Page 9 - Unanet GovCon: Setting Up Contracts and Projects

Billable Project Changes Require User Defined Fields: Contract
Modification
Billable projects associated with a contract Manage settings for the 128-character fields
can only be changed by creating a contract formatted as Text, Numeric, Date, URL, or Pick
Modification List data types that can be hidden or displayed
with or without the ability to edit; 20 permanent
fields available per entity

Once the system has been configured to support contract management, new contract
records can be created. Contract Management functionality can be used to document
and organize work for organizations in any industry. For companies being awarded
contracts with SCA provisions, wage determinations must be created before the
contract records can be created.

The Service Contract Act (SCA)
The McNamara-O’Hara Service Contract Act (SCA) is a federal statute that applies to
federal and District of Columbia service contracts and establishes how employees
performing work on those contracts are paid. SCA wage determinations establish the
minimum wage and fringe benefits that contractors must pay service employees
working on covered contracts in specified geographic areas. Wage determinations can
be associated with SCA occupations, which in turn can be associated with labor
categories, which are associated with projects and people. The rates and locations
listed on these wage determinations can be used on employee timesheets if their labor
categories are associated with the SCA occupations and other settings are in place.

Configuration and modification of SCA functionality in Unanet
requires a user to have the Administrator role.

A standard Unanet database includes a list of SCA Occupations that can be modified by
the Administrator. Wage Determinations, Locations, and Labor Categories will also
need to be configured by the Administrator to utilize SCA functionality. Users with the
Contract Manager role may also add and edit contract clauses via manual entry or using
an import. Unanet offers a preconfigured import file for FAR Clauses in the Unanet
Experience Center’s Knowledge Center.

The following system areas will need to be modified in addition to the configuration
needed to support contract management:

LESSON 1: CONFIGURING CONTRACTS
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