14 USC § 913 - Turnkey selection procedures

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title: "14 USC § 913 - Turnkey selection procedures"
title_number: 14
title_name: "COAST GUARD"
section_number: "913"
section_name: "Turnkey selection procedures"
chapter_number: 9
chapter_name: "ADMINISTRATION"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-03-26"
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source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 109–241, title II, § 205(a), July 11, 2006, 120 Stat. 521, § 677; renumbered § 913, Pub. L. 115–282, title I, § 107(b), Dec. 4, 2018, 132 Stat. 4205.)"
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# § 913. Turnkey selection procedures

**(a)** **Authority to Use.—** The Secretary may use one-step turnkey selection procedures for the purpose of entering into contracts for construction projects.

**(b)** **Definitions.—** In this section, the following definitions apply:

**(1)** The term “one-step turnkey selection procedures” means procedures used for the selection of a contractor on the basis of price and other evaluation criteria to perform, in accordance with the provisions of a firm fixed-price contract, both the design and construction of a facility using performance specifications supplied by the Secretary.

**(2)** The term “construction” includes the construction, procurement, development, conversion, or extension of any facility.

**(3)** The term “facility” means a building, structure, or other improvement to real property.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 109–241, title II, § 205(a), July 11, 2006, 120 Stat. 521, § 677; renumbered § 913, Pub. L. 115–282, title I, § 107(b), Dec. 4, 2018, 132 Stat. 4205.)

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

2018— renumbered  as this section.