diff --git a/awx/main/models/jobs.py b/awx/main/models/jobs.py
index 61b87f4807..ae9e66ae5f 100644
--- a/awx/main/models/jobs.py
+++ b/awx/main/models/jobs.py
@@ -2,12 +2,8 @@
 # All Rights Reserved.
 
 # Python
-import codecs
-import datetime
 import logging
-import os
 import time
-import json
 from urllib.parse import urljoin
 
 
@@ -15,11 +11,8 @@ from urllib.parse import urljoin
 from django.conf import settings
 from django.core.exceptions import ValidationError
 from django.db import models
-from django.db.models.query import QuerySet
 
 # from django.core.cache import cache
-from django.utils.encoding import smart_str
-from django.utils.timezone import now
 from django.utils.translation import gettext_lazy as _
 from django.core.exceptions import FieldDoesNotExist
 
@@ -44,7 +37,7 @@ from awx.main.models.notifications import (
     NotificationTemplate,
     JobNotificationMixin,
 )
-from awx.main.utils import parse_yaml_or_json, getattr_dne, NullablePromptPseudoField, polymorphic, log_excess_runtime
+from awx.main.utils import parse_yaml_or_json, getattr_dne, NullablePromptPseudoField, polymorphic
 from awx.main.fields import ImplicitRoleField, AskForField, JSONBlob, OrderedManyToManyField
 from awx.main.models.mixins import (
     ResourceMixin,
@@ -60,8 +53,6 @@ from awx.main.constants import JOB_VARIABLE_PREFIXES
 
 
 logger = logging.getLogger('awx.main.models.jobs')
-analytics_logger = logging.getLogger('awx.analytics.job_events')
-system_tracking_logger = logging.getLogger('awx.analytics.system_tracking')
 
 __all__ = ['JobTemplate', 'JobLaunchConfig', 'Job', 'JobHostSummary', 'SystemJobTemplate', 'SystemJob']
 
@@ -848,110 +839,6 @@ class Job(UnifiedJob, JobOptions, SurveyJobMixin, JobNotificationMixin, TaskMana
     def get_notification_friendly_name(self):
         return "Job"
 
