February 2019 - page 2

The Labor Department’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) who routinely conducts ‘audits’ of contractor compliance with various labor laws including the DBRA (Davis-Bacon and Related Acts) recently found four contractors working on a construction project in violation of the DBRA. Each of the four contractors were found to have shorted employees and all have agreed to pay those employees affected by the violations.

Source: PNWC’s Government Contracting Update: Violations of Davis-Bacon Results in Three-Year Suspension for One Contractor

The Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) system is extensive and complex. Not only do we have the basic FAR regulations, but nearly every executive agency has their own FAR supplement. These include the DFARS (Defense) which we refer to often in these pages, DEARS (Energy), NFS (NASA), AGAR (Agriculture), DOLARS (Labor), DOSARS (State), GSAM (GSA) and many many more. There are about 33 FAR Supplements in total. Companies that are seeking work with a Governmental agency would do well to familiarize themselves with the particular regulations of that agency.

Source: PNWC’s Government Contracting Update: Navy Cancels Several of its Unique Procurement Regulations

The Department of Justice filed a civil lawsuit last week against a contractor providing security, fire protection, utilities, and information technology at DOE’s Hanford (Washington) site accusing it of defrauding DOE of tens of millions of dollars.

Source: PNWC’s Government Contracting Update: Energy Department Contractor Sued by Justice Department