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FAR and DFARS › FAR Part 22: Application of Labor Laws to Government Acquisitions › Subpart 22.14

FAR 22.1405 Collective bargaining agreements.

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 addresses situations where performance under the Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities clause might require revising a collective bargaining agreement. The contracting officer must tell affected labor unions that the Department of Labor will give them a chance to present their views, but the contracting officer cannot discuss any part of the collective bargaining agreement with the contractor or labor representatives.

Applies to: Contracting officers when performance may require revising a collective bargaining agreement

What it requires

  • Advise affected labor unions that the Department of Labor will give them appropriate opportunity to present their views
  • Do not discuss any aspect of the collective bargaining agreement with the contractor or any labor representative

Key terms: collective bargaining agreement · contracting officer · labor unions · Department of Labor · Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities

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

The text

If performance under the clause at 52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities, may necessitate a revision of a collective bargaining agreement, the contracting officer shall advise the affected labor unions that the Department of Labor will give them appropriate opportunity to present their views. However, neither the contracting officer nor any representative of the contracting officer shall discuss with the contractor or any labor representative any aspect of the collective bargaining agreement.

Sections it refers to

  • 52.222-36 Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities.

← 22.1404 Department of Labor notices. · 22.1406 Complaint procedures. →

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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