Title 41 — Public ContractsRelease 119-73not60
§1711 Value Engineering
Title 41 › Subtitle Subtitle I— Federal Procurement Policy › Chapter 17— AGENCY RESPONSIBILITIES AND PROCEDURES › § 1711
Summary
Agencies must establish and maintain cost‑effective procedures to analyze functions of programs, projects, systems, assets, services, and supplies, with 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
Apr 5, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60