C04_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.: 2015-5245 Daniel W. Simms Division of | Revision No.: 29 Director Wage Determinations| Date Of Last Revision: 5/13/2026

State: Texas

Area: Texas Counties of Hidalgo

**Fringe Benefits Required Follow the Occupational Listing**

OCCUPATION CODE - TITLE FOOTNOTE RATE

01000 - Administrative Support And Clerical Occupations 01011 - Accounting Clerk I 16.32 01012 - Accounting Clerk II 18.31 01013 - Accounting Clerk III 20.48 01020 - Administrative Assistant 27.21 01035 - Court Reporter 20.31 01041 - Customer Service Representative I 14.37 01042 - Customer Service Representative II 15.67 01043 - Customer Service Representative III 17.59 01051 - Data Entry Operator I 15.00 01052 - Data Entry Operator II 16.37 01060 - Dispatcher, Motor Vehicle 19.16 01070 - Document Preparation Clerk 15.94 01090 - Duplicating Machine Operator 15.94

01111 - General Clerk I 15.11 01112 - General Clerk II 16.49 01113 - General Clerk III 18.51 01120 - Housing Referral Assistant 22.64 01141 - Messenger Courier 14.80 01191 - Order Clerk I 15.01 01192 - Order Clerk II 16.38 01261 - Personnel Assistant (Employment) I 17.76 01262 - Personnel Assistant (Employment) II 19.87 01263 - Personnel Assistant (Employment) III 22.15 01270 - Production Control Clerk 18.83 01290 - Rental Clerk 14.38 01300 - Scheduler, Maintenance 18.16 01311 - Secretary I 18.16 01312 - Secretary II 20.31 01313 - Secretary III 22.64 01320 - Service Order Dispatcher 17.13 01410 - Supply Technician 27.21 01420 - Survey Worker 17.40 01460 - Switchboard Operator/Receptionist 13.87 01531 - Travel Clerk I 15.37 01532 - Travel Clerk II 16.89 01533 - Travel Clerk III 19.95 01611 - Word Processor I 16.18 01612 - Word Processor II 18.16 01613 - Word Processor III 20.31

05000 - Automotive Service Occupations 05005 - Automobile Body Repairer, Fiberglass 22.21 05010 - Automotive Electrician 19.10 05040 - Automotive Glass Installer 18.16 05070 - Automotive Worker 18.16 05110 - Mobile Equipment Servicer 16.23 05130 - Motor Equipment Metal Mechanic 19.96 05160 - Motor Equipment Metal Worker 18.16 05190 - Motor Vehicle Mechanic 19.96 05220 - Motor Vehicle Mechanic Helper 15.20 05250 - Motor Vehicle Upholstery Worker 17.17 05280 - Motor Vehicle Wrecker 18.16 05310 - Painter, Automotive 19.10 05340 - Radiator Repair Specialist 18.16 05370 - Tire Repairer 14.77 05400 - Transmission Repair Specialist 19.96

07000 - Food Preparation And Service Occupations 07010 - Baker 13.13 07041 - Cook I 14.38 07042 - Cook II 16.08 07070 - Dishwasher 11.66 07130 - Food Service Worker 12.29

07210 - Meat Cutter 15.62 07260 - Waiter/Waitress 10.76

09000 - Furniture Maintenance And Repair Occupations 09010 - Electrostatic Spray Painter 17.67 09040 - Furniture Handler 11.85 09080 - Furniture Refinisher 17.67 09090 - Furniture Refinisher Helper 14.06 09110 - Furniture Repairer, Minor 15.88 09130 - Upholsterer 17.60

11000 - General Services And Support Occupations 11030 - Cleaner, Vehicles 11.32 11060 - Elevator Operator 14.20 11090 - Gardener 18.41 11122 - Housekeeping Aide 14.20 11150 - Janitor 14.20 11210 - Laborer, Grounds Maintenance 14.45 11240 - Maid or Houseman 12.76 11260 - Pruner 12.84 11270 - Tractor Operator 17.24 11330 - Trail Maintenance Worker 14.45 11360 - Window Cleaner 15.99

