B03_WAGE_DETERMINATION__2015-4079_03302026_0001.pdf

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.: 2015-4079 Daniel W. Simms Division of | Revision No.: 33 Director Wage Determinations| Date Of Last Revision: 3/30/2026

This wage determination is applicable to the following towns in FRANKLIN COUNTY, MASSACHUSETTS: Bernard

State: Massachusetts

Area: Massachusetts Counties of Franklin

**Fringe Benefits Required Follow the Occupational Listing**

OCCUPATION CODE - TITLE FOOTNOTE RATE

01000 - Administrative Support And Clerical Occupations 01011 - Accounting Clerk I 21.59 01012 - Accounting Clerk II 24.23 01013 - Accounting Clerk III 27.10 01020 - Administrative Assistant 32.70 01035 - Court Reporter 23.09 01041 - Customer Service Representative I 18.30 01042 - Customer Service Representative II 19.97 01043 - Customer Service Representative III 22.41 01051 - Data Entry Operator I 17.90 01052 - Data Entry Operator II 19.53 01060 - Dispatcher, Motor Vehicle 24.96 01070 - Document Preparation Clerk 18.40 01090 - Duplicating Machine Operator 18.40 01111 - General Clerk I 19.50 01112 - General Clerk II 21.28 01113 - General Clerk III 23.88 01120 - Housing Referral Assistant 25.75 01141 - Messenger Courier 14.98 01191 - Order Clerk I 16.86 01192 - Order Clerk II 18.40 01261 - Personnel Assistant (Employment) I 20.64 01262 - Personnel Assistant (Employment) II 23.09 01263 - Personnel Assistant (Employment) III 25.75 01270 - Production Control Clerk 27.36 01290 - Rental Clerk 21.36 01300 - Scheduler, Maintenance 20.64 01311 - Secretary I 20.64

01312 - Secretary II 23.09 01313 - Secretary III 25.75 01320 - Service Order Dispatcher 22.31 01410 - Supply Technician 32.70 01420 - Survey Worker 23.09 01460 - Switchboard Operator/Receptionist 20.87 01531 - Travel Clerk I 18.15 01532 - Travel Clerk II 20.23 01533 - Travel Clerk III 21.79 01611 - Word Processor I 18.40 01612 - Word Processor II 20.64 01613 - Word Processor III 23.09

05000 - Automotive Service Occupations 05005 - Automobile Body Repairer, Fiberglass 28.41 05010 - Automotive Electrician 26.30 05040 - Automotive Glass Installer 25.21 05070 - Automotive Worker 25.21 05110 - Mobile Equipment Servicer 22.78 05130 - Motor Equipment Metal Mechanic 27.42 05160 - Motor Equipment Metal Worker 25.21 05190 - Motor Vehicle Mechanic 27.42 05220 - Motor Vehicle Mechanic Helper 21.25 05250 - Motor Vehicle Upholstery Worker 24.04 05280 - Motor Vehicle Wrecker 25.21 05310 - Painter, Automotive 26.30 05340 - Radiator Repair Specialist 25.21 05370 - Tire Repairer 19.61 05400 - Transmission Repair Specialist 27.42

07000 - Food Preparation And Service Occupations 07010 - Baker 18.77 07041 - Cook I 22.10 07042 - Cook II 24.47 07070 - Dishwasher 18.02 07130 - Food Service Worker 18.23 07210 - Meat Cutter 24.88 07260 - Waiter/Waitress 17.55

09000 - Furniture Maintenance And Repair Occupations 09010 - Electrostatic Spray Painter 32.27 09040 - Furniture Handler 22.17 09080 - Furniture Refinisher 32.27 09090 - Furniture Refinisher Helper 25.98 09110 - Furniture Repairer, Minor 29.43 09130 - Upholsterer 32.27

11000 - General Services And Support Occupations 11030 - Cleaner, Vehicles 20.60 11060 - Elevator Operator 20.45 11090 - Gardener 29.30 11122 - Housekeeping Aide 20.45 11150 - Janitor 20.45 11210 - Laborer, Grounds Maintenance 23.38 11240 - Maid or Houseman 18.13 11260 - Pruner 21.40 11270 - Tractor Operator 27.38 11330 - Trail Maintenance Worker 23.38 11360 - Window Cleaner 22.20

