Attachment_4-_SCA_Wage_Determination.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.: 2015-6143

Daniel W. Simms Division of | Revision No.: 1

Director Wage Determinations| Date Of Last Revision: 08/07/2025

Note: Contracts subject to the Service Contract Act are generally required to pay at least the applicable minimum wage rate required under Executive Order

14026 or Executive Order 13658.

|If the contract is entered into on or |Executive Order 14026 generally applies to |

|after January 30, 2022, or the |the contract. |

|contract is renewed or extended (e.g., |The contractor must pay all covered workers |

|an option is exercised) on or after |at least $17.75 per hour (or the applicable |

|January 30, 2022: |wage rate listed on this wage determination,|

| |if it is higher) for all hours spent |

| |performing on the contract in 2025. |

|If the contract was awarded on or |Executive Order 13658 generally applies to |

|between January 1, 2015 and January 29,|the contract. |

|2022, and the contract is not renewed |The contractor must pay all covered workers |

|or extended on or after January 30, |at least $13.30 per hour (or the applicable |

|2022: |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 the Executive Orders is available at www.dol.gov/whd/govcontracts.

This wage determination applies to the following towns in the following counties in VERMONT:

CHITTENDEN COUNTY: Buel's

FRANKLIN COUNTY: Bakersfield, Berkshire, Enosburg, Fairfield, Franklin, Highgate, Montgomery, Richford, Sheldon

