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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.: 2015-2521

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

Director Wage Determinations| Date Of Revision: 02/18/2016

Note: Under Executive Order (EO) 13658, an hourly minimum wage of $10.15 for calendar year 2016 applies to all contracts subject to the Service Contract

Act for which the solicitation was issued on or after January 1, 2015. If this contract is covered by the EO, the contractor must pay all workers in any classification listed on this wage determination at least $10.15 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 calendar year 2016. The EO minimum wage rate will be adjusted annually. Additional information on contractor requirements and worker protections under the EO is available at www.dol.gov/whd/govcontracts.

State: Texas

Area: Texas Counties of Atascosa, Bandera, Bexar, Comal, De Witt, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Kendall, McMullen, Medina, Wilson

**Fringe Benefits Required Follow the Occupational Listing**

OCCUPATION CODE - TITLE FOOTNOTE RATE

01000 - Administrative Support And Clerical Occupations

01011 - Accounting Clerk I 13.82

01012 - Accounting Clerk II 15.51

01013 - Accounting Clerk III 17.35

01020 - Administrative Assistant 21.96

01035 - Court Reporter 22.14

01051 - Data Entry Operator I 11.59

01052 - Data Entry Operator II 12.65

01060 - Dispatcher, Motor Vehicle 16.11

01070 - Document Preparation Clerk 13.27

01090 - Duplicating Machine Operator 13.27

01111 - General Clerk I 11.26

01112 - General Clerk II 13.21

01113 - General Clerk III 15.45

01120 - Housing Referral Assistant 19.91

01141 - Messenger Courier 11.03

01191 - Order Clerk I 12.49

01192 - Order Clerk II 13.63

01261 - Personnel Assistant (Employment) I 17.04

01262 - Personnel Assistant (Employment) II 19.23

01263 - Personnel Assistant (Employment) III 21.26

01270 - Production Control Clerk 18.59

01290 - Rental Clerk 14.90

01300 - Scheduler, Maintenance 15.96

01311 - Secretary I 15.96

01312 - Secretary II 17.86

01313 - Secretary III 19.91

01320 - Service Order Dispatcher 14.26

01410 - Supply Technician 21.96

01420 - Survey Worker 16.65

01460 - Switchboard Operator/Receptionist 11.89

01531 - Travel Clerk I 12.19

01532 - Travel Clerk II 12.94

01533 - Travel Clerk III 13.60

01611 - Word Processor I 13.33

01612 - Word Processor II 14.96

01613 - Word Processor III 16.73

05000 - Automotive Service Occupations

05005 - Automobile Body Repairer, Fiberglass 18.41

05010 - Automotive Electrician 17.75

05040 - Automotive Glass Installer 16.77

05070 - Automotive Worker 16.77

05110 - Mobile Equipment Servicer 14.96

05130 - Motor Equipment Metal Mechanic 18.68

05160 - Motor Equipment Metal Worker 16.77

05190 - Motor Vehicle Mechanic 18.41

05220 - Motor Vehicle Mechanic Helper 14.17

05250 - Motor Vehicle Upholstery Worker 15.83

05280 - Motor Vehicle Wrecker 16.77

05310 - Painter, Automotive 17.75

05340 - Radiator Repair Specialist 16.77

05370 - Tire Repairer 11.12

05400 - Transmission Repair Specialist 18.68

