FAR and DFARS › FAR Part 22: Application of Labor Laws to Government Acquisitions › Subpart 22.18

FAR 22.1800 Scope.

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 policies and procedures that require certain contractors to use the Department of Homeland Security's E-Verify program to check the employment eligibility of certain employees. It matters to contractors because it tells them E-Verify is the required method for verifying those employees' eligibility.

Applies to: contractors with certain employees

What it requires

  • Use the DHS E-Verify program to verify employment eligibility of certain employees

Key terms: E-Verify · employment eligibility verification program · Department of Homeland Security · United States Citizenship and Immigration Service

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The text

This subpart prescribes policies and procedures requiring contractors to utilize the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), United States Citizenship and Immigration Service's employment eligibility verification program (E-Verify) as the means for verifying employment eligibility of certain employees.

← 22.1705 Solicitation provision and contract clause. · 22.1801 Definitions. →

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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