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

FAR 22.406-1 Policy.

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 makes contracting agencies responsible for fully and impartially enforcing labor standards on construction contracts. It requires agencies to run an effective compliance program, including informing contractors of their obligations before work starts, reviewing payrolls and conducting inspections, handling complaints, and submitting required reports. For contractors, it means the government will actively check labor-standards compliance, and the contracting officer must explain those requirements before construction begins.

Applies to: Contracting agencies administering construction contracts, and the contractors and subcontractors working on them

What it requires

  • Be informed of labor standards obligations before work begins
  • Comply with the contract's labor standards clauses and wage determination requirements
  • Cooperate with payroll reviews, on-site inspections, and employee interviews
  • Meet responsibilities as a contractor or subcontractor under the contract

Key terms: labor standards · construction contracts · payroll reviews · on-site inspections · wage determination

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

The text

(a) General. Contracting agencies are responsible for ensuring the full and impartial enforcement of labor standards in the administration of construction contracts. Contracting agencies shall maintain an effective program that shall include—

(1) Ensuring that contractors and subcontractors are informed, before commencement of work, of their obligations under the labor standards clauses of the contract;

(2) Adequate payroll reviews, on-site inspections, and employee interviews to determine compliance by the contractor and subcontractors, and prompt initiation of corrective action when required;

(3) Prompt investigation and disposition of complaints; and

(4) Prompt submission of all reports required by this subpart.

(b) Preconstruction letters and conferences. Before construction begins, the contracting officer shall inform the contractor of the labor standards clauses and wage determination requirements of the contract and of the contractor's and any subcontractor's responsibilities under the contract. Unless it is clear that the contractor is fully aware of the requirements, the contracting officer shall issue an explanatory letter and/or arrange a conference with the contractor promptly after award of the contract.

← 22.406 Administration and enforcement. · 22.406-2 Wages, fringe benefits, and overtime. →

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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