Discovery of errors by the Department of Labor
If the Department of Labor finds a Service Contract Labor Standards error, the contracting officer must promptly correct the contract and adjust pricing as needed.
Overview
FAR 22.1015 addresses the procedures to follow when the Department of Labor (DOL) discovers that a contracting officer has either incorrectly determined that the Service Contract Labor Standards (SCLS) statute does not apply to an acquisition or has failed to include the required wage determination in a covered contract. If such an error is found, the contracting officer must, within 30 days of notification from the DOL, incorporate the clause at 52.222-41 and any applicable wage determination into the contract. In cases subject to 41 U.S.C. 6707(c), the DOL Administrator may require the wage determination to be applied retroactively. The contracting officer is also responsible for making an equitable adjustment to the contract price to account for any increased costs resulting from the inclusion or revision of the wage determination.