FAR and DFARS › DFARS Part 222: Application of Labor Laws to Government Acquisitions › Subpart 222.1
DFARS 222.101-4 Removal of items from contractors' facilities affected by work stoppages.
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 what steps to take before removing urgently needed items from a contractor's facility during a work stoppage. The process starts with checking with a labor advisor about how moving the items might affect labor negotiations, and removal is normally avoided if it would hurt those negotiations. Only after several attempts at agreement can higher-level officials order removal.
Applies to: Contracting officers dealing with work stoppages at contractor facilities
What it requires
- Contact the labor advisor before initiating any removal action to get the mediation agency's opinion on the effect of moving items
- Provide a written request for removal to the contract administration office if the labor advisor recommends it, including the specified information
- Try, with the labor advisor or contract administration commander, to get management and labor to agree to shipment by normal means
- Refer the matter to the labor advisor with required information if agreement cannot be reached through the earlier steps
Key terms: work stoppage · labor advisor · contract administration office · Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service · agency head
Written by AI from this section's text. A guide, not legal advice: the text below rules.
The text
(a) When a contractor is unable to deliver urgent and critical items because of a work stoppage at its facility, the contracting officer, before removing any items from the facility, shall—
(i) Before initiating any action, contact the labor advisor to obtain the opinion of the national office of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service or other mediation agency regarding the effect movement of the items would have on labor negotiations. Normally removals will not be made if they will adversely affect labor negotiations.
(ii) Upon the recommendation of the labor advisor, provide a written request for removal of the material to the cognizant contract administration office. Include in the request the information specified at PGI 222.101-4(a)(ii).
(iii) With the assistance of the labor advisor or the commander of the contract administration office, attempt to have both the management and the labor representatives involved agree to shipment of the material by normal means.
(iv) If agreement for removal of the needed items cannot be reached following the procedures in paragraphs (a) (i) through (iii) of this subsection, the commander of the contract administration office, after obtaining approval from the labor advisor, may seek the concurrence of the parties to the dispute to permit movement of the material by military vehicles with military personnel. On receipt of such concurrences, the commander may proceed to make necessary arrangements to move the material.
(v) If agreement for removal of the needed items cannot be reached following any of the procedures in paragraphs (a) (i) through (iv) of this subsection, refer the matter to the labor advisor with the information required by 222.101-3-70(b). If the labor advisor is unsuccessful in obtaining concurrence of the parties for the movement of the material and further action to obtain the material is deemed necessary, refer the matter to the agency head. Upon review and verification that the items are urgently or critically needed and cannot be moved with the consent of the parties, the agency head, on a nondelegable basis, may order removal of the items from the facility.
Sections it refers to
- 222.101-3 Reporting labor disputes.
← 222.101-3-70 Impact of labor disputes on defense programs. · 222.101-70 Acquisition of stevedoring services during labor disputes. →
Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Plain words for the terms: glossary.