WD_2005-2391_(Rev_14)__Charlotte _NC.pdf

Solicitation No. FA3010-14-R-0011 Attachment 5

WD 05-2391 (Rev.-14) was first posted on www.wdol.gov on 06/25/2013

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.: 2005-2391

Diane C. Koplewski Division of | Revision No.: 14

Director Wage Determinations| Date Of Revision: 06/19/2013

States: North Carolina, South Carolina

Area: North Carolina Counties of Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Catawba, Cleveland, Gaston, Iredell, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Rowan, Stanly, Union, Wilkes

South Carolina Counties of Chesterfield, Lancaster, York

**Fringe Benefits Required Follow the Occupational Listing**

OCCUPATION CODE - TITLE FOOTNOTE RATE

01000 - Administrative Support And Clerical Occupations

01011 - Accounting Clerk I 14.08

01012 - Accounting Clerk II 15.80

01013 - Accounting Clerk III 17.67

01020 - Administrative Assistant 26.85

01040 - Court Reporter 19.88

01051 - Data Entry Operator I 11.56

01052 - Data Entry Operator II 13.00

01060 - Dispatcher, Motor Vehicle 17.88

01070 - Document Preparation Clerk 12.71

01090 - Duplicating Machine Operator 12.71

01111 - General Clerk I 11.81

01112 - General Clerk II 12.88

01113 - General Clerk III 14.46

01120 - Housing Referral Assistant 22.66

01141 - Messenger Courier 12.10

01191 - Order Clerk I 11.56

01192 - Order Clerk II 12.76

01261 - Personnel Assistant (Employment) I 15.34

01262 - Personnel Assistant (Employment) II 16.39

01263 - Personnel Assistant (Employment) III 18.25

01270 - Production Control Clerk 18.52

01280 - Receptionist 13.87

01290 - Rental Clerk 15.24

01300 - Scheduler, Maintenance 17.63

01311 - Secretary I 17.63

01312 - Secretary II 19.88

01313 - Secretary III 22.66

01320 - Service Order Dispatcher 14.93

01410 - Supply Technician 26.85

01420 - Survey Worker 18.35

01531 - Travel Clerk I 11.33

01532 - Travel Clerk II 12.07

01533 - Travel Clerk III 12.86

01611 - Word Processor I 14.61

01612 - Word Processor II 16.59

01613 - Word Processor III 18.55

05000 - Automotive Service Occupations

05005 - Automobile Body Repairer, Fiberglass 22.91

05010 - Automotive Electrician 20.99

05040 - Automotive Glass Installer 19.38

05070 - Automotive Worker 19.87

05110 - Mobile Equipment Servicer 17.29

05130 - Motor Equipment Metal Mechanic 22.06

05160 - Motor Equipment Metal Worker 19.87

05190 - Motor Vehicle Mechanic 22.06

05220 - Motor Vehicle Mechanic Helper 16.29

05250 - Motor Vehicle Upholstery Worker 18.92

05280 - Motor Vehicle Wrecker 19.87

05310 - Painter, Automotive 20.99

05340 - Radiator Repair Specialist 19.87

05370 - Tire Repairer 11.47

05400 - Transmission Repair Specialist 22.06

07000 - Food Preparation And Service Occupations

07010 - Baker 12.13

07041 - Cook I 10.33

07042 - Cook II 11.59

07070 - Dishwasher 9.24

07130 - Food Service Worker 8.77

07210 - Meat Cutter 13.45

07260 - Waiter/Waitress 9.07

09000 - Furniture Maintenance And Repair Occupations

