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34 sections with “Hourly rate”

  • FAR 47.207-6 Rates and charges.
    …me contract, show each service separately and the applicable basis for that service. (2) Hourly rate basis. If charges are based on an hourly rate, state the method for charging for fractions of an hour; e.g., (i) a period of 30 minutes or…
  • FAR 16.601 Time-and-materials contracts.
    …ed or consumed directly in connection with the furnishing of the end product or service. Hourly rate means the rate(s) prescribed in the contract for payment for labor that meets the labor category qualifications of a labor category specif…
  • FAR 22.406-2 Wages, fringe benefits, and overtime.
    … subsection, if the total cost of the combination is not less than the total of the basic hourly rate and fringe benefits payments prescribed in the wage determination for the classification of laborer or mechanic concerned. (2) Wages prov…
  • FAR 22.1016 Statement of equivalent rates for Federal hires.
    …n of these rates are as follows: (1) Wages paid blue collar employees shall be the basic hourly rate for each class. The rate shall be Wage Board pay schedule step two for nonsupervisory service employees and step three for supervisory ser…
  • FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …eplacement or correction shall be determined under paragraph (i) of this clause, but the “hourly rate” for labor hours incurred in the replacement or correction shall be reduced to exclude that portion of the rate attributable to profit. Un…
  • FAR 52.222-6 Construction Wage Rate Requirements.
    …r a class of laborers or mechanics includes a fringe benefit which is not expressed as an hourly rate, the Contractor shall either pay the benefit as stated in the wage determination or shall pay another bona fide fringe benefit or an hourl…
  • FAR 52.232-7 Payments under Time-and-Materials and Labor-Hour Contracts.
    …on of vouchers approved by the Contracting Officer or the authorized representative: (a) Hourly rate. (1) Hourly rate means the rate(s) prescribed in the contract for payment for labor that meets the labor category qualifications of a labo…
  • FAR 52.237-10 Identification of Uncompensated Overtime.
    … Uncompensated Overtime (MAR 2015) (a) Definitions. As used in this provision— Adjusted hourly rate (including uncompensated overtime) is the rate that results from multiplying the hourly rate for a 40-hour work week by 40, and then divid…
  • FAR 52.249-6 Termination (Cost-Reimbursement).
    …the number of direct labor hours expended before the effective date of termination by the hourly rate(s) in the Schedule, less any hourly rate payments already made to the contractor; (ii) An amount (computed under the provisions for payme…
  • FAR 8.404 Use of Federal Supply Schedules.
    …chedule are listed at fixed prices. Services offered on the schedule are priced either at hourly rates, or at a fixed price for performance of a specific task (e.g., installation, maintenance, and repair). GSA has already determined the pri…
  • FAR 8.405-3 Blanket purchase agreements (BPAs).
    … statement of work. This applies when establishing a BPA that requires services priced at hourly rates, as provided by the schedule contract. The applicable services will be identified in the Federal Supply Schedule publications and the con…
  • FAR 52.216-29 Time-and-Materials/Labor-Hour Proposal Requirements—Other Than Commercial Acquisition With Adequate Price Competition.
    …ur type of contract resulting from this solicitation. (b) The offeror must specify fixed hourly rates in its offer that include wages, overhead, general and administrative expenses, and profit. The offeror must specify whether the fixed ho…
  • FAR 52.216-30 Time-and-Materials/Labor-Hour Proposal Requirements—Other Than Commercial Acquisition Without Adequate Price Competition.
    …f contract resulting from this solicitation. (b) The offeror must specify separate fixed hourly rates in its offer that include wages, overhead, general and administrative expenses, and profit for each category of labor to be performed by—…
  • FAR 52.222-9 Apprentices and Trainees.
    …am is registered, the ratios and wage rates (expressed in percentages of the journeyman's hourly rate) specified in the Contractor's or subcontractor's registered program shall be observed. Every apprentice must be paid at not less than the…
  • FAR 52.222-43 Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Labor Standards—Price Adjustment (Multiple Year and Option Contracts).
    …pply to this contract. (d) The contract price, contract unit price labor rates, or fixed hourly labor rates will be adjusted to reflect the Contractor's actual increase or decrease in applicable wages and fringe benefits to the extent that…
  • FAR 52.222-44 Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Labor Standards—Price Adjustment.
    …ded under this clause. (c) The contract price, contract unit price labor rates, or fixed hourly labor rates will be adjusted to reflect increases or decreases by the Contractor in wages and fringe benefits to the extent that these increase…
  • FAR 37.101 Definitions.
    As used in this part— Adjusted hourly rate (including uncompensated overtime) is the rate that results from multiplying the hourly rate for a 40-hour work week by 40, and then dividing by the proposed hours per week which includes uncompen…
  • FAR 37.115-2 General policy.
