Service Contract Act

The Service Contract Act (SCA) covers the award and administration of covered contracts and is one of the most challenging acts in federal contracting. This course is taught by experts in the field, and provides attendees with a detailed comprehensive text that covers the regulations, board and court decisions and the latest compliance issues from the Department of Labor. This class provides detailed information on how to identify and mitigate risk under the SCA, apply wage and benefit rules, avoid violations, fulfill SCA obligations, and understand special compliance issues.

Topics:

Overview of the Service Contract Act (SCA)
1. Purpose and scope
2. Definitions
3. Roles and responsibilities
4. Exemptions
Solicitation and Award Issues
1. Solicitations without wage determinations
2. Award without required wage determination
3. Notification of improper wage determination before award
Wage Determinations
1. Place of performance issues
2. Procedures for obtaining wage determinations
3. Prevailing wage determinations
4. Revisions to prevailing wages
5. Incorrect wage determinations
6. Missing wage determinations
7. Delays in issuing after bid opening or commencement of work
8. Conformance procedures and requests
Wage determinations based on Collective Bargaining Agreements (CBAs)
1. Coverage
2. Section 4 (c) successorship with incumbent contractor
Basic wage and Fringe Benefits Rules
1. Vacations – vesting, continuous service requirement
2. Holidays – applicability, duty to provide
3. Health and welfare – methods for determining, cash payments, bona fide plans, method for determining H&W benefits
4. Special Issues on Vesting
5. Cash payments versus bona fide benefits and combinations of cash and bona fide benefit plans
6. Unique issues of successors
7. Part-time employees and SCA benefits
Overtime payments
Related Laws
1. Application of the Fair Labor Standards Act
2. Davis-Bacon Act
3. Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act
4. Walsh-Healey Public Contracts Act
Multi Year Contracts
1. Computing Adjustments
Special GSA and VA Schedule Issues
Enforcement
1. DOL Investigations
2. Audits
3. Recordkeeping
4. Consequences for Violation
5. Payment Withholding
6. Disputes
7. Debarment
Ten Most Important Facts to Know about the SCA to avoid pitfalls

Who Should Attend:

Contract Managers and Administrators
Executives
Human Resource Managers
Personnel responsible for preparing proposals
Contracting officers and specialists
Program and project mangers and officers

What’s Included:

Breakfast
Light refreshments
Course materials

Speaker and Presenter Information

Barbara Kinosky, Managing Partner

Barbara Kinosky is the Managing Partner of Centre Law and Consulting and has over twenty-five years of experience in all aspects of federal government contracting. Barbara is a nationally known expert on GSA and VA Schedules and the Service Contract Act. She has a proven track record of solving complex issues for clients by providing strategic and business savvy advice. Barbara was named a top attorney for federal contracting by Smart CEO magazine in 2010, 2012 and 2015. Prior to establishing Centre, Barbara was the head of a government contracts practice group at a major law firm. She started Centre is 2002 to provide integrated legal, GSA consulting and training services.

Relevant Government Agencies

Air Force, Army, Navy & Marine Corps, Intelligence Agencies, DOD & Military, Office of the President (includes OMB), Dept of Agriculture, Dept of Commerce, Dept of Education, Dept of Energy, Dept of Health & Human Services, Dept of Homeland Security, Dept of Housing & Urban Development, Dept of the Interior, Dept of Justice, Dept of Labor, Dept of State, Dept of Transportation, Dept of Treasury, Dept of Veterans Affairs, EPA, GSA, USPS, SSA, NASA, Other Federal Agencies, Legislative Agencies (GAO, GPO, LOC, etc.), Judicial Branch Agencies, State Government, County Government, City Government, Municipal Government, CIA, FEMA, Office of Personnel Management, Coast Guard, National Institutes of Health, FAA, Census Bureau, USAID, National Guard Association, EEOC