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FAR and DFARS › FAR Part 22: Application of Labor Laws to Government Acquisitions › Subpart 22.13

FAR 22.1309 Actions because of noncompliance.

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 act quickly when the Department of Labor imposes sanctions on a contractor for violating the Equal Opportunity for Veterans clause (52.222-35). Sanctions can include withholding progress payments, terminating or suspending the contract, or debarring the contractor, so a violation can directly affect a contractor's payments and ability to keep or win government work.

Applies to: Contractors subject to the Equal Opportunity for Veterans clause at 52.222-35

What it requires

  • The contracting officer must take necessary action as soon as possible upon notification by the appropriate agency official to implement any sanctions imposed by the Department of Labor.

Key terms: sanctions · withholding progress payments · termination or suspension of the contract · debarment · Equal Opportunity for Veterans

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

The text

The contracting officer must take necessary action as soon as possible upon notification by the appropriate agency official to implement any sanctions imposed on a contractor by the Department of Labor for violations of the clause at 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans. These sanctions (see 41 CFR 60-300.66) may include—

(a) Withholding progress payments;

(b) Termination or suspension of the contract; or

(c) Debarment of the contractor.

Sections it refers to

← 22.1308 Complaint procedures. · 22.1310 Solicitation provision and contract clauses. →

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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