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WDOL.gov is part of the
Integrated Acquisition Environment, one of the E-Government initiatives
in the President’s Management Agenda. It is a collaborative effort
of the Office of Management and Budget, Department of Labor, Department
of Defense, General Services Administration, Department of Energy, and
Department of Commerce.
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WDOL.gov User's Guide (Ver 4.0)
A. OVERVIEW
- WDOL.GOV - General.
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a. Purpose: This website provides a single
location for federal contracting officers to use in obtaining appropriate
Service Contract Act (SCA) and Davis-Bacon Act (DBA) wage determinations
(WDs) for each official contract action - new solicitations, resolicitations,
options, extensions, or any other action requiring the most current
and applicable WD. The website is available to the general public as
well. Guidance in selecting WDs from this website is provided in this
WDOL.GOV User's Guide. Alternatively, contracting officers may also
use the Department of Labor's (DOL's) "e98" website to submit a request
for SCA WDs for use on official contract actions. In some instances,
the WDOL.GOV Program will not contain the appropriate SCA WD and contracting
officers will be directed to use DOL's e98 website in order to obtain
the required SCA WD. DOL will provide the contracting officer with
an SCA WD through the e98 system. Questions pertaining to the application
of contract labor standards or the selection of appropriate WDs for
specific contract actions should be referred to the contracting officer
or to the designated Agency Labor Advisor who, in turn, may refer the
question to DOL. DOL has responsibility for final rulings regarding
coverage and WDs under SCA and DBA. Questions pertaining to this website
should be referred to the WDOL.GOV Webmaster. Questions pertaining
to DOL's
e98 website should be referred to DOL.
- b. Responsibility: The WDOL.GOV
Program and this User's Guide does not relieve the contracting
officer, or other program user, of the requirement to carefully
review the contract or solicitation, the Federal Acquisition
Regulation (FAR) and its Supplements, other federal agency
acquisition regulations, or the DOL regulations related to
these actions. If DOL discovers and determines, whether
before or after contract award, that a contracting officer
failed to include an appropriate SCA or DBA WD in a covered
contract, the contracting officer, within 30 days of notification
by DOL, shall include in the contract the applicable WD issued
by DOL. (Reference Title 29 CFR Part 1, Section 1.6(f); Part
4, Sections 4.5(c) (2) and 4.101(b); and FAR Part 22, Subsection
22.404-9 and Section 22.1015).
- c. Description of the WDOL Program: The
WDOL.GOV Program is designed to direct the user to the appropriate
WD for a specific contract action. The user must complete a series
of menus (questions) pertaining to that contract action in order to
obtain a copy of the applicable WD. If the user does not enter the
correct information in the menu process for the specific contract
action, they may receive an incorrect WD for the proposed contract
action. The WDOL.gov program is best used with Internet Explorer Version 5.0 or greater capability. Questions pertaining to a specific contract action should
be referred to the responsible contracting officer. Caution: Users
should know the details of the solicitation, including the statement
of work, predecessor contract(s) if any, locality (state and county)
where the work will be performed, and the contracting agency and officer,
in order to select the correct SCA or DBA WD for any specific contract
action.
- d. Who May Use the WDOL.GOV Program: Federal,
state, and local contracting agencies, contractors, labor organizations,
contractor associations, employees, and all other interested parties
may use the WDOL.GOV Program. Review the User's Guide carefully, and
use the resources on the WDOL.GOV Library Page to learn about the application
of contract labor standards, and contact the specific contracting officer
and/or the agency labor advisor for advice and guidance. Users should note that the only WDs applicable to a particular solicitation or contract are those that have been incorporated by the contracting officer in that contract action.
- e. Using DOL's "e98" Process: Contracting
officers may elect to use the e98 request form for any SCA-covered contract
action. Also, if a contracting officer cannot determine an appropriate
SCA WD within the WDOL.GOV database for use in an official federal contract
action, the contracting officer must request an official SCA WD from
DOL by completing the "e98" at DOL's website. Most requests are processed
immediately. Some requests will require research and DOL may need additional
time to respond. DOL's "e98" website is solely for the use of federal
contracting officers. General inquiries from interested parties may
be directed to [link to "Wage and Hour Inquiry" site,
to be developed].
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