10 U.S.C. § 2809 - U.S. Code - Unannotated Title 10. Armed Forces § 2809. Long-term facilities contracts for certain activities and services

(a) Submission and authorization of proposed projects.--The Secretary concerned may enter into a contract for the procurement of services in connection with the construction, management, and operation of a facility on or near a military installation for the provision of an activity or service described in subsection (b) if--

(b) Authorized purposes of contract.--The activities and services referred to in subsection (a) are as follows:

(c) Conditions on obligation of funds.--A contract entered into for a project pursuant to subsection (a) shall include the following provisions:

(d) Competitive procedures.--Each contract entered into under this section shall be awarded through the use of competitive procedures as provided in chapter 137 of this title. In accordance with such procedures, the Secretary concerned shall solicit bids or proposals for a contract for each project that has been authorized by law.

(e) Term of contract.--A contract under this section may be for any period not in excess of 32 years, excluding the period for construction.

(f)Notice and wait requirements.--The Secretary concerned may enter into a contract under this section only after the end of the 14-day period beginning on the date on which the Secretary submits, in an electronic medium pursuant to section 480 of this title, to the appropriate committees of Congress a justification of the need for the facility covered by the proposed contract, including an economic analysis (based upon accepted life cycle costing procedures) which demonstrates that the proposed contract is cost effective when compared with alternative means of furnishing the same facility.