FAR 22.305 Contract clause

Section Federal Acquisition Regulation

Facts

Citation
FAR 22.305
Type
Section
Last amended
90 FR 41872 Effective Oct 1, 2025
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 52.222-4, Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards-Overtime Compensation, in solicitations and contracts (including, for this purpose, basic ordering agreements) when the contract may require or involve the employment of laborers or mechanics. However, do not include the clause in solicitations and contracts-

(a) Valued at or below $200,000;

(b) For commercial products and commercial services;

(c) For transportation or the transmission of intelligence;

(d) To be performed outside the United States, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Johnston Island, Wake Island, and the outer Continental Shelf as defined in the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1331) (29 CFR5.15);

(e) ) For work to be done solely in accordance with 41 U.S.C. chapter 65, (see subpart 22.6);

(f) For supplies that include incidental services that do not require substantial employment of laborers or mechanics; or

(g) Exempt under regulations of the Secretary of Labor (29 CFR5.15).

Federal Register history

Final rule Published Effective
Federal Acquisition Regulation: Inflation Adjustment of Acquisition-Related Thresholds 90 FR 41872 · FAC 2025-06, FAR Case 2024-001
Federal Acquisition Regulation: Revision of Definition of “Commercial Item” 86 FR 61017 · FAC 2022-01
Federal Acquisition Regulation: Applicability of Inflation Adjustments of Acquisition-Related Thresholds 85 FR 27088 · FAC 2020-06
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Positive Law Codification of Title 41 79 FR 24192 · FAC 2005-73
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Inflation Adjustment of Acquisition-Related Thresholds 75 FR 53129 · FAC 2005-45
Federal Acquisition Regulation; FAR Case 2004-033, Inflation Adjustment of Acquisition-Related Thresholds 71 FR 57363 · FAC 2005-13
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Geographic Use of the Term “United States” 68 FR 28079 · FAC 2001-14

Sections cited

  • FAR 52.222-4 Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards -Overtime Compensation
  • FAR Subpart 22.6 Contracts for Materials, Supplies, Articles, and Equipment

Quick answers

What is FAR 22.305?

FAR 22.305 is a section of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, titled "Contract clause".

When was FAR 22.305 last changed?

The most recent final rule on record is "Federal Acquisition Regulation: Inflation Adjustment of Acquisition-Related Thresholds" (90 FR 41872), published Aug 27, 2025 and effective Oct 1, 2025.

Are changes to FAR 22.305 proposed?

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

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