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34 sections with “contractor labor relations”

  • FAR 52.222-40 Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act.
    …er the National Labor Relations Act (DEC 2010) (a) During the term of this contract, the Contractor shall post an employee notice, of such size and in such form, and containing such content as prescribed by the Secretary of Labor, in consp…
  • FAR 52.222-41 Service Contract Labor Standards.
    …: Service Contract Labor Standards (AUG 2018) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause— Contractor when this clause is used in any subcontract, shall be deemed to refer to the subcontractor, except in the term “Government Prime Contractor…
  • 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 31.205-21 Labor relations costs.
    (a) Costs incurred in maintaining satisfactory relations between the contractor and its employees (other than those made unallowable in paragraph (b) of this section), including costs of shop stewards, labor management committees, employee …
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …nd other related services. Assignment of claims means the transfer or making over by the contractor to a bank, trust company, or other financing institution, as security for a loan to the contractor, of its right to be paid by the Governme…
  • FAR 15.404-1 Proposal analysis techniques.
    …endations or conclusions regarding the Government's review or analysis of an offeror's or contractor's proposal shall not be disclosed to the offeror or contractor without the concurrence of the contracting officer. Any discrepancy or mista…
  • FAR 15.407-1 Defective certified cost or pricing data.
    …ontracting officer shall immediately bring the matter to the attention of the prospective contractor, whether the defective data increase or decrease the contract price. The contracting officer shall consider any new data submitted to corre…
  • FAR 15.408 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.
    …cts when it is contemplated that certified cost or pricing data will be required from the contractor or any subcontractor (see 15.403-4). (c) Price Reduction for Defective Certified Cost or Pricing Data—Modifications. The contracting offic…
  • FAR 16.505 Ordering.
    …reshold are exempt from verification in the System for Award Management as to whether the contractor has a delinquent debt subject to collection under the Treasury Offset Program (TOP). (b) Orders under multiple-award contracts—(1) Fair op…
  • FAR 22.101-2 Contract pricing and administration.
    (a) Contractor labor policies and compensation practices, whether or not included in labor-management agreements, are not acceptable bases for allowing costs in cost-reimbursement contracts or for recognition of costs in pricing fixed-price…
  • FAR 22.101-4 Removal of items from contractors' facilities affected by work stoppages.
    (a) Items shall be removed from contractors' facilities affected by work stoppages in accordance with agency procedures. Agency procedures should allow for the following: (1) Determine whether removal of items is in the Government's intere…
  • FAR 22.401 Definitions.
    …epair means all types of work done by laborers and mechanics employed by the construction contractor or construction subcontractor on a particular building or work at the site thereof, including without limitations— (1) Altering, remodelin…
  • FAR 22.406-3 Additional classifications.
    …nt to the clause at 52.222-6, Construction Wage Rate Requirements, shall require that the contractor submit to the contracting officer, Standard Form (SF) 1444, Request for Authorization of Additional Classification and Rate, which, along w…
  • FAR 22.801 Definitions.
    As used in this subpart— Affirmative action program means a contractor's program that complies with Department of Labor regulations to ensure equal opportunity in employment to minorities and women. Compliance evaluation means any one or …
  • FAR 31.205-6 Compensation for personal services.
    …. (3) The compensation must be based upon and conform to the terms and conditions of the contractor's established compensation plan or practice followed so consistently as to imply, in effect, an agreement to make the payment. (4) No pres…
  • FAR 31.205-13 Employee morale, health, welfare, food service, and dormitory costs and credits.
    … centers; (4) Employee counseling services; and (5) Food and dormitory services for the contractor's employees at or near the contractor's facilities. These services include— (i) Operating or furnishing facilities for cafeterias, dining …
  • FAR 42.302 Contract administration functions.
    …2.101) has designated the contracting officer to perform these functions. (1) Review the contractor's compensation structure. (2) Review the contractor's insurance plans. (3) Conduct post-award orientation conferences. (4) Review and ev…
  • FAR 44.202-2 Considerations.
