OFCCP ID’s firms for audits; changes processes

      The OFCCP on May 20 released its Corporate Schedule Announcement List naming the 400 federal supply and service contractors whom it will audit for their Affirmative Action Program (AAP) compliance in fiscal 2022. Soon to come are scheduling letters to set dates for the audits. Some of those contractors will have less time to prepare for the audits as OFCCP has changed some of its procedures, according to the National Law Review. Under the Trump Administration, there was a 45-day automatic delay between announcing which contractors would be audited and the scheduling letters to allow contractors time to prepare for audits. OFCCP recently eliminated that delay period. In addition, the Trump Administration allowed many 30-day extensions of time to produce personnel transaction data for the audits. The OFCCP also has eliminated most such extensions. As a result of OFCCP’s changes in procedures, contractors being audited may have much less time to prepare.

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National Law Review article: https://bit.ly/3sONkQK
OFCCP list: https://bit.ly/3MPSvaY

GAO excludes RSA in Navy service contract

      The GAO upheld a protest against a Navy food service-related contract that included a Randolph-Sheppard Act (RSA) preference. Congress passed the RSA to give preferences to blind individuals in operating vending facilities (including cafeterias, snack bars, and vending machines) on federal property. The GAO concluded that the RSA did not apply to the Navy’s stated requirement.

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Analysis by attorney Nicole Pottroff: https://bit.ly/3lBH8Yw

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