FAR 22.103-3 Procedures
Subsection Federal Acquisition Regulation
Facts
- Citation
- FAR 22.103-3
- Type
- Subsection
- 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 subsection.
Text
(a) Solicitations 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) Ascertain the extent that offers are based on the payment of overtime and shift premiums; and
(2) Negotiate contract prices or estimated costs without these premiums or obtain the requirement from other sources.
(c) When it becomes apparent during negotiations of applicable contracts (see 22.103-5(b)) that overtime will be required in contract performance, the contracting officer shall secure from the contractor a request for all overtime to be used during the life of the contract, to the extent that the overtime can be estimated with reasonable certainty. The contractor’s request shall contain the information required by paragraph (b) of the clause at 52.222-2, Payment for Overtime Premiums.
Sections cited
- FAR 22.103-5(b) Contract clauses
- FAR 52.222-2 Payment for Overtime Premiums
Quick answers
What is FAR 22.103-3?
FAR 22.103-3 is a subsection of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, titled "Procedures".
Are changes to FAR 22.103-3 proposed?
No proposed rule from the last 3 years is waiting on a final rule.
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