRelease 119-110

§2818 Contracts for Design and Construction of Facilities of Department of Defense

Title 10 › Subtitle A — General Military Law › PART IV — SERVICE, SUPPLY, AND PROPERTY › CHAPTER 169 — MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AND MILITARY FAMILY HOUSING › SUBCHAPTER I — MILITARY CONSTRUCTION › § 2818

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

A head of a Department of Defense element (as defined in section 111(b)) may hire another DoD element to design and build DoD facilities, including maintenance, repair, and unspecified minor military construction projects under section 2805, on a reimbursable basis. Such a contract counts as that head’s own obligation just like a contract with a private company. The awardee may include up to 10 percent of the contract’s proposed value for contingency expenses.

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Title 10, §2818

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(a)In General.—

The head of an element of the Department of Defense (as defined in section 111(b) of this title) may award a contract to any other such element for the design and construction of facilities of the Department of Defense, including facility maintenance and repair projects and unspecified minor military construction projects under section 2805 of this title, on a reimbursable basis.

(b)Consideration as an Obligation.—

A contract awarded under subsection (a) by such head shall be considered to be an obligation of such head in the same manner as a similar order or contract placed by such head with a private entity.

(c)Limitation.—

An awardee of a contract under subsection (a) may include an amount equal to not more than 10 percent of the proposed value of the contract for contingency expenses.

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Amendments

2025—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 119–60 substituted “contract” for “contact”.

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10 U.S.C. § 2818

Title 10, Armed Forces

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110