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SERVICE CONTRACT ACT WAGE DETE

WD 05-2587 (Rev.-6) was first posted on www.wdol.gov on 06/02/2009

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.: 2005-2587

Shirley F. Ebbesen Division of | Revision No.: 6

Director Wage Determinations| Date Of Revision: 05/26/2009

States: Nebraska, Wyoming

Area: Nebraska Counties of Banner, Box Butte, Cheyenne, Dawes, Deuel, Garden, Kimball, Morrill, Scotts Bluff, Sheridan, Sioux

Wyoming Statewide

**Fringe Benefits Required Follow the Occupational Listing**

OCCUPATION CODE - TITLE FOOTNOTE RATE

01000 - Administrative Support And Clerical Occupations

01011 - Accounting Clerk I 12.28

01012 - Accounting Clerk II 14.87

01013 - Accounting Clerk III 15.41

01020 - Administrative Assistant 16.87

01040 - Court Reporter 13.20

01051 - Data Entry Operator I 10.21

01052 - Data Entry Operator II 11.14

01060 - Dispatcher, Motor Vehicle 17.29

01070 - Document Preparation Clerk 10.81

01090 - Duplicating Machine Operator 10.81

01111 - General Clerk I 10.54

01112 - General Clerk II 11.50

01113 - General Clerk III 12.91

01120 - Housing Referral Assistant 14.71

01141 - Messenger Courier 9.92

01191 - Order Clerk I 10.72

01192 - Order Clerk II 11.70

01261 - Personnel Assistant (Employment) I 13.26

01262 - Personnel Assistant (Employment) II 14.83

01263 - Personnel Assistant (Employment) III 16.54

01270 - Production Control Clerk 17.50

01280 - Receptionist 10.26

01290 - Rental Clerk 9.62

01300 - Scheduler, Maintenance 11.79

01311 - Secretary I 11.79

01312 - Secretary II 13.19

01313 - Secretary III 14.71

01320 - Service Order Dispatcher 17.29

01410 - Supply Technician 16.87

01420 - Survey Worker 10.82

01531 - Travel Clerk I 10.83

01532 - Travel Clerk II 11.49

01533 - Travel Clerk III 12.10

01611 - Word Processor I 10.72

01612 - Word Processor II 12.18

01613 - Word Processor III 13.61

05000 - Automotive Service Occupations

05005 - Automobile Body Repairer, Fiberglass 19.52

05010 - Automotive Electrician 18.55

05040 - Automotive Glass Installer 17.56

05070 - Automotive Worker 17.56

05110 - Mobile Equipment Servicer 15.62

05130 - Motor Equipment Metal Mechanic 19.52

05160 - Motor Equipment Metal Worker 17.56

05190 - Motor Vehicle Mechanic 19.52

05220 - Motor Vehicle Mechanic Helper 14.65

05250 - Motor Vehicle Upholstery Worker 16.59

05280 - Motor Vehicle Wrecker 17.56

05310 - Painter, Automotive 18.55

05340 - Radiator Repair Specialist 17.56

05370 - Tire Repairer 15.09

05400 - Transmission Repair Specialist 19.52

07000 - Food Preparation And Service Occupations

07010 - Baker 10.46

07041 - Cook I 8.79

07042 - Cook II 10.22

07070 - Dishwasher 7.63

07130 - Food Service Worker 9.06

07210 - Meat Cutter 13.07

07260 - Waiter/Waitress 7.97

09000 - Furniture Maintenance And Repair Occupations

09010 - Electrostatic Spray Painter 18.55

09040 - Furniture Handler 13.47

09080 - Furniture Refinisher 18.55

09090 - Furniture Refinisher Helper 14.65

09110 - Furniture Repairer, Minor 16.59

