1. Discuss the Service Contract Labor Standards statute and its application

in contracting.

2. What action does the Contracting Officer need to take when an alleged

violation concerning the minimum prevailing wage is received in the

contracting office?

3. What is the significance of The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 with

regard to the Service Contract Labor Standards statute? How are minimum

prevailing wage rates incorporated into the contract? Are those

same rates paid throughout the contract performance?

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