1282A719Q0009_Attachment_1.pdf

ATTACHMENT TO COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION Page of Pages

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EXHIBIT A - QUOTER QUESTIONAIRE

☐ Completed Schedule of Services (pg. 2-4) with quoted pricing for the Base Period and 4 Option Periods.

☐ Quoter confirms the attached Performance Work Statement has been thoroughly reviewed before submitting a quotation.

☐ Quoter confirms the registration process at www.SAM.gov has been successfully completed.

☐ Quoter confirms the provision FAR 52.212-3, the annual representations and certifications, has been electronically completed at www.SAM.gov. The complete provision can be found at https://www.acquisition.gov/far/loadmainre.html.

☐ Contractor Federal Tax ID Number is provided:__________________________ ☐ Contractor DUNS number is provided:_________________________ ☐ A resume for each proposed Key Personnel and proposed substitute is provided (max 2 pages per resume allowed).

☐ A copy of professional license for each proposed instructor Key Personnel is provided.

☐ A copy professional license for the proposed substitute(s) is provided.

Proof of General Insurance, in accordance with FAR 52.228-5; AND Medical Insurance, in accordance with FAR

52.237-7, ☐ IS provided OR ☐ CAN be provided before contract award.

Contractor’s Point of Contact (POC) Information is provided:

Name/Position: Email:

Phone: Fax:

☐ The following questions have been answered as provided below (2 additional pages allowed if additional space required):

1. How will your company provide a qualified substitute, when necessary?

2. Do you have any other Job Corp experience? If so, where?

3. Within the past 5 years have you failed to complete any work awarded to you or been terminated for default or breach of contract? If yes, explain.

4. How many years of experience do your company and any key personnel have in regards to the requirements stated in this solicitation

☐ The following three professional references regarding performance of similar work are provided:

1. Name: Organization:

Phone: Email:______________________________________ http://www.sam.gov/ http://www.sam.gov/ https://www.acquisition.gov/far/loadmainre.html

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2. Name: Organization:

Phone: Email:______________________________________

3. Name: Organization:

Phone: Email:

☐ I certify that all of the information provided above is complete, true, and correct to the best of my knowledge.

Sign:______________________________________ Date:_______________________________________

SCHEDULE OF SERVICES

Contractor personnel will perform all work required in the Performance Work Statement (PWS) for the amounts agreed to below, working between Monday – Friday, excluding Federal holidays. Specific days and hours of duty shall be agreed to through coordination with Center personnel. All ten positions are to be full-time employees -five days per week; 8 hour days for 260 days per year for a total of 2080 hours per year per position.

When Contractor personnel are on vacation, sick leave, or any other absence, qualified substitute(s) shall be provided by the Contractor in accordance with the SOW.

The quantities listed in the following Schedule of Services are based upon the limitations in accordance with the Job Corps Program Requirements Handbook (PRH). The Contractor will be paid based upon the actual work performed pursuant to the SOW.

INSTRUCTIONS: In the Unit Price column, submit an hourly rate for Trade Instructor. Calculate and include the Total Amount for each line in the final column, and calculate the total for each contract period, as well as the Grand Total for the Base and all Option Periods. A detailed breakdown of the quoted prices may be requested for evaluation purposes.

This contract is subject to the Service Contract Act and the appropriate wage rate is part of this attachment.

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Instructor 1040 HR $ $

BASE PERIOD TOTAL: $

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OPTION PERIOD 4 SERVICES (09/01/2022 – 08/31/2023)

401 Facilities Maintenance

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GRAND TOTAL (BASE + ALL OPTION PERIODS): $_________________

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PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT (PWS)

FRENCHBURG JOB CORPS

SCOPE OF CONTRACT

C.1 GENERAL

The Contractor shall provide a program for the training and placement of students in the Facilities Maintenance industry during the Base Year of March 1, 2019 through August 31, 2019, with four potential option year renewals from September 1, 2019 through August 31, 2023. The training provided shall enable students to enter specific areas of the industry as trainees on jobs which do not require a high school diploma as well as higher level jobs requiring more advanced skills and training. The training shall be a combination of classroom and hands on training for the purpose of acquiring specific fundamental skills in those areas of the Facilities Maintenance trade for which there is an established need for workers to meet the requirements of the industry. The training will be conducted at the Frenchburg Civilian Conservation Center.