09010 - Electrostatic Spray Painter 16.37

09040 - Furniture Handler 10.92

09080 - Furniture Refinisher 13.98

09090 - Furniture Refinisher Helper 11.19

09110 - Furniture Repairer, Minor 12.51

09130 - Upholsterer 16.28

11000 - General Services And Support Occupations

11030 - Cleaner, Vehicles 10.61

11060 - Elevator Operator 10.52

11090 - Gardener 13.20

11122 - Housekeeping Aide 11.62

11150 - Janitor 11.62

11210 - Laborer, Grounds Maintenance 11.03

11240 - Maid or Houseman 9.00

11260 - Pruner 9.77

11270 - Tractor Operator 13.06

11330 - Trail Maintenance Worker 11.03

11360 - Window Cleaner 13.11

12000 - Health Occupations

12010 - Ambulance Driver 16.58

12011 - Breath Alcohol Technician 17.96

12012 - Certified Occupational Therapist Assistant 24.60

12015 - Certified Physical Therapist Assistant 25.61

12020 - Dental Assistant 19.04

12025 - Dental Hygienist 32.03

12030 - EKG Technician 25.29

12035 - Electroneurodiagnostic Technologist 25.29

12040 - Emergency Medical Technician 16.58

12071 - Licensed Practical Nurse I 16.06

12072 - Licensed Practical Nurse II 17.96

12073 - Licensed Practical Nurse III 20.03

12100 - Medical Assistant 14.09

12130 - Medical Laboratory Technician 17.36

12160 - Medical Record Clerk 13.66

12190 - Medical Record Technician 15.30

12195 - Medical Transcriptionist 16.62

12210 - Nuclear Medicine Technologist 30.96

12221 - Nursing Assistant I 10.14

12222 - Nursing Assistant II 11.40

12223 - Nursing Assistant III 12.44

12224 - Nursing Assistant IV 13.96

12235 - Optical Dispenser 18.46

12236 - Optical Technician 14.32

12250 - Pharmacy Technician 13.57

12280 - Phlebotomist 13.96

12305 - Radiologic Technologist 26.39

12311 - Registered Nurse I 23.03

12312 - Registered Nurse II 28.17

12313 - Registered Nurse II, Specialist 28.17

12314 - Registered Nurse III 34.09

12315 - Registered Nurse III, Anesthetist 34.09

12316 - Registered Nurse IV 40.82

12317 - Scheduler (Drug and Alcohol Testing) 20.55

13000 - Information And Arts Occupations

13011 - Exhibits Specialist I 18.14

13012 - Exhibits Specialist II 22.48

13013 - Exhibits Specialist III 27.50

13041 - Illustrator I 18.14

13042 - Illustrator II 22.48

13043 - Illustrator III 27.50

13047 - Librarian 24.89

13050 - Library Aide/Clerk 12.09

13054 - Library Information Technology Systems 22.48

Administrator

13058 - Library Technician 14.48

13061 - Media Specialist I 16.22

13062 - Media Specialist II 18.14

13063 - Media Specialist III 20.23

13071 - Photographer I 15.85

13072 - Photographer II 17.73

13073 - Photographer III 21.96

13074 - Photographer IV 26.87

13075 - Photographer V 32.51

13110 - Video Teleconference Technician 18.01

14000 - Information Technology Occupations

14041 - Computer Operator I 15.93

14042 - Computer Operator II 17.81

14043 - Computer Operator III 19.86

14044 - Computer Operator IV 22.06

14045 - Computer Operator V 24.44

14071 - Computer Programmer I 21.04

14072 - Computer Programmer II 26.95

