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FAR and DFARS › FAR Part 22: Application of Labor Laws to Government Acquisitions › Subpart 22.10

FAR 22.1003-3 Statutory exemptions.

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 lists categories of contracts that are exempt from the Service Contract Labor Standards statute. If a contract falls into one of these categories, the statute's requirements do not apply to it. This matters because it tells contractors when they do not need to follow those requirements.

Applies to: Contracts that fall within the listed statutory exemptions

Key terms: Service Contract Labor Standards statute · construction, alteration, or repair · public buildings or public works · published tariff rates · public utility services

Written by AI from this section's text. A guide, not legal advice: the text below rules.

The text

The Service Contract Labor Standards statute does not apply to—

(a) Any contract for construction, alteration, or repair of public buildings or public works, including painting and decorating;

(b) Any work required to be done in accordance with the provisions of 41 U.S.C. chapter 65;

(c) Any contract for transporting freight or personnel by vessel, aircraft, bus, truck, express, railroad, or oil or gas pipeline where published tariff rates are in effect;

(d) Any contract for furnishing services by radio, telephone, or cable companies subject to the Communications Act of 1934;

(e) Any contract for public utility services;

(f) Any employment contract providing for direct services to a Federal agency by an individual or individuals; or

(g) Any contract for operating postal contract stations for the U.S. Postal Service.

Sections that refer to it

← 22.1003-2 Geographical coverage of the Service Contract Labor Standards statute. · 22.1003-4 Administrative limitations, variations, tolerances, and exemptions. →

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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