FAR 52.222-19 - Child Labor - Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies

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Prescribed in 22.1505(b)

Effective Date:1 January 2014
Clause or Provision:Clause
Provision or Clause Number: 52.222-19 - Child Labor - Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies

Principle Type And/Or Purpose of Contract:
Required:
Applicable:Indefinite Delivery; 
Optional:Time and Materials/Labor Hour; Leasing of Motor Vehicles; Dismantling, Demolition, or Removal of Improvements; Facilities; Utility Services; 
Subject:Employment/Labor"Employment/Labor" is not in the list of possible values (Commercial Item, Independent Price Determination, Hotline Posters, Whistleblower Protection, Contingent Fees, Specifications/Standards, Leased Vehicles and Equipment, Payments to Influence Certain Federal Transactions, Contracts, Representations and Certifications, Executive Compensation, Category:Truth In Negotiations Act (TINA), Competition, Delivery or Performance Schedules, Employment/Labor/Wages, Certified Cost or Pricing Data and/or Data other than Certified, Defective Pricing, Data other than Certified, Indirect Rates and/or Incurred Cost Submissions, Bid & Proposal, Small Business, Hazardous Materials, Drug Free Workplace, "Green" Efforts (Printing, Waste Reduction, Pollution, Energy Efficiency), Recovered Material, Safety, Software, Utility Contracts, Contract Changes, Freight and/or Transportation, Termination/Cancellation, Mandatory Disclosure, Definitions, Category:Cost Accounting Standards (CAS), Audit and Records, Illegal or Improper Activity, Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct, Definite-Quantity, Indefinite Quantity, or Requirements Contract, Gratuities, Conflicts of Interest, Anti-Kickback, Identity Verification, Approval of Contract, Security, Taxpayer Identification, Women-Owned Business, DUNS/SAM/CCR, Supplies, Equipment, Helium, Mandatory Sources of Supply or Services, Inverted Domestic Corporations, First Article Approval, Responsibility Matters, Market Research, Subcontract(s)/Subcontractor(s), Damages, Priority Rating, Quantity/Quantities, Material, Invoices and Payments, Disadvantaged, Small, Disabled, Veteran or Women Owned or HUBZone Business, Facilities Capital Cost of Money, Post Retirement Benefits and/or Pension, Ownership, Order of Precedence, Performance, Make or Buy, Contract Type, Letter Contract, Award(s), Economic Price Adjustment, Price Redetermination, Fee, Options, Envirnomental, Privacy, Buy American, Foreign, Patents, Licenses, Data Rights, and Royalties, Insurance, Bond, Taxes and/or Duties) for this property.
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Contract Threshold:
Prescription Overview:

Prescription

(b) Insert the clause at 52.222-19, Child Labor—Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies, in all solicitations and contracts for the acquisition of supplies that are expected to exceed the micro-purchase thresholds.

Clause Overview:

Clause

(a) Applicability

This clause does not apply to the extent that the Contractor is supplying end products mined, produced, or manufactured in—

(1) Canada, and the anticipated value of the acquisition is $25,000 or more;

(2) Israel, and the anticipated value of the acquisition is $50,000 or more;

(3) Mexico, and the anticipated value of the acquisition is $79,507 or more; or

(4) Armenia, Aruba, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Singapore, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, or the United Kingdom and the anticipated value of the acquisition is $204,000 or more.

(b) Cooperation with Authorities

To enforce the laws prohibiting the manufacture or importation of products mined, produced, or manufactured by forced or indentured child labor, authorized officials may need to conduct investigations to determine whether forced or indentured child labor was used to mine, produce, or manufacture any product furnished under this contract. If the solicitation includes the provision 52.222-18, Certification Regarding Knowledge of Child Labor for Listed End Products, or the equivalent at 52.212-3(i), the Contractor agrees to cooperate fully with authorized officials of the contracting agency, the Department of the Treasury, or the Department of Justice by providing reasonable access to records, documents, persons, or premises upon reasonable request by the authorized officials.

(c) Violations

The Government may impose remedies set forth in paragraph (d) for the following violations:

(1) The Contractor has submitted a false certification regarding knowledge of the use of forced or indentured child labor for listed end products.

(2) The Contractor has failed to cooperate, if required, in accordance with paragraph (b) of this clause, with an investigation of the use of forced or indentured child labor by an Inspector General, Attorney General, or the Secretary of the Treasury.

(3) The Contractor uses forced or indentured child labor in its mining, production, or manufacturing processes.

(4) The Contractor has furnished under the contract end products or components that have been mined, produced, or manufactured wholly or in part by forced or indentured child labor. (The Government will not pursue remedies at paragraph (d)(2) or paragraph (d)(3) of this clause unless sufficient evidence indicates that the Contractor knew of the violation.)

(d) Remedies

(1) The Contracting Officer may terminate the contract.

(2) The suspending official may suspend the Contractor in accordance with procedures in FAR Subpart 9.4.

(3) The debarring official may debar the Contractor for a period not to exceed 3 years in accordance with the procedures in FAR Subpart 9.4.

Important Notes/Requirements:

Applicable only to solicitations and contracts for the acquisition of supplies that are expected to exceed the micro-purchase thresholds.

Subcontract Threshold:
Incorporated by Reference:Yes
Uniform Contract Format:I
Editor:Marshall

Personal notes.