48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement
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32 sections with “Wage and Hour Administrator”
- FAR 22.1003-4 Administrative limitations, variations, tolerances, and exemptions.… be submitted in writing through contracting channels and the agency labor advisor to the Wage and Hour Administrator. (b) In addition to the statutory exemptions cited in 22.1003-3 of this subsection, the Secretary of Labor has exempted t…
- FAR 22.1012-1 Prevailing wage determinations.(a)(1) The Wage and Hour Administrator may issue revisions to prevailing wage determinations periodically. The need for inclusion of a revised prevailing wage determination in a solicitation, contract or contract modification (see 22.1007) …
- FAR 22.404-3 Procedures for requesting wage determinations.(a) General wage determinations. If there is a general wage determination on the Wage Determinations at SAM.gov website applicable to the project, the agency may use it without notifying the Department of Labor. When necessary, a request fo…
- FAR 22.404-5 Expiration of project wage determinations.… make every effort to ensure that contract award is made before expiration of the project wage determination included in the solicitation. (b) The following procedure applies when contracting by sealed bidding: (1) If a project wage deter…
- FAR 22.404-6 Modifications of wage determinations.(a) General. (1) The Department of Labor may modify a wage determination to make it current by specifying only the items being changed or by reissuing the entire determination with changes incorporated. (2) All project wage determination m…
- FAR 22.406-10 Disposition of disputes concerning construction contract labor standards enforcement.…tandards enforcement include— (1) Misclassification of workers; (2) Hours of work; (3) Wage rates and payment; (4) Payment of overtime; (5) Withholding practices; and (6) The applicability of the labor standards requirements under var…
- FAR 22.1905 Enforcement of Executive Order Minimum Wage Requirements.…ontractor fails to comply with the requirements in paragraph (e)(2) of 52.222-55, Minimum Wages for Contractor Workers Under Executive Order 14026 to furnish payroll records, until such time as the noncompliance is corrected. (b) Complaint…
- FAR 52.222-6 Construction Wage Rate Requirements.As prescribed in 22.407(a), insert the following clause: Construction Wage Rate Requirements (AUG 2018) (a) Definition—Site of the work—(1) Means— (i) The primary site of the work. The physical place or places where the construction call…
- FAR 52.222-9 Apprentices and Trainees.… force under the registered program. (3) Any worker listed on a payroll at an apprentice wage rate, who is not registered or otherwise employed as stated in paragraph (a)(1) of this clause, shall be paid not less than the applicable wage d…
- FAR 52.222-30 Construction Wage Rate Requirements—Price Adjustment (None or Separately Specified Method).As prescribed in 22.407(e), insert the following clause: Construction Wage Rate Requirements—Price Adjustment (None or Separately Specified Method) (AUG 2018) (a) The wage determination issued under the Construction Wage Rate Requirements…
- FAR 52.222-31 Construction Wage Rate Requirements—Price Adjustment (Percentage Method).As prescribed in 22.407(f), insert the following clause: Construction Wage Rate Requirements—Price Adjustment (Percentage Method) (AUG 2018) (a) The wage determination issued under the Construction Wage Rate Requirements statute by the Ad…
- FAR 52.222-32 Construction Wage Rate Requirements—Price Adjustment (Actual Method).As prescribed in 22.407(g), insert the following clause: Construction Wage Rate Requirements—Price Adjustment (Actual Method) (AUG 2018) (a) The wage determination issued under the Construction Wage Rate Requirements statute by the Admini…
- FAR 52.222-41 Service Contract Labor Standards.…t by the Contractor or any subcontractor shall be paid not less than the minimum monetary wages and shall be furnished fringe benefits in accordance with the wages and fringe benefits determined by the Secretary of Labor, or authorized repr…
- FAR 52.222-43 Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Labor Standards—Price Adjustment (Multiple Year and Option Contracts).…ntracts) (AUG 2018) (a) This clause applies to both contracts subject to area prevailing wage determinations and contracts subject to collective bargaining agreements. (b) The Contractor warrants that the prices in this contract do not in…
