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B-193940 1 (1979-01-30)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadgwx0001 and id is 1 raw text is: 6 THE COMPTROLLER GENERALV4 -.L DECISI1N OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FILE: B-193940 DATE: January 30, 1979 MATTER OF: G. W. Galloway Company DIGEST: 1. .ISecretary of Labor's wage rate determinations issued under Service Contract Act of 1965 are not subject to question by General Accounting Office. 2. Allegation that wage rates contained in solic- itation issued in late 1978 violate wage- price guidelines is without merit where guidelines are effective with respect to Government contracts awarded under solici- tations issued after February 15, 1979. G. W. Galloway Company (Galloway) protests the refusal by the General Services Administration (GSA) to delete from solicitation No. GSD-9DPR-90012, for the repair and overhaul of heavy equipment, the minimum wage rates determined by the Department of Labor (DOL) under the Service Contract Act of 1965, as amended, 41 U.S.C. § 351 et seq (1976). Galloway alleges that the specified wage rates effectively preclude it from competing under the procurement since it does not currently pay these high rates. Galloway further argues that the imposition of Service Contract Act minimum wage rates is contrary to public policy because of their inflationary impact and because they allegedly violate wage-price guidelines. The Service Contract Act provides in pertinent part: Every contract * * * entered into by the United States * * * in excess of $2,500 * * * the principal purpose of which is to furnish services in the United States through the use of service employees * * * shall con- tain the following:

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