Trying to contact the OFFCP?  Effective this month (July 2014), the OFCCP has made available alternative self-service contact methods.  Federal contractors will be able to electronically submit questions and/or check the status of previous correspondence with the OFCCP.

The new self-service systems can be located by visiting the following links:

• Submit a question to the OFCCP (http://kb.dol.gov/DOLFlowQuestions?agency=OFCCP)
• Check status of question or complaint (https://dol.secure.force.com/DOLCaseStatusCheck)

These new systems will also be incorporated on the Department of Labor’s OFCCP homepage (http://www.dol.gov/ofccp/index.htm).

Comments:

Over the past decade the OFCCP has made concerted efforts to cultivate partnerships with the Federal Contracting community and this latest effort certainly seems to foster the partnering mentality.  While we don’t expect an immediate response to each question submitted we do expect to see responses codified in the OFCCP’s FAQs, thus creating a unified message on which contractors may rely.

Bear in mind, however, the OFCCP is an enforcement agency, and if you are unsure about the question you would like to submit to the OFCCP or would like to get a second opinion, Biddle Consulting Group advises clients to contact their consultant prior to submitting questions on-line.