-    def _get_inventory_hosts(self, only=('name', 'ansible_facts', 'ansible_facts_modified', 'modified', 'inventory_id'), **filters):
-        """Return value is an iterable for the relevant hosts for this job"""
-        if not self.inventory:
-            return []
-        host_queryset = self.inventory.hosts.only(*only)
-        if filters:
-            host_queryset = host_queryset.filter(**filters)
-        host_queryset = self.inventory.get_sliced_hosts(host_queryset, self.job_slice_number, self.job_slice_count)
-        if isinstance(host_queryset, QuerySet):
-            return host_queryset.iterator()
-        return host_queryset
-
-    @log_excess_runtime(logger, debug_cutoff=0.01, msg='Job {job_id} host facts prepared for {written_ct} hosts, took {delta:.3f} s', add_log_data=True)
-    def start_job_fact_cache(self, destination, log_data, timeout=None):
-        self.log_lifecycle("start_job_fact_cache")
-        log_data['job_id'] = self.id
-        log_data['written_ct'] = 0
-        os.makedirs(destination, mode=0o700)
-
-        if timeout is None:
-            timeout = settings.ANSIBLE_FACT_CACHE_TIMEOUT
-        if timeout > 0:
-            # exclude hosts with fact data older than `settings.ANSIBLE_FACT_CACHE_TIMEOUT seconds`
-            timeout = now() - datetime.timedelta(seconds=timeout)
-            hosts = self._get_inventory_hosts(ansible_facts_modified__gte=timeout)
-        else:
-            hosts = self._get_inventory_hosts()
-
-        last_filepath_written = None
-        for host in hosts:
-            filepath = os.sep.join(map(str, [destination, host.name]))
-            if not os.path.realpath(filepath).startswith(destination):
-                system_tracking_logger.error('facts for host {} could not be cached'.format(smart_str(host.name)))
-                continue
-            try:
-                with codecs.open(filepath, 'w', encoding='utf-8') as f:
-                    os.chmod(f.name, 0o600)
-                    json.dump(host.ansible_facts, f)
-                    log_data['written_ct'] += 1
-                    last_filepath_written = filepath
-            except IOError:
-                system_tracking_logger.error('facts for host {} could not be cached'.format(smart_str(host.name)))
-                continue
-        # make note of the time we wrote the last file so we can check if any file changed later
-        if last_filepath_written:
-            return os.path.getmtime(last_filepath_written)
-        return None
-
-    @log_excess_runtime(
-        logger,
-        debug_cutoff=0.01,
-        msg='Job {job_id} host facts: updated {updated_ct}, cleared {cleared_ct}, unchanged {unmodified_ct}, took {delta:.3f} s',
-        add_log_data=True,
-    )
-    def finish_job_fact_cache(self, destination, facts_write_time, log_data):
-        self.log_lifecycle("finish_job_fact_cache")
-        log_data['job_id'] = self.id
-        log_data['updated_ct'] = 0
-        log_data['unmodified_ct'] = 0
-        log_data['cleared_ct'] = 0
-        hosts_to_update = []
-        for host in self._get_inventory_hosts():
-            filepath = os.sep.join(map(str, [destination, host.name]))
-            if not os.path.realpath(filepath).startswith(destination):
-                system_tracking_logger.error('facts for host {} could not be cached'.format(smart_str(host.name)))
-                continue
-            if os.path.exists(filepath):
-                # If the file changed since we wrote the last facts file, pre-playbook run...
-                modified = os.path.getmtime(filepath)
-                if (not facts_write_time) or modified > facts_write_time:
-                    with codecs.open(filepath, 'r', encoding='utf-8') as f:
-                        try:
-                            ansible_facts = json.load(f)
-                        except ValueError:
-                            continue
-                        host.ansible_facts = ansible_facts
-                        host.ansible_facts_modified = now()
-                        hosts_to_update.append(host)
-                        system_tracking_logger.info(
-                            'New fact for inventory {} host {}'.format(smart_str(host.inventory.name), smart_str(host.name)),
-                            extra=dict(
-                                inventory_id=host.inventory.id,
-                                host_name=host.name,
-                                ansible_facts=host.ansible_facts,
-                                ansible_facts_modified=host.ansible_facts_modified.isoformat(),
-                                job_id=self.id,
-                            ),
-                        )
-                        log_data['updated_ct'] += 1
-                else:
-                    log_data['unmodified_ct'] += 1
-            else:
-                # if the file goes missing, ansible removed it (likely via clear_facts)
-                host.ansible_facts = {}
-                host.ansible_facts_modified = now()
-                hosts_to_update.append(host)
-                system_tracking_logger.info('Facts cleared for inventory {} host {}'.format(smart_str(host.inventory.name), smart_str(host.name)))
-                log_data['cleared_ct'] += 1
-            if len(hosts_to_update) > 100:
-                self.inventory.hosts.bulk_update(hosts_to_update, ['ansible_facts', 'ansible_facts_modified'])
-                hosts_to_update = []
-        if hosts_to_update:
-            self.inventory.hosts.bulk_update(hosts_to_update, ['ansible_facts', 'ansible_facts_modified'])
-
 
