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40 U.S.C. 3148: Application of this subchapter to certain contractsText contains those laws in effect through Public Law 119-120 (October 7, 2026).
From Title 40-PUBLIC BUILDINGS, PROPERTY, AND WORKSCHAPTER 31-GENERAL
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§3148. Application of this subchapter to certain contracts

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.

( Pub. L. 107–217 , Aug. 21, 2002 , 116 Stat. 1153 ; Pub. L. 111–350, § 5 ( l )(14), Jan. 4, 2011 , 124 Stat. 3852 .)

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Section

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Source (Statutes at Large)

3148

40:276a–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.

Editorial Notes

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)”.