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Ex. SEC-12-008 Order Primary source read

Executive Order 14042, 86 Fed. Reg. 50985 (Sept. 14, 2021)

Ensuring Adequate COVID Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors

President Joseph R. Biden · United States (Federal)

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Jurisdiction
United States
Level
Federal
Authority
Federal Property and Administrative Services Act, 40 U.S.C. §§ 101, 121(a); 3 U.S.C. § 301
Issued
2021-09-09 Sept. 9, 2021
Effective
2021-09-09; clause required in solicitations issued and contracts awarded on or after Oct. 15, 2021 (Sec. 6) (read as 2021-09-09)
End
Enjoined nationwide Dec. 7, 2021 (post-period; not researched here); revoked May 2023 (read as 2021-12-07)
In force
Sept. 9, 2021 to Dec. 7, 2021
Quarters
2021 Q3
Limitation types
Workplace rulesVaccination or testing
Addressees
  • executive departments and agencies
  • federal contractors and subcontractors at any tier
Functions reached
  • BD federal contracting
  • HR vaccination of covered contractor employees
  • OF covered contractor workplaces
  • CS federal sites
Collection
Professional and Information Services SEC-12

Operative words

Sec. 2.... agencies shall, to the extent permitted by law, ensure that contracts and contract-like instruments (as described in section 5(a) of this order) include a clause that the contractor and any subcontractors (at any tier) shall incorporate into lower-tier subcontracts. This clause shall specify that the contractor or subcontractor shall, for the duration of the contract, comply with all guidance for contractor or subcontractor workplace locations published by the Safer Federal Workforce Task Force

Enforcement

Contract clause; FAR Council deviation (Sept. 30, 2021)

Notes

Reached every law, consulting, engineering, IT and research firm holding covered federal contracts; compliance planning began in September 2021

Retrieval note

State the Sept. 9 issuance, the Oct. 15 clause date and the Dec. 8 vaccination deadline precisely; the injunction history of Nov.-Dec. 2021 is post-period.