C.2 DEFINITIONS

PRH – Policy and Requirements Handbook (Department of Labor) available at http://jcweb.jobcorps.org:7108/documents/docu.htm SAG – Student Activity Guides TAR – Training Achievement Records CDSS – Career Development Services System CO – Contracting Officer AQL – Acceptable Quality Level – The allowable leeway or variance from a standard before the government will reject the specific service.

Performance Standards – An acknowledged measure of comparison.

ESP – Evaluation of Student Progress DOL – Department of Labor CA-1 – Government form used to document injury or accident VTRC – Vocational Training Report Card

C.3 GOVERNMENT FURNISHED PROPERTY

The government will furnish the necessary space for instruction and equipment storage and will provide necessary utilities for operation of the equipment.

Item # Quantity Description 1 The government will provide the necessary space for instruction, desks, chairs and storage cabinets.

2 Training equipment such as; Pipe threading and cutting tools, drain cleaning machines, mowers and landscape tools, ladders and scaffolding, wood cutting tools, wet-dry vacuum, grinders, vise, testing meters, etc.

3 Space to be utilized as an office for the instructor with, at a minimum, a desk, chair and filing cabinet.

4 Utilities including heat, light and water.

5 Consumable training supplies.

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C.4 CONTRACTOR FURNISHED CRITICAL ITEMS/SERVICE

Item # Quantity Description 1 1 The Contractor shall be responsible for selecting Qualified personnel necessary to train and place students in the trade of Facilities Maintenance. At a minimum the instructor selected by the Contractor will possess:

a. A thorough knowledgeable in the theory, practices and skills of the trade.

b. The ability to recognize and apply good training techniques and skills.

c. The interest, desire, experience and ability to work effectively with the unemployed and disadvantaged youth from various economic and social backgrounds without regard to race, creed, color, sex or national origin.

The Contractor shall ensure that personnel in all categories shall be personally and professionally qualified for the assignment to be undertaken.

C.5 PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT TASKS/CRITICAL SUBTASKS

C.5.1 Student Training:

C.5.1.1 The Contractor shall present and supplement the Facilities Maintenance program in accordance with the Job Corps Vocational Program Guidelines contained in the U. S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) “Policy and Requirements Handbook”, and student Training and Achievement Record (TAR). The program will be so designed as to provide for:

1. Individualized instruction and rate of progression for each trainee.

2. The development, as a minimum, of the specific skills necessary for job placement as a worker in the Facilities Maintenance occupation.

C.5.1.2 The Contractor shall provide, in addition to the basic program requirements, additional and/or supplemental training to individual trainees. This additional and/or supplemental training is to ensure that students acquire the skills, knowledge and attitudes to make them employable, and that the student meets the requirements of today’s business industry needs.

C.5.1.3 The Contractor shall provide, as appropriate, necessary supplemental text and audio-visual materials to assure successful trainee indoctrination, accomplishment and vocational progression as scheduled.

C.5.1.4 The training program shall be designed to accommodate a minimum of 24 trainees. Students shall be assigned to the program on the basis of their educational capability. An average of one-half the training capacity will be assigned to the program per week in accordance with Job Corps maximum benefits system guidelines. At no time shall the number of students physically in the classroom exceed the 12 students per week goal by greater than 15%. Every effort shall be made by the Contractor and the Center to ensure a sufficient number of trainees are scheduled in the program at all times.

C.5.1.5 If the instructor provided by the Contractor is absent for more than 2 consecutive days it will be the Contractor’s responsibility to insure a qualified replacement is available to assume the instructor’s job duties until their return. All scheduled absences must be approved in advance through the Works Program Officer and absences due to illness must be reported as early that day as possible.

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C.5.2 Student Placement:

C.5.2.1 Contractor will assume responsibility for job development in areas of greatest employment potential, usually in cities above 200,000 populations.

C.5.2.2 Contractor will develop a file on each student, giving pertinent data, which will be helpful in job analysis, job development, and job placement. The center will furnish data for this file to include age, academic data, work backgrounds, resident or home location. Assessment of attitude, Civilian Conservation Center performance, achievements, academic and communicative levels attainment, etc. will be furnished to the Evaluation of Student Progress (ESP) panel and placed in their file.

