Class Deviation 2020-O0013, CARES Act Section 3610 Implementation (Apr. 8, 2020), with DFARS 231.205-79

The record

Jurisdiction

Department of Defense contracting (all DoD contractors)

Level

Federal

Authority

FAR 31.101; DFARS 201.402

Issued

2020-04-08 Apr. 8, 2020

Effective

immediately (read as 2020-04-08)

End

Covers paid leave Jan. 31 through Sept. 30, 2020 as enacted; later statutory extensions not verified here (read as 2020-09-30)

In force

Apr. 8, 2020 to Sept. 30, 2020

Quarters

2020 Q22020 Q3

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

Limitation types

Workplace rulesSupply chainOther

Addressees

• DoD contracting officers
• DoD contractors and subcontractors

Functions reached

• WF contractor employees idled by site closures, quarantines and State movement restrictions
• OP
• SC subcontractor tiers

Collection

Defense installations and the National Guard AGY-DEFENSE-GUARD

Operative words

Section 3610 of the CARES Act allows agencies to reimburse, at the minimum applicable contract billing rates (not to exceed an average of 40 hours per week), any paid leave, including sick leave, a contractor provides to keep its employees or subcontractors in a ready state, including to protect the life and safety of Government and contractor personnel, during the public health emergency declared for COVID-19 on January 31, 2020, through September 30, 2020.... Currently, many Department of Defense (DoD) contractors are struggling to maintain a mission-ready workforce due to work site closures, personnel quarantines, and state and local restrictions on movement related to the COVID-19 pandemic that cannot be resolved through remote work.

Enforcement

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