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

FAR 22.1007 Requirement to obtain wage determinations.

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 the contracting officer when they must obtain wage determinations for service contracts. It matters to contractors because it sets the situations where the government must check required wages before awarding or modifying a contract. The rules apply to new contracts, certain modifications, and multi-year contracts above $2,500.

Applies to: Contracting officers handling service contracts

Key terms: wage determinations · service contracts · contract modification · option clause · Wage and Hour Division

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

The text

The contracting officer shall obtain wage determinations for the following service contracts:

(a) Each new solicitation and contract in excess of $2,500.

(b) Each contract modification which brings the contract above $2,500 and—

(1) Extends the existing contract pursuant to an option clause or otherwise; or

(2) Changes the scope of the contract whereby labor requirements are affected significantly.

(c) Each multiple year contract in excess of $2,500 upon—

(1) Annual anniversary date if the contract is subject to annual appropriations; or

(2) Biennial anniversary date if the contract is not subject to annual appropriations and its proposed term exceeds 2 years—unless otherwise advised by the Wage and Hour Division.

Sections that refer to it

  • 22.1003-4 Administrative limitations, variations, tolerances, and exemptions.
  • 22.1012-1 Prevailing wage determinations.
  • 22.1012-2 Wage determinations based on collective bargaining agreements.

← 22.1006 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses. · 22.1008 Procedures for obtaining wage determinations. →

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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