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62 OMB Guidance (C) Equal Employment Opportunity, Ex- cept as otherwise provided under 41 CFR Part 60, all contracts that meet the defini- tion offederally asafsted construction con- tract" in 41 CFE Part 60 -LS must include the equal opportunity clause provided under 41 GFR- 604AL13), in accordance with Executive Order 11246, •Equal Employment Oppor- tunity" (30 FR 12319, 12935, 3 CFR Part, 1964- 1965 Comp., p. 339), as amended by Executive Order 11375, "Amending Executive Order U246 Relating to Equal Employment Oppor- tunity," and implementing regulations at 41 CFR part 60, "Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, Equal Employment Opportunity, Departmeat of Labor." (D) Davls-Bacon Act, as amended (40 U.S.C, 3141-3148). When required by Federal program legislation, all prime construction contracts in excess of $2,000 awarded by non-rederal entitles must include a provision for compli- ance with the Davis -Bacon Act (40 U.S.C, 3141-3144, and 3146-3146) a= supplemented by Department of Labor regulations (29 Gyp. Part 5, "Labor Standards Provisions Appli- cable to Contracts Covering Federally Fi- nanced and Aseiated Construction"). In ac- cordance with the statute, contractors must be required to pay wages to laborers and me- ch-,Ics at a rate not less than the prevailing wages specified in a wage determination nude by the Secretary of Labor. In addition, contractors must be required to pay wages not leas than once a week. The non -Federal entity must place a copy of the current pre- valling wage determination issued by the De- partment of Labor to each solicitation, The decision to award a contract or subcontract must be conditioned upon the acceptance of the wage determination. The non-Federalen- tlty must report ail suspected or reported violations to the Federal awarding agency. The contracts must also include a provision for compliance with the Copeland "Anti - Kickback" Act (40 U S.C. 3145), as supple- mented by Department of Labor regnlations (29 CFP. Part 3, "Contractors and Sub- contractors on PnbHe Building or Public Work Financed in Whole or in Part by Loans or Grants from the United States"). The Act provides that each contractor or sub - recipient must be prohibited from inducing, by any means, any Peron employed in the construction, completion, or repair of public work, to give up any part of the compensa- tion to which he or she is otberwiee entitled. The non-Fadaml entity must report all sus- pected or reported violations to the Federal awarding agency. (E) Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act (40 U.S.O. 37914708). Where applicable, all contracts awarded by the non - Federal entity in excess of $100,000 that in- volve the employment of mechanics or labor- ers must include a provision for compliance with 40 U.S.C, =2 and 37K as supplemented by Department of Labor regalations (29 CFP. Pt. 200, App. II Part 5). Under 40 U.S.C. V02 of the Act, each contractor must be required to compute the wages of every mechanic and laborer on the basis of a standard work -week of 40 hours. Work in excess of the standard work week is permiseible provided that the worker fs tom- pensa.ted at a rate of not leas than one and a half time-- the basic rate of pay for all hours worked In excess of 40 hours In the work week- The requirements of 40 U.S.C. 3704 are applicable to construction work and provide that no laborer or mechanic most be re. quired to work in etnroundings or under working conditions which are unsanitary, hamrdots or dangerous. These requirements do not apply to the purchases of supplies or materials or articles ordinarily available on the open market, or contracts for transpor- tation or transmission' of intelligence. (F) Rights to Invention. Alada Under a Contract or Agreement, If the Federal award mets the definition of "funding agreement" under 27 CFP, 14012 (a) and the recipient or subrecipient wishes to enter into a contract with a small buelness firm or nonprofit orga- nization regarding the substitution of par- ties, asssignment or performance of expert - mental, developmental, or research work under that 'funding agreetziat," the recipi- ent or cubreelpient must comply with the re- quirements of 37 CFE Part 401, "Rights to in. ventlone blade by Nonprofit Organizations and Small Easiness Firma Under Govern - meat Grants, Conti -acts and Cooperative Agteements," and any Implementing regula- tions issued by the swatdinS agency. (G) Clean .sir Act (42 U.S.C- 7461-7671q.) and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251-1367), as amended—Contraaeta and oabb nts of amounts In excess of $150,000 mast contain a provision that requires the non -Federal award to agree to comply with all applicable standards, orders or regula- tions issned pursuant to the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C, 740146710 and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act as amended (33 U.S.C. IWI 1380. Violations must be reported to the Federal awarding ageney and the Regional Office of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). (H) Debarment and Suspension (Executive Orders 1250 and 12689)—A contract award (see 2 CFR 180220) must not be made to par- ties listed on the governmentwide exclu=sions in the System for Award Slanagement (SA3I), in accordance with the MIR guide- lines at 2 CFR.180that Implement Executive Orders W49 (3 CFR part 1906 Comp•, p. 189) and 12689 (3 CFR part 1909 Comp., p. 235), "Debarment and Suspension!' SABI Exclu- sions contains, the names of parties debarred, sasf-ended, or otherwise excluded by agen- cies, as well as parties declared ineligible under statutory or regulatory authority other than Executive Order 12549. (1) Byrd Anti -Lobbying Amendment (31 U.S.C. 1352;—Contractors that apply or bid 201