Wage Determination SCA 2015-5609 20 Aug 2026.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.: 2015-5609

Daniel W. Simms Division of | Revision No.: 30

Director Wage Determinations| Date Of Last Revision: 8/20/2026

State: California

Area: California Counties of Fresno

**Fringe Benefits Required Follow the Occupational Listing**

OCCUPATION CODE - TITLE FOOTNOTE RATE

01000 - Administrative Support And Clerical Occupations

01011 - Accounting Clerk I 20.74

01012 - Accounting Clerk II 23.28

01013 - Accounting Clerk III 26.04

01020 - Administrative Assistant 37.39

01035 - Court Reporter 37.03

01041 - Customer Service Representative I 18.09

01042 - Customer Service Representative II 19.74

01043 - Customer Service Representative III 22.15

01051 - Data Entry Operator I 18.59

01052 - Data Entry Operator II 20.28

01060 - Dispatcher, Motor Vehicle 23.84

01070 - Document Preparation Clerk 17.74

01090 - Duplicating Machine Operator 17.74

01111 - General Clerk I 18.09

01112 - General Clerk II 19.74

01113 - General Clerk III 22.15

01120 - Housing Referral Assistant 24.09

01141 - Messenger Courier 21.33

01191 - Order Clerk I 19.57

01192 - Order Clerk II 21.36

01261 - Personnel Assistant (Employment) I 19.35

01262 - Personnel Assistant (Employment) II 21.65

01263 - Personnel Assistant (Employment) III 24.14

01270 - Production Control Clerk 28.70

01290 - Rental Clerk 20.09

01300 - Scheduler, Maintenance 19.31

01311 - Secretary I 19.31

01312 - Secretary II 21.60

01313 - Secretary III 24.09

01320 - Service Order Dispatcher 21.31

01410 - Supply Technician 37.39

01420 - Survey Worker 23.35

01460 - Switchboard Operator/Receptionist 19.00

01531 - Travel Clerk I 18.18

01532 - Travel Clerk II 20.13

01533 - Travel Clerk III 22.52

01611 - Word Processor I 18.79

01612 - Word Processor II 21.09

01613 - Word Processor III 23.59

05000 - Automotive Service Occupations

05005 - Automobile Body Repairer, Fiberglass 30.61

05010 - Automotive Electrician 26.07

05040 - Automotive Glass Installer 24.56

05070 - Automotive Worker 24.56

05110 - Mobile Equipment Servicer 21.63

05130 - Motor Equipment Metal Mechanic 27.54

05160 - Motor Equipment Metal Worker 24.56

05190 - Motor Vehicle Mechanic 27.54

05220 - Motor Vehicle Mechanic Helper 20.48

05250 - Motor Vehicle Upholstery Worker 23.10

05280 - Motor Vehicle Wrecker 24.56

05310 - Painter, Automotive 26.07

05340 - Radiator Repair Specialist 24.56

05370 - Tire Repairer 18.33

05400 - Transmission Repair Specialist 27.54

07000 - Food Preparation And Service Occupations

07010 - Baker 18.88

07041 - Cook I 20.47

07042 - Cook II 23.24

07070 - Dishwasher 16.88

07130 - Food Service Worker 18.14

07210 - Meat Cutter 18.07

07260 - Waiter/Waitress 16.50

09000 - Furniture Maintenance And Repair Occupations

09010 - Electrostatic Spray Painter 23.55

09040 - Furniture Handler 16.78

09080 - Furniture Refinisher 23.39

09090 - Furniture Refinisher Helper 18.38

09110 - Furniture Repairer, Minor 20.73

09130 - Upholsterer 23.39

11000 - General Services And Support Occupations

11030 - Cleaner, Vehicles 17.55

11060 - Elevator Operator 18.26

11090 - Gardener 22.65

11122 - Housekeeping Aide 18.26

11150 - Janitor 18.26

11210 - Laborer, Grounds Maintenance 19.57

11240 - Maid or Houseman 17.72

11260 - Pruner 18.70

11270 - Tractor Operator 21.43

11330 - Trail Maintenance Worker 19.57

11360 - Window Cleaner 19.11

12000 - Health Occupations

12010 - Ambulance Driver 20.11

12011 - Breath Alcohol Technician 32.59

12012 - Certified Occupational Therapist Assistant 36.70

12015 - Certified Physical Therapist Assistant 37.74

12020 - Dental Assistant 24.06

12025 - Dental Hygienist 49.67

12030 - EKG Technician 36.60

12035 - Electroneurodiagnostic Technologist 36.60

12040 - Emergency Medical Technician 20.11

12071 - Licensed Practical Nurse I 29.13

12072 - Licensed Practical Nurse II 32.59

12073 - Licensed Practical Nurse III 36.34

12100 - Medical Assistant 22.36

12130 - Medical Laboratory Technician 31.31

12160 - Medical Record Clerk 23.96

12190 - Medical Record Technician 26.80

12195 - Medical Transcriptionist 21.35

