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52.222-23

Notice of Requirement for Affirmative Action To Ensure Equal Employment Opportunity for Construction.
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Effective Date
FEB 1999
Active Deviations
1
Versions
2 (since 2017-01-01)
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  • 2025-O0003 — Class Deviation 2025-O0003 – Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity in Federal Contracts
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52.222-23 Notice of Requirement for Affirmative Action To Ensure Equal Employment Opportunity for Construction.

As prescribed in 22.810(b), insert the following provision:

Notice of Requirement for Affirmative Action To Ensure Equal Employment Opportunity for Construction (FEB 1999)

(a) The offeror's attention is called to the Equal Opportunity clause and the Affirmative Action Compliance Requirements for Construction clause of this solicitation.

(b) The goals for minority and female participation, expressed in percentage terms for the Contractor's aggregate workforce in each trade on all construction work in the covered area, are as follows:

Goals for minority participation for each trade

Goals for female participation for each trade

________

________

[
Contracting Officer shall insert goals
]

[
Contracting Officer shall insert goals
]

These goals are applicable to all the Contractor's construction work performed in the covered area. If the Contractor performs construction work in a geographical area located outside of the covered area, the Contractor shall apply the goals established for the geographical area where the work is actually performed. Goals are published periodically in the
Federal Register
in notice form, and these notices may be obtained from any Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs office.

(c) The Contractor's compliance with Executive Order 11246, as amended, and the regulations in 41 CFR 60-4 shall be based on (1) its implementation of the Equal Opportunity clause, (2) specific affirmative action obligations required by the clause entitled
Affirmative Action Compliance Requirements for Construction,
and (3) its efforts to meet the goals. The hours of minority and female employment and training must be substantially uniform throughout the length of the contract, and in each trade. The Contractor shall make a good faith effort to employ minorities and women evenly on each of its projects. The transfer of minority or female employees or trainees from Contractor to Contractor, or from project to project, for the sole purpose of meeting the Contractor's goals shall be a violation of the contract, Executive Order 11246, as amended, and the regulations in 41 CFR 60-4. Compliance with the goals will be measured against the total work hours performed.

(d) The Contractor shall provide written notification to the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Federal Contract Compliance, U.S. Department of Labor, within 10 working days following award of any construction subcontract in excess of $10,000 at any tier for construction work under the contract resulting from this solicitation. The notification shall list the—

(2) Name, address, and telephone number of the subcontractor;

(i) Employer's identification number of the subcontractor;

(3) Estimated dollar amount of the subcontract;

(4) Estimated starting and completion dates of the subcontract; and

(5) Geographical area in which the subcontract is to be performed.

(e) As used in this Notice, and in any contract resulting from this solicitation, the
covered area
is _____ [
Contracting Officer shall insert description of the geographical areas where the contract is to be performed, giving the State, county, and city
].

(End of provision)

[48 FR 42478, Sept. 19, 1983, as amended at 55 FR 38518, Sept. 18, 1990; 63 FR 70286, Dec. 18, 1998]
22.810(b)
(b) The contracting officer shall insert the provision at 52.222-23, Notice of Requirement for Affirmative Action to Ensure Equal Employment Opportunity for Construction, in solicitations for construction when a contract is contemplated that will include the clause at 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity, and the amount of the contract is expected to be in excess of $10,000.
Prescription data sourced from eCFR as of 2026-06-10 03:16 UTC. Cross-references within the prescription are not resolved automatically.

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FAR FAR Prescription 22.810(b)
(b) The contracting officer shall insert the provision at 52.222-23, Notice of Requirement for Affirmative Action to Ensure Equal Employment Opportunity for Construction, in solicitations for construction when a contract is contemplated that will include the clause at 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity, and the amount of the contract is expected to be in excess of $10,000.

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DEVIATION Active Class Deviations 1 deviation
2025-O0003: Class Deviation 2025-O0003 – Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity in Federal Contracts

Version History

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2 versions tracked from 2017-01-01 to 2018-01-24.
JAN 2018 January 24, 2018 CURRENT
Removed in this version
Added in this version
Unchanged
JAN 2017 (previous)
JAN 2018 (current)
1 added, 1 removed
(e)
(e) As used in this Notice, and in any contract resulting from this solicitation, the covered area is ___ [Contracting Officer shall insert description of the geographical areas where the contract is to be performed, giving the State, county, and city]. (End of provision)
(e)
(e) As used in this Notice, and in any contract resulting from this solicitation, the covered area is _____ [Contracting Officer shall insert description of the geographical areas where the contract is to be performed, giving the State, county, and city]. (End of provision)
JAN 2017 January 1, 2017 SUBSTANTIVE
Earliest version available from the eCFR

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Prescription

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Source: acquisition.gov RFO Part 52

Active Class Deviations

Class Deviation 2025-O0003 – Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity in Federal Contracts Modify clause 52.222-23
MODIFIED
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