FAR 22.1803 Contract clause

Section Federal Acquisition Regulation

Facts

Citation
FAR 22.1803
Type
Section
Last amended
86 FR 61017 Effective Dec 6, 2021
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

Insert the clause at 52.222-54, Employment Eligibility Verification, in all solicitations and contracts that exceed $150,000, except those that—

(a) Are only for work that will be performed outside the United States;

(b) Are for a period of performance of less than 120 days; or

(c) Are only for-

(1) Commercially available off-the-shelf items;

(2) Items that would be COTS items, but for minor modifications (as defined at paragraph (3)(ii) of the definition of "commercial products" at 2.101);

(3) Items that would be COTS items if they were not bulk cargo; or

(4) Commercial services that are-

(i) Part of the purchase of a COTS item (or an item that would be a COTS item, but for minor modifications);

(ii) Performed by the COTS provider; and

(iii) Are normally provided for that COTS item.

Federal Register history

Final rule Published Effective
Federal Acquisition Regulation: Revision of Definition of “Commercial Item” 86 FR 61017 · FAC 2022-01
Federal Acquisition Regulation: Increased Micro-Purchase and Simplified Acquisition Thresholds 85 FR 40064 · FAC 2020-07
Federal Acquisition Regulation; FAR Case 2007-013, Employment Eligibility Verification 73 FR 67651 · FAC 2005-29

Sections cited

Quick answers

What is FAR 22.1803?

FAR 22.1803 is a section of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, titled "Contract clause".

When was FAR 22.1803 last changed?

The most recent final rule on record is "Federal Acquisition Regulation: Revision of Definition of “Commercial Item”" (86 FR 61017), published Nov 4, 2021 and effective Dec 6, 2021.

Are changes to FAR 22.1803 proposed?

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

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