48 CFR § 236.102 - 236.102 Definitions.

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title: "48 CFR § 236.102 - 236.102   Definitions."
title_number: 48
title_name: "Federal Acquisition Regulations System"
section_number: "236.102"
section_name: "236.102   Definitions."
chapter_number: 2
chapter_name: "DEFENSE ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE"
subchapter_number: "F"
subchapter_name: "SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING"
part_number: "236"
part_name: "CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "41 U.S.C. 1303 and 48 CFR chapter 1."
regulatory_source: "56 FR 36421, July 31, 1991, unless otherwise noted."
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# 236.102 236.102   Definitions.

*Construction activity* means an activity at any organizational level of the DoD that—

(1) Is responsible for the architectural, engineering, and other related technical aspects of the planning, design, and construction of facilities; and

(2) Receives its technical guidance from the Army Office of the Chief of Engineers, Naval Facilities Engineering Command, or Air Force Directorate of Civil Engineering.

*Marshallese firm* is defined in the provision at 252.236-7012, Military Construction on Kwajalein Atoll—Evaluation Preference.

*United States firm* is defined in the provisions at 252.236-7010, Overseas Military Construction-Preference for United States Firms, and 252.236-7011, Overseas Architect-Engineer Services-Restriction to United States firms.

[56 FR 36421, July 31, 1991, as amended at 62 FR 2857, Jan. 17, 1997; 63 FR 11538, Mar. 9, 1998; 71 FR 9272, Feb. 23, 2006; 76 FR 58155, Sept. 20, 2011]