C.5.2.3 Two to three months prior to graduation, Contractor will survey the labor markets in the student’s home vicinity and coordinate job placement with center counselors and placement staff. It is imperative that students receive their GED or High School diplomas and obtain necessary job skills prior to release for job placement. Coordination of job placement shall insure that every student who is capable will receive his/her GED or High School diploma and trade skill requirements before being terminated from the program and placed on a job. The determination of whether or not a student is capable of earning a GED or High School Diploma rests with the Center Director in consultation with the Director of Education. This coordination is consistent with the center’s placement policy and DOL requirements for all trades.

C.5.2.4 Contractor will make a technical analysis of the job requirements in companies interested in the employment of students. This data will be relayed to the Center Director at the Civilian Conservation Center so special instruction can be administered to help make the student slated for the job aware of the job requirements and duties.

C.5.2.5 The Contractor’s Facilities Maintenance Instructor shall assist Career Transition personnel in the placement of their students in their training related areas under the Job Corps Career Development Services System (CDSS).

C.5.2.6 Standards for retention and placement of Job Corps Students: at least 85% of the students shall be retained in the Facilities Maintenance program for a period in excess of 90 days; At least 80 % of those students who are retained in the Facilities Maintenance program for at least 189 days shall be placed in an occupationally related job.

C.5.3 STAFFING

C.5.3.1 The Contractor will be required to provide a training instructor who will have the responsibility for the successful implementation of the student training program. The training instructor will also assist the Center in conducting current and projected labor surveys for the employment of Facilities Maintenance graduates. The instructor will give consideration to the changing requirements and, if necessary, will modify and update the training program in order to accommodate the changing needs of the industry. All proposed changes to the basic program shall be submitted to the Contracting Officer.

C.5.3.2 Through the Works Program Officer, the Contractor will coordinate all findings with the Center’s academic department to help facilitate maximum vocational/academic achievement.

C.5.3.3 Employees of the Contractor will not be permitted to perform personal tasks or to accept for pay tasks which would be performed in the Facilities Maintenance class or with Government-furnished equipment, supplies or materials.

C.5.4 REPORTS, RECORDS AND FILES

C.5.4.1 The Contractor shall develop and maintain a file on each student, providing pertinent data which will be helpful in job analysis, job development and job placement. The Center will furnish data for this file to include age, academic

IN REFERENCE TO: Solicitation Number 1282A719Q0009_ _ ______ 7 of 13_ __ data, work backgrounds and home locations. The Contractor shall add to this file by maintaining records on activities that include attendance, progress, performance, disciplinary problems, work accomplishment, placements, successes and any other pertinent information involving the students training while in the program.

C.5.4.2 On a regular pre-determined schedule, the Contractor’s instructor shall provide a periodic progress report to the Center’s Evaluation of Student’s Progress panel for review for students enrolled in the Facilities Maintenance program.

C.5.4.3 The Contractor shall complete the Training Achievement Record for weekly evaluation and counseling with each scheduled trainee. The instructor will also assist Center personnel with other Center records relating to the trainee and training projects (i.e., work accomplishments, notes necessary for quarterly reports).

C.5.4.4 A final report that documents and summarizes the results of the entire contract performance, including recommendations and conclusions based on the experience and results obtained, shall be submitted to the Contracting Office sixty (60) calendar days prior to the expiration of this modification.

C.5.5 SAFETY

C.5.5.1 The Contractor shall be responsible for conducting an on-going safety program and enforce all safety rules and regulations. They shall be in accordance with existing Forest Service and OSHA requirements as they relate to personnel, facilities and equipment.

C.5.5.2 Contractor must meet OSHA safety requirements that pertain to Contractor-furnished equipment. The Contractor will submit engineering assistance relative to any facility changes including those peripheral to equipment.

The Contractor will not be responsible for the procurement, cost or implementation of the needed changes.

C.5.6 GENERAL

C.5.6.1 The Contractor will actively support, adhere to and follow all Center procedures, rules and regulations as well as DOL and Forest Service Regional Directives, National Directives and the PRH as they apply to Job Corps and its operation.

The Center shall make available to the Facilities Maintenance instructor, documentation of all pertinent procedures, rules, regulations, directives and PRH requirements, as well as any changes, additions or updates as they occur.

C.5.6.2 Students will be assigned to Facilities Maintenance utilizing the center Maximum Benefits Program during a one-day cycle. At all times, every effort will be made by the Center and Contractor to maintain, as closely as possible, a total of 12 students per week assigned to the Facilities Maintenance program.