 class LaunchTimeConfigBase(BaseModel):
     """
diff --git a/awx/main/tasks/facts.py b/awx/main/tasks/facts.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ba48bc2249
--- /dev/null
+++ b/awx/main/tasks/facts.py
@@ -0,0 +1,126 @@
+import codecs
+import datetime
+import os
+import json
+import logging
+
+# Django
+from django.conf import settings
+from django.db.models.query import QuerySet
+from django.utils.encoding import smart_str
+from django.utils.timezone import now
+
+# AWX
+from awx.main.utils.common import log_excess_runtime
+
+
+logger = logging.getLogger('awx.main.tasks.facts')
+system_tracking_logger = logging.getLogger('awx.analytics.system_tracking')
+
+
+def _get_inventory_hosts(inventory, slice_number, slice_count, only=('name', 'ansible_facts', 'ansible_facts_modified', 'modified', 'inventory_id'), **filters):
+    """Return value is an iterable for the relevant hosts for this job"""
+    if not inventory:
+        return []
+    host_queryset = inventory.hosts.only(*only)
+    if filters:
+        host_queryset = host_queryset.filter(**filters)
+    host_queryset = inventory.get_sliced_hosts(host_queryset, slice_number, slice_count)
+    if isinstance(host_queryset, QuerySet):
+        return host_queryset.iterator()
+    return host_queryset
+
+
+@log_excess_runtime(logger, debug_cutoff=0.01, msg='Inventory {inventory_id} host facts prepared for {written_ct} hosts, took {delta:.3f} s', add_log_data=True)
+def start_fact_cache(inventory, destination, log_data, timeout=None, slice_number=0, slice_count=1):
+    log_data['inventory_id'] = inventory.id
+    log_data['written_ct'] = 0
+    try:
+        os.makedirs(destination, mode=0o700)
+    except FileExistsError:
+        pass
+
+    if timeout is None:
+        timeout = settings.ANSIBLE_FACT_CACHE_TIMEOUT
+    if timeout > 0:
+        # exclude hosts with fact data older than `settings.ANSIBLE_FACT_CACHE_TIMEOUT seconds`
+        timeout = now() - datetime.timedelta(seconds=timeout)
+        hosts = _get_inventory_hosts(inventory, slice_number, slice_count, ansible_facts_modified__gte=timeout)
+    else:
+        hosts = _get_inventory_hosts(inventory, slice_number, slice_count)
+
+    last_filepath_written = None
+    for host in hosts:
+        filepath = os.sep.join(map(str, [destination, host.name]))
+        if not os.path.realpath(filepath).startswith(destination):
+            system_tracking_logger.error('facts for host {} could not be cached'.format(smart_str(host.name)))
+            continue
+        try:
+            with codecs.open(filepath, 'w', encoding='utf-8') as f:
+                os.chmod(f.name, 0o600)
+                json.dump(host.ansible_facts, f)
+                log_data['written_ct'] += 1
+                last_filepath_written = filepath
+        except IOError:
+            system_tracking_logger.error('facts for host {} could not be cached'.format(smart_str(host.name)))
+            continue
+    # make note of the time we wrote the last file so we can check if any file changed later
+    if last_filepath_written:
+        return os.path.getmtime(last_filepath_written)
+    return None
+
+
+@log_excess_runtime(
+    logger,
+    debug_cutoff=0.01,
+    msg='Inventory {inventory_id} host facts: updated {updated_ct}, cleared {cleared_ct}, unchanged {unmodified_ct}, took {delta:.3f} s',
+    add_log_data=True,
+)
+def finish_fact_cache(inventory, destination, facts_write_time, log_data, slice_number=0, slice_count=1, job_id=None):
