48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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11 sections with “overtime premium”

  • FAR 52.222-2 Payment for Overtime Premiums.
    As prescribed in 22.103-5(b), insert the following clause: Payment for Overtime Premiums (JUL 1990) (a) The use of overtime is authorized under this contract if the overtime premium cost does not exceed * ___ or the overtime premium is pa…
  • FAR 22.103-3 Procedures.
    …licitations normally shall not specify delivery or performance schedules that may require overtime at Government expense. (b) In negotiating contracts, contracting officers should, consistent with the Government's needs, attempt to (1) asc…
  • FAR 22.103-4 Approvals.
    (a) The contracting officer shall review the contractor's request for overtime. Approval of the use of overtime may be granted by an agency approving official after determining in writing that overtime is necessary to— (1) Meet essential d…
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …f. (vi) Midway Islands. (vii) Navassa Island. (viii) Palmyra Atoll. (ix) Wake Atoll. Overtime means time worked by a contractor's employee in excess of the employee's normal workweek. Overtime premium means the difference between the …
  • FAR 22.406-2 Wages, fringe benefits, and overtime.
    …) The comments and recommendations of the contracting officer. (c) In computing required overtime payments, (i.e., 1 1/2 times the basic hourly rate of pay) the contractor shall use the basic hourly rate of pay in the wage determination, o…
  • FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    … the Schedule shall not be varied by virtue of the Contractor having performed work on an overtime basis. (1) If no overtime rates are provided in the Schedule and the Contracting Officer approves overtime work in advance, overtime rates s…
  • FAR 52.232-7 Payments under Time-and-Materials and Labor-Hour Contracts.
    … the Schedule shall not be varied by virtue of the Contractor having performed work on an overtime basis. If no overtime rates are provided in the Schedule and overtime work is approved in advance by the Contracting Officer, overtime rates …
  • DFARS 222.103-4 Approvals.
    …appropriate approving officials; and (ii) Seek agreement as to the contracts under which overtime premiums will be approved when— (A) Two or more contracting offices have current contracts at the same contractor facility; and (B) The app…
  • FAR 4.803 Contents of contract files.
    …ties. (31) Report of postaward conference. (32) Notice to proceed, stop orders, and any overtime premium approvals granted at the time of award. (33) Documents requesting and authorizing modification in the normal assignment of contract …
  • FAR 22.103-5 Contract clauses.
    ….101-1(e). (b) The contracting officer shall include the clause at 52.222-2, Payment for Overtime Premiums, in solicitations and contracts when a cost-reimbursement contract is contemplated and the contract amount is expected to exceed the…
  • FAR 31.205-6 Compensation for personal services.
    ….g., work involving extremely hazardous activities or work not requiring recurrent use of overtime) is unwarranted when applied to a Government contract involving significantly different circumstances and conditions of employment (e.g., wor…

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.