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FAR and DFARS › FAR Part 22: Application of Labor Laws to Government Acquisitions › Subpart 22.4

FAR 22.403-1 Construction Wage Rate Requirements statute.

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 explains the Construction Wage Rate Requirements statute, formerly the Davis-Bacon Act. It says that certain federal or D.C. construction contracts over $2,000 must include a clause requiring laborers and mechanics on the site to be paid at least the prevailing wage rates set by the Secretary of Labor.

Applies to: Contracts over $2,000 for construction, alteration, or repair of public buildings or public works within the United States where the U.S. or D.C. is a party

What it requires

  • Include the clause at 52.222-6 in covered contracts
  • Ensure no laborer or mechanic employed directly on the site of the work receives less than the prevailing wage rates determined by the Secretary of Labor

Key terms: Construction Wage Rate Requirements statute · Davis-Bacon Act · prevailing wage rates · Secretary of Labor · laborer or mechanic

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The text

40 U.S.C. chapter 31, subchapter IV, Wage Rate Requirements (Construction), formerly known as the Davis-Bacon Act, provides that contracts in excess of $2,000 to which the United States or the District of Columbia is a party for construction, alteration, or repair (including painting and decorating) of public buildings or public works within the United States, shall contain a clause (see 52.222-6) that no laborer or mechanic employed directly upon the site of the work shall receive less than the prevailing wage rates as determined by the Secretary of Labor.

Sections it refers to

  • 52.222-6 Construction Wage Rate Requirements.

← 22.403 Statutory, Executive order, and regulatory requirements. · 22.403-2 Copeland Act. →

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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