GRAND ISLE COUNTY: Alburg, Isle La Motte

**Fringe Benefits Required Follow the Occupational Listing**

OCCUPATION CODE - TITLE FOOTNOTE RATE

01000 - Administrative Support And Clerical Occupations

01011 - Accounting Clerk I 19.98

01012 - Accounting Clerk II 22.42

01013 - Accounting Clerk III 25.08

01020 - Administrative Assistant 32.46

01035 - Court Reporter 22.01

01041 - Customer Service Representative I 18.08

01042 - Customer Service Representative II 19.73

01043 - Customer Service Representative III 22.15

01051 - Data Entry Operator I 19.13

01052 - Data Entry Operator II 20.87

01060 - Dispatcher, Motor Vehicle 26.11

01070 - Document Preparation Clerk 17.52***

01090 - Duplicating Machine Operator 17.52***

01111 - General Clerk I 18.66

01112 - General Clerk II 20.37

01113 - General Clerk III 22.86

01120 - Housing Referral Assistant 24.53

01141 - Messenger Courier 15.94***

01191 - Order Clerk I 22.60

01192 - Order Clerk II 24.66

01261 - Personnel Assistant (Employment) I 19.94

01262 - Personnel Assistant (Employment) II 22.31

01263 - Personnel Assistant (Employment) III 24.87

01270 - Production Control Clerk 25.91

01290 - Rental Clerk 21.44

01300 - Scheduler, Maintenance 19.69

01311 - Secretary I 19.69

01312 - Secretary II 22.01

01313 - Secretary III 24.53

01320 - Service Order Dispatcher 23.34

01410 - Supply Technician 32.46

01420 - Survey Worker 19.89

01460 - Switchboard Operator/Receptionist 18.73

01531 - Travel Clerk I 17.40***

01532 - Travel Clerk II 18.78

01533 - Travel Clerk III 21.01

01611 - Word Processor I 17.52***

01612 - Word Processor II 19.69

01613 - Word Processor III 22.01

05000 - Automotive Service Occupations

05005 - Automobile Body Repairer, Fiberglass 23.92

05010 - Automotive Electrician 23.00

05040 - Automotive Glass Installer 21.90

05070 - Automotive Worker 21.90

05110 - Mobile Equipment Servicer 19.75

05130 - Motor Equipment Metal Mechanic 24.12

05160 - Motor Equipment Metal Worker 21.90

05190 - Motor Vehicle Mechanic 24.12

05220 - Motor Vehicle Mechanic Helper 18.72

05250 - Motor Vehicle Upholstery Worker 20.78

05280 - Motor Vehicle Wrecker 21.90

05310 - Painter, Automotive 23.00

05340 - Radiator Repair Specialist 21.90

05370 - Tire Repairer 19.75

05400 - Transmission Repair Specialist 24.12

07000 - Food Preparation And Service Occupations

07010 - Baker 18.79

07041 - Cook I 19.23

07042 - Cook II 21.32

07070 - Dishwasher 16.50***

07130 - Food Service Worker 17.09***

07210 - Meat Cutter 20.90

07260 - Waiter/Waitress 18.27

09000 - Furniture Maintenance And Repair Occupations

09010 - Electrostatic Spray Painter 23.84

09040 - Furniture Handler 17.36***

09080 - Furniture Refinisher 23.61

09090 - Furniture Refinisher Helper 19.48

09110 - Furniture Repairer, Minor 21.62

09130 - Upholsterer 23.84

11000 - General Services And Support Occupations

11030 - Cleaner, Vehicles 18.10

11060 - Elevator Operator 18.50

11090 - Gardener 25.54

11122 - Housekeeping Aide 18.50

11150 - Janitor 18.50

11210 - Laborer, Grounds Maintenance 21.56

11240 - Maid or Houseman 17.69***

11260 - Pruner 20.21

11270 - Tractor Operator 24.20

11330 - Trail Maintenance Worker 21.56

11360 - Window Cleaner 19.74

12000 - Health Occupations

12010 - Ambulance Driver 23.62

12011 - Breath Alcohol Technician 28.10

12012 - Certified Occupational Therapist Assistant 38.55

12015 - Certified Physical Therapist Assistant 37.07

12020 - Dental Assistant 25.67

12025 - Dental Hygienist 48.54

12030 - EKG Technician 42.57

12035 - Electroneurodiagnostic Technologist 42.57

12040 - Emergency Medical Technician 23.62

12071 - Licensed Practical Nurse I 25.12

12072 - Licensed Practical Nurse II 28.10

12073 - Licensed Practical Nurse III 31.32

12100 - Medical Assistant 21.16

12130 - Medical Laboratory Technician 32.53

12160 - Medical Record Clerk 21.33

12190 - Medical Record Technician 23.86

12195 - Medical Transcriptionist 25.12

12210 - Nuclear Medicine Technologist 61.75

12221 - Nursing Assistant I 15.46***

12222 - Nursing Assistant II 17.38***

12223 - Nursing Assistant III 18.96

12224 - Nursing Assistant IV 21.29

12235 - Optical Dispenser 28.91

12236 - Optical Technician 25.12

12250 - Pharmacy Technician 20.05

12280 - Phlebotomist 22.32

12305 - Radiologic Technologist 35.50

12311 - Registered Nurse I 27.59

12312 - Registered Nurse II 33.74

12313 - Registered Nurse II, Specialist 33.74

12314 - Registered Nurse III 40.70

12315 - Registered Nurse III, Anesthetist 40.70

12316 - Registered Nurse IV 48.80

12317 - Scheduler (Drug and Alcohol Testing) 34.81

