WD_05-2509.pdf

WD 05-2509 (Rev.-16) was first posted on www.wdol.gov on 12/30/2014

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.: 2005-2509 Diane C. Koplewski Division of | Revision No.: 16 Director Wage Determinations| Date Of Revision: 12/22/2014 Note: Executive Order (EO) 13658 establishes an hourly minimum wage of $10.10 for 2015 that applies to all contracts subject to the Service Contract Act for which the solicitation is 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 $10.10 (or the applicable wage rate listed on this wage determination, if it is higher) for all hours spent performing on the contract. 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 Collin, Cooke, Dallas, Delta, Denton, Ellis, Fannin, Grayson, Henderson, Hopkins, Hunt, Kaufman, Lamar, Navarro, Rains, Rockwall, Smith, Van Zandt, Wood **Fringe Benefits Required Follow the Occupational Listing**

OCCUPATION CODE - TITLE FOOTNOTE RATE

01000 - Administrative Support And Clerical Occupations 01011 - Accounting Clerk I 14.36 01012 - Accounting Clerk II 16.13 01013 - Accounting Clerk III 18.03 01020 - Administrative Assistant 26.46 01040 - Court Reporter 17.29 01051 - Data Entry Operator I 13.20 01052 - Data Entry Operator II 14.41 01060 - Dispatcher, Motor Vehicle 21.36 01070 - Document Preparation Clerk 14.24 01090 - Duplicating Machine Operator 14.24 01111 - General Clerk I 11.32 01112 - General Clerk II 12.79 01113 - General Clerk III 15.78 01120 - Housing Referral Assistant 21.60 01141 - Messenger Courier 11.86 01191 - Order Clerk I 13.66 01192 - Order Clerk II 14.91 01261 - Personnel Assistant (Employment) I 16.75 01262 - Personnel Assistant (Employment) II 18.73 01263 - Personnel Assistant (Employment) III 20.88 01270 - Production Control Clerk 21.36 01280 - Receptionist 13.60 01290 - Rental Clerk 15.30 01300 - Scheduler, Maintenance 17.32 01311 - Secretary I 17.32 01312 - Secretary II 19.38 01313 - Secretary III 21.60 01320 - Service Order Dispatcher 17.47 01410 - Supply Technician 25.99

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01420 - Survey Worker 17.29 01531 - Travel Clerk I 13.07 01532 - Travel Clerk II 14.04 01533 - Travel Clerk III 15.06 01611 - Word Processor I 12.80 01612 - Word Processor II 15.30 01613 - Word Processor III 17.29 05000 - Automotive Service Occupations 05005 - Automobile Body Repairer, Fiberglass 20.00 05010 - Automotive Electrician 23.04 05040 - Automotive Glass Installer 20.93 05070 - Automotive Worker 22.02 05110 - Mobile Equipment Servicer 18.52 05130 - Motor Equipment Metal Mechanic 22.16 05160 - Motor Equipment Metal Worker 20.93 05190 - Motor Vehicle Mechanic 22.99 05220 - Motor Vehicle Mechanic Helper 17.27 05250 - Motor Vehicle Upholstery Worker 19.82 05280 - Motor Vehicle Wrecker 20.93 05310 - Painter, Automotive 24.22 05340 - Radiator Repair Specialist 20.93 05370 - Tire Repairer 12.44 05400 - Transmission Repair Specialist 22.16 07000 - Food Preparation And Service Occupations 07010 - Baker 11.26 07041 - Cook I 10.33 07042 - Cook II 11.69 07070 - Dishwasher 8.38 07130 - Food Service Worker 9.61 07210 - Meat Cutter 13.34 07260 - Waiter/Waitress 9.03 09000 - Furniture Maintenance And Repair Occupations 09010 - Electrostatic Spray Painter 15.32 09040 - Furniture Handler 10.24 09080 - Furniture Refinisher 15.32 09090 - Furniture Refinisher Helper 12.02 09110 - Furniture Repairer, Minor 13.78 09130 - Upholsterer 16.53 11000 - General Services And Support Occupations 11030 - Cleaner, Vehicles 10.82 11060 - Elevator Operator 9.70 11090 - Gardener 13.58 11122 - Housekeeping Aide 9.70 11150 - Janitor 9.70 11210 - Laborer, Grounds Maintenance 10.39 11240 - Maid or Houseman 8.47 11260 - Pruner 11.58 11270 - Tractor Operator 12.58 11330 - Trail Maintenance Worker 11.07 11360 - Window Cleaner 11.12 12000 - Health Occupations 12010 - Ambulance Driver 15.87 12011 - Breath Alcohol Technician 19.80 12012 - Certified Occupational Therapist Assistant 28.62 12015 - Certified Physical Therapist Assistant 27.35 12020 - Dental Assistant 19.08 12025 - Dental Hygienist 36.14 12030 - EKG Technician 28.89 12035 - Electroneurodiagnostic Technologist 28.89 12040 - Emergency Medical Technician 15.87 12071 - Licensed Practical Nurse I 18.42 12072 - Licensed Practical Nurse II 20.60

