FAR clauses/Part 22/Checked 15 Sep 2026
FAR 52.222-50
Combating Trafficking in Persons
- Clause date
- OCT 2025
- Prescribed at
- FAR 22.1705(a)(1). Insert in all solicitations and contracts.
- Applies to
- All solicitations and contracts, regardless of dollar value.
- Flowdown
- Flows down
52.222-50(i)(1) requires the substance of the clause, including paragraph (i), in all subcontracts and in all contracts with agents. The compliance plan requirements of paragraph (h) apply only to subcontract portions for supplies (other than COTS items) acquired outside the United States or services performed outside the United States with an estimated value exceeding $700,000. Also listed in 52.212-5(e)(1) and 52.244-6(c)(1). - Full text
- FAR 52.222-50 on Acquisition.gov
… (1) Engage in severe forms of trafficking in persons during the period of performance of the contract; (2) Procure commercial sex acts during the period of performance of the contract; (3) Use forced labor in the performance of the contract; (4) Destroy, conceal, confiscate, or otherwise deny access by an employee to the employee's identity or immigration documents, such as passports or drivers' licenses, regardless of issuing authority; …
From the clause · Codified FAR · FAC 2026-01
Why it matters: It flows to every subcontract and agent at any dollar value, and its prohibitions, like charging employees recruitment fees, reach conduct well beyond what many people picture as trafficking.
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