12320 - Substance Abuse Treatment Counselor 26.58

13000 - Information And Arts Occupations

13011 - Exhibits Specialist I 20.88

13012 - Exhibits Specialist II 25.07

13013 - Exhibits Specialist III 30.67

13041 - Illustrator I 22.21

13042 - Illustrator II 27.09

13043 - Illustrator III 33.13

13047 - Librarian 27.76

13050 - Library Aide/Clerk 16.67***

13054 - Library Information Technology Systems 25.07

Administrator

13058 - Library Technician 20.14

13061 - Media Specialist I 18.10

13062 - Media Specialist II 20.23

13063 - Media Specialist III 22.56

13071 - Photographer I 19.75

13072 - Photographer II 21.87

13073 - Photographer III 27.65

13074 - Photographer IV 33.13

13075 - Photographer V 41.21

13090 - Technical Order Library Clerk 20.93

13110 - Video Teleconference Technician 19.09

14000 - Information Technology Occupations

14041 - Computer Operator I 20.04

14042 - Computer Operator II 22.41

14043 - Computer Operator III 24.98

14044 - Computer Operator IV 27.77

14045 - Computer Operator V 30.75

14071 - Computer Programmer I (see 1) 25.53

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 20.04

14160 - Personal Computer Support Technician 27.77

14170 - System Support Specialist 33.13

15000 - Instructional Occupations

15010 - Aircrew Training Devices Instructor (Non-Rated) 33.71

15020 - Aircrew Training Devices Instructor (Rated) 40.78

15030 - Air Crew Training Devices Instructor (Pilot) 48.88

15050 - Computer Based Training Specialist / Instructor 33.71

15060 - Educational Technologist 36.43

15070 - Flight Instructor (Pilot) 48.88

15080 - Graphic Artist 28.74

15085 - Maintenance Test Pilot, Fixed, Jet/Prop 48.88

15086 - Maintenance Test Pilot, Rotary Wing 48.88

15088 - Non-Maintenance Test/Co-Pilot 48.88

15090 - Technical Instructor 26.17

15095 - Technical Instructor/Course Developer 32.00

15110 - Test Proctor 21.12

15120 - Tutor 21.12

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

16010 - Assembler 17.23***

16030 - Counter Attendant 17.23***

16040 - Dry Cleaner 19.69

16070 - Finisher, Flatwork, Machine 17.23***

16090 - Presser, Hand 17.23***

16110 - Presser, Machine, Drycleaning 17.23***

16130 - Presser, Machine, Shirts 17.23***

16160 - Presser, Machine, Wearing Apparel, Laundry 17.23***

16190 - Sewing Machine Operator 20.51

16220 - Tailor 21.33

16250 - Washer, Machine 18.05

19000 - Machine Tool Operation And Repair Occupations

19010 - Machine-Tool Operator (Tool Room) 29.06

19040 - Tool And Die Maker 34.57

21000 - Materials Handling And Packing Occupations

21020 - Forklift Operator 22.92

21030 - Material Coordinator 25.91

21040 - Material Expediter 25.91

21050 - Material Handling Laborer 19.31

21071 - Order Filler 18.66

21080 - Production Line Worker (Food Processing) 22.92

21110 - Shipping Packer 23.35

21130 - Shipping/Receiving Clerk 23.35

21140 - Store Worker I 17.06***

21150 - Stock Clerk 20.67

21210 - Tools And Parts Attendant 22.92

21410 - Warehouse Specialist 22.92

23000 - Mechanics And Maintenance And Repair Occupations

23010 - Aerospace Structural Welder 31.93

23019 - Aircraft Logs and Records Technician 26.26

23021 - Aircraft Mechanic I 30.49

23022 - Aircraft Mechanic II 31.93

23023 - Aircraft Mechanic III 33.24

23040 - Aircraft Mechanic Helper 23.66

23050 - Aircraft, Painter 29.06

23060 - Aircraft Servicer 26.26

23070 - Aircraft Survival Flight Equipment Technician 29.06

23080 - Aircraft Worker 27.68

23091 - Aircrew Life Support Equipment (ALSE) Mechanic 27.68

I

23092 - Aircrew Life Support Equipment (ALSE) Mechanic 30.49

II

23110 - Appliance Mechanic 29.06

23120 - Bicycle Repairer 22.83

23125 - Cable Splicer 47.59

23130 - Carpenter, Maintenance 28.96

23140 - Carpet Layer 27.68

23160 - Electrician, Maintenance 26.91

23181 - Electronics Technician Maintenance I 27.74

23182 - Electronics Technician Maintenance II 29.14

23183 - Electronics Technician Maintenance III 30.57

23260 - Fabric Worker 26.26

23290 - Fire Alarm System Mechanic 30.49

23310 - Fire Extinguisher Repairer 24.96

23311 - Fuel Distribution System Mechanic 30.49

23312 - Fuel Distribution System Operator 24.96

23370 - General Maintenance Worker 25.82

23380 - Ground Support Equipment Mechanic 30.49

23381 - Ground Support Equipment Servicer 26.26

23382 - Ground Support Equipment Worker 27.68

23391 - Gunsmith I 24.96

23392 - Gunsmith II 27.68

23393 - Gunsmith III 30.49

23410 - Heating, Ventilation And Air-Conditioning 28.67

Mechanic

23411 - Heating, Ventilation And Air Contidioning 30.02

Mechanic (Research Facility)

