SERVICECONTRACTACT

Service Contract Act of 1965,
as Amended
US. Department of Labor
Employment Standards Administration
Wage and Hour Division
WH Publication 1146
Revised July 1978

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SERVICE CONTRACT ACT OF 1965,AS AMENDED ‘

(41 U.S.C. 351, et seq.)

(Revised text1 showing in italics new or amended language provided by Public Law 92-473, as enacted October 9, 1972, and in bold face new or amended language provided by Public Law 94-489, as enacted October 13, 1976. ) AN ACT To provide labor standards for certain persons employed by Federal contractors Federal agencies, and for other purposes.

to furnish services to

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America
in Congress assembled, That this Act may be cited as the “Service Contract Act of 1965”.

SEC. 2. (a)

Every contract (and any bid
specification therefor)
entered into by the
United States or the District of Columbia in
excess of $2,600, except as provided in section
7 of this Act, whether negotiated or advertised,
the principal purpose of which is to furnish
services in the United States through the use
of service employees shall contain the following:
(1) A provision specifying the minimum
monetary wages to be paid the various
classes of service employees in the performance of the contract or any subcontract thereunder, as determined by the Secretary,
or his authorized representative, in accordance with prevailing rates for such employees in the locality, or, where a collective bargaining agreement covers any such service employees, in accordance with the rates for
such employees provided for in such agreement, including prospective wage increases
provided for in such agreement as a result of
arm’s-length
negotiations.
In no case shall
such wages be lower than the minimum specified in subsection (b).
(2) A provision specifying the fringe
benefits to be furnished the various classes
of service employees, engaged in tile performance of the contract or any subcontract thereunder, as determined by the Secretary