{"data":{"id":"us/48-cfr-436.205","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"48 CFR 436.205","heading":"436.205 Statutory cost limitations.","body":"(a) When it appears that funds may be insufficient for all the desired features of construction, the contracting officer may provide in the solicitation for a base bid item covering the work as specified and for one or more additive or deductive bid items which progressively add or omit specified features of the work in a stated order of priority.\n(b) In the alternative, the contracting officer may use the policies and procedures found in FAR 17.2, Options.","path":["Title 48—Federal Acquisition Regulations System","CHAPTER 4—DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE","SUBCHAPTER F—SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING","PART 436—CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS","Subpart 436.2—Special Aspects of Contracting for Construction"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-48.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:29Z","sha256":"cf0e94dee20feba042e411db39b5c6ba1c7dd737f68abe047c91c4408f32b2ed","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/48-cfr-434.005-6","next":"us/48-cfr-436.209"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}