President Joe Biden signed an executive order on Sept. 9 demanding federal contractors to mandate vaccinations, but many U.S. companies with federal contracts have expected formal guidance from the White House before moving forward.
U.S. airlines were with the industries expecting validation, as they sometimes hold contracts to sell tickets to government employees. The deadline of Dec. 8 was first reported by Reuters.
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Jason Miller, deputy White House Office of Management and Budget director, said on Friday in a blog post the "guidance issued today advances one of the main goals of this science-based plan: getting more people vaccinated."
Miller said the inoculation system for employers "will decrease worker absence, reduce labor costs, and improve the efficiency of contractors and subcontractors performing work for the Federal Government."
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An administration official said it was reading the vaccination conditions for contractors "broadly," saying they extend beyond those who work in federal buildings.
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Steve Case, a King & Spalding attorney who is an expert in government contracts, said he expects the order will influence tens of millions of U.S. workers or more.
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For example, if a federal contractor goes to work at another office in their company, then the employees in that second office will also need to be vaccinated, even if they are not working on a government contract, Case said.
"The tentacles are far-reaching," Case said. "The number touched by this will be huge. It’s probably in the upper tens of millions."
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The new guidance says that contractor employees covered by the rules "must be fully vaccinated no later than December 8" and adds that after that date for future deals employees must be vaccinated by the first day of the performance on a new or lengthened contract.
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The guidance adds that contractor employees "working on a covered contract from their residence also must comply with the vaccination requirement."
A federal official told Reuters that procurement contracts with the government, in general, are supported, particularly for service contracts. The demands are also expected to refer to government contracts for manufacturing specific products for the government, like defense contracts, rather than off-the-shelf products, the official said.
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The HR Policy Association, representing chief human resource officers of more than 390 of the largest employers in the United States, covering 11 million American workers, said it will offer formal comments to the Biden administration "to highlight areas where greater clarity is needed."
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The government said all included contractors must be vaccinated "except in limited circumstances where an employee is legally entitled to an accommodation." Contractors must study covered employees’ documentation to prove vaccination status.
Earlier this month, the White House said most federal employees must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 no later than Nov. 22.
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