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1801 27th Street
<br />Vero Beach, FL 32960
<br />Failure of the Contractor to comply with these requirements shall be a material breach of this Agreement.
<br />FEDERAL CLAUSES
<br />OWNER and CONTRACTOR will adhere to the following, as applicable to this work:
<br />A. Equal Employment Opportunity. During the performance of this contract, the contractor agrees
<br />as follows:
<br />(1) The contractor will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment
<br />because of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. The contractor will take affirmative action to ensure
<br />that applicants are employed, and that employees are treated during employment without regard to their
<br />race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. Such action shall include, but not be limited to the following:
<br />Employment, upgrading, demotion, or transfer; recruitment or recruitment advertising; layoff or
<br />termination; rates of pay or other forms of compensation; and selection for training, including
<br />apprenticeship. The contractor agrees to post in conspicuous places, available to employees and
<br />applicants for employment, notices to be provided setting forth the provisions of this nondiscrimination
<br />clause.
<br />(2) The contractor will, in all solicitations or advertisements for employees placed by or on behalf
<br />of the contractor, state that all qualified applicants will receive considerations for employment without
<br />regard to race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.
<br />(3) The contractor will send to each labor union or representative of workers with which he has a
<br />collective bargaining agreement or other contract or understanding, a notice to be provided advising the
<br />said labor union or workers' representatives of the contractor's commitments under this section, and shall
<br />post copies of the notice in conspicuous places available to employees and applicants for employment.
<br />(4) The contractor will comply with all provisions of Executive Order 11246 of September 24, 1965,
<br />and of the rules, regulations, and relevant orders of the Secretary of Labor.
<br />(5) The contractor will furnish all information and reports required by .Executive Order 11246 of
<br />September 24, 1965, and by rules, regulations, and orders of the Secretary of Labor, or pursuant thereto,
<br />and will permit access to his books, records, and accounts by the administering agency and the Secretary
<br />of Labor for purposes of investigation to ascertain compliance with such rules, regulations, and orders.
<br />(6) In the event of the contractor's noncompliance with the nondiscrimination clauses of this
<br />contract or with any of the said rules, regulations, or orders, this contract may be canceled, terminated,
<br />or suspended in whole or in part and the contractor may be declared ineligible for further Government
<br />contracts or federally assisted construction contracts in accordance with procedures authorized in
<br />Executive Order 11246 of September 24, 1965, and such other sanctions as may be imposed and remedies
<br />invoked as provided in Executive Order 11246 of September 24, 1965, or by rule, regulation, 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 paragraph (1)
<br />and the provisions of paragraphs (1) through (7) in every subcontract or purchase order unless exempted
<br />by rules, regulations, or orders of the Secretary of Labor issued pursuant to section 204 of Executive Order
<br />11246 of September 24, 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 order as the
<br />administering agency may direct as a means of enforcing such provisions, including sanctions for
<br />noncompliance: Provided, however, That in the event a contractor becomes involved in, or is threatened
<br />with, litigation with a 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 the interests of the
<br />United States.
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