+    log_data['inventory_id'] = inventory.id
+    log_data['updated_ct'] = 0
+    log_data['unmodified_ct'] = 0
+    log_data['cleared_ct'] = 0
+    hosts_to_update = []
+    for host in _get_inventory_hosts(inventory, slice_number, slice_count):
+        filepath = os.sep.join(map(str, [destination, host.name]))
+        if not os.path.realpath(filepath).startswith(destination):
+            system_tracking_logger.error('facts for host {} could not be cached'.format(smart_str(host.name)))
+            continue
+        if os.path.exists(filepath):
+            # If the file changed since we wrote the last facts file, pre-playbook run...
+            modified = os.path.getmtime(filepath)
+            if (not facts_write_time) or modified > facts_write_time:
+                with codecs.open(filepath, 'r', encoding='utf-8') as f:
+                    try:
+                        ansible_facts = json.load(f)
+                    except ValueError:
+                        continue
+                    host.ansible_facts = ansible_facts
+                    host.ansible_facts_modified = now()
+                    hosts_to_update.append(host)
+                    system_tracking_logger.info(
+                        'New fact for inventory {} host {}'.format(smart_str(host.inventory.name), smart_str(host.name)),
+                        extra=dict(
+                            inventory_id=host.inventory.id,
+                            host_name=host.name,
+                            ansible_facts=host.ansible_facts,
+                            ansible_facts_modified=host.ansible_facts_modified.isoformat(),
+                            job_id=job_id,
+                        ),
+                    )
+                    log_data['updated_ct'] += 1
+            else:
+                log_data['unmodified_ct'] += 1
+        else:
+            # if the file goes missing, ansible removed it (likely via clear_facts)
+            host.ansible_facts = {}
+            host.ansible_facts_modified = now()
+            hosts_to_update.append(host)
+            system_tracking_logger.info('Facts cleared for inventory {} host {}'.format(smart_str(host.inventory.name), smart_str(host.name)))
+            log_data['cleared_ct'] += 1
+        if len(hosts_to_update) > 100:
+            inventory.hosts.bulk_update(hosts_to_update, ['ansible_facts', 'ansible_facts_modified'])
+            hosts_to_update = []
+    if hosts_to_update:
+        inventory.hosts.bulk_update(hosts_to_update, ['ansible_facts', 'ansible_facts_modified'])
diff --git a/awx/main/tasks/jobs.py b/awx/main/tasks/jobs.py
index ef73caacf5..1bb886a557 100644
--- a/awx/main/tasks/jobs.py
+++ b/awx/main/tasks/jobs.py
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ from awx.main.tasks.callback import (
 )
 from awx.main.tasks.signals import with_signal_handling, signal_callback
 from awx.main.tasks.receptor import AWXReceptorJob
+from awx.main.tasks.facts import start_fact_cache, finish_fact_cache
 from awx.main.exceptions import AwxTaskError, PostRunError, ReceptorNodeNotFound
 from awx.main.utils.ansible import read_ansible_config
 from awx.main.utils.execution_environments import CONTAINER_ROOT, to_container_path
@@ -455,6 +456,9 @@ class BaseTask(object):
                 instance.ansible_version = ansible_version_info
                 instance.save(update_fields=['ansible_version'])
 
