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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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43 sections with “equal opportunity clause”: the first 40

  • FAR 52.222-23 Notice of Requirement for Affirmative Action To Ensure Equal Employment Opportunity for Construction.
    …, insert the following provision: Notice of Requirement for Affirmative Action To Ensure Equal Employment Opportunity for Construction (FEB 1999) (a) The offeror's attention is called to the Equal Opportunity clause and the Affirmative Ac…
  • FAR 52.222-35 Equal Opportunity for Veterans.
    As prescribed in 22.1310(a)(1), insert the following clause: Equal Opportunity for Veterans (JUN 2020) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause— “Active duty wartime or campaign badge veteran,” “Armed Forces service medal veteran,” “disab…
  • FAR 52.222-36 Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities.
    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…
  • FAR 22.810 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.
    (a) When a contract is contemplated that will include the clause at 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity, the contracting officer shall insert— (1) The clause at 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities, in the solicitation and contract; an…
  • FAR 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity.
    As prescribed in 22.810(e), insert the following clause: Equal Opportunity (SEP 2016) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause— Compensation means any payments made to, or on behalf of, an employee or offered to an applicant as remunerati…
  • FAR 22.807 Exemptions.
    …6. (b) The following exemptions apply even though a contract or subcontract contains the Equal Opportunity clause: (1) Transactions of $10,000 or less. The Equal Opportunity clause is required to be included in prime contracts and subcont…
  • FAR 52.222-27 Affirmative Action Compliance Requirements for Construction.
    …rticipating in an approved plan is also required to comply with its obligations under the Equal Opportunity clause, and to make a good faith effort to achieve each goal under the plan in each trade in which it has employees. The overall goo…
  • FAR 22.801 Definitions.
    …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 combination of actions that the Office of Federal Con…
  • FAR 22.1310 Solicitation provision and contract clauses.
    (a)(1) Insert the clause at 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans, in solicitations and contracts if the expected value is $200,000 or more, except when— (i) Work is performed outside the United States by employees recruited outside th…
  • FAR 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    … __(33) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (APR 2015). __(34)(i) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (SEPT 2016) (E.O. 11246). __(ii) Alternate I (FEB 1999) of 52.222-26. __(35)(i) 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans (JUN 202…
  • FAR 9.104-7 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.
    …d Technology Policy, the National Science Foundation, the Commission on Civil Rights, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the U.S. International Trade Commission, the Legal Services Corporation, the Marine Mammal Commission, the Of…
  • FAR 22.802 General.
    (a) Executive Order 11246, as amended, sets forth the Equal Opportunity clause and requires that all agencies— (1) Include this clause in all nonexempt contracts and subcontracts (see 22.807); and (2) Act to ensure compliance with the cla…
  • FAR 22.1408 Contract clause.
    (a) Insert the clause at 52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities, in solicitations and contracts that exceed or are expected to exceed $20,000, except when— (1) Both the performance of the work and the recruitment of wor…
  • FAR 52.222-21 Prohibition of segregated facilities.
    … are maintained. The Contractor agrees that a breach of this clause is a violation of the Equal Opportunity clause in this contract. (c) The Contractor shall include this clause in every subcontract and purchase order that is subject to th…
  • DFARS 222.1310 Solicitation provision and contract clauses.
    (a)(1) Use of the clause at FAR 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans, with its paragraph (c), Listing Openings, also satisfies the requirement of 10 U.S.C. 4704.
  • DFARS 237.7204 Format and clauses for educational service agreements.
    …er FAR 22.802, FAR 22.807, and FAR 22.810, use the appropriate clause from FAR 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity. 10. FAR 52.233-1, Disputes. 11. Assignment of Claims. Insert the following clause: Assignment of Claims No claim under this agr…
  • FAR 19.705-7 Compliance with the subcontracting plan.
    …g to meet the subcontracting goal in one socioeconomic category, exceeding the goal by an equal or greater amount in one or more of the other categories. (xi) Fulfilling all of the requirements of the subcontracting plan. (2) When conside…
  • FAR 52.204-8 Annual Representations and Certifications.
    …lt in a multiple-award contract with more than one NAICS code assigned. (xiii) 52.219-2, Equal Low Bids. This provision applies to solicitations when contracting by sealed bidding and the contract is for supplies to be delivered or service…
  • FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …(i) It □ has, □ has not participated in a previous contract or subcontract subject to the Equal Opportunity clause of this solicitation; and (ii) It □ has, □ has not filed all required compliance reports. (2) Affirmative Action Compliance…
  • FAR 52.213-4 Terms and Conditions—Simplified Acquisitions (Other Than Commercial Products and Commercial Services).
