Title 41, Public ContractsRelease 119-102
§1711 Value Engineering
Title 41 › Subtitle I — Federal Procurement Policy › CHAPTER 17 — AGENCY RESPONSIBILITIES AND PROCEDURES › § 1711
Summary
Agencies must have cost-effective procedures to analyze their programs and other agency items, using qualified staff or contractors to improve performance, reliability, quality, safety, and life-cycle costs.
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Title 41, §1711
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Each executive agency shall establish and maintain cost-effective procedures and processes for analyzing the functions of a program, project, system, product, item of equipment, building, facility, service, or supply of the agency. The analysis shall be—
(1)performed by qualified agency or contractor personnel; and
(2)directed at improving performance, reliability, quality, safety, and life cycle costs.
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Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 171141:432.Pub. L. 93–400, § 36, as added Pub. L. 104–106, title XLIII, § 4306(a), Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 665.
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41 U.S.C. § 1711
Title 41, Public Contracts
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102