1. (a) Authority to Use.— The Secretary concerned may use one-step turn-key selection procedures for the purpose of entering into contracts for the construction of authorized military construction projects.
2. (b) Definition.— In this section, the term “one-step turn-key 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 concerned.

(Added Pub. L. 99–167, title VIII, § 807(a), Dec. 3, 1985, 99 Stat. 988; amended Pub. L. 100–26, § 7(k)(3), Apr. 21, 1987, 101 Stat. 284; Pub. L. 100–180, div. B, subdiv. 3, title I, § 2301, Dec. 4, 1987, 101 Stat. 1214; Pub. L. 101–189, div. B, title XXVIII, § 2806, Nov. 29, 1989, 103 Stat. 1647; Pub. L. 102–190, div. B, title XXVIII, § 2802, Dec. 5, 1991, 105 Stat. 1537.)

Amendments 1991—Pub. L. 102–190 redesignated par. (1) of subsec. (a) as entire subsec. (a) and inserted heading, redesignated par. (2) of subsec. (a) as (b), inserted heading, and struck out former subsecs. (b) and (c) which read as follows:

“(b) The Secretary of Defense, with respect to any Defense Agency, or the Secretary of a military department may not, during any fiscal year, enter into more than three contracts for military construction projects using procedures authorized by this section.

“(c) The authority under this section shall expire on October 1, 1991.”

1989—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 101–189, § 2806(1), struck out at end “Such procedures may be used by the Secretary of a military department only with the approval of the Secretary of Defense.”

Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 101–189, § 2806(2), substituted “1991” for “1990”.

1987—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 100–180, § 2301(1), substituted “The Secretary concerned” for “The Secretaries of the military departments, with the approval of the Secretary of Defense,” and inserted provision at end that such procedures may be used by the Secretary of a military department only with the approval of the Secretary of Defense.

Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 100–26 inserted “the term” after “In this section,”.

Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 100–180, § 2301(2), inserted “Secretary of Defense, with respect to any Defense Agency, or the” after “The”.

Effective Date Pub. L. 99–167, title VIII, § 807(c), Dec. 3, 1985, 99 Stat. 989, provided that:

“The amendments made by this section [enacting this section] shall take effect on

October 1, 1986.”