A19 - Wage Determination_Brunswick County.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.: 2015-5891

Daniel W. Simms Division of | Revision No.: 3

Director Wage Determinations| Date Of Last Revision: 12/03/2025

State: North Carolina

Area: North Carolina County of Brunswick

**Fringe Benefits Required Follow the Occupational Listing**

OCCUPATION CODE - TITLE FOOTNOTE RATE

01000 - Administrative Support And Clerical Occupations

01011 - Accounting Clerk I 17.14

01012 - Accounting Clerk II 19.24

01013 - Accounting Clerk III 21.52

01020 - Administrative Assistant 29.73

01035 - Court Reporter 20.59

01041 - Customer Service Representative I 14.66

01042 - Customer Service Representative II 16.00

01043 - Customer Service Representative III 17.96

01051 - Data Entry Operator I 17.58

01052 - Data Entry Operator II 19.18

01060 - Dispatcher, Motor Vehicle 20.70

01070 - Document Preparation Clerk 18.05

01090 - Duplicating Machine Operator 18.05

01111 - General Clerk I 15.01

01112 - General Clerk II 16.38

01113 - General Clerk III 18.38

01120 - Housing Referral Assistant 22.96

01141 - Messenger Courier 15.05

01191 - Order Clerk I 17.31

01192 - Order Clerk II 18.89

01261 - Personnel Assistant (Employment) I 18.84

01262 - Personnel Assistant (Employment) II 21.07

01263 - Personnel Assistant (Employment) III 23.50

01270 - Production Control Clerk 22.64

01290 - Rental Clerk 17.58

01300 - Scheduler, Maintenance 18.41

01311 - Secretary I 18.41

01312 - Secretary II 20.59

01313 - Secretary III 22.96

01320 - Service Order Dispatcher 18.44

01410 - Supply Technician 29.73

01420 - Survey Worker 17.82

01460 - Switchboard Operator/Receptionist 16.23

01531 - Travel Clerk I 16.08

01532 - Travel Clerk II 17.17

01533 - Travel Clerk III 18.17

01611 - Word Processor I 16.41

01612 - Word Processor II 18.41

01613 - Word Processor III 20.59

05000 - Automotive Service Occupations

05005 - Automobile Body Repairer, Fiberglass 24.34

05010 - Automotive Electrician 21.16

05040 - Automotive Glass Installer 19.79

05070 - Automotive Worker 19.79

05110 - Mobile Equipment Servicer 17.18

05130 - Motor Equipment Metal Mechanic 22.36

05160 - Motor Equipment Metal Worker 19.79

05190 - Motor Vehicle Mechanic 22.36

05220 - Motor Vehicle Mechanic Helper 15.60

05250 - Motor Vehicle Upholstery Worker 18.52

05280 - Motor Vehicle Wrecker 19.79

05310 - Painter, Automotive 21.16

05340 - Radiator Repair Specialist 19.79

05370 - Tire Repairer 16.46

05400 - Transmission Repair Specialist 22.36

07000 - Food Preparation And Service Occupations

07010 - Baker 14.77

07041 - Cook I 15.76

07042 - Cook II 18.15

07070 - Dishwasher 13.60

07130 - Food Service Worker 14.87

07210 - Meat Cutter 18.14

07260 - Waiter/Waitress 10.25

09000 - Furniture Maintenance And Repair Occupations

09010 - Electrostatic Spray Painter 21.47

09040 - Furniture Handler 12.88

09080 - Furniture Refinisher 21.47

09090 - Furniture Refinisher Helper 15.83

09110 - Furniture Repairer, Minor 18.80

09130 - Upholsterer 21.47

11000 - General Services And Support Occupations

11030 - Cleaner, Vehicles 14.82

11060 - Elevator Operator 14.95

11090 - Gardener 22.13

11122 - Housekeeping Aide 14.95

11150 - Janitor 14.95

11210 - Laborer, Grounds Maintenance 16.35

11240 - Maid or Houseman 14.15

11260 - Pruner 14.53

11270 - Tractor Operator 20.09

11330 - Trail Maintenance Worker 16.35

11360 - Window Cleaner 16.82

12000 - Health Occupations

12010 - Ambulance Driver 22.63

12011 - Breath Alcohol Technician 23.73

12012 - Certified Occupational Therapist Assistant 33.54

12015 - Certified Physical Therapist Assistant 32.52

12020 - Dental Assistant 24.11

12025 - Dental Hygienist 40.85

12030 - EKG Technician 34.13

12035 - Electroneurodiagnostic Technologist 34.13

12040 - Emergency Medical Technician 22.63

12071 - Licensed Practical Nurse I 21.21

12072 - Licensed Practical Nurse II 23.73

12073 - Licensed Practical Nurse III 26.46

12100 - Medical Assistant 18.85

12130 - Medical Laboratory Technician 28.29

12160 - Medical Record Clerk 18.84

12190 - Medical Record Technician 21.08

12195 - Medical Transcriptionist 19.44

12210 - Nuclear Medicine Technologist 52.14

12221 - Nursing Assistant I 13.00

12222 - Nursing Assistant II 14.63

12223 - Nursing Assistant III 15.96

12224 - Nursing Assistant IV 17.91

12235 - Optical Dispenser 23.37

12236 - Optical Technician 21.21

12250 - Pharmacy Technician 17.79

12280 - Phlebotomist 18.06

12305 - Radiologic Technologist 31.21

12311 - Registered Nurse I 25.91

12312 - Registered Nurse II 31.70

12313 - Registered Nurse II, Specialist 31.70

12314 - Registered Nurse III 38.35