C.5.6.3 All trainees will serve a probationary period of 90 calendar days and shall meet the following criteria, unless the progress/performance and evaluation panel of the selection board unanimously approves them.

a. Must have sincere interest in Facilities Maintenance.

b. Must demonstrate that he/she can follow instructions and work safely.

c. Must not have a physical handicap that would impair his/her ability to perform in the occupational area.

Trainee must have both eyes and ears functional

d. Selection of all trainees will be by the Vocational Coordinator and Program Director.

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QUALITY ASSURANCE PERFORMANCE MATRIX: In accordance with FAR 37.401, the Government will evaluate the quality of professional and administrative services provided. The Contractor will receive performance evaluations in accordance with the Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan for this program, which shall be provided to the Contractor by the CO or the COR.

Performance evaluations will include evaluation of the following:

Task Quality/Performance Standards

Acceptable Quality Level

Means of Surveillance

Penalty for Unsuccessful Performance

Trade Instruction

Contractor will provide trade instruction in accordance with the PWS

95%

Periodic review of services provided, including number of hours worked per week

Negative impact to Performance Evaluation

Invoices Contractor will provide detailed and accurate invoices monthly

90% Review of all invoices upon receipt

Negative impact to Performance Evaluation

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WD 15-4702 (Rev.-9) was first posted on www.wdol.gov on 01/01/2019

REGISTER OF WAGE DETERMINATIONS UNDER | U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

THE SERVICE CONTRACT ACT | EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS ADMINISTRATION

By direction of the Secretary of Labor | WAGE AND HOUR DIVISION

| WASHINGTON D.C. 20210

| Wage Determination No.: 2015-4702 Daniel W. Simms Division of | Revision No.: 9 Director Wage Determinations| Date Of Revision: 12/26/2018 Note: Under Executive Order (EO) 13658, an hourly minimum wage of $10.60 for calendar year 2019 applies to all contracts subject to the Service Contract Act for which the contract is awarded (and any solicitation was issued) on or after January 1, 2015. If this contract is covered by the EO, the contractor must pay all workers in any classification listed on this wage determination at least $10.60 per hour (or the applicable wage rate listed on this wage determination, if it is higher) for all hours spent performing on the contract in calendar year 2019. The EO minimum wage rate will be adjusted annually.

Additional information on contractor requirements and worker protections under the EO is available at www.dol.gov/whd/govcontracts.

State: Kentucky

Area: Kentucky Counties of Anderson, Bath, Boyle, Estill, Fleming, Franklin, Garrard, Harrison, Lincoln, Madison, Menifee, Mercer, Montgomery, Nicholas, Owen, Powell, Robertson, Rockcastle, Rowan, Washington **Fringe Benefits Required Follow the Occupational Listing**

OCCUPATION CODE - TITLE FOOTNOTE RATE

15000 - Instructional Occupations

15090 - Technical Instructor 21.49 15095 - Technical Instructor/Course Developer 26.29 Note: Executive Order (EO) 13706, Establishing Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors, applies to all contracts subject to the Service Contract Act for which the contract is awarded (and any solicitation was issued) on or after January 1, 2017. If this contract is covered by the EO, the contractor must provide employees with 1 hour of paid sick leave for every 30 hours they work, up to 56 hours of paid sick leave each year. Employees must be permitted to use paid sick leave for their own illness, injury or other health-related needs, including preventive care; to assist a family member (or person who is like family to the employee) who is ill, injured, or has other health-related needs, including preventive care; or for reasons resulting from, or to assist a family member (or person who is like family to the employee) who is the victim of, domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking. Additional information on contractor requirements and worker protections under the EO is available at www.dol.gov/whd/govcontracts.

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ALL OCCUPATIONS LISTED ABOVE RECEIVE THE FOLLOWING BENEFITS:

HEALTH & WELFARE: Life, accident, and health insurance plans, sick leave, pension plans, civic and personal leave, severance pay, and savings and thrift plans.

Minimum employer contributions costing an average of $4.48 per hour computed on the basis of all hours worked by service employees employed on the contract.

HEALTH & WELFARE EO 13706: Minimum employer contributions costing an average of $4.

18 per hour computed on the basis of all hours worked by service employees employed on the covered contracts. *

*This rate is to be used only when compensating employees for performance on an SCA-covered contract also covered by EO 13706, Establishing Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors. A contractor may not receive credit toward its SCA obligations for any paid sick leave provided pursuant to EO 13706.

VACATION: 2 weeks paid vacation after 1 year of service with a contractor or successor; 3 weeks after 5 years, 4 weeks after 15 years, and 5 weeks after 25 years.