12210 - Nuclear Medicine Technologist 75.90

12221 - Nursing Assistant I 15.61

12222 - Nursing Assistant II 17.56

12223 - Nursing Assistant III 19.16

12224 - Nursing Assistant IV 21.50

12235 - Optical Dispenser 24.50

12236 - Optical Technician 29.13

12250 - Pharmacy Technician 25.10

12280 - Phlebotomist 23.83

12305 - Radiologic Technologist 51.61

12311 - Registered Nurse I 35.09

12312 - Registered Nurse II 42.93

12313 - Registered Nurse II, Specialist 42.93

12314 - Registered Nurse III 52.70

12315 - Registered Nurse III, Anesthetist 52.70

12316 - Registered Nurse IV 62.26

12317 - Scheduler (Drug and Alcohol Testing) 40.37

12320 - Substance Abuse Treatment Counselor 28.75

13000 - Information And Arts Occupations

13011 - Exhibits Specialist I 31.31

13012 - Exhibits Specialist II 38.77

13013 - Exhibits Specialist III 47.42

13041 - Illustrator I 31.31

13042 - Illustrator II 38.77

13043 - Illustrator III 47.42

13047 - Librarian 42.94

13050 - Library Aide/Clerk 22.10

13054 - Library Information Technology Systems

Administrator 39.43

13058 - Library Technician 23.32

13061 - Media Specialist I 27.97

13062 - Media Specialist II 31.31

13063 - Media Specialist III 34.90

13071 - Photographer I 19.08

13072 - Photographer II 21.34

13073 - Photographer III 26.21

13074 - Photographer IV 32.06

13075 - Photographer V 38.79

13090 - Technical Order Library Clerk 27.74

13110 - Video Teleconference Technician 28.75

14000 - Information Technology Occupations

14041 - Computer Operator I 24.84

14042 - Computer Operator II 27.79

14043 - Computer Operator III 30.99

14044 - Computer Operator IV 34.42

14045 - Computer Operator V 38.12

14071 - Computer Programmer I (see 1) 26.05

14072 - Computer Programmer II (see 1)

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 24.84

14160 - Personal Computer Support Technician 34.42

14170 - System Support Specialist 38.12

15000 - Instructional Occupations

15010 - Aircrew Training Devices Instructor

(Non-Rated) 33.19

15020 - Aircrew Training Devices Instructor (Rated) 40.15

15030 - Air Crew Training Devices Instructor

(Pilot) 48.14

15050 - Computer Based Training Specialist /

Instructor 33.19

15060 - Educational Technologist 50.12

15070 - Flight Instructor (Pilot) 48.14

15080 - Graphic Artist 28.50

15085 - Maintenance Test Pilot, Fixed, Jet/Prop 48.14

15086 - Maintenance Test Pilot, Rotary Wing 48.14

15088 - Non-Maintenance Test/Co-Pilot 48.14

15090 - Technical Instructor 25.57

15095 - Technical Instructor/Course Developer 31.28

15110 - Test Proctor 20.64

15120 - Tutor 20.64

16000 - Laundry, Dry-Cleaning, Pressing And Related Occupations

16010 - Assembler 18.62

16030 - Counter Attendant 18.62

16040 - Dry Cleaner 21.27

16070 - Finisher, Flatwork, Machine 18.62

16090 - Presser, Hand 18.62

16110 - Presser, Machine, Drycleaning 18.62

16130 - Presser, Machine, Shirts 18.62

16160 - Presser, Machine, Wearing Apparel, Laundry 18.62

16190 - Sewing Machine Operator 22.15

16220 - Tailor 23.03

16250 - Washer, Machine 19.51

19000 - Machine Tool Operation And Repair Occupations

19010 - Machine-Tool Operator (Tool Room) 34.83

19040 - Tool And Die Maker 42.63

21000 - Materials Handling And Packing Occupations

21020 - Forklift Operator 20.85

21030 - Material Coordinator 28.70

21040 - Material Expediter 28.70

21050 - Material Handling Laborer 18.90

21071 - Order Filler 18.81

21080 - Production Line Worker (Food Processing) 20.85

21110 - Shipping Packer 21.40

21130 - Shipping/Receiving Clerk 21.40

21140 - Store Worker I 18.33

21150 - Stock Clerk 21.14

21210 - Tools And Parts Attendant 20.85

21410 - Warehouse Specialist 20.85

23000 - Mechanics And Maintenance And Repair Occupations

23010 - Aerospace Structural Welder 36.06

23019 - Aircraft Logs and Records Technician 28.72

23021 - Aircraft Mechanic I 34.25

23022 - Aircraft Mechanic II 36.06

23023 - Aircraft Mechanic III 37.91

23040 - Aircraft Mechanic Helper 25.47

23050 - Aircraft, Painter 32.42

23060 - Aircraft Servicer 28.72

23070 - Aircraft Survival Flight Equipment

Technician 32.42

23080 - Aircraft Worker 30.55

23091 - Aircrew Life Support Equipment (ALSE)

