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For SCA Section 4(c) purposes, a predecessor contract is the SCA covered contract which was previously performed at the same locality for the purpose of providing the same services.

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Predecessor Contract

For SCA Section 4(c) purposes, a predecessor contract is the SCA covered contract which was previously performed at the same locality for the purpose of providing the same services.

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.

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