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 15.93

14160 - Personal Computer Support Technician 22.06

15000 - Instructional Occupations

15010 - Aircrew Training Devices Instructor (Non-Rated) 27.23

15020 - Aircrew Training Devices Instructor (Rated) 32.97

15030 - Air Crew Training Devices Instructor (Pilot) 39.52

15050 - Computer Based Training Specialist / Instructor 27.62

15060 - Educational Technologist 25.54

15070 - Flight Instructor (Pilot) 39.52

15080 - Graphic Artist 24.05

15090 - Technical Instructor 24.46

15095 - Technical Instructor/Course Developer 29.92

15110 - Test Proctor 19.74

15120 - Tutor 19.74

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

16010 - Assembler 8.85

16030 - Counter Attendant 8.85

16040 - Dry Cleaner 10.96

16070 - Finisher, Flatwork, Machine 8.85

16090 - Presser, Hand 8.85

16110 - Presser, Machine, Drycleaning 8.85

16130 - Presser, Machine, Shirts 8.85

16160 - Presser, Machine, Wearing Apparel, Laundry 8.85

16190 - Sewing Machine Operator 11.64

16220 - Tailor 12.27

16250 - Washer, Machine 9.50

19000 - Machine Tool Operation And Repair Occupations

19010 - Machine-Tool Operator (Tool Room) 16.78

19040 - Tool And Die Maker 20.30

21000 - Materials Handling And Packing Occupations

21020 - Forklift Operator 15.11

21030 - Material Coordinator 18.52

21040 - Material Expediter 18.52

21050 - Material Handling Laborer 12.13

21071 - Order Filler 11.84

21080 - Production Line Worker (Food Processing) 15.11

21110 - Shipping Packer 14.62

21130 - Shipping/Receiving Clerk 14.62

21140 - Store Worker I 10.48

21150 - Stock Clerk 14.79

21210 - Tools And Parts Attendant 15.11

21410 - Warehouse Specialist 15.11

23000 - Mechanics And Maintenance And Repair Occupations

23010 - Aerospace Structural Welder 24.39

23021 - Aircraft Mechanic I 23.22

23022 - Aircraft Mechanic II 24.39

23023 - Aircraft Mechanic III 25.61

23040 - Aircraft Mechanic Helper 17.66

23050 - Aircraft, Painter 22.57

23060 - Aircraft Servicer 19.73

23080 - Aircraft Worker 20.90

23110 - Appliance Mechanic 18.11

23120 - Bicycle Repairer 11.38

23125 - Cable Splicer 23.71

23130 - Carpenter, Maintenance 16.42

23140 - Carpet Layer 16.35

23160 - Electrician, Maintenance 19.24

23181 - Electronics Technician Maintenance I 19.60

23182 - Electronics Technician Maintenance II 21.12

23183 - Electronics Technician Maintenance III 24.85

23260 - Fabric Worker 16.73

23290 - Fire Alarm System Mechanic 19.80

23310 - Fire Extinguisher Repairer 15.76

23311 - Fuel Distribution System Mechanic 21.55

23312 - Fuel Distribution System Operator 18.53

23370 - General Maintenance Worker 17.56

23380 - Ground Support Equipment Mechanic 23.22

23381 - Ground Support Equipment Servicer 19.73

23382 - Ground Support Equipment Worker 20.90

23391 - Gunsmith I 15.76

23392 - Gunsmith II 17.68

23393 - Gunsmith III 20.16

23410 - Heating, Ventilation And Air-Conditioning 19.95

Mechanic

23411 - Heating, Ventilation And Air Contditioning 20.96

Mechanic (Research Facility)

