{"data":{"id":"us/41-u.s.c.-1128","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"41 U.S.C. § 1128","heading":"Maintaining necessary capability with respect to acquisition of architectural and engineering services","body":"The Administrator, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, the Administrator of General Services, and the Director of the Office of Personnel Management, shall develop and implement a plan to ensure that the Federal Government maintains the necessary capability with respect to the acquisition of architectural and engineering services to—(1) ensure that Federal Government employees have the expertise to determine agency requirements for those services; (2) establish priorities and programs, including acquisition plans; (3) establish professional standards; (4) develop scopes of work; and (5) award and administer contracts for those services.","path":["Title 41—PUBLIC CONTRACTS","CHAPTER 11—ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICE AND AUTHORITY AND FUNCTIONS OF ADMINISTRATOR"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc41@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T05:59:59Z","sha256":"98ea1c85f5cb7e0062ea3e90b27ba687c7e3ba285eabd3d60786a8756c070872","source_id":"us","stale":false,"prev":"us/41-u.s.c.-1127","next":"us/41-u.s.c.-1129"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}