FAR 22.001 Definitions

Section Federal Acquisition Regulation

Facts

Citation
FAR 22.001
Type
Section
Last amended
86 FR 71323 Effective Jan 14, 2022
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

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 individual responsible for advising contracting agency officials on Federal contract labor matters.

e98 means the Department of Labor’s approved electronic application ( https://www.sam.gov ), whereby a contracting officer submits pertinent information to the Department of Labor and requests a Service Contract Labor Standards statute wage determination directly from the Wage and Hour Division.

Service contract means any Government contract, or subcontract thereunder, the principal purpose of which is to furnish services in the United States through the use of service employees, except as exempted by 41 U.S.C. chapter 67, Service Contract Labor Standards; see 22.1003-3 and 22.1003-4). See 22.1003-5 and 29 CFR 4.130 for a partial list of services covered by the Service Contract Labor Standards statute.

Service employee means any person engaged in the performance of a service contract other than any person employed in a bona fide executive, administrative, or professional capacity, as those terms are defined in 29 CFR part 541. The term "service employee" includes all such persons regardless of any contractual relationship that may be alleged to exist between a contractor or subcontractor and such persons.

Wage Determinations at SAM.gov means the Government internet website for both Construction Wage Rate Requirements statute and Service Contract Labor Standards statute wage determinations available at https://www.sam.gov.

Federal Register history

Final rule Published Effective
Federal Acquisition Regulation: Update to Certain Online References in the FAR 86 FR 71323 · FAC 2022-02
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Technical Amendments 83 FR 42571 · FAC 2005-100
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Establishing a Minimum Wage for Contractors 79 FR 74544 · FAC 2005-79
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Positive Law Codification of Title 41 79 FR 24192 · FAC 2005-73
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers Under Service Contracts 77 FR 75766 · FAC 2005-64
Federal Acquisition Regulation; FAR Case 2005-033, Implementation of Wage Determinations OnLine (WDOL) 71 FR 36930 · FAC 2005-10

Sections cited

Terms defined

  • Administrator
  • Agency labor advisor
  • e98
  • Service contract
  • Service employee
  • Wage Determinations at SAM.gov

Quick answers

What is FAR 22.001?

FAR 22.001 is a section of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, titled "Definitions".

When was FAR 22.001 last changed?

The most recent final rule on record is "Federal Acquisition Regulation: Update to Certain Online References in the FAR" (86 FR 71323), published Dec 15, 2021 and effective Jan 14, 2022.

Are changes to FAR 22.001 proposed?

No proposed rule from the last 3 years is waiting on a final rule.

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