12000 - Health Occupations 12010 - Ambulance Driver 23.96 12011 - Breath Alcohol Technician 33.39 12012 - Certified Occupational Therapist Assistant 36.12 12015 - Certified Physical Therapist Assistant 38.48

12020 - Dental Assistant 27.96 12025 - Dental Hygienist 52.25 12030 - EKG Technician 50.61 12035 - Electroneurodiagnostic Technologist 50.61 12040 - Emergency Medical Technician 23.96 12071 - Licensed Practical Nurse I 29.85 12072 - Licensed Practical Nurse II 33.39 12073 - Licensed Practical Nurse III 37.24 12100 - Medical Assistant 23.45 12130 - Medical Laboratory Technician 36.61 12160 - Medical Record Clerk 22.59 12190 - Medical Record Technician 26.84 12195 - Medical Transcriptionist 29.85 12210 - Nuclear Medicine Technologist 73.38 12221 - Nursing Assistant I 15.43 12222 - Nursing Assistant II 17.36 12223 - Nursing Assistant III 18.95 12224 - Nursing Assistant IV 21.27 12235 - Optical Dispenser 33.39 12236 - Optical Technician 29.85 12250 - Pharmacy Technician 22.47 12280 - Phlebotomist 26.39 12305 - Radiologic Technologist 40.86 12311 - Registered Nurse I 31.63 12312 - Registered Nurse II 38.69 12313 - Registered Nurse II, Specialist 38.69 12314 - Registered Nurse III 46.81 12315 - Registered Nurse III, Anesthetist 46.81 12316 - Registered Nurse IV 56.12 12317 - Scheduler (Drug and Alcohol Testing) 41.37 12320 - Substance Abuse Treatment Counselor 29.67

13000 - Information And Arts Occupations 13011 - Exhibits Specialist I 23.01 13012 - Exhibits Specialist II 28.51 13013 - Exhibits Specialist III 34.87 13041 - Illustrator I 23.01 13042 - Illustrator II 28.51 13043 - Illustrator III 34.87 13047 - Librarian 31.57 13050 - Library Aide/Clerk 17.68 13054 - Library Information Technology Systems Administrator 28.51 13058 - Library Technician 24.93 13061 - Media Specialist I 20.57 13062 - Media Specialist II 23.01 13063 - Media Specialist III 25.66 13071 - Photographer I 20.15 13072 - Photographer II 22.53 13073 - Photographer III 27.93 13074 - Photographer IV 34.15 13075 - Photographer V 41.31 13090 - Technical Order Library Clerk 22.20 13110 - Video Teleconference Technician 22.46

14000 - Information Technology Occupations 14041 - Computer Operator I 16.13 14042 - Computer Operator II 18.66 14043 - Computer Operator III 20.45 14044 - Computer Operator IV 23.38 14045 - Computer Operator V 25.89 14071 - Computer Programmer I (see 1) 21.27 14072 - Computer Programmer II (see 1) 26.34 14073 - Computer Programmer III (see 1) 14074 - Computer Programmer IV (see 1)

14101 - Computer Systems Analyst I (see 1) 14102 - Computer Systems Analyst II (see 1) 14103 - Computer Systems Analyst III (see 1) 14150 - Peripheral Equipment Operator 16.13 14160 - Personal Computer Support Technician 23.38 14170 - System Support Specialist 25.89

15000 - Instructional Occupations 15010 - Aircrew Training Devices Instructor (Non-Rated) 34.94 15020 - Aircrew Training Devices Instructor (Rated) 42.28 15030 - Air Crew Training Devices Instructor (Pilot) 50.67 15050 - Computer Based Training Specialist / Instructor 34.94 15060 - Educational Technologist 37.62 15070 - Flight Instructor (Pilot) 50.67 15080 - Graphic Artist 30.82 15085 - Maintenance Test Pilot, Fixed, Jet/Prop 50.67 15086 - Maintenance Test Pilot, Rotary Wing 50.67 15088 - Non-Maintenance Test/Co-Pilot 50.67 15090 - Technical Instructor 25.26 15095 - Technical Instructor/Course Developer 30.89 15110 - Test Proctor 20.38 15120 - Tutor 20.38

