PSC Opportunities to Engage
FAR Council: Pay Equity and Transparency in Federal Contracting
On January 30, the FAR Council and Office of Federal Procurement Policy published a proposed rule on “PayEquity and Transparency in Federal Contracting.” It would prohibit contractors and subcontractors from seeking and considering information about job applicant compensation history, and require contractors and subcontractors to disclose the compensation to be offered in all advertisements for job openings related to contracts. PSC will submit comments on the due date of April 1, and will have a draft available for interested member review and line-in, line-out feedback early next week, the week of March 25. Please email me at herrick@pscouncil.org if you would like to see a copy of the draft.
Buy America Requirements for Manufactured Products
On March 12, the Federal Highway Administration published a notice of proposed rulemaking that would discontinue its general waiver of Buy America requirements for manufactured products and in doing so require FHWA recipients to start applying Buy America requirements to manufactured products. The FHWA is also proposing standards for applying Buy America to manufactured products should the waiver be discontinued. PSC is considering submitting comments. Please send any input you may have to me at herrick@pscouncil.org for consideration.
April 2 - Mid-Size Company Working Group Meeting
On Tuesday, April 2 at 10:00 am EST, PSC's Mid-Size Company Working Group will hold a meeting to discuss recent stakeholder and congressional interest in better business growth. Our meeting will set strategies and goals for PSC's mid-size advocacy agenda, as well as review the progress that has been made on behalf of this segment of business. If interested in joining the meeting, please take a moment to fill out our mid-size federal contractor survey, the anonymous results of which will be presented at the meeting. If new to the group, please take a moment to review PSC's Mid-Size Federal Contractor Issue Paper for an understanding of PSC's policy positions on the topic. You may register for the event here.