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

FAR 22.1803 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 to include the Employment Eligibility Verification clause (52.222-54) in most solicitations and contracts over $150,000. However, it lists several exceptions, such as contracts for work performed entirely outside the United States, contracts with a performance period under 120 days, and contracts solely for certain commercial items or related services. For contractors, this means you may need to comply with employment eligibility verification requirements unless your contract falls into one of these exceptions.

Applies to: Solicitations and contracts exceeding $150,000, with specified exceptions

Key terms: Employment Eligibility Verification · solicitations · contracts · commercially available off-the-shelf items · commercial services

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The text

Insert the clause at 52.222-54, Employment Eligibility Verification, in all solicitations and contracts that exceed $150,000, except those that—

(a) Are only for work that will be performed outside the United States;

(b) Are for a period of performance of less than 120 days; or

(c) Are only for—

(1) Commercially available off-the-shelf items;

(2) Items that would be COTS items, but for minor modifications (as defined at paragraph (3)(ii) of definition of “commercial product” at 2.101;

(3) Items that would be COTS items if they were not bulk cargo; or

(4) Commercial services that are—

(i) Part of the purchase of a COTS item (or an item that would be a COTS item, but for minor modifications);

(ii) Performed by the COTS provider; and

(iii) Are normally provided for that COTS item.

Sections it refers to

Sections that refer to it

  • 22.1801 Definitions.
  • 22.1802 Policy.
  • 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
  • 52.222-54 Employment Eligibility Verification.

← 22.1802 Policy. · 22.1900 Scope of subpart. →

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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