Mechanic I 30.55

23092 - Aircrew Life Support Equipment (ALSE)

Mechanic II 34.25

23110 - Appliance Mechanic 30.26

23120 - Bicycle Repairer 23.47

23125 - Cable Splicer 45.40

23130 - Carpenter, Maintenance 30.52

23140 - Carpet Layer 23.38

23160 - Electrician, Maintenance 34.48

23181 - Electronics Technician Maintenance I 35.17

23182 - Electronics Technician Maintenance II 37.33

23183 - Electronics Technician Maintenance III 39.43

23260 - Fabric Worker 30.86

23290 - Fire Alarm System Mechanic 29.30

23310 - Fire Extinguisher Repairer 28.92

23311 - Fuel Distribution System Mechanic 41.91

23312 - Fuel Distribution System Operator 31.72

23370 - General Maintenance Worker 24.73

23380 - Ground Support Equipment Mechanic 34.25

23381 - Ground Support Equipment Servicer 28.72

23382 - Ground Support Equipment Worker 30.55

23391 - Gunsmith I 28.92

23392 - Gunsmith II 32.82

23393 - Gunsmith III 36.80

23410 - Heating, Ventilation And Air-Conditioning

Mechanic 30.09

23411 - Heating, Ventilation And Air Contidioning

Mechanic (Research Facility) 31.68

23430 - Heavy Equipment Mechanic 35.27

23440 - Heavy Equipment Operator 39.44

23460 - Instrument Mechanic 36.80

23465 - Laboratory/Shelter Mechanic 34.83

23470 - Laborer 18.90

23510 - Locksmith 31.78

23530 - Machinery Maintenance Mechanic 32.28

23550 - Machinist, Maintenance 26.24

23580 - Maintenance Trades Helper 20.60

23591 - Metrology Technician I 36.80

23592 - Metrology Technician II 38.75

23593 - Metrology Technician III 40.74

23640 - Millwright 35.27

23710 - Office Appliance Repairer 22.98

23760 - Painter, Maintenance 25.21

23790 - Pipefitter, Maintenance 30.96

23810 - Plumber, Maintenance 29.30

23820 - Pneudraulic Systems Mechanic 36.80

23850 - Rigger 36.80

23870 - Scale Mechanic 32.82

23890 - Sheet-Metal Worker, Maintenance 35.56

23910 - Small Engine Mechanic 23.18

23931 - Telecommunications Mechanic I 32.56

23932 - Telecommunications Mechanic II 34.28

23950 - Telephone Lineman 45.02

23960 - Welder, Combination, Maintenance 24.30

23965 - Well Driller 30.25

23970 - Woodcraft Worker 36.80

23980 - Woodworker 28.92

24000 - Personal Needs Occupations

24550 - Case Manager 22.72

24570 - Child Care Attendant 17.54

24580 - Child Care Center Clerk 21.88

24610 - Chore Aide 16.50

24620 - Family Readiness And Support Services

Coordinator 22.72

24630 - Homemaker 22.72

25000 - Plant And System Operations Occupations

25010 - Boiler Tender 41.89

25040 - Sewage Plant Operator 34.50

25070 - Stationary Engineer 41.89

25190 - Ventilation Equipment Tender 31.15

25210 - Water Treatment Plant Operator 34.50

27000 - Protective Service Occupations

27004 - Alarm Monitor 30.80

27007 - Baggage Inspector 17.87

27008 - Corrections Officer 45.20

27010 - Court Security Officer 41.63

27030 - Detection Dog Handler 19.99

27040 - Detention Officer 45.20

27070 - Firefighter 38.06

27101 - Guard I 17.87

27102 - Guard II 19.99

27131 - Police Officer I 44.70

27132 - Police Officer II 49.66

28000 - Recreation Occupations

28041 - Carnival Equipment Operator 19.09

28042 - Carnival Equipment Repairer 20.17

28043 - Carnival Worker 16.65

28210 - Gate Attendant/Gate Tender 21.83

28310 - Lifeguard 17.22

28350 - Park Attendant (Aide) 24.42

28510 - Recreation Aide/Health Facility Attendant 17.83

28515 - Recreation Specialist 30.25

28630 - Sports Official 19.46

28690 - Swimming Pool Operator 22.89

29000 - Stevedoring/Longshoremen Occupational Services

29010 - Blocker And Bracer 34.61

29020 - Hatch Tender 34.61

29030 - Line Handler 34.61

29041 - Stevedore I 32.56

29042 - Stevedore II 36.70

30000 - Technical Occupations

30010 - Air Traffic Control Specialist, Center

(HFO) (see 2) 46.77

30011 - Air Traffic Control Specialist, Station

(HFO) (see 2) 32.25

30012 - Air Traffic Control Specialist, Terminal