Length of service includes the whole span of continuous service with the present contractor or successor, wherever employed, and with the predecessor contractors in the performance of similar work at the same Federal facility. (Reg. 29 CFR 4.173)

HOLIDAYS: A minimum of eleven paid holidays per year: New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Jr's Birthday, Washington's Birthday, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veterans' Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day. A contractor may substitute for any of the named holidays another day off with pay in accordance with a plan communicated to the employees involved.)

(See 29 CFR 4.174)

THE OCCUPATIONS WHICH HAVE NUMBERED FOOTNOTES IN PARENTHESES RECEIVE THE

FOLLOWING:

1) COMPUTER EMPLOYEES: Under the SCA at section 8(b), this wage determination does not apply to any employee who individually qualifies as a bona fide executive, administrative, or professional employee as defined in 29 C.F.R. Part 541. Because most Computer System Analysts and Computer Programmers who are compensated at a rate not less than $27.63 (or on a salary or fee basis at a rate not less than $455 per week) an hour would likely qualify as exempt computer professionals, (29 C.F.R. 541.

400) wage rates may not be listed on this wage determination for all occupations within those job families. In addition, because this wage determination may not list a wage rate for some or all occupations within those job families if the survey data indicates that the prevailing wage rate for the occupation equals or exceeds $27.63 per hour conformances may be necessary for certain nonexempt employees. For example, if an individual employee is nonexempt but nevertheless performs duties within the scope of one of the Computer Systems Analyst or Computer Programmer occupations for which this wage determination does not specify an SCA wage rate, then the wage rate for that employee must be conformed in accordance with the conformance procedures described in the conformance note included on this wage determination.

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Additionally, because job titles vary widely and change quickly in the computer industry, job titles are not determinative of the application of the computer professional exemption. Therefore, the exemption applies only to computer employees who satisfy the compensation requirements and whose primary duty consists of:

(1) The application of systems analysis techniques and procedures, including consulting with users, to determine hardware, software or system functional specifications;

(2) The design, development, documentation, analysis, creation, testing or modification of computer systems or programs, including prototypes, based on and related to user or system design specifications;

(3) The design, documentation, testing, creation or modification of computer programs related to machine operating systems; or

(4) A combination of the aforementioned duties, the performance of which requires the same level of skills. (29 C.F.R. 541.400).

2) AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS AND WEATHER OBSERVERS - NIGHT PAY & SUNDAY PAY: If you work at night as part of a regular tour of duty, you will earn a night differential and receive an additional 10% of basic pay for any hours worked between 6pm and 6am.

If you are a full-time employed (40 hours a week) and Sunday is part of your regularly scheduled workweek, you are paid at your rate of basic pay plus a Sunday premium of 25% of your basic rate for each hour of Sunday work which is not overtime (i.e. occasional work on Sunday outside the normal tour of duty is considered overtime work).

** HAZARDOUS PAY DIFFERENTIAL **

An 8 percent differential is applicable to employees employed in a position that represents a high degree of hazard when working with or in close proximity to ordnance, explosives, and incendiary materials. This includes work such as screening, blending, dying, mixing, and pressing of sensitive ordnance, explosives, and pyrotechnic compositions such as lead azide, black powder and photoflash powder.

All dry-house activities involving propellants or explosives. Demilitarization, modification, renovation, demolition, and maintenance operations on sensitive ordnance, explosives and incendiary materials. All operations involving re-grading and cleaning of artillery ranges.

A 4 percent differential is applicable to employees employed in a position that represents a low degree of hazard when working with, or in close proximity to ordnance, (or employees possibly adjacent to) explosives and incendiary materials which involves potential injury such as laceration of hands, face, or arms of the employee engaged in the operation, irritation of the skin, minor burns and the like;

minimal damage to immediate or adjacent work area or equipment being used. All operations involving, unloading, storage, and hauling of ordnance, explosive, and incendiary ordnance material other than small arms ammunition. These differentials are only applicable to work that has been specifically designated by the agency for ordnance, explosives, and incendiary material differential pay.