07000 - Food Preparation And Service Occupations

07010 - Baker 12.53

07041 - Cook I 9.42

07042 - Cook II 11.33

07070 - Dishwasher 7.76

07130 - Food Service Worker 8.51

07210 - Meat Cutter 12.63

07260 - Waiter/Waitress 7.94

09000 - Furniture Maintenance And Repair Occupations

09010 - Electrostatic Spray Painter 15.03

09040 - Furniture Handler 10.46

09080 - Furniture Refinisher 15.03

09090 - Furniture Refinisher Helper 12.00

09110 - Furniture Repairer, Minor 13.42

09130 - Upholsterer 15.03

11000 - General Services And Support Occupations

11030 - Cleaner, Vehicles 9.02

11060 - Elevator Operator 9.02

11090 - Gardener 13.57

11122 - Housekeeping Aide 10.53

11150 - Janitor 10.53

11210 - Laborer, Grounds Maintenance 11.41

11240 - Maid or Houseman 8.80

11260 - Pruner 10.36

11270 - Tractor Operator 12.91

11330 - Trail Maintenance Worker 11.41

11360 - Window Cleaner 11.60

12000 - Health Occupations

12010 - Ambulance Driver 14.40

12011 - Breath Alcohol Technician 14.74

12012 - Certified Occupational Therapist Assistant 28.34

12015 - Certified Physical Therapist Assistant 26.24

12020 - Dental Assistant 14.50

12025 - Dental Hygienist 32.84

12030 - EKG Technician 23.56

12035 - Electroneurodiagnostic Technologist 23.56

12040 - Emergency Medical Technician 14.40

12071 - Licensed Practical Nurse I 15.73

12072 - Licensed Practical Nurse II 17.60

12073 - Licensed Practical Nurse III 19.62

12100 - Medical Assistant 13.01

12130 - Medical Laboratory Technician 16.80

12160 - Medical Record Clerk 13.61

12190 - Medical Record Technician 14.86

12195 - Medical Transcriptionist 13.76

12210 - Nuclear Medicine Technologist 29.68

12221 - Nursing Assistant I 10.42

12222 - Nursing Assistant II 11.71

12223 - Nursing Assistant III 12.78

12224 - Nursing Assistant IV 14.35

12235 - Optical Dispenser 14.94

12236 - Optical Technician 15.20

12250 - Pharmacy Technician 16.23

12280 - Phlebotomist 14.35

12305 - Radiologic Technologist 24.06

12311 - Registered Nurse I 24.40

12312 - Registered Nurse II 29.85

12313 - Registered Nurse II, Specialist 29.85

12314 - Registered Nurse III 36.11

12315 - Registered Nurse III, Anesthetist 36.11

12316 - Registered Nurse IV 43.28

12317 - Scheduler (Drug and Alcohol Testing) 18.26

13000 - Information And Arts Occupations

13011 - Exhibits Specialist I 18.12

13012 - Exhibits Specialist II 22.45

13013 - Exhibits Specialist III 27.46

13041 - Illustrator I 18.68

13042 - Illustrator II 23.15

13043 - Illustrator III 26.62

13047 - Librarian 25.63

13050 - Library Aide/Clerk 11.03

13054 - Library Information Technology Systems 23.15

Administrator

13058 - Library Technician 14.44

13061 - Media Specialist I 15.87

13062 - Media Specialist II 17.79

13063 - Media Specialist III 19.84

13071 - Photographer I 14.29

13072 - Photographer II 16.15

13073 - Photographer III 18.92

13074 - Photographer IV 21.54

13075 - Photographer V 26.14

13110 - Video Teleconference Technician 16.33

14000 - Information Technology Occupations

14041 - Computer Operator I 15.51

14042 - Computer Operator II 17.35

14043 - Computer Operator III 19.35

