48 CFR § 22.1803 - 22.1803 Contract clause.

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title: "48 CFR § 22.1803 - 22.1803   Contract clause."
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title_name: "Federal Acquisition Regulations System"
section_number: "22.1803"
section_name: "22.1803   Contract clause."
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# 22.1803 22.1803   Contract clause.

Insert the clause at 52.222-54, Employment Eligibility Verification, in all solicitations and contracts that exceed $150,000, except those that—

(a) Are only for work that will be performed outside the United States;

(b) Are for a period of performance of less than 120 days; or

(c) Are only for—

(1) Commercially available off-the-shelf items;

(2) Items that would be COTS items, but for minor modifications (as defined at paragraph (3)(ii) of definition of “commercial product” at 2.101;

(3) Items that would be COTS items if they were not bulk cargo; or

(4) Commercial services that are—

(i) Part of the purchase of a COTS item (or an item that would be a COTS item, but for minor modifications);

(ii) Performed by the COTS provider; and

(iii) Are normally provided for that COTS item.

[73 FR 67703, Nov. 14, 2008, as amended at 85 FR 40067, July 2, 2020; 86 FR 61028, Nov. 4, 2021]