12000 - Health Occupations 12010 - Ambulance Driver 15.53 12011 - Breath Alcohol Technician 21.58 12012 - Certified Occupational Therapist Assistant 38.94 12015 - Certified Physical Therapist Assistant 36.83 12020 - Dental Assistant 16.58 12025 - Dental Hygienist 38.64 12030 - EKG Technician 25.30 12035 - Electroneurodiagnostic Technologist 25.30 12040 - Emergency Medical Technician 15.53 12071 - Licensed Practical Nurse I 19.29 12072 - Licensed Practical Nurse II 21.58 12073 - Licensed Practical Nurse III 24.05 12100 - Medical Assistant 15.22 12130 - Medical Laboratory Technician 21.70 12160 - Medical Record Clerk 15.62 12190 - Medical Record Technician 17.47 12195 - Medical Transcriptionist 18.30 12210 - Nuclear Medicine Technologist 47.42 12221 - Nursing Assistant I 13.06 12222 - Nursing Assistant II 14.67 12223 - Nursing Assistant III 16.02 12224 - Nursing Assistant IV 17.99 12235 - Optical Dispenser 15.79 12236 - Optical Technician 25.52 12250 - Pharmacy Technician 17.40

12280 - Phlebotomist 16.34 12305 - Radiologic Technologist 28.92 12311 - Registered Nurse I 25.88 12312 - Registered Nurse II 31.68 12313 - Registered Nurse II, Specialist 31.68 12314 - Registered Nurse III 38.30 12315 - Registered Nurse III, Anesthetist 38.30 12316 - Registered Nurse IV 45.94 12317 - Scheduler (Drug and Alcohol Testing) 26.73 12320 - Substance Abuse Treatment Counselor 28.08

13000 - Information And Arts Occupations 13011 - Exhibits Specialist I 24.25 13012 - Exhibits Specialist II 30.04 13013 - Exhibits Specialist III 36.74 13041 - Illustrator I 24.25 13042 - Illustrator II 30.04 13043 - Illustrator III 36.74 13047 - Librarian 33.27 13050 - Library Aide/Clerk 18.30 13054 - Library Information Technology Systems Administrator 30.04 13058 - Library Technician 15.07 13061 - Media Specialist I 21.68 13062 - Media Specialist II 24.25 13063 - Media Specialist III 27.03 13071 - Photographer I 17.75 13072 - Photographer II 19.86 13073 - Photographer III 24.63 13074 - Photographer IV 28.38 13075 - Photographer V 35.41 13090 - Technical Order Library Clerk 18.41 13110 - Video Teleconference Technician 20.54

14000 - Information Technology Occupations 14041 - Computer Operator I 17.56 14042 - Computer Operator II 19.64 14043 - Computer Operator III 21.89 14044 - Computer Operator IV 24.33 14045 - Computer Operator V 26.94 14071 - Computer Programmer I (see 1) 20.22 14072 - Computer Programmer II (see 1) 25.06 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 17.56 14160 - Personal Computer Support Technician 24.33 14170 - System Support Specialist 26.94

15000 - Instructional Occupations 15010 - Aircrew Training Devices Instructor (Non-Rated) 35.35 15020 - Aircrew Training Devices Instructor (Rated) 42.77 15030 - Air Crew Training Devices Instructor (Pilot) 51.28 15050 - Computer Based Training Specialist / Instructor 35.35 15060 - Educational Technologist 34.12 15070 - Flight Instructor (Pilot) 51.28 15080 - Graphic Artist 20.70 15085 - Maintenance Test Pilot, Fixed, Jet/Prop 51.28 15086 - Maintenance Test Pilot, Rotary Wing 51.28 15088 - Non-Maintenance Test/Co-Pilot 51.28 15090 - Technical Instructor 21.79 15095 - Technical Instructor/Course Developer 26.65 15110 - Test Proctor 17.59 15120 - Tutor 17.59

16000 - Laundry, Dry-Cleaning, Pressing And Related Occupations 16010 - Assembler 10.89 16030 - Counter Attendant 10.89 16040 - Dry Cleaner 12.79 16070 - Finisher, Flatwork, Machine 10.89 16090 - Presser, Hand 10.89 16110 - Presser, Machine, Drycleaning 10.89 16130 - Presser, Machine, Shirts 10.89 16160 - Presser, Machine, Wearing Apparel, Laundry 10.89 16190 - Sewing Machine Operator 13.45 16220 - Tailor 14.17 16250 - Washer, Machine 11.42

19000 - Machine Tool Operation And Repair Occupations 19010 - Machine-Tool Operator (Tool Room) 21.79 19040 - Tool And Die Maker 25.78

21000 - Materials Handling And Packing Occupations 21020 - Forklift Operator 13.76 21030 - Material Coordinator 18.83 21040 - Material Expediter 18.83 21050 - Material Handling Laborer 14.64 21071 - Order Filler 16.56 21080 - Production Line Worker (Food Processing) 13.76 21110 - Shipping Packer 14.75 21130 - Shipping/Receiving Clerk 14.75 21140 - Store Worker I 17.43 21150 - Stock Clerk 24.05 21210 - Tools And Parts Attendant 13.76 21410 - Warehouse Specialist 13.76

