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

FAR 22.1009-2 Attempt to identify possible places of performance.

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 to try to identify the specific places or geographic areas where the services under a contract might be performed. It matters to contractors because the places of performance can affect requirements like wage determinations, so the contracting officer's research may shape how the solicitation is set up.

Applies to: Contracting officers identifying possible places of performance for service contracts

Key terms: places of performance · geographical areas · presolicitation notice · prospective offerors · contractors

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

The text

The contracting officer should attempt to identify the specific places or geographical areas where the services might be performed. The following may indicate possible places of performance:

(a) Locations of previous contractors and their competitors.

(b) Databases available via the Internet for lists of prospective offerors and contractors.

(c) Responses to a presolicitation notice (see 5.204).

Sections it refers to

  • 5.204 Presolicitation notices.

Sections that refer to it

← 22.1009-1 General. · 22.1009-3 All possible places of performance identified. →

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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