41 U.S.C. § 6702 | Contracts to which this chapter applies

(a)

In General .—

Except as provided in subsection (b), this chapter applies to any contract or bid specification for a contract, whether negotiated or advertised, that—

(1)

is made by the Federal Government or the District of Columbia;

(2)

involves an amount exceeding $2,500; and

(3)

has as its principal purpose the furnishing of services in the United States through the use of service employees.

(b)

Exemptions .—

This chapter does not apply to—

(1)

a contract of the Federal Government or the District of Columbia for the construction, alteration, or repair, including painting and decorating, of public buildings or public works;

(2)

any work required to be done in accordance with chapter 65 of this title;

(3)

a contract for the carriage of freight or personnel by vessel, airplane, bus, truck, express, railway line or oil or gas pipeline where published tariff rates are in effect;

(4)

47 U.S.C. 151 a contract for the furnishing of services by radio, telephone, telegraph, or cable companies, subject to the Communications Act of 1934 ( et seq.);

(5)

a contract for public utility services, including electric light and power, water, steam, and gas;

(6)

an employment contract providing for direct services to a Federal agency by an individual; and

(7)

a contract with the United States Postal Service, the principal purpose of which is the operation of postal contract stations.

Pub. L. 111–350, § 3Jan. 4, 2011124 Stat. 3812 (, , .)

Historical and Revision Notes
6702(a)	41:351(a) (words before par. (1) related to applicability).	Pub. L. 89–286, § 2(a) (words before par. (1) related to applicability), Oct. 22, 1965, 79 Stat. 1034; Pub. L. 94–489, § 1(a), Oct. 13, 1976, 90 Stat. 2358.
6702(b)	41:356.	Pub. L. 89–286, § 7, Oct. 22, 1965, 79 Stat. 1035.

Historical and Revision Notes

6702(a)

41:351(a) (words before par. (1) related to applicability).

Pub. L. 89–286, § 2(a) (words before par. (1) related to applicability), Oct. 22, 1965, 79 Stat. 1034; Pub. L. 94–489, § 1(a), Oct. 13, 1976, 90 Stat. 2358.

6702(b)

41:356.

Pub. L. 89–286, § 7, Oct. 22, 1965, 79 Stat. 1035.

49 Stat. 2036 section 7(2) of Public Law 89–28679 Stat. 1036 June 30, 193649 Stat. 2036 section 12 of the Act of June 30, 1936 section 10005(f)(5) of Public Law 103–355108 Stat. 3409 In subsection (b)(2), the words “the Walsh-Healey Public Contracts Act ()”, which appear in (), are treated as a reference to the Act of (ch. 881, ), which was known as the Walsh-Healey Act and which was subsequently designated as the Walsh-Healey Act by , which was added by ().

oPublic Law 91–37584 Stat. 773 In subsection (b)(7), the words “United States Postal Service” are substituted for “Post Office Department” because of sections 4(a) and 6() of the Postal Reorganization Act (, , 783, 39 U.S.C. note prec. 101, 201 note).

Editorial Notes

References in Text

act June 19, 1934, ch. 652 48 Stat. 1064 section 609 of Title 47The Communications Act of 1934, referred to in subsec. (b)(4), is , , which is classified principally to chapter 5 (§ 151 et seq.) of Title 47, Telecommunications. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see and Tables.