23000 - Mechanics And Maintenance And Repair Occupations 23010 - Aerospace Structural Welder 27.65 23019 - Aircraft Logs and Records Technician 22.81 23021 - Aircraft Mechanic I 26.51 23022 - Aircraft Mechanic II 27.65 23023 - Aircraft Mechanic III 28.82 23040 - Aircraft Mechanic Helper 20.20 23050 - Aircraft, Painter 25.38 23060 - Aircraft Servicer 22.81 23070 - Aircraft Survival Flight Equipment Technician 25.38 23080 - Aircraft Worker 24.11 23091 - Aircrew Life Support Equipment (ALSE) Mechanic I 24.11 23092 - Aircrew Life Support Equipment (ALSE) Mechanic II 26.51 23110 - Appliance Mechanic 21.79 23120 - Bicycle Repairer 18.52 23125 - Cable Splicer 29.01 23130 - Carpenter, Maintenance 19.46 23140 - Carpet Layer 20.72 23160 - Electrician, Maintenance 21.54 23181 - Electronics Technician Maintenance I 22.10 23182 - Electronics Technician Maintenance II 23.42 23183 - Electronics Technician Maintenance III 25.74 23260 - Fabric Worker 19.60 23290 - Fire Alarm System Mechanic 22.42 23310 - Fire Extinguisher Repairer 18.52 23311 - Fuel Distribution System Mechanic 22.81 23312 - Fuel Distribution System Operator 18.55 23370 - General Maintenance Worker 16.58 23380 - Ground Support Equipment Mechanic 26.51 23381 - Ground Support Equipment Servicer 22.81 23382 - Ground Support Equipment Worker 24.11 23391 - Gunsmith I 18.52 23392 - Gunsmith II 20.72 23393 - Gunsmith III 22.78 23410 - Heating, Ventilation And Air-Conditioning Mechanic 22.05 23411 - Heating, Ventilation And Air Contidioning Mechanic (Research Facility) 23.00 23430 - Heavy Equipment Mechanic 25.03 23440 - Heavy Equipment Operator 18.92 23460 - Instrument Mechanic 22.78 23465 - Laboratory/Shelter Mechanic 21.79 23470 - Laborer 14.64 23510 - Locksmith 23.11 23530 - Machinery Maintenance Mechanic 23.30 23550 - Machinist, Maintenance 18.63

23580 - Maintenance Trades Helper 14.89 23591 - Metrology Technician I 22.78 23592 - Metrology Technician II 23.76 23593 - Metrology Technician III 24.75 23640 - Millwright 22.78 23710 - Office Appliance Repairer 18.22 23760 - Painter, Maintenance 19.04 23790 - Pipefitter, Maintenance 22.87 23810 - Plumber, Maintenance 21.88 23820 - Pneudraulic Systems Mechanic 22.78 23850 - Rigger 22.78 23870 - Scale Mechanic 20.72 23890 - Sheet-Metal Worker, Maintenance 21.67 23910 - Small Engine Mechanic 17.85 23931 - Telecommunications Mechanic I 23.17 23932 - Telecommunications Mechanic II 24.17 23950 - Telephone Lineman 27.47 23960 - Welder, Combination, Maintenance 19.13 23965 - Well Driller 22.78 23970 - Woodcraft Worker 22.78 23980 - Woodworker 18.52

24000 - Personal Needs Occupations 24550 - Case Manager 18.87 24570 - Child Care Attendant 10.64 24580 - Child Care Center Clerk 13.27 24610 - Chore Aide 11.15 24620 - Family Readiness And Support Services Coordinator 18.87 24630 - Homemaker 18.87

25000 - Plant And System Operations Occupations 25010 - Boiler Tender 22.21 25040 - Sewage Plant Operator 17.60 25070 - Stationary Engineer 22.21 25190 - Ventilation Equipment Tender 16.92 25210 - Water Treatment Plant Operator 17.60

27000 - Protective Service Occupations 27004 - Alarm Monitor 17.85 27007 - Baggage Inspector 13.81 27008 - Corrections Officer 22.61 27010 - Court Security Officer 22.50 27030 - Detection Dog Handler 15.61 27040 - Detention Officer 22.61 27070 - Firefighter 20.50 27101 - Guard I 13.81 27102 - Guard II 15.61 27131 - Police Officer I 26.35 27132 - Police Officer II 29.28

