Title 41, Public ContractsRelease 119-102
§3106 Erection, Repair, or Furnishing of Public Buildings and Improvements Not Authorized, and Certain Contracts Not Permitted, by This Division
Title 41 › Subtitle I — Federal Procurement Policy › CHAPTER 31 — GENERAL › § 3106
Summary
Does not allow building, repairing, or furnishing public buildings or improvements, and forbids non‑sealed‑bid contracts for such work when section 3301(b)(1)(A) applies or if performed 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
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102