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FAR and DFARS › FAR Part 22: Application of Labor Laws to Government Acquisitions › Subpart 22.11

FAR 22.1101 Applicability.

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 explains that the Service Contract Act, now part of the Service Contract Labor Standards at 41 U.S.C. chapter 67, was created to make sure government contractors pay their blue-collar service workers and some white-collar service workers fairly. It does not apply to bona fide executive, administrative, or professional employees.

Applies to: Government contractors with service workers

Key terms: Service Contract Act of 1965 · Service Contract Labor Standards · blue-collar service workers · white-collar service workers · bona fide executive, administrative, or professional employees

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The text

The Service Contract Act of 1965, now codified at 41 U.S.C. chapter 67, Service Contract Labor Standards, was enacted to ensure that Government contractors compensate their blue-collar service workers and some white-collar service workers fairly, but it does not cover bona fide executive, administrative, or professional employees.

← 22.1026 Disputes concerning labor standards. · 22.1102 Definition. →

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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