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FAR and DFARS › FAR Part 22: Application of Labor Laws to Government Acquisitions › Subpart 22.17

FAR 22.1705 Solicitation provision and contract clause.

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 contracting officers when to include the anti-trafficking clause 52.222-50 and the certification provision 52.222-56 in solicitations and contracts. It matters to contractors because it determines whether they must comply with the Combating Trafficking in Persons clause and, in certain overseas acquisitions, certify a compliance plan.

Applies to: Solicitations and contracts covered by FAR Part 22.17

Key terms: Combating Trafficking in Persons · Alternate I · outside the United States · Certification Regarding Trafficking in Persons Compliance Plan · commercially available off-the-shelf items

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

The text

(a)(1) Insert the clause at 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons, in all solicitations and contracts.

(2) Use the clause with its Alternate I when the contract will be performed outside the United States (as defined at 22.1702) and the contracting officer has been notified of specific U.S. directives or notices regarding combating trafficking in persons (such as general orders or military listings of “off-limits” local establishments) that apply to contractor employees at the contract place of performance.

(b) Insert the provision at 52.222-56, Certification Regarding Trafficking in Persons Compliance Plan, in solicitations if—

(1) It is possible that at least $700,000 of the value of the contract may be performed outside the United States; and

(2) The acquisition is not entirely for commercially available off-the-shelf items.

Sections it refers to

  • 52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons.
  • 22.1702 Definitions.
  • 52.222-56 Certification Regarding Trafficking in Persons Compliance Plan.

Sections that refer to it

  • 12.301 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services.
  • 52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons.
  • 52.222-56 Certification Regarding Trafficking in Persons Compliance Plan.
  • 242.302 Contract administration functions.

← 22.1704 Violations and remedies. · 22.1800 Scope. →

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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