FAR 16.602 Labor-hour contracts
Section Federal Acquisition Regulation
Facts
- Citation
- FAR 16.602
- Type
- Section
- Last amended
- 71 FR 74667 Effective Feb 12, 2007
- Proposed changes
- 1
- Text as of
- FAC 2026-01
- Official text
- acquisition.gov
Text from acquisition.gov. Federal Register history from the Federal Register's records of the rules that amended this section.
Text
Description. A labor-hour contract is a variation of the time-and-materials contract, differing only in that materials are not supplied by the contractor. See 12.207(b),16.601(c), and 16.601(d) for application and limitations, for time-and-materials contracts that also apply to labor-hour contracts. See 12.207(b) for the use of labor-hour contracts for certain commercial services.
Federal Register history
| Final rule | Published | Effective |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Acquisition Regulation; FAR Case 2003-027, Additional Commercial Contract Types |
Proposed changes
| Proposed rule | Published | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Acquisition Regulation: Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation Overhaul Parts 16, 17, and 35 | Closed Oct 19, 2026No final rule found |
Sections cited
- FAR 12.207(b) Contract type
- FAR 16.601(c) Time-and-materials contracts
Quick answers
What is FAR 16.602?
FAR 16.602 is a section of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, titled "Labor-hour contracts".
When was FAR 16.602 last changed?
The most recent final rule on record is "Federal Acquisition Regulation; FAR Case 2003-027, Additional Commercial Contract Types" (71 FR 74667), published Dec 12, 2006 and effective Feb 12, 2007.
Are changes to FAR 16.602 proposed?
One proposed change has no final rule yet.
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