Federal Contractor Update – Audit List, Mega Construction Designees, VEVRAA Resources.

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The U.S. Department of Labor and its Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs announced several matters of significance to federal contractors and subcontractors this month. These include the following:

  • CSAL (Corporate Scheduling Announcement List). The OFCCP has posted its most recent list of upcoming audits of supply and service contractors on its Scheduling List Resources webpage. OFCCP audit Scheduling Letters are already being sent out, and once a contractor receives a letter, it will have 30 days in which to provide the requested information, which will be extensive. We recommend that those on the list take steps now to ensure that they are ready to submit the required information and that they have taken other appropriate actions to demonstrate compliance with the relevant requirements.

 

  • New Mega Construction Designees. As discussed in our March 2023 E-Update, the OFCCP has launched a new initiative focused on construction. The agency has designated certain Bipartisan Infrastructure Law-funded contracts, valued at $35 million or more and lasting at least one year, as Megaprojects. Recently, it added more projects to its list, which may be found on its Scheduling List Resources webpage. These projects receive compliance assistance from the OFCCP with regard to recruitment, hiring, and employment practices and, of more concern, are subject to compliance reviews of the contractors’ anti-discrimination and EEO practices.