23430 - Heavy Equipment Mechanic 18.98

23440 - Heavy Equipment Operator 16.31

23460 - Instrument Mechanic 23.15

23465 - Laboratory/Shelter Mechanic 18.69

23470 - Laborer 12.13

23510 - Locksmith 18.57

23530 - Machinery Maintenance Mechanic 22.08

23550 - Machinist, Maintenance 17.55

23580 - Maintenance Trades Helper 12.80

23591 - Metrology Technician I 23.15

23592 - Metrology Technician II 24.32

23593 - Metrology Technician III 25.44

23640 - Millwright 21.55

23710 - Office Appliance Repairer 20.26

23760 - Painter, Maintenance 15.52

23790 - Pipefitter, Maintenance 20.62

23810 - Plumber, Maintenance 17.64

23820 - Pneudraulic Systems Mechanic 19.63

23850 - Rigger 21.59

23870 - Scale Mechanic 17.68

23890 - Sheet-Metal Worker, Maintenance 15.74

23910 - Small Engine Mechanic 14.88

23931 - Telecommunications Mechanic I 25.39

23932 - Telecommunications Mechanic II 26.65

23950 - Telephone Lineman 21.89

23960 - Welder, Combination, Maintenance 17.10

23965 - Well Driller 17.57

23970 - Woodcraft Worker 19.63

23980 - Woodworker 14.27

24000 - Personal Needs Occupations

24570 - Child Care Attendant 9.87

24580 - Child Care Center Clerk 12.31

24610 - Chore Aide 9.24

24620 - Family Readiness And Support Services 13.30

Coordinator

24630 - Homemaker 13.68

25000 - Plant And System Operations Occupations

25010 - Boiler Tender 20.33

25040 - Sewage Plant Operator 17.69

25070 - Stationary Engineer 20.33

25190 - Ventilation Equipment Tender 14.83

25210 - Water Treatment Plant Operator 17.69

27000 - Protective Service Occupations

27004 - Alarm Monitor 15.98

27007 - Baggage Inspector 11.70

27008 - Corrections Officer 15.96

27010 - Court Security Officer 18.30

27030 - Detection Dog Handler 15.13

27040 - Detention Officer 15.96

27070 - Firefighter 18.54

27101 - Guard I 11.70

27102 - Guard II 15.13

27131 - Police Officer I 19.63

27132 - Police Officer II 21.81

28000 - Recreation Occupations

28041 - Carnival Equipment Operator 11.02

28042 - Carnival Equipment Repairer 11.71

28043 - Carnival Equpment Worker 8.68

28210 - Gate Attendant/Gate Tender 15.40

28310 - Lifeguard 13.72

28350 - Park Attendant (Aide) 17.23

28510 - Recreation Aide/Health Facility Attendant 12.69

28515 - Recreation Specialist 18.26

28630 - Sports Official 13.72

28690 - Swimming Pool Operator 17.14

29000 - Stevedoring/Longshoremen Occupational Services

29010 - Blocker And Bracer 18.68

29020 - Hatch Tender 18.68

29030 - Line Handler 18.68

29041 - Stevedore I 17.72

29042 - Stevedore II 19.77

30000 - Technical Occupations

30010 - Air Traffic Control Specialist, Center (HFO) (see 2) 35.77

30011 - Air Traffic Control Specialist, Station (HFO) (see 2) 24.66

30012 - Air Traffic Control Specialist, Terminal (HFO) (see 2) 27.16

30021 - Archeological Technician I 15.15

30022 - Archeological Technician II 18.89

30023 - Archeological Technician III 23.01

30030 - Cartographic Technician 23.07

30040 - Civil Engineering Technician 21.85

30061 - Drafter/CAD Operator I 15.15

30062 - Drafter/CAD Operator II 18.89

30063 - Drafter/CAD Operator III 20.96

30064 - Drafter/CAD Operator IV 23.25

30081 - Engineering Technician I 15.07

30082 - Engineering Technician II 16.92

30083 - Engineering Technician III 18.92

30084 - Engineering Technician IV 23.44

30085 - Engineering Technician V 28.68

30086 - Engineering Technician VI 34.70

30090 - Environmental Technician 19.68

30210 - Laboratory Technician 19.99

30240 - Mathematical Technician 23.04

30361 - Paralegal/Legal Assistant I 17.08

30362 - Paralegal/Legal Assistant II 21.17

30363 - Paralegal/Legal Assistant III 25.90

30364 - Paralegal/Legal Assistant IV 31.33

30390 - Photo-Optics Technician 23.07

30461 - Technical Writer I 20.21

30462 - Technical Writer II 24.73

30463 - Technical Writer III 29.10

30491 - Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) Technician I 22.74

30492 - Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) Technician II 27.51

30493 - Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) Technician III 32.97

