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FAR and DFARS › FAR Part 22: Application of Labor Laws to Government Acquisitions › Subpart 22.5

FAR 22.505 Solicitation provision and 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 the contracting officer which solicitation provision and contract clause to include when a project labor agreement is used for a construction project. It also specifies when to use the alternates of those provisions and clauses based on the timing of when a project labor agreement must be submitted. It matters to contractors because it determines what project labor agreement requirements will appear in the solicitation and contract.

Applies to: Contracting officers on construction projects using a project labor agreement

What it requires

  • Insert the provision at 52.222-33 in solicitations containing the clause 52.222-34
  • Use the provision with Alternate I if the agency requires submission of a project labor agreement from only the apparent successful offeror before contract award
  • Use the provision with Alternate II if the agency allows submission after contract award, except when Alternate III is used
  • Use the provision with Alternate III when Alternate II of 52.222-34 is used

Key terms: project labor agreement · construction project · solicitation · contract clause · IDIQ contracts

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

The text

When a project labor agreement is used for a construction project, the contracting officer shall—

(a)(1) Insert the provision at 52.222-33, Notice of Requirement for Project Labor Agreement, in solicitations containing the clause 52.222-34, Project Labor Agreement.

(2) Use the provision with its Alternate I if the agency will require the submission of a project labor agreement from only the apparent successful offeror, prior to contract award.

(3) Use the provision with its Alternate II if an agency allows submission of a project labor agreement after contract award except when Alternate III is used.

(4) Use the provision with its Alternate III when Alternate II of 52.222-34 is used.

(b)(1) Insert the clause at 52.222-34, Project Labor Agreement, in solicitations and contracts associated with the construction project.

(2) Use the clause with its Alternate I if an agency allows submission of the project labor agreement after contract award except when Alternate II is used.

(3) Use the clause with its Alternate II in IDIQ contracts when the agency will have project labor agreements negotiated on an order-by-order basis and anticipates one or more orders may not use a project labor agreement.

Sections it refers to

  • 52.222-33 Notice of Requirement for Project Labor Agreement.
  • 52.222-34 Project Labor Agreement.

Sections that refer to it

← 22.504 General requirements for project labor agreements. · 22.601 [Reserved] →

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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