- FAR 52.222-55 Minimum Wages for Contractor Workers Under Executive Order 14026.As prescribed in 22.1906, insert the following clause: Minimum Wages for Contractor Workers Under Executive Order 14026 (JAN 2022) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause— “United States” means the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Pu…
- FAR 22.001 Definitions.Administrator or Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, as used in this part, means the Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, U.S. Department of Labor, Washington, DC 20210 or an authorized representative. Agency labor advisor means an in…
- FAR 22.403-6 Department of Labor regulations involving construction.…. (b) The Department of Labor regulations include— (1) Part 1, relating to Construction Wage Rate Requirements statute minimum wage rates; (2) Part 3, relating to the Copeland (Anti-Kickback) Act and requirements for submission of weekly…
- FAR 22.404-2 General requirements.(a) The contracting officer must incorporate only the appropriate wage determinations in solicitations and contracts and must designate the work to which each determination or part thereof applies. The contracting officer must not include p…
- FAR 22.404-7 Correction of wage determinations containing clerical errors.…of Labor's own initiative or at the request of the contracting agency, the Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, may correct any wage determination found to contain clerical errors. Such corrections will be effective immediately, and will …
- FAR 22.406-3 Additional classifications.…f any laborer or mechanic is to be employed in a classification that is not listed in the wage determination applicable to the contract, the contracting officer, pursuant to the clause at 52.222-6, Construction Wage Rate Requirements, shall…
- FAR 22.406-8 Investigations.…t that employee's prior signed consent. (3) Send a written request to the Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, to obtain— (i) Investigation and enforcement instructions; or (ii) Available pertinent Department of Labor files. (4) Obtai…
- 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 22.2109 Enforcement of Executive Order 13706 paid sick leave requirements.…equired by section 3 of the E.O., has assigned this authority to the Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division. Contracting agencies do not have authority to conduct compliance investigations under 29 CFR part 13 as implemented in this su…
- FAR 52.222-62 Paid Sick Leave Under Executive Order 13706.… or in connection with a contract covered by Executive Order (E.O.) 13706; and (A) Whose wages under such contract are governed by the Service Contract Labor Standards statute (41 U.S.C. chapter 67), the Wage Rate Requirements (Constructio…
- DFARS 222.404 Construction Wage Rate Requirements statute wage determinations.…er than April 1 of each year, each department and agency shall furnish the Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, with a general outline of its proposed construction program for the coming fiscal year. The Department of Labor uses this info…
- FAR 22.1003-7 Questions concerning applicability of the Service Contract Labor Standards statute.…advisor. Unresolved questions shall be submitted in a timely manner to the Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, for determination.
- FAR 22.1021 Requests for hearing.…est through appropriate channels (ordinarily the agency labor advisor) to: Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, U.S. Department of Labor, Washington, DC 20210. (b) A request for a substantial variance hearing shall include sufficient dat…
- FAR 22.1024 Cooperation with the Department of Labor.…ts of investigations undertaken by the Department. When asked, agencies shall furnish the Wage and Hour Administrator or a designee, any available information on contractors, subcontractors, their contracts, and the nature of the contract s…
- DFARS 222.406-9 Withholding from or suspension of contract payments.…ue a contractor are not available to satisfy that contractor's liability for Construction Wage Rate Requirements or CWHSS statute wage underpayments or liquidated damages. (c) Disposition of contract payments withheld or suspended—(3) Limi…
- FAR 22.406-11 Contract terminations.…bor standards clauses, the contracting agency shall submit a report to the Administrator, Wage and Hour Division. The report shall include— (a) The number of the terminated contract; (b) The name and address of the terminated contractor o…
- FAR 22.604-2 Regulatory exemptions.…Washington, DC 202l0. All other requests shall be transmitted to the Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division, U.S. Department of Labor, Washington, DC 202l0.
