Definitioner
DoL (Exempt Employees)
Employees who are not subject to the minimum wages, fringe benefits, or other provisions of FLSA, SCA, or DBA because they meet the requirements stated in the statutes or in regulations for an exemption.
DoL (Department of Labor)
U. S. Department of Labor
DBA (Debarment)
A process by which DoL or another federal agency may deny a company the award of a federal contract. A debarment ruling may be issued for up to three years, and is generally the result of a contractor's violation of labor or procurement law.
DBA (Davis Bacon Act)
Davis-Bacon Act. The minimum wage and fringe benefit requirements applicable to contracts for construction, reconstruction, alteration or repair of public buildings or public works. DBA "Related Acts" are statutes that were passed to provide for some specific purpose (e.g., appropriation bills that provide federal funding for construction or
maintenance of public housing or highways) AND that include a requirement that work be performed in compliance with the provisions of DBA.
contracting (Contractor)
The party performing the contract for the contracting agency.
Contracting Officer
The government official authorized to award, modify, administer and/or terminate a federal contract, and to make related determination and
findings. The CO is the contractor's official point of contact for all matters related to a particular contract.
Contract
A mutually-binding agreement or document between two or more parties. Federal contracting agencies may award contracts to private-sector companies (or other entities) for the purpose of acquiring goods, services, or construction at an agreed-upon price.
SCA (Service Contract Act)
McNamara-O'Hara Service Contracts Act of 1965 (as amended).The McNamara-O’Hara Service Contract Act requires contractors and subcontractors performing services on prime contracts in excess of $2,500 to pay service employees in various classes no less than the wage rates and fringe benefits found prevailing in the locality, or the rates (including prospective increases) contained in a predecessor contractor's collective bargaining agreement. The Department of Labor issues wage determinations on a contract-by-contract basis in response to specific requests from contracting agencies. These determinations are incorporated into the contract.