    …e in key technical positions. (d) Whenever there is uncompensated overtime, the adjusted hourly rate (including uncompensated overtime) (see definition at 37.101), rather than the hourly rate, shall be applied to all proposed hours, whethe…
  • FAR 52.216-31 Time-and-Materials/Labor-Hour Proposal Requirements—Commercial Acquisition.
    …ur type of contract resulting from this solicitation. (b) The offeror must specify fixed hourly rates in its offer that include wages, overhead, general and administrative expenses, and profit. The offeror must specify whether the fixed ho…
  • FAR 52.243-3 Changes—Time-and-Materials or Labor-Hours.
    …f Government-furnished property. (b) If any change causes an increase or decrease in any hourly rate, the ceiling price, or the time required for performance of any part of the work under this contract, whether or not changed by the order,…
  • FAR 8.405-2 Ordering procedures for services requiring a statement of work.
    …g activities shall use the procedures in this subsection when ordering services priced at hourly rates as established by the schedule contracts. The applicable services will be identified in the Federal Supply Schedule publications and the …
  • FAR 12.403 Termination.
    …the number of direct labor hours expended before the effective date of termination by the hourly rate(s) in the Schedule; and (ii) Any charges the contractor can demonstrate directly resulted from the termination. The contractor may demons…
  • FAR 22.401 Definitions.
    …g programs and which has been so certified by that Administration. Wages means the basic hourly rate of pay; any contribution irrevocably made by a contractor or subcontractor to a trustee or to a third person pursuant to a bona fide fring…
  • FAR 22.1003-6 Repair distinguished from remanufacturing of equipment.
    … keep it in usable, serviceable, working order. Such contracts typically are billed on an hourly rate (labor plus materials and parts) basis. Any contract principally for this type of work is subject to the Service Contract Labor Standards …
  • FAR 30.001 Definitions.
    …re final payment is not based on actual costs incurred (Subpart 16.5); and (4) The fixed-hourly rate portion of time-and-materials and labor-hours contracts and subcontracts (Subpart 16.6). Flexibly-priced contracts and subcontracts means…
  • FAR 52.222-4 Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards—Overtime Compensation.
    …ain the name and address of each employee, social security number, labor classifications, hourly rates of wages paid, daily and weekly number of hours worked, deductions made, and actual wages paid. The records need not duplicate those requ…
  • FAR 52.222-8 Payrolls and Basic Records.
    …dress, and social security number of each such worker, his or her correct classification, hourly rates of wages paid (including rates of contributions or costs anticipated for bona fide fringe benefits or cash equivalents thereof of the typ…
  • FAR 52.230-6 Administration of Cost Accounting Standards.
    …inal payment is not based on actual costs incurred (FAR Subpart 16.5); and (4) The fixed-hourly rate portion of time-and-materials and labor-hours contracts and subcontracts (FAR Subpart 16.6). Flexibly-priced contracts and subcontracts m…
  • FAR 52.245-9 Use and Charges.
    …dependent licensed, accredited, or certified appraiser that computes a monthly, daily, or hourly rental rate for comparable commercial property. The appraisal may be used to compute rentals under this clause throughout its effective period …
  • FAR 52.246-6 Inspection—Time-and-Material and Labor-Hour.
    …ined under the Payments Under Time-and-Materials and Labor-Hour Contracts clause, but the hourly rate for labor hours incurred in the replacement or correction shall be reduced to exclude that portion of the rate attributable to profit. The…
  • DFARS 252.216-7002 Alternate A, Time-and-Materials/Labor-Hour Proposal Requirements—Other Than Commercial Acquisition with Adequate Price Competition.
    …uisition With Adequate Price Competition (JAN 2023) (c) The offeror must establish fixed hourly rates using separate rates for each category of labor to be performed by each subcontractor and for each category of labor to be performed by t…
  • DFARS 247.270-1 Definitions.
    …a ton (weight or measurement) of a specified commodity; and (2) Computed by dividing the hourly stevedoring gang cost by the estimated number of tons of the specified commodity that can be handled in 1 hour. Gang cost is— (1) The total h…
  • FAR 22.1902 Policy.
    (a) Pursuant to Executive Order 14026, the minimum hourly wage rate required to be paid to workers performing on, or in connection with, contracts and subcontracts subject to this subpart is— (1) At least $15.00 per hour beginning January …
  • FAR 52.222-55 Minimum Wages for Contractor Workers Under Executive Order 14026.
    … in the United States, and performing on, or in connection with, this contract, a minimum hourly wage rate of $15.00 per hour beginning January 30, 2022. (2) The Contractor shall adjust the minimum wage paid, if necessary, beginning Januar…

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