In a recent update, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) made public its second 2023 Corporate Scheduling Announcement List (CSAL). A significant development released on September 8, 2023, this impacts an estimated 1,000 supply and service establishments. The CSAL serves as an advance notification to contractors of impending audits, and thus warrants immediate attention.
The importance of the CSAL cannot be understated as it provides contractors with a time to prepare well in advance. All entities on the list can anticipate rigorous reviews and should pre-emptively reevaluate their compliance with Federal requirements. Read more about this development here.
The OFCCP is responsible for ensuring that suppliers and service providers who have federal contracts are in compliance with the requisite legalities. As such, the CSAL offers an opportunity for contractors to do an overhaul of their practices, to mitigate any potential compliance risks before an actual audit occurs.
This release is not the first of its kind in 2023. Early in the year, a similar CSAL was released by the OFCCP. It is under this strategic mechanism that the OFCCP increases the transparency and efficiency of its compliance evaluations and other enforcement activities.
The spotlight is now on federal contractors and subcontractors to thoroughly review the 2023 CSAL, potentially aligning their procedures to meet audit requirements, thus aiding a smooth process should they be selected for an audit.