16000 - Laundry, Dry-Cleaning, Pressing And Related Occupations 16010 - Assembler 17.69 16030 - Counter Attendant 17.69 16040 - Dry Cleaner 20.20 16070 - Finisher, Flatwork, Machine 17.69 16090 - Presser, Hand 17.69 16110 - Presser, Machine, Drycleaning 17.69 16130 - Presser, Machine, Shirts 17.69 16160 - Presser, Machine, Wearing Apparel, Laundry 17.69 16190 - Sewing Machine Operator 21.05 16220 - Tailor 21.89 16250 - Washer, Machine 18.53

19000 - Machine Tool Operation And Repair Occupations 19010 - Machine-Tool Operator (Tool Room) 31.56 19040 - Tool And Die Maker 36.59

21000 - Materials Handling And Packing Occupations 21020 - Forklift Operator 25.16 21030 - Material Coordinator 28.00 21040 - Material Expediter 28.00 21050 - Material Handling Laborer 21.00 21071 - Order Filler 18.58 21080 - Production Line Worker (Food Processing) 25.16 21110 - Shipping Packer 22.88 21130 - Shipping/Receiving Clerk 22.88 21140 - Store Worker I 17.11 21150 - Stock Clerk 22.28 21210 - Tools And Parts Attendant 25.16 21410 - Warehouse Specialist 25.16

23000 - Mechanics And Maintenance And Repair Occupations 23010 - Aerospace Structural Welder 35.20 23019 - Aircraft Logs and Records Technician 29.84 23021 - Aircraft Mechanic I 33.95 23022 - Aircraft Mechanic II 35.20 23023 - Aircraft Mechanic III 36.54 23040 - Aircraft Mechanic Helper 26.47 23050 - Aircraft, Painter 32.58

23060 - Aircraft Servicer 29.84 23070 - Aircraft Survival Flight Equipment Technician 32.58 23080 - Aircraft Worker 31.21 23091 - Aircrew Life Support Equipment (ALSE) Mechanic I 31.21 23092 - Aircrew Life Support Equipment (ALSE) Mechanic II 33.95 23110 - Appliance Mechanic 32.58 23120 - Bicycle Repairer 28.32 23125 - Cable Splicer 39.55 23130 - Carpenter, Maintenance 30.59 23140 - Carpet Layer 31.21 23160 - Electrician, Maintenance 36.64 23181 - Electronics Technician Maintenance I 31.21 23182 - Electronics Technician Maintenance II 32.58 23183 - Electronics Technician Maintenance III 33.95 23260 - Fabric Worker 29.84 23290 - Fire Alarm System Mechanic 33.73 23310 - Fire Extinguisher Repairer 28.32 23311 - Fuel Distribution System Mechanic 33.95 23312 - Fuel Distribution System Operator 28.32 23370 - General Maintenance Worker 25.43 23380 - Ground Support Equipment Mechanic 33.95 23381 - Ground Support Equipment Servicer 29.84 23382 - Ground Support Equipment Worker 31.21 23391 - Gunsmith I 28.32 23392 - Gunsmith II 31.21 23393 - Gunsmith III 33.95 23410 - Heating, Ventilation And Air-Conditioning Mechanic 33.66 23411 - Heating, Ventilation And Air Contidioning Mechanic (Research Facility) 34.91 23430 - Heavy Equipment Mechanic 33.95 23440 - Heavy Equipment Operator 34.27 23460 - Instrument Mechanic 33.95 23465 - Laboratory/Shelter Mechanic 32.58 23470 - Laborer 21.00 23510 - Locksmith 32.58 23530 - Machinery Maintenance Mechanic 34.89 23550 - Machinist, Maintenance 29.26 23580 - Maintenance Trades Helper 23.62 23591 - Metrology Technician I 33.95 23592 - Metrology Technician II 35.20 23593 - Metrology Technician III 36.54 23640 - Millwright 33.95 23710 - Office Appliance Repairer 32.58 23760 - Painter, Maintenance 27.85 23790 - Pipefitter, Maintenance 37.42 23810 - Plumber, Maintenance 35.89 23820 - Pneudraulic Systems Mechanic 33.95 23850 - Rigger 33.95 23870 - Scale Mechanic 31.21 23890 - Sheet-Metal Worker, Maintenance 33.95 23910 - Small Engine Mechanic 31.21 23931 - Telecommunications Mechanic I 33.95 23932 - Telecommunications Mechanic II 35.20 23950 - Telephone Lineman 33.95 23960 - Welder, Combination, Maintenance 32.05 23965 - Well Driller 33.95 23970 - Woodcraft Worker 33.95 23980 - Woodworker 28.32

