FAR clauses/Part 22/Checked 15 Sep 2026
FAR 52.222-41
Service Contract Labor Standards
- Clause date
- AUG 2018
- Prescribed at
- FAR 22.1006(a)(1). Insert when the contract is subject to the Service Contract Labor Standards statute and is over $2,500, or is for an indefinite dollar amount and the CO does not know in advance that it will be $2,500 or less, unless the exemption certification and CO determination in 22.1006(a)(2) apply.
- Applies to
- Contracts over $2,500 (or of indefinite amount) that are subject to the Service Contract Labor Standards statute.
- Flowdown
- Flows down in some subcontracts
52.222-41(l) requires the Contractor to insert the clause in all subcontracts subject to the Service Contract Labor Standards statute. Paragraph (l) sets no dollar threshold. Listed in 52.212-5(e)(1); not listed in 52.244-6(c)(1). - Full text
- FAR 52.222-41 on Acquisition.gov
… Each service employee employed in the performance of this contract by the Contractor or any subcontractor shall be paid not less than the minimum monetary wages and shall be furnished fringe benefits in accordance with the wages and fringe benefits determined by the Secretary of Labor, or authorized representative, as specified in any wage determination attached to this contract. …
From the clause · Codified FAR · FAC 2026-01
Why it matters: Paragraph (c)(1) reaches service employees of the Contractor or any subcontractor, so the wage determination has to follow the work down to every covered sub, not just the prime's payroll.
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