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FAR 22.001 Definitions.

The codified text (eCFR, as of 2026-10-02). Under the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul ↗, agencies follow class deviations with new text for many parts while the formal rules go through the Federal Register: check the solicitation and your contract's clauses, which rule.

In plain English

This section defines key terms used in FAR Part 22, such as 'Administrator,' 'Agency labor advisor,' 'e98,' 'Service contract,' 'Service employee,' and 'Wage Determinations at SAM.gov.' It matters to contractors because these definitions determine which labor standards and wage requirements apply to their government contracts.

Applies to: Contractors and subcontractors performing government service contracts

Key terms: Administrator · Agency labor advisor · e98 · Service contract · Service employee

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The text

Administrator or Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, as used in this part, means the Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, U.S. Department of Labor, Washington, DC 20210 or an authorized representative.

Agency labor advisor means an individual responsible for advising contracting agency officials on Federal contract labor matters.

e98 means the Department of Labor's approved electronic application (https://www.sam.gov), whereby a contracting officer submits pertinent information to the Department of Labor and requests a Service Contract Labor Standards statute wage determination directly from the Wage and Hour Division.

Service contract means any Government contract, or subcontract thereunder, the principal purpose of which is to furnish services in the United States through the use of service employees, except as exempted by 41 U.S.C. chapter 67, Service Contract Labor Standards; see 22.1003-3 and 22.1003-4. See 22.1003-5 and 29 CFR 4.130 for a partial list of services covered by the Service Contract Labor Standards statute.

Service employee means any person engaged in the performance of a service contract other than any person employed in a bona fide executive, administrative, or professional capacity, as those terms are defined in 29 CFR part 541. The term “service employee” includes all such persons regardless of any contractual relationship that may be alleged to exist between a contractor or subcontractor and such persons.

Wage Determinations at SAM.gov means the Government internet website for both Construction Wage Rate Requirements statute and Service Contract Labor Standards statute wage determinations available at https://www.sam.gov.

Sections it refers to

  • 22.1003-3 Statutory exemptions.
  • 22.1003-4 Administrative limitations, variations, tolerances, and exemptions.
  • 22.1003-5 Some examples of contracts covered.

Sections that refer to it

← 22.000 Scope of Part. · 22.101 Labor relations. →

Rule changes for FAR Part 22

Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Plain words for the terms: glossary.

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