09130 - Upholsterer 18.55

11000 - General Services And Support Occupations

11030 - Cleaner, Vehicles 9.25

11060 - Elevator Operator 8.46

11090 - Gardener 12.39

11122 - Housekeeping Aide 8.46

11150 - Janitor 11.07

11210 - Laborer, Grounds Maintenance 11.70

11240 - Maid or Houseman 8.46

11260 - Pruner 12.43

11270 - Tractor Operator 12.29

11330 - Trail Maintenance Worker 11.70

11360 - Window Cleaner 12.85

12000 - Health Occupations

12010 - Ambulance Driver 10.93

12011 - Breath Alcohol Technician 15.66

12012 - Certified Occupational Therapist Assistant 17.45

12015 - Certified Physical Therapist Assistant 17.10

12020 - Dental Assistant 12.34

12025 - Dental Hygienist 25.55

12030 - EKG Technician 23.66

12035 - Electroneurodiagnostic Technologist 23.66

12040 - Emergency Medical Technician 12.02

12071 - Licensed Practical Nurse I 14.00

12072 - Licensed Practical Nurse II 15.66

12073 - Licensed Practical Nurse III 17.46

12100 - Medical Assistant 11.31

12130 - Medical Laboratory Technician 14.98

12160 - Medical Record Clerk 12.86

12190 - Medical Record Technician 14.38

12195 - Medical Transcriptionist 12.63

12210 - Nuclear Medicine Technologist 31.24

12221 - Nursing Assistant I 10.12

12222 - Nursing Assistant II 11.38

12223 - Nursing Assistant III 12.42

12224 - Nursing Assistant IV 13.94

12235 - Optical Dispenser 13.51

12236 - Optical Technician 13.97

12250 - Pharmacy Technician 13.94

12280 - Phlebotomist 14.00

12305 - Radiologic Technologist 20.97

12311 - Registered Nurse I 20.80

12312 - Registered Nurse II 25.38

12313 - Registered Nurse II, Specialist 25.38

12314 - Registered Nurse III 30.77

12315 - Registered Nurse III, Anesthetist 30.77

12316 - Registered Nurse IV 34.78

12317 - Scheduler (Drug and Alcohol Testing) 19.40

13000 - Information And Arts Occupations

13011 - Exhibits Specialist I 15.11

13012 - Exhibits Specialist II 18.72

13013 - Exhibits Specialist III 22.91

13041 - Illustrator I 14.75

13042 - Illustrator II 17.82

13043 - Illustrator III 23.63

13047 - Librarian 20.74

13050 - Library Aide/Clerk 9.95

13054 - Library Information Technology Systems 18.82

Administrator

13058 - Library Technician 11.26

13061 - Media Specialist I 12.30

13062 - Media Specialist II 13.75

13063 - Media Specialist III 15.33

13071 - Photographer I 12.38

13072 - Photographer II 14.71

13073 - Photographer III 18.22

13074 - Photographer IV 22.28

13075 - Photographer V 26.96

13110 - Video Teleconference Technician 16.52

14000 - Information Technology Occupations

14041 - Computer Operator I 12.88

14042 - Computer Operator II 14.41

14043 - Computer Operator III 16.07

14044 - Computer Operator IV 17.85

14045 - Computer Operator V 19.80

14071 - Computer Programmer I (see 1) 16.89

14072 - Computer Programmer II (see 1) 20.92

14073 - Computer Programmer III (see 1) 25.50

14074 - Computer Programmer IV (see 1) 27.34

14101 - Computer Systems Analyst I (see 1) 25.95

14102 - Computer Systems Analyst II (see 1)

14103 - Computer Systems Analyst III (see 1)

