FAR and DFARS › FAR Part 22: Application of Labor Laws to Government Acquisitions › Subpart 22.14
FAR 22.1400 Scope of subpart.
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 subpart sets out the policies and procedures for carrying out section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Executive Order 11758, and the Secretary of Labor's regulations. It matters to contractors because it tells them which rules govern the employment of individuals with disabilities in federal contracting. It also clarifies that the terms contract and contractor include subcontracts and subcontractors.
Applies to: Contracts and contractors covered by this subpart, including subcontracts and subcontractors
Key terms: contract · contractor · subcontract · subcontractor · Rehabilitation Act of 1973
Written by AI from this section's text. A guide, not legal advice: the text below rules.
The text
This subpart prescribes policies and procedures for implementing section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of l973, as amended (29 U.S.C. 793) (the Act); Executive Order 11758, January 15, 1974; and the regulations of the Secretary of Labor (41 CFR part 60-741). In this subpart, the terms contract and contractor include subcontract and subcontractor.
← 22.1310 Solicitation provision and contract clauses. · 22.1401 Policy. →
Rule changes for FAR Part 22
- Federal Acquisition Regulation: Trade Agreements Thresholds ↗ · final rule 2026-03-13 · effective 2026-03-13
- Federal Acquisition Regulation: Inflation Adjustment of Acquisition-Related Thresholds ↗ · final rule 2025-08-27 · effective 2025-10-01
- Office of Federal Procurement Policy; Federal Acquisition Regulation: Pay Equity and Transparency in Federal Contracting ↗ · proposed 2025-01-08
- Federal Acquisition Regulation: Improving Consistency Between Procurement and Nonprocurement Procedures on Suspension and Debarment ↗ · final rule 2025-01-03 · effective 2025-01-17
- Federal Acquisition Regulation: Training To Prevent Human Trafficking for Certain Air Carriers; Correction ↗ · final rule 2024-12-30 · effective 2025-01-03
- Federal Acquisition Regulation: Training To Prevent Human Trafficking for Certain Air Carriers ↗ · final rule 2024-12-16 · effective 2025-01-03
- Federal Acquisition Regulation: Inflation Adjustment of Acquisition-Related Thresholds ↗ · proposed 2024-11-29 · comments due 2025-01-28
- Federal Acquisition Regulation: Combating Trafficking in Persons-Definition and Agency Responsibilities ↗ · proposed 2024-07-18 · comments due 2024-09-16
Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Plain words for the terms: glossary.