41 USC § 1711 - Value engineering

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title: "41 USC § 1711 - Value engineering"
title_number: 41
title_name: "PUBLIC CONTRACTS"
section_number: "1711"
section_name: "Value engineering"
chapter_number: 17
chapter_name: "AGENCY RESPONSIBILITIES AND PROCEDURES"
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last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 111–350, § 3, Jan. 4, 2011, 124 Stat. 3718.)"
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# § 1711. Value engineering

Each executive agency shall establish and maintain cost-effective procedures and processes for analyzing the functions of a program, project, system, product, item of equipment, building, facility, service, or supply of the agency. The analysis shall be—

**(1)** performed by qualified agency or contractor personnel; and

**(2)** directed at improving performance, reliability, quality, safety, and life cycle costs.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 111–350, § 3, Jan. 4, 2011, 124 Stat. 3718.)

| RevisedSection | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1711 | 41:432. | Pub. L. 93–400, § 36, as added Pub. L. 104–106, title XLIII, § 4306(a), Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 665. |