** UNIFORM ALLOWANCE **

If employees are required to wear uniforms in the performance of this contract (either by the terms of the Government contract, by the employer, by the state or

IN REFERENCE TO: Solicitation Number 1282A719Q0009_ _ ______ 12 of 13_ local law, etc.), the cost of furnishing such uniforms and maintaining (by laundering or dry cleaning) such uniforms is an expense that may not be borne by an employee where such cost reduces the hourly rate below that required by the wage determination. The Department of Labor will accept payment in accordance with the following standards as compliance:

The contractor or subcontractor is required to furnish all employees with an adequate number of uniforms without cost or to reimburse employees for the actual cost of the uniforms. In addition, where uniform cleaning and maintenance is made the responsibility of the employee, all contractors and subcontractors subject to this wage determination shall (in the absence of a bona fide collective bargaining agreement providing for a different amount, or the furnishing of contrary affirmative proof as to the actual cost), reimburse all employees for such cleaning and maintenance at a rate of $3.35 per week (or $.67 cents per day). However, in those instances where the uniforms furnished are made of "wash and wear" materials, may be routinely washed and dried with other personal garments, and do not require any special treatment such as dry cleaning, daily washing, or commercial laundering in order to meet the cleanliness or appearance standards set by the terms of the Government contract, by the contractor, by law, or by the nature of the work, there is no requirement that employees be reimbursed for uniform maintenance costs.

** SERVICE CONTRACT ACT DIRECTORY OF OCCUPATIONS **

The duties of employees under job titles listed are those described in the "Service Contract Act Directory of Occupations", Fifth Edition (Revision 1), dated September 2015, unless otherwise indicated.

** REQUEST FOR AUTHORIZATION OF ADDITIONAL CLASSIFICATION AND WAGE RATE, Standard Form 1444 (SF-1444) **

Conformance Process:

The contracting officer shall require that any class of service employee which is not listed herein and which is to be employed under the contract (i.e., the work to be performed is not performed by any classification listed in the wage determination), be classified by the contractor so as to provide a reasonable relationship (i.e., appropriate level of skill comparison) between such unlisted classifications and the classifications listed in the wage determination (See 29 CFR 4.6(b)(2)(i)). Such conforming procedures shall be initiated by the contractor prior to the performance of contract work by such unlisted class(es) of employees (See 29 CFR 4.6(b)(2)(ii)). The Wage and Hour Division shall make a final determination of conformed classification, wage rate, and/or fringe benefits which shall be paid to all employees performing in the classification from the first day of work on which contract work is performed by them in the classification. Failure to pay such unlisted employees the compensation agreed upon by the interested parties and/or fully determined by the Wage and Hour Division retroactive to the date such class of employees commenced contract work shall be a violation of the Act and this contract. (See 29 CFR 4.6(b)(2)(v)). When multiple wage determinations are included in a contract, a separate SF-1444 should be prepared for each wage determination to which a class(es) is to be conformed.

The process for preparing a conformance request is as follows:

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1) When preparing the bid, the contractor identifies the need for a conformed occupation(s) and computes a proposed rate(s).

2) After contract award, the contractor prepares a written report listing in order the proposed classification title(s), a Federal grade equivalency (FGE) for each proposed classification(s), job description(s), and rationale for proposed wage rate(s), including information regarding the agreement or disagreement of the authorized representative of the employees involved, or where there is no authorized representative, the employees themselves. This report should be submitted to the contracting officer no later than 30 days after such unlisted class(es) of employees performs any contract work.

3) The contracting officer reviews the proposed action and promptly submits a report of the action, together with the agency's recommendations and pertinent information including the position of the contractor and the employees, to the U.S.

Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division, for review (See 29 CFR 4.6(b)(2)(ii)).

4) Within 30 days of receipt, the Wage and Hour Division approves, modifies, or disapproves the action via transmittal to the agency contracting officer, or notifies the contracting officer that additional time will be required to process the request.

5) The contracting officer transmits the Wage and Hour Division's decision to the contractor.

6) Each affected employee shall be furnished by the contractor with a written copy of such determination or it shall be posted as a part of the wage determination (See 29 CFR 4.6(b)(2)(iii)).

Information required by the Regulations must be submitted on SF-1444 or bond paper.

When preparing a conformance request, the "Service Contract Act Directory of Occupations" should be used to compare job definitions to ensure that duties requested are not performed by a classification already listed in the wage determination. Remember, it is not the job title, but the required tasks that determine whether a class is included in an established wage determination.

Conformances may not be used to artificially split, combine, or subdivide classifications listed in the wage determination (See 29 CFR 4.152(c)(1)).

ions and a sample Proper Invoice will be provided by the Contracting Officer.