Navigating the murky waters of Service Contract Act compliance

GSA’s continual incorporation of the Service Contract Act (SCA) into Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) contracts creates a fundamental conflict with the Schedule program’s intended purpose. This conflict gives rise to additional compliance challenges above and beyond the already complex obligations of SCA. This two-part article series, published in PSC’s Service Contractor Magazine, explores aspects of SCA compliance unique to this contracting environment, and provide tools and techniques for contractor risk mitigation.

Part 1:  Pre-award audits

Understand inherent challenges contractor’s face regarding pricing approach, PRC and BOA customer options, labor mapping, and price adjustment selection methodologies.

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Part 2:  Post-award audits

Recognize key post-award compliance issues, including the management of multiple wage determinations, location based price variances at the task order level, and labor category compliance. 

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