---
kind: "section"
citation: "29 C.F.R. § 4.140"
title: "29"
number: "4.140"
heading: "Significance of contract amount."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/29/4.140"
---

# §4.140. Significance of contract amount.


As set forth in [§ 4.104](/cfr/29/4.104.md) and in the requirements of [§§ 4.6-4.7](/cfr/29/4.6-4.7.md), the obligations of a contractor with respect to labor standards differ in the case of a covered and nonexempt contract, depending on whether the contract is or is not in excess of $2,500. Rules for resolving questions that may arise as to whether a contract is or is not in excess of this figure are set forth in the following sections.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 41 U.S.C. 351 et seq.; 41 U.S.C. 38 and 39; 5 U.S.C. 301; Pub. L. 104-188, 2105(b); Pub. L. 110-28, 121 Stat. 112; Secretary's Order 01-2014 (Dec. 19, 2014), 79 FR 77527 (Dec. 24, 2014).

### Source

Source: 48 FR 49762, Oct. 27, 1983, unless otherwise noted.