FAR and DFARS › DFARS Part 222: Application of Labor Laws to Government Acquisitions › Subpart 222.14
DFARS 222.1403 Waivers.
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 explains how a contracting officer must request a waiver related to employment of the blind or severely disabled. The request goes through contracting channels to the labor advisor, who endorses it if justified and forwards it to the appropriate authority. The approval level depends on the type of waiver under FAR 22.1403.
Applies to: Contracting officers requesting waivers under FAR 22.1403
What it requires
- Submit a waiver request through contracting channels to the labor advisor.
Key terms: waiver request · contracting channels · labor advisor · agency head · Secretary of Defense
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The text
(c) The contracting officer shall submit a waiver request through contracting channels to the labor advisor. If the request is justified, the labor advisor will endorse the request and forward it for action to—
(i) The agency head for waivers under FAR 22.1403(a). For the defense agencies, waivers must be approved by the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Acquisition.
(ii) The Secretary of Defense, without the power of redelegation, for waivers under FAR 22.1403(b).
Sections it refers to
- 22.1403 Waivers.
← 222.1310 Solicitation provision and contract clauses. · 222.1406 Complaint procedures. →
Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Plain words for the terms: glossary.