48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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6 sections with “Retroactive wage adjustment”

  • DFARS 252.247-7002 Revision of prices.
    …fect for the balance of the contract, and the Contractor shall continue performance. (g) Retroactive changes in wages or working conditions. (1) In the event of a retroactive wage adjustment, the Contractor or the Contracting Officer may r…
  • FAR 22.404-6 Modifications of wage determinations.
    …d, the contracting officer shall modify the contract to incorporate the wage modification retroactive to the date of award and equitably adjust the contract price for any increased or decreased cost of performance resulting from any changed…
  • FAR 31.205-6 Compensation for personal services.
    …s must be for work performed by the employee in the current year and must not represent a retroactive adjustment of prior years' salaries or wages (but see paragraphs (g), (h), (j), (k), (m), and (o) of this subsection). (2) The total comp…
  • FAR 52.222-41 Service Contract Labor Standards.
    …ed upon by the interested parties and/or finally determined by the Wage and Hour Division retroactive to the date such class of employees commenced contract work shall be a violation of the Service Contract Labor Standards statute and this …
  • FAR 22.1009-4 All possible places of performance not identified.
    …Obtain a wage determination; and (3) Incorporate the wage determination in the contract, retroactive to the date of contract award and with no adjustment in contract price, pursuant to the clause at 52.222-49, Service Contract Labor Standa…
  • FAR 52.222-49 Service Contract Labor Standards—Place of Performance Unknown.
    …wever, a wage determination shall be requested and incorporated in the resultant contract retroactive to the date of contract award, and there shall be no adjustment in the contract price. (End of clause)

FAR (chapter 1)

DFARS (chapter 2, Defense)

Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Rule changes in progress: FAR, DFARS. Terms: glossary.