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WAGE DETERMINATIONS ON LINE 

(WDOL) 

(http://www.wdol.gov)

 WDOL.gov is part of the Integrated Acquisition Environment, one of the E-Government initiatives in the President’s 

Management Agenda. It is a collaborative effort of the Office of Management and Budget, Department of Labor, 

Department of Defense, General Services Administration, Department of Energy, and Department of Commerce. 
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 WAGE DETERMINATIONS ON LINE (WDOL) 

◊ The Wage Determinations OnLine (WDOL) website (http://www.wdol.gov) is the 

official source for federal contracting agencies to use when obtaining wage 

determinations issued by the DOL for service contracts subject to the McNamaraO’Hara Service Contract Act (SCA) and for construction contracts subject to the 

Davis-Bacon Act and related Acts (DBRA). (See final rule published in the Federal 

Register on August 26, 2005, 70 FR 60888.) 

◊ Access to the wage determinations on the WDOL website is available to the general 

public for information purposes only. 

◊◊ USERS SHOULD NOTE THAT THE ONLY WAGE DETERMINATIONS 

APPLICABLE TO A PARTICULAR SOLICITATION OR CONTRACT 

ARE THOSE THAT HAVE BEEN INCORPORATED BY THE 

CONTRACTING OFFICER IN THAT CONTRACT ACTION. 

◊ The WDOL website offers users a number of features in a web based environment. The 

site includes: 

 ◊◊ Access to the current SCA and DBA wage determinations, for use in 

official contract actions, i.e., new solicitations, option renewals, extensions, 

or any other action requiring the most current applicable wage 

determination. 

 ◊◊ Guidance to contracting officers on selecting the appropriate wage 

determination for each contract action; 

 ◊◊ An alert service that notifies users of future revisions to specific wage 

determinations; and, 

 ◊◊ Access to databases containing archived wage determinations under both 

the SCA and DBA. 

◊ The WDOL home page is organized into three sections. These provide electronic 

access for: 

 ◊◊ Obtaining SCA wage determinations 

 ◊◊ DBA wage determinations and 

 ◊◊ Electronic access to “Related Information.” 
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◊ The WDOL home page has primary links displayed as shown here: 

WDOL.gov is part of the Integrated Acquisition Environment, one of the E-Government initiatives in the 

President’s Management Agenda. It is a collaborative effort of the Office of Management and Budget, 

Department of Labor, Department of Defense, General Services Administration, Department of Energy, and 

Department of Commerce. 

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Service Contract Act 

 Selecting SCA WDs 

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 Archived WDs 

 WDs due to be 

revised 

Davis-Bacon Act 

 Selecting DBA WDs 

 Archived WDs 

 WDs due to be 

revised 

Related Information 

 Agency Labor 

Advisors 

 Library 

 DOL Wage and Hour 

Website

◊ In the “Service Contract Act and “Davis-Bacon Act” sections, the “Selecting . . . WDs”

link users to the electronic processes for obtaining or viewing current SCA wage 

determinations and the Davis-Bacon General Wage Determinations (GWDs). 

 ◊◊ These are to be used by federal agency officials in carrying out their 

responsibility to ensure that appropriate wage determinations are 

incorporated into covered contracts (federal service contracts and federal 

contracts most federally assisted for construction, as discussed in the 

“Labor Standards Statutes Coverage” section of this Resource Book). 

◊ The e-98 link in the “Service Contract Act” column is a direct link for contracting 

agency officials to request SCA wage determinations from the WHD directly, as 

discussed in the “SCA Wage Determinations” section of this Resource Book. 

◊ In the “Service Contract Act and “Davis-Bacon Act” columns, entering “Archived 

WDs” allows users to view previously issued wage determinations. The archived wage 
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determinations are available for INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY. Contracting 

officers should not use an archived wage determination in a contract action without 

prior DOL approval. 

◊ In the “Service Contract Act and “Davis-Bacon Act” columns, the “WDs Due To Be 

Revised” links to information identifying specific wage determinations that will be 

revised/modified in the near future. This information is made available to alert 

contracting agencies of revised wage determinations they may be required to 

incorporate into contracts prior to award, bid opening, exercise of an option to extend, 

etc. 

◊ To “Sign Up for Alert Service” for specific wage determinations, in both the 

“Selecting SCA WDs” and “Selecting DBA WDs” sections of WDOL, when the 

system accesses a specific wage determination, users may click on the button labeled 

“Sign Up for Alert Service” and follow the instructions to sign up to receive e-mail 

alerts for updated wage determinations they need to use in upcoming procurement 

actions. This option is available on the screen that also allows the user to click on 

“Printer Friendly Version” to actually see and/or print the full wage determination. 

◊ The “Related Information includes a links to: 

◊◊ Contact information for various federal “Agency Labor Advisors” 

◊◊ The “DOL Wage and Hour Website” home page at (http://www.dol.gov/whd/).

◊◊ A “Library” that has links providing extensive information on the administration 

and enforcement of the SCA and Davis-Bacon and related Acts, 

 ◊◊◊ DOL regulations that govern the administration and enforcement of the 

SCA and DBRA, and compliance assistance materials such as the All 

Agency Memoranda, the SCA Directory of Occupations, the SF-1444 and 

SF-308 forms, this Prevailing Wage Resource Book, and a link to 

information on the DOL Office of the Administrative Law Judges (OALJ) 

that has a link for the “OALJ Law Library DBA-SCA Collection. 

 ◊◊◊ Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) and agency FAR supplements, sites 

relating to contracting agency pre-award activities, and other useful 

information. For example, a link to the HUD Office of Labor Relations 

home page has many links providing information that can be useful to 

contractors and others who deal with HUD assisted programs with DBRA 

requirements. 

◊ The National Technical Information Service (NTIS) is responsible for posting updated 

SCA and DBA wage determinations as directed by the DOL/WHD. DOL and the 

partner federal contracting agencies are responsible for maintaining the other 

information contained on the WDOL website. 
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◊ The WDOL website is best used with Internet Explorer Version 5.0 or greater 

capability. Questions pertaining to a specific contract action should be referred to the 

responsible contracting officer.
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