Prescribed in 22.103-5(b) |
| Effective Date: | 1 July 1990 |
| Clause or Provision: | Clause |
| Provision or Clause Number: | 52.222-2 - Payment for Overtime Premiums |
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| Applicable: | Architect-Engineering; Dismantling, Demolition or Removal of Improvements; Cost Reimbursement, Supply; Communication Services; Cost Reimbursement, Construction; Cost Reimbursement, Service; Cost Reimbursement, R&D; Indefinite Delivery; Transportation |
| Optional: | Utility Services; Simplified Acquisition Procedures (Excludes Micro-Purchase); Facilities; Leasing of Motor Vehicles; Fixed Price, Construction; Time & Material/Labor Hour; Fixed Price, Service |
| Subject: | Employment/Labor/Wages |
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Prescription
(b) The contracting officer shall include the clause at 52.222-2, Payment for Overtime Premiums, in solicitations and contracts when a cost-reimbursement contract is contemplated and the contract amount is expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold; unless—
(1) A cost-reimbursement contract for operation of vessels is contemplated; or
(2) A cost-plus- incentive-fee contract that will provide a swing from the target fee of at least plus or minus 3 percent and a contractor’s share of at least 10 percent is contemplated.
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| Clause Overview: |
Clause
(a) The use of overtime is authorized under this contract if the overtime premium does not exceed *______________ or the overtime premium is paid for work—
- (1) Necessary to cope with emergencies such as those resulting from accidents, natural disasters, breakdowns of production equipment, or occasional production bottlenecks of a sporadic nature;
- (2) By indirect-labor employees such as those performing duties in connection with administration, protection, transportation, maintenance, standby plant protection, operation of utilities, or accounting;
- (3) To perform tests, industrial processes, laboratory procedures, loading or unloading of transportation conveyances, and operations in flight or afloat that are continuous in nature and cannot reasonably be interrupted or completed otherwise; or
- (4) That will result in lower overall costs to the Government.
(b) Any request for estimated overtime premiums that exceeds the amount specified above shall include all estimated overtime for contract completion and shall—
- (1) Identify the work unit; e.g., department or section in which the requested overtime will be used, together with present workload, staffing, and other data of the affected unit sufficient to permit the Contracting Officer to evaluate the necessity for the overtime;
- (2) Demonstrate the effect that denial of the request will have on the contract delivery or performance schedule;
- (3) Identify the extent to which approval of overtime would affect the performance or payments in connection with other Government contracts, together with identification of each affected contract; and
- (4) Provide reasons why the required work cannot be performed by using multishift operations or by employing additional personnel.
- Insert either “zero” or the dollar amount agreed to during negotiations. The inserted figure does not apply to the exceptions in paragraph (a)(1) through (a)(4) of the clause.
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| Incorporated by Reference: | Yes |
| Uniform Contract Format: | I |
| Editor: | Marshall |
