We have been receiving calls lately from some federal contractors regarding inquiries they are getting from federal contracting officers asking for an explanation as to why their company does not appear on the “Pre-Award Registry” maintained by the Labor Department’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) “Pre-Award Registry,” and further requesting that they produce a “Notice of Compliance” issued by OFCCP.
The National Pre-Award Registry is an online database maintained by OFCCP and contains a listing of federal contractor establishments and functional affirmative action programs (FAAPs) for which OFCCP has: (1) completed a compliance evaluation within the preceding 24 months; and (2) determined that the establishment or FAAP in question complies with OFCCP regulations.
It appears that there may be confusion among some federal agency contracting officers regarding the purpose and contents of the registry, resulting in inquiries being made to their prospective contractors. In response, we thought it would be helpful to present the following “primer” that answers frequently asked questions (FAQs) regarding the registry.
Members of the Center for Workplace Compliance (CWC) can read more here.