FAR and DFARS › FAR Part 22: Application of Labor Laws to Government Acquisitions › Subpart 22.8
FAR 22.804-2 Construction.
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 covers affirmative action requirements for Government construction contractors. Nonexempt construction contractors must meet the contract's affirmative action terms and the requirements of 41 CFR 60-1 and 60-4. It also sets out agency and contracting officer duties for tracking covered geographic areas and notifying OFCCP of contract awards.
Applies to: Construction contractors holding a nonexempt Government construction contract, and contracting officers awarding such contracts
What it requires
- Meet the contract terms and conditions citing affirmative action requirements applicable to covered geographical areas or projects
- Meet the applicable requirements of 41 CFR 60-1 and 60-4
- Request instructions on the most current information from the OFCCP regional office (or as specified in agency regulations) before issuing a solicitation for a construction project in excess of $10,000 in a geographic area not known to be covered by specific affirmative action goals
- Give written notice to the OFCCP regional office within 10 working days of award of a construction contract subject to these affirmative action requirements
Key terms: nonexempt · affirmative action requirements · covered geographical areas · 41 CFR 60-1 and 60-4 · OFCCP regional office
Written by AI from this section's text. A guide, not legal advice: the text below rules.
The text
(a) Construction contractors that hold a nonexempt (see 22.807) Government construction contract are required to meet (1) the contract terms and conditions citing affirmative action requirements applicable to covered geographical areas or projects and (2) applicable requirements of 41 CFR 60-1 and 60-4.
(b) Each agency shall maintain a listing of covered geographical areas that are subject to affirmative action requirements that specify goals for minorities and women in covered construction trades. Information concerning, and additions to, this listing will be provided to the principally affected contracting officers in accordance with agency procedures. Any contracting officer contemplating a construction project in excess of $10,000 within a geographic area not known to be covered by specific affirmative action goals shall request instructions on the most current information from the OFCCP regional office, or as otherwise specified in agency regulations, before issuing the solicitation.
(c) Contracting officers shall give written notice to the OFCCP regional office within 10 working days of award of a construction contract subject to these affirmative action requirements. The notification shall include the name, address, and telephone number of the contractor; employer identification number; dollar amount of the contract; estimated starting and completion dates of the contract; the contract number; and the geographical area in which the contract is to be performed. When requested by the OFCCP regional office, the contracting officer shall arrange a conference among contractor, contracting activity, and compliance personnel to discuss the contractor's compliance responsibilities.
Sections it refers to
- 22.807 Exemptions.
← 22.804-1 Nonconstruction. · 22.805 Procedures. →
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.