2023052 Clerk's IT Security Upgrades
<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
<br />behalf of the contractor, state that all qualified applicants will receive considerations for employment
<br />without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin.
<br />(3) The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against any
<br />employee or applicant for employment because such employee or applicant has inquired about,
<br />discussed, or disclosed the compensation of the employee or applicant or another employee or applicant.
<br />This provision shall not apply to instances in which an employee who has access to the compensation
<br />information of other employees or applicants as a part of such employee's essential job functions
<br />discloses the compensation of such other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise
<br />have access to such information, unless such disclosure is in response to a formal complaint or charge, in
<br />furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by
<br />the employer, or is consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information.
<br />(4) The contractor will send to each labor union or representative of workers with which he has
<br />a 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 />(5) The contractor will comply with all provisions of Executive Order 11246 of September 24,
<br />1965, and of the rules, regulations, and relevant orders of the Secretary of Labor.
<br />(6) The contractor will furnish all information and reports required by Executive Order 11246
<br />of 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 />(7) 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
<br />remedies invoked as provided in Executive Order 11246 of September 24, 1965, or by rule, regulation, or
<br />order of the Secretary of Labor, or as otherwise provided by law.
<br />(8) The contractor will include the portion of the sentence immediately preceding paragraph
<br />(1) and the provisions of paragraphs (1) through (8) in every subcontract or purchase order unless
<br />exempted by rules, regulations, or orders of the Secretary of Labor issued pursuant to section 204 of
<br />Executive Order 11246 of 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 subcontract or purchase
<br />order as the administering agency may direct as a means of enforcing such provisions, including sanctions
<br />for noncompliance:
<br />Provided, however, that in the event a contractor becomes involved in, or is threatened with, litigation
<br />with a subcontractor or vendor as a result of such direction by the administering agency, the contractor
<br />may request the United States to enter into such litigation to protect the interests of the United States.
<br />The applicant further agrees that it will be bound by the above equal opportunity clause with respect to its
<br />own employment practices when it participates in federally assisted construction work: Provided, that
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