14044 - Computer Operator IV 21.50

14045 - Computer Operator V 23.80

14071 - Computer Programmer I (see 1) 22.29

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 15.51

14160 - Personal Computer Support Technician 21.50

15000 - Instructional Occupations

15010 - Aircrew Training Devices Instructor (Non-Rated) 26.31

15020 - Aircrew Training Devices Instructor (Rated) 31.51

15030 - Air Crew Training Devices Instructor (Pilot) 37.76

15050 - Computer Based Training Specialist / Instructor 26.31

15060 - Educational Technologist 26.86

15070 - Flight Instructor (Pilot) 37.76

15080 - Graphic Artist 22.57

15090 - Technical Instructor 18.93

15095 - Technical Instructor/Course Developer 23.16

15110 - Test Proctor 15.28

15120 - Tutor 15.28

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

16010 - Assembler 8.64

16030 - Counter Attendant 8.64

16040 - Dry Cleaner 10.50

16070 - Finisher, Flatwork, Machine 8.64

16090 - Presser, Hand 8.64

16110 - Presser, Machine, Drycleaning 8.64

16130 - Presser, Machine, Shirts 8.64

16160 - Presser, Machine, Wearing Apparel, Laundry 8.64

16190 - Sewing Machine Operator 11.08

16220 - Tailor 11.63

16250 - Washer, Machine 9.37

19000 - Machine Tool Operation And Repair Occupations

19010 - Machine-Tool Operator (Tool Room) 16.35

19040 - Tool And Die Maker 19.26

21000 - Materials Handling And Packing Occupations

21020 - Forklift Operator 12.22

21030 - Material Coordinator 18.59

21040 - Material Expediter 18.59

21050 - Material Handling Laborer 10.58

21071 - Order Filler 11.28

21080 - Production Line Worker (Food Processing) 12.22

21110 - Shipping Packer 12.67

21130 - Shipping/Receiving Clerk 12.67

21140 - Store Worker I 10.23

21150 - Stock Clerk 13.18

21210 - Tools And Parts Attendant 12.22

21410 - Warehouse Specialist 12.22

23000 - Mechanics And Maintenance And Repair Occupations

23010 - Aerospace Structural Welder 20.73

23021 - Aircraft Mechanic I 19.59

23022 - Aircraft Mechanic II 20.73

23023 - Aircraft Mechanic III 21.85

23040 - Aircraft Mechanic Helper 13.74

23050 - Aircraft, Painter 17.58

23060 - Aircraft Servicer 15.39

23080 - Aircraft Worker 16.41

23110 - Appliance Mechanic 17.25

23120 - Bicycle Repairer 11.12

23125 - Cable Splicer 19.50

23130 - Carpenter, Maintenance 16.16

23140 - Carpet Layer 15.04

23160 - Electrician, Maintenance 19.55

23181 - Electronics Technician Maintenance I 22.30

23182 - Electronics Technician Maintenance II 23.80

23183 - Electronics Technician Maintenance III 25.32

23260 - Fabric Worker 14.33

23290 - Fire Alarm System Mechanic 17.71

23310 - Fire Extinguisher Repairer 13.77

23311 - Fuel Distribution System Mechanic 17.42

23312 - Fuel Distribution System Operator 14.33

23370 - General Maintenance Worker 15.37

23380 - Ground Support Equipment Mechanic 19.59

23381 - Ground Support Equipment Servicer 15.10

23382 - Ground Support Equipment Worker 16.10

23391 - Gunsmith I 14.33

23392 - Gunsmith II 15.37

23393 - Gunsmith III 17.42

23410 - Heating, Ventilation And Air-Conditioning 17.42

Mechanic

23411 - Heating, Ventilation And Air Contditioning 18.44

Mechanic (Research Facility)

