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FAR and DFARS › FAR Part 22: Application of Labor Laws to Government Acquisitions › Subpart 22.8

FAR 22.804-1 Nonconstruction.

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 requires most nonconstruction prime contractors and larger subcontractors to create a written affirmative action program for each establishment. It matters because it sets who must comply and the deadline for doing so. The requirement applies except as provided in 22.807.

Applies to: Nonconstruction prime contractors and subcontractors with 50 or more employees meeting the stated contract or bill of lading thresholds

What it requires

  • Develop a written affirmative action program for each establishment
  • Develop the written affirmative action programs within 120 days from the commencement of the first such Government contract, subcontract, or Government bill of lading

Key terms: nonconstruction prime contractor · subcontractor · affirmative action program · establishment · Government bills of lading

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The text

Except as provided in 22.807, each nonconstruction prime contractor and each subcontractor with 50 or more employees and either a contract or subcontract of $50,000 or more, or Government bills of lading that in any 12-month period total, or can reasonably be expected to total, $50,000 or more, is required to develop a written affirmative action program for each of its establishments. Each contractor and subcontractor shall develop its written affirmative action programs within 120 days from the commencement of its first such Government contract, subcontract, or Government bill of lading.

Sections it refers to

← 22.804 Affirmative action programs. · 22.804-2 Construction. →

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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