FAR and DFARS › FAR Part 22: Application of Labor Laws to Government Acquisitions › Subpart 22.8
FAR 22.803 Responsibilities.
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 assigns who is responsible for carrying out Executive Order 11246, which governs equal employment opportunity obligations for federal contractors. The Secretary of Labor administers and enforces it, agency heads ensure compliance within their agencies, and contracting officers must forward any questions about whether the order applies to the Deputy Assistant Secretary for resolution.
Applies to: Agency heads, contracting officers, and the Secretary of Labor under E.O. 11246
What it requires
- Agency heads must ensure the requirements of this subpart are carried out within the agency
- Agency heads must cooperate with and assist the OFCCP
- Contracting officers must forward questions about the applicability of E.O. 11246 and its regulations to the Deputy Assistant Secretary through agency channels
Key terms: E.O. 11246 · Secretary of Labor · Deputy Assistant Secretary · OFCCP · contracting officer
Written by AI from this section's text. A guide, not legal advice: the text below rules.
The text
(a) The Secretary of Labor is responsible for the—
(1) Administration and enforcement of prescribed parts of E.O. 11246; and
(2) Adoption of rules and regulations and the issuance of orders necessary to achieve the purposes of E.O. 11246.
(b) The Secretary of Labor has delegated authority and assigned responsibility to the Deputy Assistant Secretary for carrying out the responsibilities assigned to the Secretary by E.O. 11246, except for the issuance of rules and regulations of a general nature.
(c) The head of each agency is responsible for ensuring that the requirements of this subpart are carried out within the agency, and for cooperating with and assisting the OFCCP in fulfilling its responsibilities.
(d) In the event the applicability of E.O. 11246 and implementing regulations is questioned, the contracting officer shall forward the matter to the Deputy Assistant Secretary, through agency channels, for resolution.
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Rule changes for FAR Part 22
- Federal Acquisition Regulation: Trade Agreements Thresholds ↗ · final rule 2026-03-13 · effective 2026-03-13
- Federal Acquisition Regulation: Inflation Adjustment of Acquisition-Related Thresholds ↗ · final rule 2025-08-27 · effective 2025-10-01
- Office of Federal Procurement Policy; Federal Acquisition Regulation: Pay Equity and Transparency in Federal Contracting ↗ · proposed 2025-01-08
- Federal Acquisition Regulation: Improving Consistency Between Procurement and Nonprocurement Procedures on Suspension and Debarment ↗ · final rule 2025-01-03 · effective 2025-01-17
- Federal Acquisition Regulation: Training To Prevent Human Trafficking for Certain Air Carriers; Correction ↗ · final rule 2024-12-30 · effective 2025-01-03
- Federal Acquisition Regulation: Training To Prevent Human Trafficking for Certain Air Carriers ↗ · final rule 2024-12-16 · effective 2025-01-03
- Federal Acquisition Regulation: Inflation Adjustment of Acquisition-Related Thresholds ↗ · proposed 2024-11-29 · comments due 2025-01-28
- Federal Acquisition Regulation: Combating Trafficking in Persons-Definition and Agency Responsibilities ↗ · proposed 2024-07-18 · comments due 2024-09-16
Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Plain words for the terms: glossary.