    …5). (vii) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (APR 2015). (viii) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (SEP 2016) (E.O. 11246). (ix) 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (FEB 2021) (E.O.s, proclamations, and statutes a…
  • FAR 52.222-22 Previous Contracts and Compliance Reports.
    … It squ; has, □ has not participated in a previous contract or subcontract subject to the Equal Opportunity clause of this solicitation; (b) It □ has, □ has not, filed all required compliance reports; and (c) Representations indicating su…
  • FAR 52.244-6 Subcontracts for Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …ties. (xi) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (APR 2015). (xii) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (SEP 2016) (E.O. 11246). (xiii) 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans (Jun 2020) (38 U.S.C. 4212(a)). (xiv) 52.222-36, Equal O…
  • DFARS 252.249-7002 Notification of Anticipated Contract Termination or Reduction.
    …cipated termination or reduction to each first-tier subcontractor with a subcontract that equals or exceeds the threshold specified in Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) 249.7003(c)(1) at the time of the notice; and …
  • FAR 22.1402 Applicability.
    …luding construction) except as waived by the Secretary of Labor. The clause at 52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities, implements the Act. (b) The requirements of the clause at 52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers w…
  • FAR 52.222-9 Apprentices and Trainees.
    …e predetermined rate for the work performed until an acceptable program is approved. (c) Equal employment opportunity. The utilization of apprentices, trainees, and journeymen under this clause shall be in conformity with the equal employm…
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …enting regulations; (2) 41 U.S.C. chapter 67, Service Contract Labor Standards; (3) The Equal Employment Opportunity Acts and Executive orders; (4) 41 U.S.C. chapter 65, Contracts for Material, Supplies, Articles, and Equipment Exceeding…
  • FAR 14.104 Types of contracts.
    … when some flexibility is necessary and feasible. Such clauses must afford all bidders an equal opportunity to bid.
  • FAR 14.405 Minor informalities or irregularities in bids.
    …y, or delivery of the item bid upon; and (e) Execute the representations with respect to Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Programs, as set forth in the clauses at 52.222-22, Previous Contracts and Compliance Reports, and 52.222-25,…
  • FAR 15.407-1 Defective certified cost or pricing data.
    … or pricing data was a knowing submission, the contracting officer shall obtain an amount equal to the amount of overpayment made. Before taking any contractual actions concerning penalties, the contracting officer shall obtain the advice o…
  • FAR 22.809 Enforcement.
    …t Secretary of any matter arising under E.O. 11246 to the Department of Justice or to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) for the institution of appropriate civil or criminal proceedings.
  • FAR 22.1303 Applicability.
    …pt as waived by the Secretary of Labor. (b) The requirements of the clause at 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans, in any contract with a State or local government (or any agency, instrumentality, or subdivision) do not apply to any …
  • FAR 22.1305 Waivers.
    …grams, Department of Labor, may waive any or all of the terms of the clause at 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans, for— (1) Any contract if a waiver is in the national interest; or (2) Groups or categories of contracts if a waiver …
  • FAR 22.1306 Department of Labor notices and reports.
    …ans, and recently separated veterans, unless all of the terms of the clause at 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans, have been waived see 22.1305). The contractor and subcontractor must file VETS-4212, Federal Contractor Veterans' Empl…
  • FAR 22.1307 Collective bargaining agreements.
    If performance under the clause at 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans, may necessitate a revision of a collective bargaining agreement, the contracting officer must advise the affected labor unions that the Department of Labor will g…
  • FAR 22.1309 Actions because of noncompliance.
    …sed on a contractor by the Department of Labor for violations of the clause at 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans. These sanctions (see 41 CFR 60-300.66) may include— (a) Withholding progress payments; (b) Termination or suspension…
  • FAR 22.1403 Waivers.
    … OFCCP), may waive the application of any or all of the terms of the clause at 52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities, for— (1) Any contract if a waiver is deemed to be in the national interest; or (2) Groups or catego…
  • FAR 22.1405 Collective bargaining agreements.
    If performance under the clause at 52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities, may necessitate a revision of a collective bargaining agreement, the contracting officer shall advise the affected labor unions that the Departme…
  • FAR 22.1407 Actions because of noncompliance.
    …sed on a contractor by the Department of Labor for violations of the clause at 52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities. These sanctions (see 41 CFR 60-741.66) may include— (a) Withholding from payments otherwise due; (b…
  • FAR 32.503-6 Suspension or reduction of payments.
    …adjust progress payments when necessary to ensure that the fair value of undelivered work equals or exceeds the amount of unliquidated progress payments. On loss contracts, the application of a loss ratio as provided at paragraph (g) of thi…
  • FAR 49.607 Delinquency notices.
    …e Default clause. Before using this notice, it must be ascertained that an amount of time equal to or greater than the period of cure remains in the contract delivery schedule or any extension to it. If the time remaining in the contract de…

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