SCA bid pricing guides
Short, sourced guides for estimators and contract managers who price Service Contract Act work.
Each guide is checked against the FAR, 29 CFR part 4 and current wage determinations on SAM.gov, and ends with the sources we used. Read them in order if you are pricing your first SCA bid.
How to read an SCA wage determination
Every line of a Service Contract Act wage determination, what it means for your price, and the traps in the footnotes.
SCA health & welfare rates for 2026
The rates effective August 10, 2026, which hours they are owed on, and how to turn them into a bill rate.
FAR 52.222-43 price adjustment, step by step
What the clause lets you recover when a new wage determination raises your costs, what it does not, and how to file on time.
How to build a burdened labor rate for an SCA bid
From the wage determination minimum to a fully loaded hourly price, in the order an estimator actually builds it.
Look up your wage determination
Pick a state and county to see every occupation rate, H&W, vacation and holidays on the current WD.
Open the free WD lookupSkip the spreadsheet build.
SCA Bid Pricing Pro does the math in these guides for every position: burdened rates, base + 4 option years and the FAR 52.222-43 adjustment after award.
Last reviewed: November 2026. These guides are general information, not legal or tax advice.