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DFARS 239.7408-2 Applicability of construction labor standards for special construction.
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 that construction labor standards normally do not apply to special construction, but they may apply if the special construction includes building, altering, or repairing a public building or public work. If those standards do apply, the contract must state that fact.
Applies to: Special construction contracts, including CSA or other type contracts
What it requires
- Determine whether construction labor standards apply under FAR 22.402
- Cite in the contract that it is subject to construction labor standards under FAR 22.402, if applicable
Key terms: special construction · construction labor standards · construction, alteration, or repair · public building · public work
Written by AI from this section's text. A guide, not legal advice: the text below rules.
The text
(a) The construction labor standards in FAR Subpart 22.4 ordinarily do not apply to special construction. However, if the special construction includes construction, alteration, or repair (as defined in FAR 22.401) of a public building or public work, the construction labor standards may apply. Determine applicability under FAR 22.402.
(b) Each CSA or other type contract which is subject to construction labor standards under FAR 22.402 shall cite that fact.
← 239.7408-1 General. · 239.7409 Special assembly. →
Rule changes for DFARS Part 239
- Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Disclosure of Information Regarding Foreign Obligations (DFARS Case 2018-D064) ↗ · proposed 2024-11-15 · comments due 2025-01-14
Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Plain words for the terms: glossary.