SF 1413
Statement and Acknowledgment
What It Is
SF 1413 is the construction prime's record that it passed the mandatory labor-standards clauses down to each subcontractor. On Davis-Bacon-covered work, the prime must flow the wage and labor clauses into every subcontract; SF 1413 documents the subcontract award and the subcontractor's acknowledgment that those clauses apply. It is part of the labor-compliance paper trail the government reviews on construction contracts.
When You'll Use It
- On Davis-Bacon-covered construction contracts, for each subcontract awarded.
- When a prime needs to evidence proper flow-down of labor-standards clauses.
- As part of construction labor-compliance documentation requested by the agency.
Who Completes It
The prime contractor completes the statement for each subcontract; the subcontractor signs the acknowledgment that the labor-standards clauses were incorporated.
Key Blocks to Get Right
| Block / Section | What It Captures |
|---|---|
| Subcontract identification | The prime contract number, the subcontractor, and the work being subcontracted. |
| Statement of flow-down | The prime's statement that the required labor-standards (Davis-Bacon) clauses were included in the subcontract. |
| Subcontractor acknowledgment | The subcontractor's signature acknowledging that those clauses apply to its work. |
Common Pitfalls
- Forgetting that SF 1413 is per-subcontract, not one form for the whole job.
- Flowing down wages but not completing the acknowledgment, leaving a gap in the compliance record.
- Confusing SF 1413 (labor-standards acknowledgment) with the limitations-on-subcontracting self-performance rule — they're different requirements.
Frequently Asked
Who has to sign SF 1413?
Both parties to the subcontract: the prime contractor completes the statement that the labor-standards clauses were flowed down, and the subcontractor signs the acknowledgment that those clauses apply to its portion of the work. There is a separate SF 1413 for each subcontract on the covered construction job.
Does SF 1413 affect my limitations-on-subcontracting compliance?
No — they're separate. SF 1413 documents Davis-Bacon labor-standards flow-down. The limitations on subcontracting (13 CFR 125.6) cap how much of the work a set-aside prime may pass to non-similarly-situated subs. You can satisfy SF 1413 and still violate the self-performance limit, so track both.
Primary Sources
Plain-English reference, not legal advice. Standard forms are periodically reissued and the FAR is amended for inflation and policy — always download the current edition from the GSA Forms Library and confirm requirements against the solicitation and your contracting officer before relying on it.
Change log (1)
- LaunchedPublished the federal contracting forms reference covering the standard forms an SDVOSB encounters when bidding and performing set-asides — SF 1449, SF 33, SF 18, SF 30, SF 1442, SF 330, SF 1408, SF 1413, the eSRS ISR (formerly SF 294), SF LLL, SF 1034/1035, and the SAM.gov representations & certifications (FAR 52.204-8) — each with a key-blocks table, filing pitfalls, FAQPage, DigitalDocument, Dataset, and BreadcrumbList structured data, primary-source FAR citations, and cross-links into the glossary, how-to guides, FAQ, and regulation explainers.