48 CFR § 836.580 - 836.580 Notice to bidders—additive or deductive bid line items.

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title: "48 CFR § 836.580 - 836.580   Notice to bidders—additive or deductive bid line items."
title_number: 48
title_name: "Federal Acquisition Regulations System"
section_number: "836.580"
section_name: "836.580   Notice to bidders—additive or deductive bid line items."
chapter_number: 8
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS"
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subchapter_name: "SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING"
part_number: "836"
part_name: "CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "40 U.S.C. 121(c); 41 U.S.C. 1121(c)(3), 1303(a)(2) and 1702; and 48 CFR 1.301-1.304."
regulatory_source: "73 FR 2717, Jan. 15, 2008, unless otherwise noted."
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# 836.580 836.580   Notice to bidders—additive or deductive bid line items.

The contracting officer may include the provision 852.236-92, Notice to Bidders—Additive or Deductive Bid Line Items, in invitations for bids when the contracting officer determines that funds may not be available for all the desired construction features at contract award.

[84 FR 9972, Mar. 19, 2019]