Service Contract Labor Standards  (1 Day)

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This 1-day course provides contracting officers, specialists, and purchasing personnel with a comprehensive understanding of the Service Contract Act (Service Contract Labor Standards) and how to ensure that their acquisitions conform to its requirements. This is a hands-on course complemented by a workbook, easy-to-understand instructions and examples, and application exercises.

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Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of this training, participants will be able to:

 

• Identify SCA covered versus excluded services.

• Apply SCA requirements above and below the micro-purchase threshold.

• Use the SCA Directory of Occupations to identify occupational service categories.

• Cite how SCA wage determinations are developed and updated.

• Distinguish a “prevailing wage” from a “majority wage” and a “standard” from a “nonstandard” wage determination.

• Explain how fringe, health, and welfare benefits are calculated.

• Determine when and how to request a wage determination for services not listed in the Directory of Occupations.

• Handle situations covered by collective bargaining agreements.

• Prepare solicitations/contracts that include required wage information, provisions, and clauses.

• Provide the contractor with information regarding its post-award responsibilities.

• Process a contractor request to approve its wage rates under the “conformance rule.”

• Process a contractor request for equitable price adjustment as a result of changes in wages and/or fringe benefits.

 

Hours: 8 hours/CLPs are credited for completion of this course. Classroom hours are 8:30 - 4:30.