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FAR and DFARS › FAR Part 52: Solicitation Provisions and Contract Clauses › Subpart 52.2

FAR 52.222-36 Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities.

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 clause requires contractors to follow the equal opportunity requirements at 41 CFR 60-741.5(a), which prohibit disability discrimination and require affirmative action to employ and advance qualified individuals with disabilities. Contractors must also flow these terms down into covered subcontracts or purchase orders above the FAR 22.1408(a) threshold. It matters because it creates compliance and subcontracting obligations tied to disability nondiscrimination and affirmative action.

Applies to: Contractors and their covered subcontractors or vendors

What it requires

  • Abide by the equal opportunity clause requirements at 41 CFR 60-741.5(a), as of March 24, 2014.
  • Include the terms of this clause in every subcontract or purchase order in excess of the FAR 22.1408(a) threshold on the date of subcontract award, unless exempted.
  • Act as specified by the Director, Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs of the U.S. Department of Labor, to enforce the terms, including action for noncompliance.

Key terms: equal opportunity clause · qualified individuals with disabilities · affirmative action · subcontract · purchase order

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

The text

As prescribed in 22.1408(a), insert the following clause:

Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (JUN 2020)

(a) Equal opportunity clause. The Contractor shall abide by the requirements of the equal opportunity clause at 41 CFR 60-741.5(a), as of March 24, 2014. This clause prohibits discrimination against qualified individuals on the basis of disability, and requires affirmative action by the Contractor to employ and advance in employment qualified individuals with disabilities.

(b) Subcontracts. The Contractor shall include the terms of this clause in every subcontract or purchase order in excess of the threshold specified in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 22.1408(a) on the date of subcontract award, unless exempted by rules, regulations, or orders of the Secretary, so that such provisions will be binding upon each subcontractor or vendor. The Contractor shall act as specified by the Director, Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs of the U.S. Department of Labor, to enforce the terms, including action for noncompliance. Such necessary changes in language may be made as shall be appropriate to identify properly the parties and their undertakings.

(End of clause)

Alternate I (July 2014). As prescribed in 22.1408(b), add the following as a preamble to the clause:

Notice: The following term(s) of this clause are waived for this contract: __________[List term(s)].

Sections it refers to

Sections that refer to it

  • 22.1402 Applicability.
  • 22.1403 Waivers.
  • 22.1405 Collective bargaining agreements.
  • 22.1407 Actions because of noncompliance.
  • 22.1408 Contract clause.
  • 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
  • 52.213-4 Terms and Conditions—Simplified Acquisitions (Other Than Commercial Products and Commercial Services).
  • 52.244-6 Subcontracts for Commercial Products and Commercial Services.

← 52.222-35 Equal Opportunity for Veterans. · 52.222-37 Employment Reports on Veterans. →

Rule changes for FAR Part 52

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

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