EP 1180-1-1
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renovation, painting, or repair work; and
(2) the aggregate of such work exceeds or is expected to exceed ,000.
c. While there are an indefinite number of possible hybrid contracts, two areas are discussed in the
paragraphs that follow insofar as they have generated significant concern within USACE: (1) installation
support service contracts and (2) certain environmental restoration projects.
3-17. Installation Support Contracts. Certain installation support contract requirements such as custodial
work or snow removal may be easily identified as being subject to the SCA. Certain other installation
requirements such as roof shingling, building structural or paving repairs may also be easily identified as
being subject to the DBA. Certain other work items may not be so easily identifiable. For example,
replacing broken windows, spot painting, or minor patching of a wall could be subject to either the DBA
or the SCA. In order to distinguish whether work required under a contract or work order is SCA
maintenance or DBA painting/repairs, the Army Labor Advisor, in conjunction with the DOD FAR Labor
Committee, developed specific thresholds which are set forth at DFARS 222.402-70(d).
a. Individual service calls or orders which will require a total of 32 or more work-hours to perform
shall be considered to be repair work subject to the DBA.
b. Individual service calls or orders which will require less than 32 work-hours to perform shall be
considered to be repair work subject to the SCA.
c. Painting work of 200 square feet or more to be performed under an individual service call or
order shall be considered to be subject to the DBA regardless of the total work-hours required.
d. The determination of labor standards application shall be made at the time the solicitation is
prepared in those cases where the requirements can be identified. Otherwise, the determination shall be
made at the time the service call or order is placed against the contract. The service call or order shall
identify the labor standards law and contract wage determination which will apply to the work required.
3-18. Environmental Restoration Contracts.
a. As a result of USACE's increasing mission in the area of environmental restoration through the
Defense Environmental Restoration Program (DERP) as well as work for others (i.e., EPA Superfund),
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