23430 - Heavy Equipment Mechanic 28.34

23440 - Heavy Equipment Operator 27.52

23460 - Instrument Mechanic 30.49

23465 - Laboratory/Shelter Mechanic 29.06

23470 - Laborer 19.31

23510 - Locksmith 29.06

23530 - Machinery Maintenance Mechanic 30.16

23550 - Machinist, Maintenance 26.04

23580 - Maintenance Trades Helper 20.44

23591 - Metrology Technician I 30.49

23592 - Metrology Technician II 31.93

23593 - Metrology Technician III 33.24

23640 - Millwright 30.49

23710 - Office Appliance Repairer 26.66

23760 - Painter, Maintenance 24.21

23790 - Pipefitter, Maintenance 29.21

23810 - Plumber, Maintenance 27.84

23820 - Pneudraulic Systems Mechanic 30.49

23850 - Rigger 30.49

23870 - Scale Mechanic 27.68

23890 - Sheet-Metal Worker, Maintenance 28.26

23910 - Small Engine Mechanic 26.11

23931 - Telecommunications Mechanic I 35.71

23932 - Telecommunications Mechanic II 37.40

23950 - Telephone Lineman 38.77

23960 - Welder, Combination, Maintenance 25.44

23965 - Well Driller 31.62

23970 - Woodcraft Worker 30.49

23980 - Woodworker 24.96

24000 - Personal Needs Occupations

24550 - Case Manager 20.94

24570 - Child Care Attendant 18.48

24580 - Child Care Center Clerk 23.04

24610 - Chore Aide 19.34

24620 - Family Readiness And Support Services 20.94

Coordinator

24630 - Homemaker 20.94

25000 - Plant And System Operations Occupations

25010 - Boiler Tender 31.16

25040 - Sewage Plant Operator 29.70

25070 - Stationary Engineer 31.16

25190 - Ventilation Equipment Tender 24.27

25210 - Water Treatment Plant Operator 29.70

27000 - Protective Service Occupations

27004 - Alarm Monitor 25.06

27007 - Baggage Inspector 18.49

27008 - Corrections Officer 24.66

27010 - Court Security Officer 24.66

27030 - Detection Dog Handler 20.68

27040 - Detention Officer 24.66

27070 - Firefighter 24.66

27101 - Guard I 18.49

27102 - Guard II 20.68

27131 - Police Officer I 30.47

27132 - Police Officer II 33.86

28000 - Recreation Occupations

28041 - Carnival Equipment Operator 19.30

28042 - Carnival Equipment Repairer 20.37

28043 - Carnival Worker 16.12***

28210 - Gate Attendant/Gate Tender 21.28

28310 - Lifeguard 15.83***

28350 - Park Attendant (Aide) 23.80

28510 - Recreation Aide/Health Facility Attendant 17.37***

28515 - Recreation Specialist 29.48

28630 - Sports Official 18.96

28690 - Swimming Pool Operator 22.48

29000 - Stevedoring/Longshoremen Occupational Services

29010 - Blocker And Bracer 27.74

29020 - Hatch Tender 27.74

29030 - Line Handler 27.74

29041 - Stevedore I 26.32

29042 - Stevedore II 29.14

30000 - Technical Occupations

30010 - Air Traffic Control Specialist, Center (HFO) 48.10

30011 - Air Traffic Control Specialist, Station (HFO) 33.18

30012 - Air Traffic Control Specialist, Terminal (HFO) 36.53

30021 - Archeological Technician I 20.60

30022 - Archeological Technician II 24.04

30023 - Archeological Technician III 25.50

30030 - Cartographic Technician 29.15

30040 - Civil Engineering Technician 32.01

30051 - Cryogenic Technician I 28.26

30052 - Cryogenic Technician II 31.21

30061 - Drafter/CAD Operator I 20.60

30062 - Drafter/CAD Operator II 24.04

30063 - Drafter/CAD Operator III 26.81

30064 - Drafter/CAD Operator IV 30.53

30081 - Engineering Technician I 15.87***

30082 - Engineering Technician II 17.82

30083 - Engineering Technician III 19.93

30084 - Engineering Technician IV 24.69

30085 - Engineering Technician V 30.19

30086 - Engineering Technician VI 36.53

