Service Contract Act

The Service Contract Act (SCA) applies to certain federal contracts worth at least $2,500. At Centre, we are not only continuously developing an online information bank, but we are also developing a special course through our own Federal Contracting Institute to help instruct contractors on how best to ensure compliance with the SCA.

As part of its ongoing effort to educate the contracting community regarding the SCA, we invite you to explore the following:

• Service Contract Act Training - visit here to learn about our Service Contract Act Boot Camp course and register today.
• There are ways a company can lower their risk of being in violation of the SCA.
• Centre has developed a "Top 10" list which can help minimize your risk of violating the SCA. Go to our Top 10 list.
• Centre has also put together a list of facts that every government contractor should know. Go to the list.
• What does that mean? Centre has created a list of commonly used terms and acronyms you find when dealing with the SCA. Go to the list.
• The statutes and regulations are the underpinnings of every action a contractor should take. Learn about them by going here.
• *New Case Available* Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it. To help avoid contractors avoid repeating history, Centre has analyzed important SCA cases and given our take. Reading about these cases can another helpful way to learn what to do to avoid penalties under the SCA. Read about lessons learned by going here.

In addition, here are some important links that contain practical information for contractors regarding the SCA.

• Text of the SCA can be found here: http://www.dol.gov/whd/regs/statutes/serv01.pdf
• Frequently Asked Questions about the SCA: http://www.dol.gov/whd/regs/compliance/web/SCA_FAQ.htm
• Compliance Assistance: http://www.dol.gov/whd/contracts/sca.htm

If you want to get down to the nitty gritty, here are some helpful legal links about the SCA:

• Regulations describing the labor standards for federal government contracts (29 CFR, Part 4): http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=ecfr&sid=99c9a20e960f56be66f17ae91b52c888&rgn=div5&view=text&node=29:1.1.1.1.5&idno=29
• Regulations describing practices for administrative proceedings enforcing labor standards (29 CFR, Part 6): http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=ecfr&sid=99c9a20e960f56be66f17ae91b52c888&rgn=div5&view=text&node=29:1.1.1.1.7&idno=29
• Regulations describing practice before the Administrative Review Board with respect to federal service contracts (29 CFR, Part 8): http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=ecfr&sid=99c9a20e960f56be66f17ae91b52c888&rgn=div5&view=text&node=29:1.1.1.1.9&idno=29

Other helpful information:

• Official Department of Labor Website Listing Wage Determinations by locality: http://www.wdol.gov
• DOL FAQs – Wages & Work Hours: http://webapps.dol.gov/dolfaq/dolfaqbytopic.asp?topicID=1

Centre's attorneys and staff are prepared to help you through your SCA issues, whether you have a legal issue, want to ensure SCA compliance, or need SCA training. For questions or to learn more, contact Barbara Kinosky, Esq. at 703-288-2800.

Visit Centre's LinkedIn Group: Service Contract Act Forum. Read about the latest news and get your questions answered.