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FAR and DFARS › DFARS Part 222: Application of Labor Laws to Government Acquisitions › Subpart 222.13

DFARS 222.1308 Complaint procedures.

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 how to handle complaints under the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act. The officer must forward each complaint as directed by FAR 22.1308 and notify the complainant of the referral, while keeping the contractor completely unaware of the complaint, the complainant's identity, or the nature of the complaint.

Applies to: Contracting officers handling complaints under this subpart

What it requires

  • Forward each complaint received as indicated in FAR 22.1308
  • Notify the complainant of the referral
  • Do not advise the contractor of the complainant's name, the nature of the complaint, or the fact that the complaint was received

Key terms: complaint · contracting officer · complainant · contractor · referral

Written by AI from this section's text. A guide, not legal advice: the text below rules.

The text

The contracting officer shall—

(1) Forward each complaint received as indicated in FAR 22.1308; and

(2) Notify the complainant of the referral. The contractor in question shall not be advised in any manner or for any reason of the complainant's name, the nature of the complaint, or the fact that the complaint was received.

Sections it refers to

← 222.1305 Waivers. · 222.1310 Solicitation provision and contract clauses. →

Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Plain words for the terms: glossary.

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