Attachment_39_WD_2015-6113_WestoverISO_Hampden_MA.pdf

This is a Register of Wage Determinations under the Service Contract Act (SCA) issued by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment Standards Administration, Wage and Hour Division. The determination (2015-6113, Revision 2, effective 12/03/2025) applies to federal service contracts performed in Hampden County, Massachusetts, covering 23 cities and towns including Agawam, Blandford, Chester, Chicopee, East Longmeadow, Granville, Hampden, Holyoke, Longmeadow, Ludlow, Monson, Montgomery, Palmer, Russell, Southwick, Springfield, Tolland, Wales, West Springfield, Westfield, and Wilbraham.

The document establishes mandatory prevailing wage rates and fringe benefits for approximately 200 occupation classifications spanning administrative support, automotive service, food preparation, furniture maintenance, general services, health occupations, information and arts, information technology, instructional, laundry/dry-cleaning, machine tool operation, materials handling, mechanics and maintenance, personal needs, plant and system operations, protective services, recreation, stevedoring, technical occupations, and transportation/mobile equipment operations. Hourly wage rates range from $14.65 (Nursing Assistant I) to $62.70 (Nuclear Medicine Technologist). All covered occupations receive fringe benefits of $5.55 per hour (standard) or $5.09 per hour (EO 13706 alternative), paid vacation progressing from two weeks annually up to five weeks after 25 years of service, twelve paid holidays minimum annually, and health and welfare coverage. Additional requirements include night/Sunday pay differentials for weather observers, hazardous pay differentials (4-8 percent) for ordnance/explosives work, uniform allowances of $3.35 weekly, and provisions for Executive Orders 13706 (paid sick leave) and 13658 (minimum wage adjustments). The document includes procedures for requesting authorization of additional job classifications through Standard Form 1444.