30494 - Unexploded (UXO) Safety Escort 22.74

30495 - Unexploded (UXO) Sweep Personnel 22.74

30620 - Weather Observer, Combined Upper Air Or (see 2) 20.96

Surface Programs

30621 - Weather Observer, Senior (see 2) 21.17

31000 - Transportation/Mobile Equipment Operation Occupations

31020 - Bus Aide 13.10

31030 - Bus Driver 17.62

31043 - Driver Courier 15.70

31260 - Parking and Lot Attendant 10.34

31290 - Shuttle Bus Driver 16.78

31310 - Taxi Driver 10.25

31361 - Truckdriver, Light 16.78

31362 - Truckdriver, Medium 18.59

31363 - Truckdriver, Heavy 19.15

31364 - Truckdriver, Tractor-Trailer 19.15

99000 - Miscellaneous Occupations

99030 - Cashier 9.50

99050 - Desk Clerk 10.24

99095 - Embalmer 24.90

99251 - Laboratory Animal Caretaker I 10.57

99252 - Laboratory Animal Caretaker II 11.33

99310 - Mortician 30.68

99410 - Pest Controller 14.71

99510 - Photofinishing Worker 11.92

99710 - Recycling Laborer 14.34

99711 - Recycling Specialist 16.99

99730 - Refuse Collector 12.71

99810 - Sales Clerk 11.51

99820 - School Crossing Guard 11.42

99830 - Survey Party Chief 18.25

99831 - Surveying Aide 12.31

99832 - Surveying Technician 16.86

99840 - Vending Machine Attendant 11.92

99841 - Vending Machine Repairer 14.16

99842 - Vending Machine Repairer Helper 11.92

ALL OCCUPATIONS LISTED ABOVE RECEIVE THE FOLLOWING BENEFITS:

HEALTH & WELFARE: $3.81 per hour or $152.40 per week or $660.40 per month

VACATION: 2 weeks paid vacation after 1 year of service with a contractor or successor; 3 weeks after 10 years, and 4 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 ten paid holidays per year, New Year's Day, Martin Luther

King Jr's Birthday, Washington's Birthday, Memorial 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 4174)

THE OCCUPATIONS WHICH HAVE NUMBERED FOOTNOTES IN PARENTHESES RECEIVE THE FOLLOWING:

1) COMPUTER EMPLOYEES: Under the SCA at section 8(b), this wage determination does not apply to any employee who individually qualifies as a bona fide executive, administrative, or professional employee as defined in 29 C.F.R. Part 541. Because most Computer System Analysts and Computer Programmers who are compensated at a rate not less than $27.63 (or on a salary or fee basis at a rate not less than $455 per week) an hour would likely qualify as exempt computer professionals, (29 C.F.R. 541.

400) wage rates may not be listed on this wage determination for all occupations within those job families. In addition, because this wage determination may not list a wage rate for some or all occupations within those job families if the survey data indicates that the prevailing wage rate for the occupation equals or exceeds

$27.63 per hour conformances may be necessary for certain nonexempt employees. For example, if an individual employee is nonexempt but nevertheless performs duties within the scope of one of the Computer Systems Analyst or Computer Programmer occupations for which this wage determination does not specify an SCA wage rate, then the wage rate for that employee must be conformed in accordance with the conformance procedures described in the conformance note included on this wage determination.

Additionally, because job titles vary widely and change quickly in the computer industry, job titles are not determinative of the application of the computer professional exemption. Therefore, the exemption applies only to computer employees who satisfy the compensation requirements and whose primary duty 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).

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 ordinance, explosives, and incendiary materials. This includes work such as screening, blending, dying, mixing, and pressing of sensitive ordance, 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 regrading 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 ordance, (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 ordance, 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 ordance, 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.

The duties of employees under job titles listed are those described in the

"Service Contract Act Directory of Occupations", Fifth Edition, April 2006, unless otherwise indicated. Copies of the Directory are available on the Internet. A links to the Directory may be found on the WHD home page at http://www.dol.

gov/esa/whd/ or through the Wage Determinations On-Line (WDOL) Web site at http://wdol.gov/.

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. Such conformed classes of employees shall be paid the monetary wages and furnished the fringe benefits as are determined. Such conforming process shall be initiated by the contractor prior to the performance of contract work by such unlisted class(es) of employees. The conformed classification, wage rate, and/or fringe benefits shall be retroactive to the commencement date of the contract. {See Section 4.6 (C)(vi)}

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 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 Wage and Hour Division, Employment Standards Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, for review. (See section 4.6(b)(2) of Regulations 29 CFR Part 4).

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 decision to the contractor.

6) The contractor informs the affected employees.

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" (the Directory) should be used to compare job definitions to insure 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.