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48 CFR Chapter 1





Federal Acquisition Regulations; Interim Rules

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

48 CFR Chapter 1

[Docket No. FAR-2022-0051, Sequence No. 1]


Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 
2022-04; Introduction

AGENCY: Department of Defense (DoD), General Services Administration 
(GSA), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

ACTION: Summary presentation of an interim rule.

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SUMMARY: This document summarizes the Federal Acquisition Regulation 
(FAR) rule agreed to by the Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the 
Defense Acquisition Regulations Council (Councils) in this Federal 
Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2022-04. A companion document, the Small 
Entity Compliance Guide (SECG), follows this FAC.

DATES: For effective date see the separate documents, which follow.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Malissa Jones, Procurement 
Analyst, at 571-882-4687 or by email at [email protected] for 
clarification of content. For information pertaining to status or 
publication schedules, contact the Regulatory Secretariat Division at 
202-501-4755 or [email protected]. Please cite FAC 2022-04, FAR Case 
2021-014.

Rule Listed in FAC 2022-04

    Subject: Increasing the Minimum Wage for Contractors.
    FAR Case: 2021-014.

ADDRESSES: The FAC, including the SECG, is available at https://www.regulations.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A summary for the FAR rule follows. For the 
actual revisions and/or amendments made by this FAR rule, refer to the 
specific subject set forth in the document following this summary. FAC 
2022-04 amends the FAR as follows:

Increasing the Minimum Wage for Contractors (FAR Case 2021-014)

    This interim rule amends the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 
to implement Executive Order (E.O.) 14026, Increasing the Minimum Wage 
for Federal Contractors, and a final rule issued by the Department of 
Labor (DOL). E.O. 14026 seeks to raise the hourly minimum wage paid by 
contractors to workers performing work on or in connection with covered 
Federal contracts to $15.00 per hour beginning January 30, 2022, and 
beginning January 1, 2023, and annually thereafter, an amount 
determined by the Secretary of Labor. This rule makes revisions to the 
existing FAR coverage regarding minimum wage requirements for Federal 
contractors by increasing the hourly minimum wage paid by certain 
Federal contractors to workers performing work on or in connection with 
covered Federal contracts; referencing DOL's new requirements for 
tipped workers; expanding the geographical scope of the minimum wage 
requirements by defining United States as including U.S. territories 
and possessions; and removing the exemption for seasonal recreational 
services or seasonal recreational equipment rental from the minimum 
wage requirements. DoD, GSA, and NASA do not expect this rule to have a 
significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities, 
because DOL has determined that their rule would not have a significant 
impact on a substantial number of small entities. DoD, GSA, and NASA 
agree with this assessment.

William F. Clark,
Director, Office of Government-wide Acquisition Policy, Office of 
Acquisition Policy, Office of Government-wide Policy.

    Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2022-04 is issued under the 
authority of the Secretary of Defense, the Administrator of General 
Services, and the Administrator of National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration.
    Unless otherwise specified, all Federal Acquisition Regulation 
(FAR) and other directive material contained in FAC 2022-04 is 
effective January 26, 2022 except for FAR Case 2021-014, which is 
effective January 30, 2022.

John M. Tenaglia,

Principal Director, Defense Pricing and Contracting, Department of 
Defense.

Jeffrey A. Koses,

Senior Procurement Executive/Deputy CAO, Office of Acquisition 
Policy, U.S. General Services Administration.

Karla Smith Jackson,

Assistant Administrator for Procurement, National Aeronautics and 
Space Administration.

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