New CBA

Started by Heretalearn · Sep 4, 2013 · 5 replies

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    Heretalearn

    Sep 4, 2013 · 12y ago

    Original post

    We have a prime service contract, containing FARs 52.222-41 and 43. The fourth option will expire after September 30. The agency has notified us of its intent to exercise a 6-month extension commencing October 1.

    We're negotiating a CBA with the service employees' collective bargaining agent, as the current CBA also expires after September 30. Heretofore, first line supervisors have been covered by the CBA. The collective bargaining agent advised us today that it wishes to drop those supervisors from the CBA which covers the rest of the labor force, but it has offered to enter into a separate CBA for those first-line supervisors.

    I believe that both CBAs would have to be executed and submitted to the agency prior to October 1, in order for us to be entitled to price adjustments for wage/benefit increases under the applicable FARs. The agency has been anticipating that we will submit a new CBA for the labor force. I haven't located any requirement in the contract or FARs that would require us to notify the agency if we are going to submit two CBAs rather than the one they are anticipating. Is there such a FAR requirement that I may have missed?

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    Retreadfed

    Sep 6, 2013 · 12y ago

    There is no FAR requirement that you have only one CBA that covers your workforce.

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    Heretalearn

    Sep 6, 2013 · 12y ago

    Thanks. I was worried that I have to notify the CO within a specified timeframe that there will be a second CBA.

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    Guest Vern Edwards

    Sep 6, 2013 · 12y ago

    Even if there is no FAR requirement, is there a Department of Labor requirement in Title 29 of the Code of Federal Regulations? Those are the governing regulations, not FAR.

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    Navy_Contracting_4

    Sep 6, 2013 · 12y ago

    Heretalearn,

    Is there some reason you don't want to tell the CO about this, whether you're required to or not?

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    Heretalearn

    Sep 9, 2013 · 12y ago

    Thank you, I'll read Title 29. I should have done so without being reminded; I didn't think it would address notice of a CBA by a contractor to a contracting officer.

    There is no reason I don't want to notify the CO. I was worried about the time-frame for notification, if any, in terms of eligibility for price adjustment for wage/fringe increases for the position.

    Thank you both.

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