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FAR 22.1003-5 Some examples of contracts covered.

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 provides examples of services that are covered by the Service Contract Labor Standards statute. It helps contractors understand which types of service contracts may be subject to the statute's requirements, such as paying prevailing wages and benefits. The list is illustrative, not definitive, and additional examples are in 29 CFR 4.130.

Applies to: Service contracts that may be subject to the Service Contract Labor Standards statute

Key terms: Service Contract Labor Standards statute · 29 CFR 4.130

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

The text

The following examples, while not definitive or exclusive, illustrate some of the types of services that have been found to be covered by the Service Contract Labor Standards statute (see 29 CFR 4.130 for additional examples):

(a) Motor pool operation, parking, taxicab, and ambulance services.

(b) Packing, crating, and storage.

(c) Custodial, janitorial, housekeeping, and guard services.

(d) Food service and lodging.

(e) Laundry, dry-cleaning, linen-supply, and clothing alteration and repair services.

(f) Snow, trash, and garbage removal.

(g) Aerial spraying and aerial reconnaissance for fire detection.

(h) Some support services at installations, including grounds maintenance and landscaping.

(i) Certain specialized services requiring specific skills, such as drafting, illustrating, graphic arts, stenographic reporting, or mortuary services.

(j) Electronic equipment maintenance and operation and engineering support services.

(k) Maintenance and repair of all types of equipment, for example, aircraft, engines, electrical motors, vehicles, and electronic, office and related business and construction equipment. (But see 22.1003-4(c)(1) and (d)(1)(iv).)

(l) Operation, maintenance, or logistics support of a Federal facility.

(m) Data collection, processing and analysis services.

Sections it refers to

  • 22.1003-4 Administrative limitations, variations, tolerances, and exemptions.

Sections that refer to it

← 22.1003-4 Administrative limitations, variations, tolerances, and exemptions. · 22.1003-6 Repair distinguished from remanufacturing of equipment. →

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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