14150 - Peripheral Equipment Operator 12.88

14160 - Personal Computer Support Technician 21.37

15000 - Instructional Occupations

15010 - Aircrew Training Devices Instructor (Non-Rated) 23.93

15020 - Aircrew Training Devices Instructor (Rated) 25.11

15030 - Air Crew Training Devices Instructor (Pilot) 28.95

15050 - Computer Based Training Specialist / Instructor 23.93

15060 - Educational Technologist 25.65

15070 - Flight Instructor (Pilot) 28.95

15080 - Graphic Artist 14.61

15090 - Technical Instructor 17.49

15095 - Technical Instructor/Course Developer 21.40

15110 - Test Proctor 14.12

15120 - Tutor 14.12

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

16010 - Assembler 8.12

16030 - Counter Attendant 8.68

16040 - Dry Cleaner 10.28

16070 - Finisher, Flatwork, Machine 8.12

16090 - Presser, Hand 8.12

16110 - Presser, Machine, Drycleaning 8.12

16130 - Presser, Machine, Shirts 8.12

16160 - Presser, Machine, Wearing Apparel, Laundry 8.12

16190 - Sewing Machine Operator 10.96

16220 - Tailor 11.57

16250 - Washer, Machine 8.84

19000 - Machine Tool Operation And Repair Occupations

19010 - Machine-Tool Operator (Tool Room) 20.39

19040 - Tool And Die Maker 24.99

21000 - Materials Handling And Packing Occupations

21020 - Forklift Operator 17.23

21030 - Material Coordinator 17.50

21040 - Material Expediter 17.50

21050 - Material Handling Laborer 11.51

21071 - Order Filler 11.09

21080 - Production Line Worker (Food Processing) 17.23

21110 - Shipping Packer 13.29

21130 - Shipping/Receiving Clerk 13.29

21140 - Store Worker I 11.00

21150 - Stock Clerk 14.48

21210 - Tools And Parts Attendant 17.23

21410 - Warehouse Specialist 17.23

23000 - Mechanics And Maintenance And Repair Occupations

23010 - Aerospace Structural Welder 21.93

23021 - Aircraft Mechanic I 20.89

23022 - Aircraft Mechanic II 21.93

23023 - Aircraft Mechanic III 23.03

23040 - Aircraft Mechanic Helper 15.68

23050 - Aircraft, Painter 19.85

23060 - Aircraft Servicer 17.75

23080 - Aircraft Worker 18.79

23110 - Appliance Mechanic 18.55

23120 - Bicycle Repairer 15.09

23125 - Cable Splicer 23.25

23130 - Carpenter, Maintenance 18.55

23140 - Carpet Layer 19.32

23160 - Electrician, Maintenance 22.12

23181 - Electronics Technician Maintenance I 21.05

23182 - Electronics Technician Maintenance II 22.34

23183 - Electronics Technician Maintenance III 23.79

23260 - Fabric Worker 17.12

23290 - Fire Alarm System Mechanic 21.44

23310 - Fire Extinguisher Repairer 15.91

23311 - Fuel Distribution System Mechanic 21.68

23312 - Fuel Distribution System Operator 16.83

23370 - General Maintenance Worker 18.95

23380 - Ground Support Equipment Mechanic 20.89

23381 - Ground Support Equipment Servicer 17.75

23382 - Ground Support Equipment Worker 18.79

23391 - Gunsmith I 15.59

23392 - Gunsmith II 17.96

23393 - Gunsmith III 20.29

23410 - Heating, Ventilation And Air-Conditioning 19.52

Mechanic

23411 - Heating, Ventilation And Air Contditioning 20.99

Mechanic (Research Facility)