+    def should_use_fact_cache(self):
+        return False
+
     @with_path_cleanup
     @with_signal_handling
     def run(self, pk, **kwargs):
@@ -553,7 +557,8 @@ class BaseTask(object):
                 params['module'] = self.build_module_name(self.instance)
                 params['module_args'] = self.build_module_args(self.instance)
 
-            if getattr(self.instance, 'use_fact_cache', False):
+            # TODO: refactor into a better BasTask method
+            if self.should_use_fact_cache():
                 # Enable Ansible fact cache.
                 params['fact_cache_type'] = 'jsonfile'
             else:
@@ -1008,6 +1013,9 @@ class RunJob(SourceControlMixin, BaseTask):
 
         return args
 
+    def should_use_fact_cache(self):
+        return self.instance.use_fact_cache
+
     def build_playbook_path_relative_to_cwd(self, job, private_data_dir):
         return job.playbook
 
@@ -1073,8 +1081,14 @@ class RunJob(SourceControlMixin, BaseTask):
 
         # Fetch "cached" fact data from prior runs and put on the disk
         # where ansible expects to find it
-        if job.use_fact_cache:
-            self.facts_write_time = self.instance.start_job_fact_cache(os.path.join(private_data_dir, 'artifacts', str(job.id), 'fact_cache'))
+        if self.should_use_fact_cache():
+            job.log_lifecycle("start_job_fact_cache")
+            self.facts_write_time = start_fact_cache(
+                job.inventory,
+                os.path.join(private_data_dir, 'artifacts', str(job.id), 'fact_cache'),
+                slice_number=job.job_slice_number,
+                slice_count=job.job_slice_count,
+            )
 
     def build_project_dir(self, job, private_data_dir):
         self.sync_and_copy(job.project, private_data_dir, scm_branch=job.scm_branch)
@@ -1088,10 +1102,15 @@ class RunJob(SourceControlMixin, BaseTask):
             # actual `run()` call; this _usually_ means something failed in
             # the pre_run_hook method
             return
-        if job.use_fact_cache:
-            job.finish_job_fact_cache(
+        if self.should_use_fact_cache():
+            job.log_lifecycle("finish_job_fact_cache")
+            finish_fact_cache(
+                job.inventory,
                 os.path.join(private_data_dir, 'artifacts', str(job.id), 'fact_cache'),
-                self.facts_write_time,
+                facts_write_time=self.facts_write_time,
+                slice_number=job.job_slice_number,
+                slice_count=job.job_slice_count,
+                job_id=job.id,
             )
 
     def final_run_hook(self, job, status, private_data_dir):
@@ -1529,11 +1548,14 @@ class RunInventoryUpdate(SourceControlMixin, BaseTask):
         # special case for constructed inventories, we pass source inventories from database
         # these must come in order, and in order _before_ the constructed inventory itself
         if inventory_update.inventory.kind == 'constructed':
+            inventory_update.log_lifecycle("start_job_fact_cache")
             for input_inventory in inventory_update.inventory.input_inventories.all():
                 args.append('-i')
                 script_params = dict(hostvars=True, towervars=True)
                 source_inv_path = self.write_inventory_file(input_inventory, private_data_dir, f'hosts_{input_inventory.id}', script_params)
                 args.append(to_container_path(source_inv_path, private_data_dir))
+                # Include any facts from input inventories so they can be used in filters
+                start_fact_cache(input_inventory, os.path.join(private_data_dir, 'artifacts', str(inventory_update.id), 'fact_cache'))
 
         # Add arguments for the source inventory file/script/thing
         rel_path = self.pseudo_build_inventory(inventory_update, private_data_dir)
@@ -1562,6 +1584,9 @@ class RunInventoryUpdate(SourceControlMixin, BaseTask):
 
         return args
 
+    def should_use_fact_cache(self):
+        return bool(self.instance.source == 'constructed')
+
     def build_inventory(self, inventory_update, private_data_dir):
         return None  # what runner expects in order to not deal with inventory
 
diff --git a/awx/main/tests/unit/models/test_jobs.py b/awx/main/tests/unit/models/test_jobs.py
index 2f030a57c3..d17a434fb1 100644
--- a/awx/main/tests/unit/models/test_jobs.py
+++ b/awx/main/tests/unit/models/test_jobs.py
@@ -10,10 +10,12 @@ from awx.main.models import (
     Inventory,
     Host,
 )
+from awx.main.tasks.facts import start_fact_cache, finish_fact_cache
 
 
 @pytest.fixture
-def hosts(inventory):
+def hosts():
+    inventory = Inventory(id=5)
     return [
         Host(name='host1', ansible_facts={"a": 1, "b": 2}, inventory=inventory),
         Host(name='host2', ansible_facts={"a": 1, "b": 2}, inventory=inventory),
@@ -23,20 +25,21 @@ def hosts(inventory):
 
 
 @pytest.fixture
-def inventory():
+def inventory(mocker, hosts):
+    mocker.patch('awx.main.tasks.facts._get_inventory_hosts', return_value=hosts)
     return Inventory(id=5)
 
