Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and WorksRelease 119-102
§3148 Application of This Subchapter to Certain Contracts
Title 40 › SUBTITLE II — PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND WORKS › PART A — GENERAL › CHAPTER 31 — GENERAL › SUBCHAPTER IV — WAGE RATE REQUIREMENTS › § 3148
Summary
Apply this part to legally allowed contracts made without following section 6101(b)–(d) of title 41, made as cost‑plus fixed‑fee, or awarded without advertising, if applicable.
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Title 40, §3148
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This subchapter applies to a contract authorized by law that is made without regard to section 6101(b) to (d) of title 41, or on a cost-plus-a-fixed-fee basis or otherwise without advertising for proposals, if this subchapter otherwise would apply to the contract.
Legislative History
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Historical and Revision Notes
Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 314840:276a–7.Mar. 23, 1941, ch. 26 (last proviso in 5th complete par. on p. 53), 55 Stat. 53; Aug. 21, 1941, ch. 395 (last proviso in 14th par. on p. 664), 55 Stat. 664. The words “this subchapter” are substituted for “such Act” to correct the reference as stated in 40:276a–7.
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Amendments
2011—Pub. L. 111–350 substituted “section 6101(b) to (d) of title 41” for “section 3709 of the Revised Statutes (41 U.S.C. 5)”.
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40 U.S.C. § 3148
Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102