FAR and DFARS › DFARS Part 222: Application of Labor Laws to Government Acquisitions › Subpart 222.1
DFARS 222.101-70 Acquisition of stevedoring services during labor disputes.
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In plain English
This section sets out the order of steps to follow when a labor dispute delays urgently needed stevedoring services under a contract. It matters because it tells contractors and contracting personnel to try voluntary exemptions, alternate ports, and alternative sources before turning to civil service or military labor. It also requires notifying the labor advisor if a deviation from those procedures is needed.
Applies to: Contracts for stevedoring services urgently needed during a labor dispute
What it requires
- Follow the listed procedures only in the order given when a labor dispute delays performance of an urgently needed stevedoring services contract
- Notify the labor advisor when a deviation from the procedures in paragraph (a) is required
Key terms: stevedoring services · labor dispute · labor advisor · deviation · alternate ports
Written by AI from this section's text. A guide, not legal advice: the text below rules.
The text
(a) Use the following procedures only in the order listed when a labor dispute delays performance of a contract for stevedoring services which are urgently needed.
(1) Attempt to have management and labor voluntarily agree to exempt military supplies from the labor dispute by continuing the movement of such material.
(2) Divert vessels to alternate ports able to provide necessary stevedoring services.
(3) Consider contracting with reliable alternative sources of supply within the stevedoring industry.
(4) Utilize civil service stevedores to perform the work performed by contract stevedores.
(5) Utilize military personnel to handle the cargo which was being handled by contract stevedores prior to the labor dispute.
(b) Notify the labor advisor when a deviation from the procedures in paragraph (a) of this subsection is required.
← 222.101-4 Removal of items from contractors' facilities affected by work stoppages. · 222.102 Federal and State labor requirements. →
Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Plain words for the terms: glossary.