24000 - Personal Needs Occupations 24550 - Case Manager 22.72

24570 - Child Care Attendant 20.58 24580 - Child Care Center Clerk 25.66 24610 - Chore Aide 18.81 24620 - Family Readiness And Support Services Coordinator 22.72 24630 - Homemaker 22.72

25000 - Plant And System Operations Occupations 25010 - Boiler Tender 31.75 25040 - Sewage Plant Operator 30.47 25070 - Stationary Engineer 31.75 25190 - Ventilation Equipment Tender 24.76 25210 - Water Treatment Plant Operator 30.47

27000 - Protective Service Occupations 27004 - Alarm Monitor 27.80 27007 - Baggage Inspector 20.08 27008 - Corrections Officer 29.61 27010 - Court Security Officer 29.61 27030 - Detection Dog Handler 22.46 27040 - Detention Officer 29.61 27070 - Firefighter 29.61 27101 - Guard I 20.08 27102 - Guard II 22.46 27131 - Police Officer I 30.74 27132 - Police Officer II 34.16

28000 - Recreation Occupations 28041 - Carnival Equipment Operator 20.24 28042 - Carnival Equipment Repairer 21.69 28043 - Carnival Worker 16.00 28210 - Gate Attendant/Gate Tender 22.40 28310 - Lifeguard 18.10 28350 - Park Attendant (Aide) 25.05 28510 - Recreation Aide/Health Facility Attendant 18.29 28515 - Recreation Specialist 31.04 28630 - Sports Official 19.96 28690 - Swimming Pool Operator 24.01

29000 - Stevedoring/Longshoremen Occupational Services 29010 - Blocker And Bracer 31.21 29020 - Hatch Tender 31.21 29030 - Line Handler 31.21 29041 - Stevedore I 29.84 29042 - Stevedore II 32.58

30000 - Technical Occupations 30010 - Air Traffic Control Specialist, Center (HFO) (see 2) 52.19 30011 - Air Traffic Control Specialist, Station (HFO) (see 2) 35.98 30012 - Air Traffic Control Specialist, Terminal (HFO) (see 2) 39.63 30021 - Archeological Technician I 21.86 30022 - Archeological Technician II 24.45 30023 - Archeological Technician III 30.29 30030 - Cartographic Technician 30.29 30040 - Civil Engineering Technician 30.29 30051 - Cryogenic Technician I 31.10 30052 - Cryogenic Technician II 34.35 30061 - Drafter/CAD Operator I 21.86 30062 - Drafter/CAD Operator II 24.45 30063 - Drafter/CAD Operator III 27.27 30064 - Drafter/CAD Operator IV 33.55 30081 - Engineering Technician I 19.48

30082 - Engineering Technician II 21.86 30083 - Engineering Technician III 24.45 30084 - Engineering Technician IV 30.29 30085 - Engineering Technician V 37.06 30086 - Engineering Technician VI 44.84 30090 - Environmental Technician 30.29 30095 - Evidence Control Specialist 28.08 30210 - Laboratory Technician 27.27 30221 - Latent Fingerprint Technician I 31.10 30222 - Latent Fingerprint Technician II 34.35 30240 - Mathematical Technician 30.29 30361 - Paralegal/Legal Assistant I 23.74 30362 - Paralegal/Legal Assistant II 29.42 30363 - Paralegal/Legal Assistant III 35.99 30364 - Paralegal/Legal Assistant IV 43.54 30375 - Petroleum Supply Specialist 34.35 30390 - Photo-Optics Technician 30.29 30395 - Radiation Control Technician 34.35 30461 - Technical Writer I 30.29 30462 - Technical Writer II 37.06 30463 - Technical Writer III 44.84 30491 - Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) Technician I 33.16 30492 - Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) Technician II 40.13 30493 - Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) Technician III 48.09 30494 - Unexploded (UXO) Safety Escort 33.16 30495 - Unexploded (UXO) Sweep Personnel 33.16 30501 - Weather Forecaster I 33.55 30502 - Weather Forecaster II 40.81 30620 - Weather Observer, Combined Upper Air Or Surface Programs (see 2) 27.27 30621 - Weather Observer, Senior (see 2) 30.29

