Contracts Exempt from the E-Verify Federal Contractor Rule

Employers whose contracts are exempt from the E-Verify federal contractor rule are not required to enroll in E-Verify. A contract is considered exempt if any one of the following applies:

The E-Verify Federal Contractor Rule only affects Federal contractors who were awarded a new contract on or after the effective date of the rule, September 8, 2009, that includes the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) E-Verify clause (found at 48 C.F.R., Subpart 22.18 ). Some existing Federal contracts may also be bilaterally modified to include the FAR E-Verify clause after the effective date of the rule.

A presidential Executive order and subsequent Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) rule required federal contractors to use E-Verify to electronically verify the employment eligibility of employees working under covered federal contracts.

The order and the rule reinforce Federal government policy that the Federal government does business only with organizations that have a legal workforce.

Once your company has been awarded a Federal contract that contains the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) E-Verify clause, you must designate your company as a Federal contractor with FAR E-Verify clause by updating your company profile.