30090 - Environmental Technician 23.73

30095 - Evidence Control Specialist 25.52

30210 - Laboratory Technician 22.97

30221 - Latent Fingerprint Technician I 28.26

30222 - Latent Fingerprint Technician II 31.21

30240 - Mathematical Technician 27.75

30361 - Paralegal/Legal Assistant I 20.94

30362 - Paralegal/Legal Assistant II 26.83

30363 - Paralegal/Legal Assistant III 31.83

30364 - Paralegal/Legal Assistant IV 39.70

30375 - Petroleum Supply Specialist 31.21

30390 - Photo-Optics Technician 29.79

30395 - Radiation Control Technician 31.21

30461 - Technical Writer I 25.52

30462 - Technical Writer II 31.21

30463 - Technical Writer III 37.76

30491 - Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) Technician I 30.57

30492 - Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) Technician II 36.99

30493 - Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) Technician III 44.34

30494 - Unexploded (UXO) Safety Escort 30.57

30495 - Unexploded (UXO) Sweep Personnel 30.57

30501 - Weather Forecaster I 30.53

30502 - Weather Forecaster II 37.14

30620 - Weather Observer, Combined Upper Air Or (see 2) 26.81

Surface Programs

30621 - Weather Observer, Senior (see 2) 29.18

31000 - Transportation/Mobile Equipment Operation Occupations

31010 - Airplane Pilot 36.99

31020 - Bus Aide 16.58***

31030 - Bus Driver 20.64

31043 - Driver Courier 18.46

31260 - Parking and Lot Attendant 16.71***

31290 - Shuttle Bus Driver 18.50

31310 - Taxi Driver 16.66***

31361 - Truckdriver, Light 19.48

31362 - Truckdriver, Medium 20.49

31363 - Truckdriver, Heavy 26.28

31364 - Truckdriver, Tractor-Trailer 26.28

99000 - Miscellaneous Occupations

99020 - Cabin Safety Specialist 18.03

99030 - Cashier 15.92***

99050 - Desk Clerk 18.47

99095 - Embalmer 30.57

99130 - Flight Follower 30.57

99251 - Laboratory Animal Caretaker I 18.17

99252 - Laboratory Animal Caretaker II 19.28

99260 - Marketing Analyst 34.31

99310 - Mortician 30.57

99410 - Pest Controller 24.25

99510 - Photofinishing Worker 16.07***

99710 - Recycling Laborer 22.18

99711 - Recycling Specialist 25.15

99730 - Refuse Collector 20.80

99810 - Sales Clerk 17.59***

99820 - School Crossing Guard 19.01

99830 - Survey Party Chief 23.57

99831 - Surveying Aide 15.60***

99832 - Surveying Technician 21.42

99840 - Vending Machine Attendant 21.85

99841 - Vending Machine Repairer 25.45

99842 - Vending Machine Repairer Helper 21.85

***Workers in this classification may be entitled to a higher minimum wage under

Executive Order 14026 ($17.75 per hour) or 13658 ($13.30 per hour). Please see the

Note at the top of the wage determination for more information. Please also note that the minimum wage requirements of Executive Order 14026 and 13658 are not currently being enforced as to contracts or contract-like instruments entered into with the federal government in connection with seasonal recreational services or seasonal recreational equipment rental for the general public on federal lands. The minimum wage requirements of Executive Order 14026 also are not currently being enforced as to any contract or subcontract to which the states of Texas, Louisiana, or Mississippi, including their agencies, are a party.

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.

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 10 years, 4 after 15 years, and 5 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, 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))."