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FAR and DFARS › FAR Part 22: Application of Labor Laws to Government Acquisitions › Subpart 22.6

FAR 22.603 Applicability.

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 when the requirements in FAR 22.602 apply to certain contracts and subcontracts. It covers contracts for manufacturing or furnishing supplies that will be performed in the United States, Puerto Rico, or the U.S. Virgin Islands, exceed or may exceed $20,000, and are not exempt under FAR 22.604. It matters because it tells contractors when those requirements are triggered.

Applies to: Contracts and subcontracts under Section 8(a) of the Small Business Act for the manufacture or furnishing of supplies

Key terms: indefinite-delivery contracts · basic ordering agreements · blanket purchase agreements · Section 8(a) of the Small Business Act · supplies

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The text

The requirements in 22.602 apply to contracts (including for this purpose, indefinite-delivery contracts, basic ordering agreements, and blanket purchase agreements) and subcontracts under Section 8(a) of the Small Business Act, for the manufacture or furnishing of supplies that—

(a) Will be performed in the United States, Puerto Rico, or the U.S. Virgin Islands;

(b) Exceed or may exceed $20,000; and

(c) Are not exempt under 22.604.

Sections it refers to

Sections that refer to it

← 22.602 Statutory requirements. · 22.604 Exemptions. →

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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