| 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." 
<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 it/ he/she has a collective bargaining agreement or other contract of 
<br />understanding, a notice, to be provided by the agency contracting officer, advising 
<br />the labor union or workers' representative of the contractor's commitments under 
<br />Section 202 of Executive Order No. 11246 of September 24, 1965, and shall post 
<br />copies of the notice in conspicuous places available to employees and applicants for 
<br />employment." 
<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." 
<br />"(5) The contractor will furnish all information and reports required by Executive Order 
<br />No. 11246 of September 24, 1965, and by the rules, regulations, and orders of 
<br />the Secretary of Labor, or pursuant thereto, and will permit access to his books, 
<br />records, and accounts by the contracting agency and the Secretary of Labor for 
<br />purposes of investigation to ascertain compliance with such rules, regulations, and 
<br />orders." 
<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 accordance 
<br />with procedures authorized in Executive Order No. 11246 of September 24, 1965, and 
<br />such other sanctions may be imposed and remedies invoked" as provided in 
<br />Executive Order No 11246 of September 24, 1965, or by rule, regulations, or order of 
<br />the Secretary of Labor, or as otherwise provided by law." 
<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 subcontract 
<br />or purchase order unless exempted by rules, regulations, or orders of the Secretary 
<br />of Labor issued pursuant to Section 204 of Executive Order 11246 of September 24, 
<br />1965, so that such provisions will be binding upon each subcontractor or vendor. 
<br />The contractor will take such action with respect to any subcontract or purchase 
<br />order as the administering agency may direct as a means of enforcing such 
<br />provisions including sanctions for noncompliance: Provided, however, that in the 
<br />event a contractor becomes involved in, or is threatened with, litigation with a 
<br />subcontractor or vendor as a result of such direction by the administering agency 
<br />the contractor may request the United States to enter into such litigation to protect 
<br />the interests of the United States." 
<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 federally 
<br />assisted construction work: Provided, that if the applicant so participating is a State 
<br />or local government, the above equal opportunity clause is not applicable to any 
<br />agency, instrumentality or subdivision of such government which does not participate 
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