31000 - Transportation/Mobile Equipment Operation Occupations 31010 - Airplane Pilot 40.13 31020 - Bus Aide 17.13 31030 - Bus Driver 24.10 31043 - Driver Courier 19.98 31260 - Parking and Lot Attendant 15.67 31290 - Shuttle Bus Driver 20.03 31310 - Taxi Driver 16.97 31361 - Truckdriver, Light 21.41 31362 - Truckdriver, Medium 22.58 31363 - Truckdriver, Heavy 30.12 31364 - Truckdriver, Tractor-Trailer 30.12

99000 - Miscellaneous Occupations 99020 - Cabin Safety Specialist 19.56 99030 - Cashier 17.32 99050 - Desk Clerk 18.73 99095 - Embalmer 33.16 99130 - Flight Follower 33.16 99251 - Laboratory Animal Caretaker I 24.05 99252 - Laboratory Animal Caretaker II 25.73 99260 - Marketing Analyst 34.18 99310 - Mortician 33.16 99410 - Pest Controller 27.11 99510 - Photofinishing Worker 17.43 99710 - Recycling Laborer 23.43 99711 - Recycling Specialist 27.26 99730 - Refuse Collector 21.57 99810 - Sales Clerk 18.07 99820 - School Crossing Guard 19.59 99830 - Survey Party Chief 24.40 99831 - Surveying Aide 15.98 99832 - Surveying Technician 21.89

99840 - Vending Machine Attendant 24.05 99841 - Vending Machine Repairer 28.35 99842 - Vending Machine Repairer Helper 24.05

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.

Note: Executive Order 13658 generally applies to contracts subject to the Service Contract Act that were awarded on or between January 1, 2015 and January 29, 2022, and that have not been renewed or extended on or after January 30, 2022. If a contract is subject to Executive Order 13658, the contractor must pay all covered workers at least $13.30 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 2025. The applicable Executive Order minimum wage rate will be adjusted annually.

Additional information on contractor requirements and worker protections under Executive Order 13658 is available at www.dol.gov/whd/govcontracts.

ALL OCCUPATIONS LISTED ABOVE RECEIVE THE FOLLOWING BENEFITS:

HEALTH & WELFARE: $5.55 per hour, up to 40 hours per week, or $222.00 per week or $962.00 per month

HEALTH & WELFARE EO 13706: $5.09 per hour, up to 40 hours per week, or $203.60 per week, or $882.27 per month*

*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 8 years, and 4 weeks after 15 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. (See 29 CFR 4.173)

HOLIDAYS: A minimum of twelve paid holidays per year: New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Jr's Birthday, Washington's Birthday, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Juneteenth National Independence 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: This wage determination does not apply to any individual employed in a bona fide executive, administrative, or professional capacity, as defined in 29 C.F.R. Part 541. (See 41 C.F.R. 6701(3)). Because most Computer Systems Analysts and Computer Programmers who are paid at least $27.63 per hour (or at least $684 per week if paid on a salary or fee basis) likely qualify as exempt computer professionals under 29 U.S.C. 213(a)(1) and 29 U.S.C. 213(a)(17), this wage determination may not include wage rates for all occupations within those job families. In such instances, a conformance will be necessary if there are nonexempt employees in these job families working on the contract.

Job titles vary widely and change quickly in the computer industry, and are not determinative of whether an employee is an exempt computer professional. To be exempt, computer employees who satisfy the compensation requirements must also have a primary duty that 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).

Any computer employee who meets the applicable compensation requirements and the above duties test qualifies as an exempt computer professional under both section 13(a)(1) and section 13(a)(17) of the Fair Labor Standards Act. (Field Assistance Bulletin No. 2006-3 (Dec. 14, 2006)). Accordingly, this wage determination will not apply to any exempt computer employee regardless of which of these two exemptions is utilized.

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 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:

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))."""