First FY 2008 Scheduling List Released

Source: Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP)

Beginning October 1, 2007, OFCCP regional offices may schedule compliance evaluations of non-construction Federal contractors from the first FY 2008 scheduling list. The new scheduling list includes approximately 2500 facilities that have either self-identified as being an establishment of a Federal contractor, or have been identified as such by OFCCP.

 

 OFCCP generated this list through its Federal Contractor Selection System (FCSS). This system uses multiple information sources and analytical procedures to select contractors for review, including a mathematical model that ranks Federal contractor establishments based on an indicator of potential workplace discrimination. As part of the selection process, OFCCP attempted to better identify whether a potential contractor actually holds a current Federal contract by matching the EEO-1 list to external Federal contract databases. The list also includes a number of establishments identified through external Federal contract databases as part of OFCCP's Contracts First Initiative.

 

This list excludes establishments based on a variety of factors, including, for example, establishments that are currently undergoing a compliance evaluation, were evaluated within the last 24 months, or have received the Secretary of Labor's Opportunity Award or an Exemplary Voluntary Efforts Award within the last three years. Additionally, Federal contractor establishments covered by Functional Affirmative Action Program (FAAP) agreements with OFCCP were excluded and will be selected for evaluation through a separate process.

 

OFCCP has mailed a Corporate Scheduling Announcement Letter (CSAL) to the Chief Executive Officer (or designated point of contact) of each parent company with more than one establishment listed for the scheduling of a compliance evaluation this Fiscal Year.

 

As in the past, depending on the workload of individual OFCCP offices, all establishments identified in the attachment to the CSAL may not be scheduled for an evaluation. Additionally, it is possible that establishments other than those specifically identified in the CSAL may be evaluated by OFCCP for a variety of reasons, such as subsequent scheduling releases, contract award notices, directed reviews, individual complaints, or the conciliation agreement monitoring process.

 

For contractors with multiple establishments, OFCCP has limited the number of new compliance evaluations identified through the scheduling process to 25 new evaluations during a Fiscal Year. Compliance evaluations scheduled as a result of contract award notices, directed reviews, conciliation agreement monitoring, or credible reports of an alleged violation of a law or regulation are not counted towards this limit.

For more information on the scheduling list, or to make sure your company is in compliance, please contact Berkshire Associates Inc. at 800.882.8904 or email bai@berkshireassociates.com.