12315 - Registered Nurse III, Anesthetist 38.35

12316 - Registered Nurse IV 45.97

12317 - Scheduler (Drug and Alcohol Testing) 29.39

12320 - Substance Abuse Treatment Counselor 24.18

13000 - Information And Arts Occupations

13011 - Exhibits Specialist I 22.29

13012 - Exhibits Specialist II 27.61

13013 - Exhibits Specialist III 33.77

13041 - Illustrator I 22.29

13042 - Illustrator II 27.61

13043 - Illustrator III 33.77

13047 - Librarian 30.58

13050 - Library Aide/Clerk 17.52

13054 - Library Information Technology Systems 27.61

Administrator

13058 - Library Technician 19.24

13061 - Media Specialist I 19.93

13062 - Media Specialist II 22.29

13063 - Media Specialist III 24.84

13071 - Photographer I 16.14

13072 - Photographer II 18.05

13073 - Photographer III 22.37

13074 - Photographer IV 27.37

13075 - Photographer V 33.10

13090 - Technical Order Library Clerk 22.00

13110 - Video Teleconference Technician 23.75

14000 - Information Technology Occupations

14041 - Computer Operator I 19.28

14042 - Computer Operator II 21.57

14043 - Computer Operator III 24.96

14044 - Computer Operator IV 26.73

14045 - Computer Operator V 29.60

14071 - Computer Programmer I (see 1) 25.27

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 19.58

14160 - Personal Computer Support Technician 26.73

14170 - System Support Specialist 32.14

15000 - Instructional Occupations

15010 - Aircrew Training Devices Instructor (Non-Rated) 30.58

15020 - Aircrew Training Devices Instructor (Rated) 36.99

15030 - Air Crew Training Devices Instructor (Pilot) 44.10

15050 - Computer Based Training Specialist / Instructor 30.58

15060 - Educational Technologist 33.42

15070 - Flight Instructor (Pilot) 44.10

15080 - Graphic Artist 22.77

15085 - Maintenance Test Pilot, Fixed, Jet/Prop 44.10

15086 - Maintenance Test Pilot, Rotary Wing 44.10

15088 - Non-Maintenance Test/Co-Pilot 44.10

15090 - Technical Instructor 24.66

15095 - Technical Instructor/Course Developer 30.17

15110 - Test Proctor 19.90

15120 - Tutor 19.90

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

16010 - Assembler 10.75

16030 - Counter Attendant 10.75

16040 - Dry Cleaner 13.39

16070 - Finisher, Flatwork, Machine 10.75

16090 - Presser, Hand 10.75

16110 - Presser, Machine, Drycleaning 10.75

16130 - Presser, Machine, Shirts 10.75

16160 - Presser, Machine, Wearing Apparel, Laundry 10.75

16190 - Sewing Machine Operator 14.29

16220 - Tailor 15.21

16250 - Washer, Machine 11.61

19000 - Machine Tool Operation And Repair Occupations

19010 - Machine-Tool Operator (Tool Room) 24.70

19040 - Tool And Die Maker 30.32

21000 - Materials Handling And Packing Occupations

21020 - Forklift Operator 19.83

21030 - Material Coordinator 22.64

21040 - Material Expediter 22.64

21050 - Material Handling Laborer 17.43

21071 - Order Filler 16.62

21080 - Production Line Worker (Food Processing) 19.83

21110 - Shipping Packer 18.08

21130 - Shipping/Receiving Clerk 18.08

21140 - Store Worker I 14.66

21150 - Stock Clerk 20.85

21210 - Tools And Parts Attendant 19.83

21410 - Warehouse Specialist 19.83

23000 - Mechanics And Maintenance And Repair Occupations

23010 - Aerospace Structural Welder 27.41

23019 - Aircraft Logs and Records Technician 21.53

23021 - Aircraft Mechanic I 25.98

23022 - Aircraft Mechanic II 27.41

23023 - Aircraft Mechanic III 28.80

23040 - Aircraft Mechanic Helper 18.13

23050 - Aircraft, Painter 24.59

23060 - Aircraft Servicer 21.53

23070 - Aircraft Survival Flight Equipment Technician 24.59

23080 - Aircraft Worker 23.00

23091 - Aircrew Life Support Equipment (ALSE) Mechanic 23.00

I

23092 - Aircrew Life Support Equipment (ALSE) Mechanic 25.98

II

23110 - Appliance Mechanic 22.74

23120 - Bicycle Repairer 20.06

23125 - Cable Splicer 36.77

23130 - Carpenter, Maintenance 23.24

23140 - Carpet Layer 23.11

23160 - Electrician, Maintenance 24.14

23181 - Electronics Technician Maintenance I 24.20

23182 - Electronics Technician Maintenance II 25.87

23183 - Electronics Technician Maintenance III 27.35

23260 - Fabric Worker 21.62

23290 - Fire Alarm System Mechanic 22.87

23310 - Fire Extinguisher Repairer 20.06

23311 - Fuel Distribution System Mechanic 25.09

23312 - Fuel Distribution System Operator 19.28

23370 - General Maintenance Worker 19.05

23380 - Ground Support Equipment Mechanic 25.98

23381 - Ground Support Equipment Servicer 21.53

23382 - Ground Support Equipment Worker 23.00

23391 - Gunsmith I 20.06

23392 - Gunsmith II 23.11

23393 - Gunsmith III 26.11

23410 - Heating, Ventilation And Air-Conditioning 23.67

Mechanic

23411 - Heating, Ventilation And Air Contidioning 24.97

Mechanic (Research Facility)

