<br />recruitment advertising; layoff or termination; rates of pay or other forms of
<br />compensation; and selection for training, including apprenticeship. The contractor
<br />agrees to post in conspicuous places, available to employees and applicants for
<br />employment, notices to be provided by the contracting officer setting forth the
<br />provisions of this nondiscrimination clause."
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<br />"(2) The contractor will, in all solicitations or advertisements for employees placed by
<br />or on behalf of the contractor, state that all qualified applicants will receive
<br />consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex or national
<br />origin."
<br />"(3) The contractor will send to each labor union or representative of workers with
<br />which i t /he/she has a collective bargaining agreement or other contract of
<br />understanding, a notice, to be provided by the agency contracting officer,
<br />advising the labor union or workers' representative of the contractor's
<br />commitments under Section 202 of Executive Order No. 11246 of September 24,
<br />1965, and shall post copies of the notice in conspicuous places available to
<br />employees and applicants for employment."
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<br />"(4) The contractor will comply with all provisions of Executive Order No. 11246 of
<br />September 24, 1965, and of the rules and regulations, and relevant orders of the
<br />Secretary of Labor."
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<br />"(5) The contractor will furnish all information and reports required by Executive
<br />Order No. 11246 of September 24, 1965, and by the rules, regulations, and
<br />orders of the Secretary of Labor, or pursuant thereto, and will permit access to his
<br />books, records, and accounts by the contracting agency and the Secretary of Labor
<br />for purposes of investigation to ascertain compliance with such rules, regulations,
<br />and orders."
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<br />"(6) In the event of the contractor's noncompliance with the nondiscrimination
<br />clauses of this contract or with any of such rules, regulations, or orders, in this
<br />contract may be cancelled, terminated or suspended in whole or in part and the
<br />contractor may be declared ineligible for further Government contracts in
<br />accordance with procedures authorized in Executive Order No. 11246 of September
<br />24, 1965, and such other sanctions may be imposed and remedies invoked* as
<br />provided in Executive Order No 11246 of September 24, 1965, or by rule,
<br />regulations, or order of the Secretary of Labor, or as otherwise provided by law."
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<br />"(7) The contractor will include the portion of the sentence immediately preceding
<br />paragraph (1) and the provisions of paragraphs (1) through (7) in every
<br />subcontract or purchase order unless exempted by rules, regulations, or orders of
<br />the Secretary of Labor issued pursuant to Section 204 of Executive Order 11246 of
<br />September 24, 1965, so that such provisions will be binding upon each
<br />subcontractor or vendor. The contractor will take such action with respect to any
<br />subcontract or purchase order as the administering agency may direct as a
<br />means of enforcing such provisions including sanctions for noncompliance:
<br />Provided, however, that in the event a contractor becomes involved in, or is
<br />threatened with, litigation with a subcontractor or vendor as a result of such
<br />direction by the administering agency the contractor may request the United
<br />States to enter into such litigation to protect the interests of the United States."
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<br />The applicant further agrees that it will be bound by the above equal opportunity
<br />clause with respect to its own employment practices when it participates in
<br />federally assisted construction work: Provided, that if the applicant so participating
<br />is a State or local government, the above equal opportunity clause is not
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