48 CFR § 211.503 - 211.503 Contract clauses.

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title: "48 CFR § 211.503 - 211.503   Contract clauses."
title_number: 48
title_name: "Federal Acquisition Regulations System"
section_number: "211.503"
section_name: "211.503   Contract clauses."
chapter_number: 2
chapter_name: "DEFENSE ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "ACQUISITION PLANNING"
part_number: "211"
part_name: "DESCRIBING AGENCY NEEDS"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "41 U.S.C. 1303 and 48 CFR chapter 1."
regulatory_source: "60 FR 61594, Nov. 30, 1995, unless otherwise noted."
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# 211.503 211.503   Contract clauses.

(b) Use the clause at FAR 52.211-12, Liquidated Damages—Construction, in all construction contracts exceeding $900,000, except cost-plus-fixed-fee contracts or contracts where the contractor cannot control the pace of the work. Use of the clause in contracts of $900,000 or less is optional.

[60 FR 61594, Nov. 30, 1995. Redesignated at 66 FR 49861, Oct. 1, 2001; 71 FR 75892, Dec. 19, 2006; 75 FR 45073, Aug. 2, 2010; 80 FR 36904, June 26, 2015; 85 FR 61504, Sept. 29, 2020; 90 FR 41485, Aug. 25, 2025]