FAR 22.406-12 Cooperation with the Department of Labor.

In plain English

This section requires the contracting agency to cooperate with Department of Labor investigators, including giving them access to records and workers and sharing information about contractors and contract work. It also directs the contracting officer, when a DOL representative investigates a construction project, to ask about the investigation's scope and to be told promptly of any violations found under certain labor statutes. It matters to contractors because it means DOL investigations of their labor compliance can involve the contracting agency and its records.

Applies to: Contracting agencies and contracting officers on covered contracts, especially construction projects

What it requires

• Cooperate with Department of Labor representatives in inspections of records, worker interviews, and other aspects of their investigations
• Furnish the Secretary of Labor, when requested, any available information on contractors, subcontractors, current and previous contracts, and the nature of the contract work
• If a Department of Labor representative investigates a construction project, inquire into the scope of the investigation
• Request to be notified immediately of any violations discovered under the Construction Wage Rate Requirements statute, the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards statute, or the Copeland (Anti-Kickback) Act

Key terms: Department of Labor · contracting agency · contracting officer · Construction Wage Rate Requirements statute · Copeland (Anti-Kickback) Act

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