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
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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