23430 - Heavy Equipment Mechanic 17.55

23440 - Heavy Equipment Operator 17.42

23460 - Instrument Mechanic 20.11

23465 - Laboratory/Shelter Mechanic 16.41

23470 - Laborer 10.03

23510 - Locksmith 15.48

23530 - Machinery Maintenance Mechanic 17.57

23550 - Machinist, Maintenance 17.42

23580 - Maintenance Trades Helper 12.21

23591 - Metrology Technician I 20.11

23592 - Metrology Technician II 21.29

23593 - Metrology Technician III 22.45

23640 - Millwright 19.02

23710 - Office Appliance Repairer 16.68

23760 - Painter, Maintenance 16.16

23790 - Pipefitter, Maintenance 19.33

23810 - Plumber, Maintenance 18.21

23820 - Pneudraulic Systems Mechanic 17.42

23850 - Rigger 17.42

23870 - Scale Mechanic 15.13

23890 - Sheet-Metal Worker, Maintenance 17.78

23910 - Small Engine Mechanic 15.37

23931 - Telecommunications Mechanic I 21.97

23932 - Telecommunications Mechanic II 23.21

23950 - Telephone Lineman 20.66

23960 - Welder, Combination, Maintenance 17.15

23965 - Well Driller 17.15

23970 - Woodcraft Worker 17.42

23980 - Woodworker 13.16

24000 - Personal Needs Occupations

24570 - Child Care Attendant 9.45

24580 - Child Care Center Clerk 12.07

24610 - Chore Aide 10.57

24620 - Family Readiness And Support Services 10.76

Coordinator

24630 - Homemaker 13.69

25000 - Plant And System Operations Occupations

25010 - Boiler Tender 18.19

25040 - Sewage Plant Operator 16.47

25070 - Stationary Engineer 18.19

25190 - Ventilation Equipment Tender 12.13

25210 - Water Treatment Plant Operator 16.43

27000 - Protective Service Occupations

27004 - Alarm Monitor 14.89

27007 - Baggage Inspector 11.24

27008 - Corrections Officer 21.15

27010 - Court Security Officer 21.15

27030 - Detection Dog Handler 14.37

27040 - Detention Officer 21.15

27070 - Firefighter 22.59

27101 - Guard I 11.24

27102 - Guard II 14.20

27131 - Police Officer I 23.14

27132 - Police Officer II 25.77

28000 - Recreation Occupations

28041 - Carnival Equipment Operator 9.89

28042 - Carnival Equipment Repairer 10.39

28043 - Carnival Worker 8.25

28210 - Gate Attendant/Gate Tender 12.51

28310 - Lifeguard 11.05

28350 - Park Attendant (Aide) 13.88

28510 - Recreation Aide/Health Facility Attendant 10.13

28515 - Recreation Specialist 14.76

28630 - Sports Official 11.05

28690 - Swimming Pool Operator 13.35

29000 - Stevedoring/Longshoremen Occupational Services

29010 - Blocker And Bracer 18.90

29020 - Hatch Tender 18.90

29030 - Line Handler 18.90

29041 - Stevedore I 17.63

29042 - Stevedore II 20.19

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 16.47

30022 - Archeological Technician II 17.18

30023 - Archeological Technician III 23.40

30030 - Cartographic Technician 23.74

30040 - Civil Engineering Technician 20.21

30061 - Drafter/CAD Operator I 17.13

30062 - Drafter/CAD Operator II 19.16

30063 - Drafter/CAD Operator III 21.37

30064 - Drafter/CAD Operator IV 26.29

30081 - Engineering Technician I 15.91

30082 - Engineering Technician II 17.86

30083 - Engineering Technician III 19.98

30084 - Engineering Technician IV 24.75

30085 - Engineering Technician V 30.27

30086 - Engineering Technician VI 36.63

30090 - Environmental Technician 19.43

30210 - Laboratory Technician 19.16

30240 - Mathematical Technician 23.74

30361 - Paralegal/Legal Assistant I 16.70

30362 - Paralegal/Legal Assistant II 21.82

30363 - Paralegal/Legal Assistant III 26.68

30364 - Paralegal/Legal Assistant IV 32.25

30390 - Photo-Optics Technician 23.74

30461 - Technical Writer I 24.59

30462 - Technical Writer II 30.08

30463 - Technical Writer III 34.17

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) 21.37

Surface Programs

30621 - Weather Observer, Senior (see 2) 23.74

31000 - Transportation/Mobile Equipment Operation Occupations

31020 - Bus Aide 12.95

31030 - Bus Driver 16.78

31043 - Driver Courier 13.17

31260 - Parking and Lot Attendant 9.64

31290 - Shuttle Bus Driver 14.18

31310 - Taxi Driver 11.35

31361 - Truckdriver, Light 14.18

31362 - Truckdriver, Medium 15.07

31363 - Truckdriver, Heavy 16.69

31364 - Truckdriver, Tractor-Trailer 16.69

99000 - Miscellaneous Occupations

99030 - Cashier 9.41

99050 - Desk Clerk 9.68

99095 - Embalmer 18.80

99251 - Laboratory Animal Caretaker I 10.07

99252 - Laboratory Animal Caretaker II 10.84

99310 - Mortician 22.43

99410 - Pest Controller 15.42

99510 - Photofinishing Worker 11.95

99710 - Recycling Laborer 13.34

99711 - Recycling Specialist 14.83

99730 - Refuse Collector 12.11

99810 - Sales Clerk 10.86

99820 - School Crossing Guard 10.97

99830 - Survey Party Chief 18.41

99831 - Surveying Aide 12.83

99832 - Surveying Technician 15.33

99840 - Vending Machine Attendant 11.39

99841 - Vending Machine Repairer 14.08

99842 - Vending Machine Repairer Helper 11.39

ALL OCCUPATIONS LISTED ABOVE RECEIVE THE FOLLOWING BENEFITS:

HEALTH & WELFARE: $4.27 per hour or $170.80 per week or $740.13 per month

VACATION: 2 weeks paid vacation after 1 year of service with a contractor or successor, 3 weeks after 5 years, and 4 weeks 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 4.174)

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 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. Such conformed classes of employees shall be paid the monetary wages and furnished the fringe benefits as are determined (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 retroactive to the commencement date of the contract (See 29 CFR 4.6(b)(2)(iv)(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 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 Wage and Hour Division, U.S. Department of Labor, 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 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 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.