(HFO) (see 2) 35.51

30021 - Archeological Technician I 20.14

30022 - Archeological Technician II 22.53

30023 - Archeological Technician III 27.91

30030 - Cartographic Technician 27.91

30040 - Civil Engineering Technician 38.77

30051 - Cryogenic Technician I 30.91

30052 - Cryogenic Technician II 34.14

30061 - Drafter/CAD Operator I 20.14

30062 - Drafter/CAD Operator II 22.53

30063 - Drafter/CAD Operator III 25.13

30064 - Drafter/CAD Operator IV 30.91

30081 - Engineering Technician I 16.92

30082 - Engineering Technician II 18.99

30083 - Engineering Technician III 21.25

30084 - Engineering Technician IV 26.32

30085 - Engineering Technician V 32.19

30086 - Engineering Technician VI 38.96

30090 - Environmental Technician 36.06

30095 - Evidence Control Specialist 27.91

30210 - Laboratory Technician 24.33

30221 - Latent Fingerprint Technician I 36.43

30222 - Latent Fingerprint Technician II 40.25

30240 - Mathematical Technician 27.91

30361 - Paralegal/Legal Assistant I 23.46

30362 - Paralegal/Legal Assistant II 29.06

30363 - Paralegal/Legal Assistant III 35.54

30364 - Paralegal/Legal Assistant IV 43.00

30375 - Petroleum Supply Specialist 34.14

30390 - Photo-Optics Technician 27.91

30395 - Radiation Control Technician 34.14

30461 - Technical Writer I 28.65

30462 - Technical Writer II 35.04

30463 - Technical Writer III 42.40

30491 - Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) Technician I 29.72

30492 - Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) Technician II 35.96

30493 - Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) Technician III 43.10

30494 - Unexploded (UXO) Safety Escort 29.72

30495 - Unexploded (UXO) Sweep Personnel 29.72

30501 - Weather Forecaster I 30.91

30502 - Weather Forecaster II 37.60

30620 - Weather Observer, Combined Upper Air Or

Surface Programs (see 2) 25.13

30621 - Weather Observer, Senior (see 2) 27.91

31000 - Transportation/Mobile Equipment Operation Occupations

31010 - Airplane Pilot 35.96

31020 - Bus Aide 24.20

31030 - Bus Driver 31.75

31043 - Driver Courier 19.65

31260 - Parking and Lot Attendant 16.67

31290 - Shuttle Bus Driver 18.58

31310 - Taxi Driver 14.40

31361 - Truckdriver, Light 20.76

31362 - Truckdriver, Medium 22.16

31363 - Truckdriver, Heavy 26.80

31364 - Truckdriver, Tractor-Trailer 26.80

99000 - Miscellaneous Occupations

99020 - Cabin Safety Specialist 17.53

99030 - Cashier 16.96

99050 - Desk Clerk 17.29

99095 - Embalmer 29.37

99130 - Flight Follower 29.72

99251 - Laboratory Animal Caretaker I 19.88

99252 - Laboratory Animal Caretaker II 20.99

99260 - Marketing Analyst 32.38

99310 - Mortician 29.37

99410 - Pest Controller 21.05

99510 - Photofinishing Worker 15.62

99710 - Recycling Laborer 28.40

99711 - Recycling Specialist 31.11

99730 - Refuse Collector 27.13

99810 - Sales Clerk 17.53

99820 - School Crossing Guard 22.21

99830 - Survey Party Chief 34.51

99831 - Surveying Aide 22.95

99832 - Surveying Technician 31.37

99840 - Vending Machine Attendant 22.07

99841 - Vending Machine Repairer 26.47

99842 - Vending Machine Repairer Helper 22.07

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 $13.65 per hour (or the applicable wage rate listed on this wage determination, if it is higher) for all hours spent performing on the contract from

May 11, 2026, through December 31, 2026. 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: $5.92 per hour, up to 40 hours per week, or $236.80 per week or

$1,026.13 per month

HEALTH & WELFARE EO 13706: $5.42 per hour, up to 40 hours per week, or $216.80 per week, or $939.46 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 5 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. (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, 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))."""