23430 - Heavy Equipment Mechanic 25.44

23440 - Heavy Equipment Operator 22.90

23460 - Instrument Mechanic 26.11

23465 - Laboratory/Shelter Mechanic 24.70

23470 - Laborer 17.43

23510 - Locksmith 24.70

23530 - Machinery Maintenance Mechanic 28.26

23550 - Machinist, Maintenance 25.25

23580 - Maintenance Trades Helper 17.86

23591 - Metrology Technician I 26.11

23592 - Metrology Technician II 27.54

23593 - Metrology Technician III 28.94

23640 - Millwright 26.70

23710 - Office Appliance Repairer 21.49

23760 - Painter, Maintenance 18.52

23790 - Pipefitter, Maintenance 24.85

23810 - Plumber, Maintenance 23.51

23820 - Pneudraulic Systems Mechanic 26.11

23850 - Rigger 26.11

23870 - Scale Mechanic 23.11

23890 - Sheet-Metal Worker, Maintenance 24.19

23910 - Small Engine Mechanic 19.80

23931 - Telecommunications Mechanic I 28.75

23932 - Telecommunications Mechanic II 30.33

23950 - Telephone Lineman 26.82

23960 - Welder, Combination, Maintenance 23.00

23965 - Well Driller 24.86

23970 - Woodcraft Worker 26.11

23980 - Woodworker 20.06

24000 - Personal Needs Occupations

24550 - Case Manager 19.13

24570 - Child Care Attendant 13.48

24580 - Child Care Center Clerk 16.80

24610 - Chore Aide 13.52

24620 - Family Readiness And Support Services 19.13

Coordinator

24630 - Homemaker 19.13

25000 - Plant And System Operations Occupations

25010 - Boiler Tender 25.94

25040 - Sewage Plant Operator 24.54

25070 - Stationary Engineer 25.94

25190 - Ventilation Equipment Tender 18.10

25210 - Water Treatment Plant Operator 24.54

27000 - Protective Service Occupations

27004 - Alarm Monitor 21.33

27007 - Baggage Inspector 16.26

27008 - Corrections Officer 23.19

27010 - Court Security Officer 21.97

27030 - Detection Dog Handler 18.19

27040 - Detention Officer 23.19

27070 - Firefighter 20.78

27101 - Guard I 16.26

27102 - Guard II 18.19

27131 - Police Officer I 23.19

27132 - Police Officer II 25.77

28000 - Recreation Occupations

28041 - Carnival Equipment Operator 14.62

28042 - Carnival Equipment Repairer 16.10

28043 - Carnival Worker 10.57

28210 - Gate Attendant/Gate Tender 18.19

28310 - Lifeguard 13.52

28350 - Park Attendant (Aide) 20.34

28510 - Recreation Aide/Health Facility Attendant 14.85

28515 - Recreation Specialist 25.19

28630 - Sports Official 16.20

28690 - Swimming Pool Operator 18.94

29000 - Stevedoring/Longshoremen Occupational Services

29010 - Blocker And Bracer 24.20

29020 - Hatch Tender 24.20

29030 - Line Handler 24.20

29041 - Stevedore I 22.65

29042 - Stevedore II 25.87

30000 - Technical Occupations

30010 - Air Traffic Control Specialist, Center (HFO) 46.07

30011 - Air Traffic Control Specialist, Station (HFO) 31.77

30012 - Air Traffic Control Specialist, Terminal (HFO) 34.99

30021 - Archeological Technician I 19.42

30022 - Archeological Technician II 21.72

30023 - Archeological Technician III 26.91

30030 - Cartographic Technician 26.91

30040 - Civil Engineering Technician 30.21

30051 - Cryogenic Technician I 29.80

30052 - Cryogenic Technician II 32.90

30061 - Drafter/CAD Operator I 19.42