- FAR 22.1022 Withholding of contract payments.…the Department of Labor from a level no lower than that of Deputy Regional Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor, shall withhold—the amount needed to pay such underpaid employees from accrued payments due the contractor…
FAR (chapter 1)
- Part 1 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 58 sections
- Part 2 Definitions of Words and Terms 3 sections
- Part 3 Improper Business Practices and Personal Conflicts of Interest 98 sections
- Part 4 Administrative and Information Matters 116 sections
- Part 5 Publicizing Contract Actions 34 sections
- Part 6 Competition Requirements 34 sections
- Part 7 Acquisition Planning 34 sections
- Part 8 Required Sources of Supplies and Services 67 sections
- Part 9 Contractor Qualifications 106 sections
- Part 10 Market Research 4 sections
- Part 11 Describing Agency Needs 33 sections
- Part 12 Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services 38 sections
- Part 13 Simplified Acquisition Procedures 49 sections
- Part 14 Sealed Bidding 82 sections
- Part 15 Contracting by Negotiation 81 sections
- Part 16 Types of Contracts 74 sections
- Part 17 Special Contracting Methods 50 sections
- Part 18 Emergency Acquisitions 34 sections
- Part 19 Small Business Programs 126 sections
- Part 22 Application of Labor Laws to Government Acquisitions 205 sections
- Part 23 Environment, Sustainable Acquisition, and Material Safety 38 sections
- Part 24 Protection of Privacy and Freedom of Information 10 sections
- Part 25 Foreign Acquisition 81 sections
- Part 26 Other Socioeconomic Programs 36 sections
- Part 27 Patents, Data, and Copyrights 59 sections
- Part 28 Bonds and Insurance 61 sections
- Part 29 Taxes 23 sections
- Part 30 Cost Accounting Standards Administration 30 sections
- Part 31 Contract Cost Principles and Procedures 87 sections
- Part 32 Contract Financing 175 sections
- Part 33 Protests, Disputes, and Appeals 23 sections
- Part 34 Major System Acquisition 20 sections
- Part 35 Research and Development Contracting 25 sections
- Part 36 Construction and Architect-engineer Contracts 81 sections
- Part 37 Service Contracting 46 sections
- Part 38 Federal Supply Schedule Contracting 3 sections
- Part 39 Acquisition of Information Technology 14 sections
- Part 40 Information Security and Supply Chain Security 12 sections
- Part 41 Acquisition of Utility Services 17 sections
- Part 42 Contract Administration and Audit Services 84 sections
- Part 43 Contract Modifications 14 sections
- Part 44 Subcontracting Policies and Procedures 24 sections
- Part 45 Government Property 33 sections
- Part 46 Quality Assurance 60 sections
- Part 47 Transportation 106 sections
- Part 48 Value Engineering 13 sections
- Part 49 Termination of Contracts 108 sections
- Part 50 Extraordinary Contractual Actions and the Safety Act 34 sections
- Part 51 Use of Government Sources by Contractors 15 sections
- Part 52 Solicitation Provisions and Contract Clauses 680 sections
- Part 53 Forms 61 sections
DFARS (chapter 2, Defense)
- Part 201 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 24 sections
- Part 202 Definitions of Words and Terms 1 sections
- Part 203 Improper Business Practices and Personal Conflicts of Interest 28 sections
- Part 204 Administrative and Information Matters 76 sections
- Part 205 Publicizing Contract Actions 11 sections
- Part 206 Competition Requirements 20 sections
- Part 207 Acquisition Planning 22 sections
- Part 208 Required Sources of Supplies and Services 31 sections
- Part 209 Contractor Qualifications 55 sections
- Part 210 Market Research 2 sections
- Part 211 Describing Agency Needs 22 sections
- Part 212 Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services 24 sections
- Part 213 Simplified Acquisition Procedures 23 sections
- Part 214 Sealed Bidding 14 sections
- Part 215 Contracting by Negotiation 66 sections
- Part 216 Types of Contracts 36 sections
- Part 217 Special Contracting Methods 64 sections
- Part 218 Emergency Acquisitions 7 sections
- Part 219 Small Business Programs 47 sections
- Part 222 Application of Labor Laws to Government Acquisitions 56 sections
- Part 223 Environment, Sustainable Acquisition, and Material Safety 34 sections
- Part 224 Protection of Privacy and Freedom of Information 2 sections
- Part 225 Foreign Acquisition 251 sections
- Part 226 Other Socioeconomic Programs 14 sections
- Part 227 Patents, Data, and Copyrights 99 sections
- Part 228 Bonds and Insurance 17 sections
- Part 229 Taxes 9 sections
- Part 230 Cost Accounting Standards Administration 2 sections
- Part 231 Contract Cost Principles and Procedures 13 sections
- Part 232 Contract Financing 74 sections
- Part 233 Protests, Disputes, and Appeals 8 sections
- Part 234 Major System Acquisition 13 sections
- Part 235 Research and Development Contracting 16 sections
- Part 236 Construction and Architect-engineer Contracts 25 sections
- Part 237 Service Contracting 67 sections
- Part 239 Acquisition of Information Technology 38 sections
- Part 241 Acquisition of Utility Services 8 sections
- Part 242 Contract Administration and Audit Services 40 sections
- Part 243 Contract Modifications 18 sections
- Part 244 Subcontracting Policies and Procedures 13 sections
- Part 245 Government Property 23 sections
- Part 246 Quality Assurance 39 sections
- Part 247 Transportation 27 sections
- Part 249 Termination of Contracts 14 sections
- Part 250 Extraordinary Contractual Actions and the Safety Act 16 sections
- Part 251 Use of Government Sources by Contractors 5 sections
- Part 252 Solicitation Provisions and Contract Clauses 405 sections
- Part 253 Forms 10 sections
- Part 270 Defense Contracting Programs 7 sections
Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Rule changes in progress: FAR, DFARS. Terms: glossary.