WD_05-2521_(Rev.-15).pdf

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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.: 2005-2521

Diane C. Koplewski Division of | Revision No.: 15

Director Wage Determinations| Date Of Revision: 07/25/2014

State: Texas

Area: Texas Counties of Atascosa, Bandera, Bexar, Comal, De Witt, Edwards, Gillespie, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Karnes, Kendall, Kerr, Kinney, McMullen, Medina, Real, Uvalde, Val Verde, 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

01040 - 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

01280 - Receptionist

11.89

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

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 Equpment 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: $4.02 per hour or $160.80 per week or $696.79 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

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 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 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 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.