    … data and consider the following: (1) Is the decision to subcontract consistent with the contractor's approved make-or-buy program, if any (see 15.407-2)? (2) Is the subcontract for special test equipment, equipment or real property that …
  • FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …sts to be incurred on account of manufacturing or production (by offeror or first-tier subcontractors) amount to more than 50 percent of the contract price: (11) HUBZone small business concern. [Complete only if the offeror represented its…
  • FAR 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …tutes or Executive Orders—Commercial Products and Commercial Services (MAR 2026) (a) The Contractor shall comply with the following Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clauses, which are incorporated in this contract by reference, to impl…
  • FAR 52.222-6 Construction Wage Rate Requirements.
    …rmanent home offices, branch plant establishments, fabrication plants, or tool yards of a Contractor or subcontractor whose locations and continuance in operation are determined wholly without regard to a particular Federal contract or proj…
  • FAR 52.222-62 Paid Sick Leave Under Executive Order 13706.
    …art of the contract that is performed within the United States. (c) Paid sick leave. The Contractor shall— (1) Permit each employee engaged in performing work on or in connection with this contract to earn not less than 1 hour of paid sic…
  • FAR 52.244-6 Subcontracts for Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …ial products or commercial services between divisions, subsidiaries, or affiliates of the Contractor or subcontractor at any tier. (b) To the maximum extent practicable, the Contractor shall incorporate, and require its subcontractors at a…
  • FAR 52.248-1 Value Engineering.
    …d in 48.201, insert the following clause: Value Engineering (JUN 2020) (a) General. The Contractor is encouraged to develop, prepare, and submit value engineering change proposals (VECP's) voluntarily. The Contractor shall share in any ne…
  • DFARS 222.406-1 Policy.
    …the contract, the contracting officer shall provide a preconstruction letter to the prime contractor. This letter should accomplish the following, as appropriate— (A) Indicate that the labor standards requirements contained in the contract…
  • FAR 49.503 Termination for convenience of the Government and default.
    …ineer services, when a fixed-price contract is contemplated. (c) Subcontracts. The prime contractor may find the clause at 52.249-6, Termination (Cost-Reimbursement), suitable for use in cost-reimbursement subcontracts; provided, that the …
  • FAR 22.000 Scope of Part.
    This part— (a) Deals with general policies regarding contractor labor relations as they pertain to the acquisition process; (b) Prescribes contracting policy and procedures for implementing pertinent labor laws; and (c) Prescribes contra…
  • FAR 22.1019 Additional classes of service employees.
    …ployees not included in the wage determination, the contracting officer shall require the contractor to classify the unlisted classes so as to provide a reasonable relationship (i.e., appropriate level of skill comparison) between the unlis…
  • FAR 22.001 Definitions.
    …persons regardless of any contractual relationship that may be alleged to exist between a contractor or subcontractor and such persons. Wage Determinations at SAM.gov means the Government internet website for both Construction Wage Rate Re…
  • FAR 22.101-1 General.
    …cedures. (b)(1) Agencies shall remain impartial concerning any dispute between labor and contractor management and not undertake the conciliation, mediation, or arbitration of a labor dispute. To the extent practicable, agencies should ens…
  • FAR 22.1903 Applicability.
    …rkers are covered regardless of the contractual relationship alleged to exist between the contractor or subcontractor and the worker; (ii) Workers with disabilities whose wages are calculated pursuant to special certificates issued under 2…
  • FAR 22.1602 Policy.
    (a) Executive Order 13496 requires contractors to post a notice informing employees of their rights under Federal labor laws. (b) The Secretary has determined that the notice must contain employee rights under the National Labor Relations …
  • FAR 22.2101 Definitions.
    … (in accordance with 29 CFR 13.2)— Accrual year means the 12-month period during which a contractor may limit an employee's accrual of paid sick leave to no less than 56 hours (see 29 CFR 13.5(b)(1)). Certification issued by a health care…
  • FAR 37.101 Definitions.
    …f work. Service contract means a contract that directly engages the time and effort of a contractor whose primary purpose is to perform an identifiable task rather than to furnish an end item of supply. A service contract may be either a n…

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