EP 1180-1-1
1 Aug 01
CHAPTER 6 - BLANKET WAGE DETERMINATIONS
6-1. General. The SCA Blanket Wage Determination Pilot Test Program was initiated in 1985 to test
the development of a more efficient system for submission and processing of requests for WDs.
Participation was initially limited to a few agencies. Evaluation of the initial experience indicates that these
procedures maintain worker protections under the SCA while providing significant resource savings for
both Federal procurement agencies and the DOL. The program has since been made available to all
contracting agencies. The Department of the Army (DA) entered into an agreement with the DOL
outlining the respective obligations of DA and the DOL. Under the Blanket wage determination
procedure, the contracting office develops comprehensive annual procurement plans for service contracts
in given geographic "blanket" areas. Based on those plans, each participating procurement agency
submits a single SF 98 and related worksheet covering service contracts for a particular blanket area
where services are to be performed. The DOL then issues Blanket wage determinations covering the
different types of services and classifications listed on the SF 98 request and worksheet. The Blanket
wage determinations issued apply to solicitations and subsequently awarded contracts for the previously
identified services during a specified blanket year period (generally, but not exclusively 12 months),
thereby eliminating the need for agencies to request a separate wage determination for each service
contract. It should be noted, however, that with the emergence of the WDOL program, the DOL has
indicated its intention to gradually scale back its SCA Blanket WD program.
6-2. Contracting Agency Blanket Wage Determination Program Requirements.
a. The DOL has advised that in order for an agency to participate in the Blanket program
procurement agencies must undertake the following measures:
(1) designate national and regional project coordinators;
(2) facilitate the training of key agency staff;
(3) develop and submit properly completed SF 98s and blanket worksheets;
(4) utilize the conformance procedure, if applicable; and
(5) observe restrictions on the use of Blanket wage determinations.
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