28000 - Recreation Occupations 28041 - Carnival Equipment Operator 15.88 28042 - Carnival Equipment Repairer 16.95 28043 - Carnival Worker 11.82 28210 - Gate Attendant/Gate Tender 16.14 28310 - Lifeguard 11.93 28350 - Park Attendant (Aide) 18.05 28510 - Recreation Aide/Health Facility Attendant 13.18 28515 - Recreation Specialist 21.67 28630 - Sports Official 14.38 28690 - Swimming Pool Operator 18.96

29000 - Stevedoring/Longshoremen Occupational Services 29010 - Blocker And Bracer 26.52 29020 - Hatch Tender 26.52 29030 - Line Handler 26.52 29041 - Stevedore I 25.09 29042 - Stevedore II 27.92

30000 - Technical Occupations 30010 - Air Traffic Control Specialist, Center (HFO) (see 2) 46.07 30011 - Air Traffic Control Specialist, Station (HFO) (see 2) 31.77 30012 - Air Traffic Control Specialist, Terminal (HFO) (see 2) 34.99 30021 - Archeological Technician I 19.11 30022 - Archeological Technician II 21.37 30023 - Archeological Technician III 26.47 30030 - Cartographic Technician 26.47 30040 - Civil Engineering Technician 24.12 30051 - Cryogenic Technician I 29.32 30052 - Cryogenic Technician II 32.38 30061 - Drafter/CAD Operator I 19.11 30062 - Drafter/CAD Operator II 21.37 30063 - Drafter/CAD Operator III 23.82 30064 - Drafter/CAD Operator IV 29.32 30081 - Engineering Technician I 17.02 30082 - Engineering Technician II 19.11 30083 - Engineering Technician III 21.37 30084 - Engineering Technician IV 26.47 30085 - Engineering Technician V 32.38 30086 - Engineering Technician VI 39.17 30090 - Environmental Technician 22.99 30095 - Evidence Control Specialist 26.47 30210 - Laboratory Technician 23.82 30221 - Latent Fingerprint Technician I 24.73 30222 - Latent Fingerprint Technician II 27.31 30240 - Mathematical Technician 26.47

30361 - Paralegal/Legal Assistant I 19.42 30362 - Paralegal/Legal Assistant II 24.05 30363 - Paralegal/Legal Assistant III 29.42 30364 - Paralegal/Legal Assistant IV 35.59 30375 - Petroleum Supply Specialist 32.38 30390 - Photo-Optics Technician 26.47 30395 - Radiation Control Technician 32.38 30461 - Technical Writer I 26.47 30462 - Technical Writer II 32.38 30463 - Technical Writer III 39.17 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 29.32 30502 - Weather Forecaster II 35.67 30620 - Weather Observer, Combined Upper Air Or Surface Programs (see 2) 23.82 30621 - Weather Observer, Senior (see 2) 26.47

31000 - Transportation/Mobile Equipment Operation Occupations 31010 - Airplane Pilot 35.43 31020 - Bus Aide 14.76 31030 - Bus Driver 19.79 31043 - Driver Courier 16.53 31260 - Parking and Lot Attendant 11.72 31290 - Shuttle Bus Driver 13.63 31310 - Taxi Driver 11.70 31361 - Truckdriver, Light 17.65 31362 - Truckdriver, Medium 18.67 31363 - Truckdriver, Heavy 22.10 31364 - Truckdriver, Tractor-Trailer 22.10

99000 - Miscellaneous Occupations 99020 - Cabin Safety Specialist 17.27 99030 - Cashier 11.67 99050 - Desk Clerk 12.03 99095 - Embalmer 29.28 99130 - Flight Follower 29.28 99251 - Laboratory Animal Caretaker I 26.07 99252 - Laboratory Animal Caretaker II 27.84 99260 - Marketing Analyst 28.84 99310 - Mortician 29.28 99410 - Pest Controller 18.18 99510 - Photofinishing Worker 15.39 99710 - Recycling Laborer 19.17 99711 - Recycling Specialist 22.75 99730 - Refuse Collector 17.10 99810 - Sales Clerk 12.82

99820 - School Crossing Guard 15.50 99830 - Survey Party Chief 24.30 99831 - Surveying Aide 16.53 99832 - Surveying Technician 20.33 99840 - Vending Machine Attendant 17.25 99841 - Vending Machine Repairer 19.56 99842 - Vending Machine Repairer Helper 17.25

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: $5.55 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; and 3 weeks after 10 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)).""