FAR and DFARS › DFARS Part 222: Application of Labor Laws to Government Acquisitions › Subpart 222.70
DFARS 222.7002 General.
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 requires a contractor awarded a contract subject to this subpart to employ residents of the noncontiguous State where the work is performed. It matters because it directs who the contractor must hire for the portion of contract work done in that State.
Applies to: Contractors awarded contracts subject to this subpart performing work in a noncontiguous State
What it requires
- Employ individuals who are residents of the noncontiguous State for the portion of contract work performed within that State
- For any craft or trade, employ residents who possess or could promptly acquire the necessary skills
Key terms: noncontiguous State · residents · craft or trade · necessary skills
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The text
A contractor awarded a contract subject to this subpart must employ, for the purpose of performing that portion of the contract work within the noncontiguous State, individuals who are residents of that noncontiguous State and who, in the case of any craft or trade, possess or would be able to acquire promptly the necessary skills to perform this contract.
Sections that refer to it
- 222.7003 Waivers.
← 222.7001 Definition. · 222.7003 Waivers. →
Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Plain words for the terms: glossary.