48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement
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119 sections with “wage rate(s)”: the first 40
- DFARS 252.216-7003 Economic price adjustment—wage rates or material prices controlled by a foreign government.As prescribed in 216.203-4-70(c)(1), use the following clause: Economic Price Adjustment—Wage Rates or Material Prices Controlled by a Foreign Government (MAR 2012) (a) As represented by the Contractor in its offer, the prices set forth i…
- FAR 22.1904 Annual Executive Order Minimum Wage Rate.(a) For the E.O. minimum wage rate that becomes effective on January 30, 2022, and annually thereafter, the Administrator will— (1) Notify the public of the new E.O. minimum wage rate at least 90 days before it becomes effective by publish…
- FAR 52.222-5 Construction Wage Rate Requirements—Secondary Site of the Work.As prescribed in 22.407(h), insert the following provision: Construction Wage Rate Requirements—Secondary Site of the Work (MAY 2014) (a)(1) The offeror shall notify the Government if the offeror intends to perform work at any secondary s…
- 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 52.222-16 Approval of Wage Rates.As prescribed in 22.407(b), insert the following clause: Approval of Wage Rates (MAY 2014) All straight time wage rates, and overtime rates based thereon, for laborers and mechanics engaged in work under this contract must be submitted fo…
- 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…
- DFARS 252.216-7008 Economic price adjustment—wage rates or material prices controlled by a foreign government—representation.…prescribed in 216.203-4-70(c)(2), use the following provision: Economic Price Adjustment—Wage Rates or Material Prices Controlled by a Foreign Government—Representation (MAR 2012) (a) By submission of its offer, the offeror represents tha…
- FAR 22.404 Construction Wage Rate Requirements statute wage determinations.The Department of Labor is responsible for issuing wage determinations reflecting prevailing wages, including fringe benefits. The wage determinations apply only to those laborers and mechanics employed by a contractor upon the site of the …
- FAR 22.1002-2 Wage determinations based on prevailing rates.…ntractor's collective bargaining agreement applies shall pay their employees at least the wages and fringe benefits found by the Department of Labor to prevail in the locality or, in the absence of a wage determination, the minimum wage set…
- FAR 22.403-1 Construction Wage Rate Requirements statute.40 U.S.C. chapter 31, subchapter IV, Wage Rate Requirements (Construction), formerly known as the Davis-Bacon Act, provides that contracts in excess of $2,000 to which the United States or the District of Columbia is a party for constructio…
- FAR 22.404-1 Types of wage determinations.(a) General wage determinations. (1) A general wage determination contains prevailing wage rates for the types of construction designated in the determination, and is used in contracts performed within a specified geographical area. General…
- FAR 22.404-4 Solicitations issued without wage determinations for the primary site of the work.(a) If a solicitation is issued before the wage determination for the primary site of the work is obtained, a notice shall be included in the solicitation that the schedule of minimum wage rates to be paid under the contract will be issued …
- 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 22.404-8 Notification of improper wage determination before award.…eceived by the contracting officer prior to award: (1) A solicitation includes the wrong wage determination or the wrong rate schedule; or (2) A wage determination is withdrawn by the Administrative Review Board. (b) In sealed bidding, t…
- FAR 22.404-9 Award of contract without required wage determination.(a) If a contract is awarded without the required wage determination (i.e., incorporating no determination, containing a clearly inapplicable general wage determination, or containing a project determination which is inapplicable because of…
- FAR 22.406-2 Wages, fringe benefits, and overtime.(a) In computing wages paid to a laborer or mechanic, the contractor may include only the following items: (1) Amounts paid in cash to the laborer or mechanic, or deducted from payments under the conditions set forth in 29 CFR 3.5. (2) Co…
- FAR 22.1002-3 Wage determinations based on collective bargaining agreements.…ess of $2,500 for substantially the same services performed in the same locality must pay wages and fringe benefits (including accrued wages and benefits and prospective increases) at least equal to those contained in any bona fide collecti…
- FAR 22.1008-1 Obtaining wage determinations.(a) Contracting officers may obtain most prevailing wage determinations using the Wage Determinations at SAM.gov website. Contracting officers may also use the Department of Labor's e98 electronic process, located on the Wage Determinations…
- 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 22.1012-2 Wage determinations based on collective bargaining agreements.… (d) If the contracting officer has submitted an e98 to Department of Labor requesting a wage determination based on a collective bargaining agreement and has not received a response from the Department of Labor within 10 days, the contrac…
- FAR 22.1016 Statement of equivalent rates for Federal hires.…, Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires, (see 22.1006(b)) shall set forth those wage rates and fringe benefits that would be paid by the contracting activity to the various classes of service employees expected to be utilized unde…
- 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 52.222-13 Compliance With Construction Wage Rate Requirements and Related Regulations.As prescribed in 22.407(a), insert the following clause: Compliance With Construction Wage Rate Requirements and Related Regulations (MAY 2014) All rulings and interpretations of the Construction Wage Rate Requirements and related statute…
- 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…
- 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 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 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 22.403-4 Executive Orders 13658 and 14026.Executive Order (E.O.) 13658 established minimum wages for certain workers at $10.10 per hour. The E.O. 13658 rate has increased each year since 2015, rising to $11.25 on January 1, 2022. As of January 30, 2022, E.O. 13658 is superseded by …
- 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 22.404-10 Posting wage determinations and notice.The contractor must keep a copy of the applicable wage determination (and any approved additional classifications) posted at the site of the work in a prominent place where the workers can easily see it. The contracting officer shall furnis…
- FAR 22.404-11 Wage determination appeals.…ecides appeals of final decisions made by the Department of Labor concerning Construction Wage Rate Requirements statute wage determinations. A contracting agency or other interested party may file a petition for review under the procedures…
- FAR 22.404-12 Labor standards for contracts containing construction requirements and option provisions that extend the term of the contract.…on work, the contracting officer must modify the contract to incorporate the most current wage determination. (b) If a contract with an option to extend the term of the contract has indefinite-delivery or indefinite-quantity construction r…
- 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 22.406-9 Withholding from or suspension of contract payments.…g officer must withhold from payments due the contractor an amount equal to the estimated wage underpayment and estimated liquidated damages due the United States under the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards statute. (See 22.302.) (1…
- 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 (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.