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j. Federal Acquisition Regulation, Subpart 22.10, 52.222
k. Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement, Part 222
l. Army Regulation 215-7
m. Opinions of the Attorney General, Vol. 38, Page 412
n. Comptroller General Decision Numbers A-90983, B-109257, B-221203, and B-227036
o. Department of Labor All Agency Memoranda Nos. 149, 153, 159, 166, and 188
p. Department of Labor Opinion Letter 512
1-5 Policy. The development and maintenance of good relations between management, labor, and the
Corps of Engineers are essential to the efficient and expeditious conduct of the Corps service contract
mission. Accomplishment of this objective requires a continuous effort on the part of all members1
assigned to service contract activities. The proper administration of these requirements must be given the
same consideration as all other requirements of the contract and specifications.
1-6. Background.
a. The administration of statutory labor standards within the Corps of Engineers contracts is
governed by the basic labor policy of the Department of Defense in Part 22 of the Federal Acquisition
Regulation (FAR). This program has been further implemented by Part 222 of the Defense Federal
Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) and various circulars and regulations issued by the
Commander, USACE. Additionally, the Secretary of Labor has issued regulations implementing the
labor statutes which are published in Title 29, Subpart A, Code of Federal Regulations.
b. The various labor standards statutes were enacted by Congress to prevent exploitation of labor on
government contracts. Enacted in 1965, the McNamara-O'Hara Service Contract Act was the
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Whenever, the word `man', `men', or their related pronouns appear, either as words or as parts
of words (other than when referring to a specific individual), they have been used for literary purposes
and are meant in their generic sense to include both female and male sexes.
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