30062 - Drafter/CAD Operator II 21.72

30063 - Drafter/CAD Operator III 24.21

30064 - Drafter/CAD Operator IV 29.80

30081 - Engineering Technician I 16.02

30082 - Engineering Technician II 17.98

30083 - Engineering Technician III 20.11

30084 - Engineering Technician IV 24.91

30085 - Engineering Technician V 30.46

30086 - Engineering Technician VI 36.85

30090 - Environmental Technician 25.95

30095 - Evidence Control Specialist 26.91

30210 - Laboratory Technician 24.29

30221 - Latent Fingerprint Technician I 29.80

30222 - Latent Fingerprint Technician II 32.90

30240 - Mathematical Technician 26.91

30361 - Paralegal/Legal Assistant I 22.49

30362 - Paralegal/Legal Assistant II 27.86

30363 - Paralegal/Legal Assistant III 34.07

30364 - Paralegal/Legal Assistant IV 41.22

30375 - Petroleum Supply Specialist 32.90

30390 - Photo-Optics Technician 26.91

30395 - Radiation Control Technician 32.90

30461 - Technical Writer I 28.55

30462 - Technical Writer II 34.90

30463 - Technical Writer III 42.23

30491 - Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) Technician I 29.28

30492 - Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) Technician II 35.43

30493 - Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) Technician III 42.46

30494 - Unexploded (UXO) Safety Escort 29.28

30495 - Unexploded (UXO) Sweep Personnel 29.28

30501 - Weather Forecaster I 29.80

30502 - Weather Forecaster II 36.25

30620 - Weather Observer, Combined Upper Air Or (see 2) 24.21

Surface Programs

30621 - Weather Observer, Senior (see 2) 26.91

31000 - Transportation/Mobile Equipment Operation Occupations

31010 - Airplane Pilot 35.43

31020 - Bus Aide 13.05

31030 - Bus Driver 19.05

31043 - Driver Courier 16.32

31260 - Parking and Lot Attendant 13.06

31290 - Shuttle Bus Driver 14.93

31310 - Taxi Driver 11.61

31361 - Truckdriver, Light 17.98

31362 - Truckdriver, Medium 19.38

31363 - Truckdriver, Heavy 23.28

31364 - Truckdriver, Tractor-Trailer 23.28

99000 - Miscellaneous Occupations

99020 - Cabin Safety Specialist 17.27

99030 - Cashier 13.23

99050 - Desk Clerk 14.51

99095 - Embalmer 29.28

99130 - Flight Follower 29.28

99251 - Laboratory Animal Caretaker I 16.64

99252 - Laboratory Animal Caretaker II 18.34

99260 - Marketing Analyst 27.84

99310 - Mortician 29.28

99410 - Pest Controller 17.52

99510 - Photofinishing Worker 15.39

99710 - Recycling Laborer 22.25

99711 - Recycling Specialist 27.36

99730 - Refuse Collector 19.79

99810 - Sales Clerk 14.19

99820 - School Crossing Guard 16.61

99830 - Survey Party Chief 29.18

99831 - Surveying Aide 17.28

99832 - Surveying Technician 23.67

99840 - Vending Machine Attendant 18.36

99841 - Vending Machine Repairer 23.30

99842 - Vending Machine Repairer Helper 18.36

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 20 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) Does not apply to employees employed in a bona fide executive, administrative, or professional capacity as defined and delineated in 29 CFR 541. (See CFR 4.156)

2) 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))."