48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement
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59 sections with “wage rates”: the first 40
- 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…
- 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…
- 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 22.404-1 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 22.1016 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 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 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 22.1002-3 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 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 52.222-55 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 22.403-1 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 22.403-4 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 22.406-3 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 22.406-10 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 22.407 Solicitation provision and contract clauses.…n excess of $2,000 for construction within the United States: (1) 52.222-6, Construction Wage Rate Requirements. (2) 52.222-7, Withholding of Funds. (3) 52.222-8, Payrolls and Basic Records. (4) 52.222-9, Apprentices and Trainees. (5) …
- FAR 22.1002-5 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 22.1006 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.…Multiple Year and Option Contracts), applies to both contracts subject to area prevailing wage determinations and contracts subject to the incumbent contractor's collective bargaining agreement in effect during this contract's preceding con…
- FAR 22.1008-2 Successorship with incumbent contractor collective bargaining agreement.…argaining agreement. (b) 41 U.S.C. 6707(c) provides that a successor contractor must pay wages and fringe benefits (including accrued wages and benefits and prospective increases) to service employees at least equal to those agreed upon by…
- 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 31.205-6 Compensation for personal services.… current year and must not represent a retroactive adjustment of prior years' salaries or wages (but see paragraphs (g), (h), (j), (k), (m), and (o) of this subsection). (2) The total compensation for individual employees or job classes of…
- FAR 52.222-8 Payrolls and Basic Records.…l security number of each such worker, his or her correct classification, hourly rates of wages paid (including rates of contributions or costs anticipated for bona fide fringe benefits or cash equivalents thereof of the types described in …
- 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 52.222-41 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…
- DFARS 216.203-4-70 Additional provisions and clauses.… approval is obtained at a level above the contracting officer. (c) Price adjustment for wage rates or material prices controlled by a foreign government. (1)(i) The price adjustment clause at 252.216-7003, Economic Price Adjustment—Wage R…
- 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 22.1003-4 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 22.1019 Additional classes of service employees.…aware that contract performance involves classes of service employees 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 (…
- FAR 36.213-3 Invitations for bids.…tation for bids includes the following information, when applicable: (1) The appropriate wage determination of the Secretary of Labor (see subpart 22.4), or, if the invitation for bids must be issued before the wage determination is receiv…
- FAR 52.222-4 Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards—Overtime Compensation.…asic rate of pay for each hour worked over 40 hours. (b) Violation; liability for unpaid wages; liquidated damages. The responsible Contractor and subcontractor are liable for unpaid wages if they violate the terms in paragraph (a) of this…
- FAR 52.222-42 Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires.…he classes of service employees expected to be employed under the contract and states the wages and fringe benefits payable to each if they were employed by the contracting agency subject to the provisions of 5 U.S.C. 5341 or 5332. This St…
- 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 52.222-44 Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Labor Standards—Price Adjustment.…justment (MAY 2014) (a) This clause applies to both contracts subject to area prevailing wage determinations and contracts subject to Contractor collective bargaining agreements. (b) The Contractor warrants that the prices in this contrac…
- 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…
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.