23430 - Heavy Equipment Mechanic 21.31

23440 - Heavy Equipment Operator 20.16

23460 - Instrument Mechanic 24.49

23465 - Laboratory/Shelter Mechanic 19.64

23470 - Laborer 11.51

23510 - Locksmith 19.47

23530 - Machinery Maintenance Mechanic 24.66

23550 - Machinist, Maintenance 19.51

23580 - Maintenance Trades Helper 14.65

23591 - Metrology Technician I 24.49

23592 - Metrology Technician II 29.83

23593 - Metrology Technician III 31.47

23640 - Millwright 22.75

23710 - Office Appliance Repairer 18.55

23760 - Painter, Maintenance 18.55

23790 - Pipefitter, Maintenance 21.73

23810 - Plumber, Maintenance 20.40

23820 - Pneudraulic Systems Mechanic 20.74

23850 - Rigger 20.74

23870 - Scale Mechanic 18.35

23890 - Sheet-Metal Worker, Maintenance 19.52

23910 - Small Engine Mechanic 17.56

23931 - Telecommunications Mechanic I 25.28

23932 - Telecommunications Mechanic II 26.53

23950 - Telephone Lineman 21.47

23960 - Welder, Combination, Maintenance 19.52

23965 - Well Driller 19.52

23970 - Woodcraft Worker 20.74

23980 - Woodworker 15.62

24000 - Personal Needs Occupations

24570 - Child Care Attendant 8.78

24580 - Child Care Center Clerk 10.98

24610 - Chore Aide 10.12

24620 - Family Readiness And Support Services 11.18

Coordinator

24630 - Homemaker 12.23

25000 - Plant And System Operations Occupations

25010 - Boiler Tender 27.20

25040 - Sewage Plant Operator 20.24

25070 - Stationary Engineer 27.20

25190 - Ventilation Equipment Tender 17.73

25210 - Water Treatment Plant Operator 20.24

27000 - Protective Service Occupations

27004 - Alarm Monitor 15.68

27007 - Baggage Inspector 11.89

27008 - Corrections Officer 17.15

27010 - Court Security Officer 19.99

27030 - Detection Dog Handler 14.04

27040 - Detention Officer 17.31

27070 - Firefighter 18.84

27101 - Guard I 11.89

27102 - Guard II 15.39

27131 - Police Officer I 20.53

27132 - Police Officer II 22.81

28000 - Recreation Occupations

28041 - Carnival Equipment Operator 10.79

28042 - Carnival Equipment Repairer 11.45

28043 - Carnival Equpment Worker 9.33

28210 - Gate Attendant/Gate Tender 12.73

28310 - Lifeguard 11.34

28350 - Park Attendant (Aide) 14.24

28510 - Recreation Aide/Health Facility Attendant 11.07

28515 - Recreation Specialist 12.72

28630 - Sports Official 11.34

28690 - Swimming Pool Operator 15.29

29000 - Stevedoring/Longshoremen Occupational Services

29010 - Blocker And Bracer 19.03

29020 - Hatch Tender 19.03

29030 - Line Handler 19.03

29041 - Stevedore I 17.52

29042 - Stevedore II 22.41

30000 - Technical Occupations

30010 - Air Traffic Control Specialist, Center (HFO) (see 2) 33.96

30011 - Air Traffic Control Specialist, Station (HFO) (see 2) 23.42

30012 - Air Traffic Control Specialist, Terminal (HFO) (see 2) 25.79

30021 - Archeological Technician I 14.41

30022 - Archeological Technician II 16.11

30023 - Archeological Technician III 19.96

30030 - Cartographic Technician 19.96

30040 - Civil Engineering Technician 18.65

30061 - Drafter/CAD Operator I 14.41

30062 - Drafter/CAD Operator II 16.11

30063 - Drafter/CAD Operator III 17.97

30064 - Drafter/CAD Operator IV 22.11

30081 - Engineering Technician I 13.45

30082 - Engineering Technician II 16.34

30083 - Engineering Technician III 17.54

30084 - Engineering Technician IV 21.17

30085 - Engineering Technician V 25.90

30086 - Engineering Technician VI 28.93

30090 - Environmental Technician 16.41

30210 - Laboratory Technician 17.97

30240 - Mathematical Technician 16.98

30361 - Paralegal/Legal Assistant I 14.56

30362 - Paralegal/Legal Assistant II 18.04

30363 - Paralegal/Legal Assistant III 22.06

30364 - Paralegal/Legal Assistant IV 26.70

30390 - Photo-Optics Technician 19.51

30461 - Technical Writer I 18.18

30462 - Technical Writer II 22.24

30463 - Technical Writer III 29.61

30491 - Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) Technician I 21.58

30492 - Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) Technician II 26.11

30493 - Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) Technician III 31.30

30494 - Unexploded (UXO) Safety Escort 21.58

30495 - Unexploded (UXO) Sweep Personnel 21.58

30620 - Weather Observer, Combined Upper Air Or (see 2) 16.11

Surface Programs

30621 - Weather Observer, Senior (see 2) 19.44

31000 - Transportation/Mobile Equipment Operation Occupations

31020 - Bus Aide 9.08

31030 - Bus Driver 14.37

31043 - Driver Courier 12.85

31260 - Parking and Lot Attendant 9.38

31290 - Shuttle Bus Driver 13.86

31310 - Taxi Driver 10.89

31361 - Truckdriver, Light 13.86

31362 - Truckdriver, Medium 15.73

31363 - Truckdriver, Heavy 17.50

31364 - Truckdriver, Tractor-Trailer 17.50

99000 - Miscellaneous Occupations

99030 - Cashier 8.40

99050 - Desk Clerk 9.12

99095 - Embalmer 24.22

99251 - Laboratory Animal Caretaker I 9.03

99252 - Laboratory Animal Caretaker II 9.78

99310 - Mortician 24.87

99410 - Pest Controller 13.20

99510 - Photofinishing Worker 11.33

99710 - Recycling Laborer 14.27

99711 - Recycling Specialist 18.68

99730 - Refuse Collector 14.11

99810 - Sales Clerk 10.53

99820 - School Crossing Guard 12.05

99830 - Survey Party Chief 16.52

99831 - Surveying Aide 12.07

99832 - Surveying Technician 14.99

99840 - Vending Machine Attendant 9.51

99841 - Vending Machine Repairer 12.03

99842 - Vending Machine Repairer Helper 10.17

ALL OCCUPATIONS LISTED ABOVE RECEIVE THE FOLLOWING BENEFITS:

HEALTH & WELFARE: $3.35 per hour or $134.00 per week or $580.66 per month

VACATION: 2 weeks paid vacation after 1 year of service with a contractor or successor; 3 weeks after 8 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 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.

(End of Summary of Changes)