 
 @pytest.fixture
-def job(mocker, hosts, inventory):
+def job(mocker, inventory):
     j = Job(inventory=inventory, id=2)
-    j._get_inventory_hosts = mocker.Mock(return_value=hosts)
+    # j._get_inventory_hosts = mocker.Mock(return_value=hosts)
     return j
 
 
 def test_start_job_fact_cache(hosts, job, inventory, tmpdir):
     fact_cache = os.path.join(tmpdir, 'facts')
-    last_modified = job.start_job_fact_cache(fact_cache, timeout=0)
+    last_modified = start_fact_cache(inventory, fact_cache, timeout=0)
 
     for host in hosts:
         filepath = os.path.join(fact_cache, host.name)
@@ -47,24 +50,25 @@ def test_start_job_fact_cache(hosts, job, inventory, tmpdir):
 
 
 def test_fact_cache_with_invalid_path_traversal(job, inventory, tmpdir, mocker):
-    job._get_inventory_hosts = mocker.Mock(
+    mocker.patch(
+        'awx.main.tasks.facts._get_inventory_hosts',
         return_value=[
             Host(
                 name='../foo',
                 ansible_facts={"a": 1, "b": 2},
             ),
-        ]
+        ],
     )
 
     fact_cache = os.path.join(tmpdir, 'facts')
-    job.start_job_fact_cache(fact_cache, timeout=0)
+    start_fact_cache(inventory, fact_cache, timeout=0)
     # a file called "foo" should _not_ be written outside the facts dir
     assert os.listdir(os.path.join(fact_cache, '..')) == ['facts']
 
 
 def test_finish_job_fact_cache_with_existing_data(job, hosts, inventory, mocker, tmpdir):
     fact_cache = os.path.join(tmpdir, 'facts')
-    last_modified = job.start_job_fact_cache(fact_cache, timeout=0)
+    last_modified = start_fact_cache(inventory, fact_cache, timeout=0)
 
     bulk_update = mocker.patch('django.db.models.query.QuerySet.bulk_update')
 
@@ -80,7 +84,7 @@ def test_finish_job_fact_cache_with_existing_data(job, hosts, inventory, mocker,
         new_modification_time = time.time() + 3600
         os.utime(filepath, (new_modification_time, new_modification_time))
 
-    job.finish_job_fact_cache(fact_cache, last_modified)
+    finish_fact_cache(inventory, fact_cache, last_modified)
 
     for host in (hosts[0], hosts[2], hosts[3]):
         assert host.ansible_facts == {"a": 1, "b": 2}
@@ -91,7 +95,7 @@ def test_finish_job_fact_cache_with_existing_data(job, hosts, inventory, mocker,
 
 def test_finish_job_fact_cache_with_bad_data(job, hosts, inventory, mocker, tmpdir):
     fact_cache = os.path.join(tmpdir, 'facts')
-    last_modified = job.start_job_fact_cache(fact_cache, timeout=0)
+    last_modified = start_fact_cache(inventory, fact_cache, timeout=0)
 
     bulk_update = mocker.patch('django.db.models.query.QuerySet.bulk_update')
 
@@ -103,19 +107,19 @@ def test_finish_job_fact_cache_with_bad_data(job, hosts, inventory, mocker, tmpd
             new_modification_time = time.time() + 3600
             os.utime(filepath, (new_modification_time, new_modification_time))
 
-    job.finish_job_fact_cache(fact_cache, last_modified)
+    finish_fact_cache(inventory, fact_cache, last_modified)
 
     bulk_update.assert_not_called()
 
 
 def test_finish_job_fact_cache_clear(job, hosts, inventory, mocker, tmpdir):
     fact_cache = os.path.join(tmpdir, 'facts')
-    last_modified = job.start_job_fact_cache(fact_cache, timeout=0)
+    last_modified = start_fact_cache(inventory, fact_cache, timeout=0)
 
     bulk_update = mocker.patch('django.db.models.query.QuerySet.bulk_update')
 
     os.remove(os.path.join(fact_cache, hosts[1].name))
-    job.finish_job_fact_cache(fact_cache, last_modified)
+    finish_fact_cache(inventory, fact_cache, last_modified)
 
     for host in (hosts[0], hosts[2], hosts[3]):
         assert host.ansible_facts == {"a": 1, "b": 2}