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

FAR 22.1003-7 Questions concerning applicability of the Service Contract Labor Standards statute.

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 tells contracting officers what to do when they are unsure whether the Service Contract Labor Standards statute applies to an acquisition. The contracting officer must ask the agency labor advisor, and any remaining unresolved questions go to the Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division for a determination. For contractors, this means applicability questions are resolved through a defined process rather than left to guesswork.

Applies to: Contracting officers handling acquisitions where Service Contract Labor Standards applicability is questioned

What it requires

  • Request the advice of the agency labor advisor when applicability is questioned
  • Submit unresolved questions in a timely manner to the Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, for determination

Key terms: Service Contract Labor Standards statute · contracting officer · agency labor advisor · Administrator, Wage and Hour Division

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

The text

If the contracting officer questions the applicability of the Service Contract Labor Standards statute to an acquisition, the contracting officer shall request the advice of the agency labor advisor. Unresolved questions shall be submitted in a timely manner to the Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, for determination.

← 22.1003-6 Repair distinguished from remanufacturing of equipment. · 22.1004 Department of Labor responsibilities and regulations. →

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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