12073 - Licensed Practical Nurse III 22.96 12100 - Medical Assistant 15.37 12130 - Medical Laboratory Technician 19.22 12160 - Medical Record Clerk 15.45 12190 - Medical Record Technician 17.26 12195 - Medical Transcriptionist 17.87 12210 - Nuclear Medicine Technologist 33.52 12221 - Nursing Assistant I 10.43 12222 - Nursing Assistant II 11.72 12223 - Nursing Assistant III 12.80 12224 - Nursing Assistant IV 14.36 12235 - Optical Dispenser 15.48 12236 - Optical Technician 13.78 12250 - Pharmacy Technician 15.18 12280 - Phlebotomist 14.36 12305 - Radiologic Technologist 25.82 12311 - Registered Nurse I 25.82 12312 - Registered Nurse II 31.58 12313 - Registered Nurse II, Specialist 31.58 12314 - Registered Nurse III 38.19 12315 - Registered Nurse III, Anesthetist 38.19 12316 - Registered Nurse IV 45.78 12317 - Scheduler (Drug and Alcohol Testing) 24.53 13000 - Information And Arts Occupations 13011 - Exhibits Specialist I 20.65 13012 - Exhibits Specialist II 25.58 13013 - Exhibits Specialist III 31.28 13041 - Illustrator I 24.95 13042 - Illustrator II 30.91 13043 - Illustrator III 36.18 13047 - Librarian 31.56 13050 - Library Aide/Clerk 14.33 13054 - Library Information Technology Systems 27.42 Administrator 13058 - Library Technician 16.29 13061 - Media Specialist I 19.78 13062 - Media Specialist II 22.13 13063 - Media Specialist III 24.67 13071 - Photographer I 16.50 13072 - Photographer II 18.46 13073 - Photographer III 22.87 13074 - Photographer IV 27.97 13075 - Photographer V 33.85 13110 - Video Teleconference Technician 21.59 14000 - Information Technology Occupations 14041 - Computer Operator I 15.91 14042 - Computer Operator II 17.80 14043 - Computer Operator III 20.78 14044 - Computer Operator IV 24.67 14045 - Computer Operator V 27.31 14071 - Computer Programmer I (see 1) 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 15.91 14160 - Personal Computer Support Technician 24.67 15000 - Instructional Occupations 15010 - Aircrew Training Devices Instructor (Non-Rated) 35.04 15020 - Aircrew Training Devices Instructor (Rated) 41.90

15030 - Air Crew Training Devices Instructor (Pilot) 46.09 15050 - Computer Based Training Specialist / Instructor 35.04 15060 - Educational Technologist 30.46 15070 - Flight Instructor (Pilot) 46.09 15080 - Graphic Artist 22.70 15090 - Technical Instructor 22.61 15095 - Technical Instructor/Course Developer 27.44 15110 - Test Proctor 18.16 15120 - Tutor 18.16 16000 - Laundry, Dry-Cleaning, Pressing And Related Occupations 16010 - Assembler 9.32 16030 - Counter Attendant 9.32 16040 - Dry Cleaner 11.86 16070 - Finisher, Flatwork, Machine 9.32 16090 - Presser, Hand 9.32 16110 - Presser, Machine, Drycleaning 9.32 16130 - Presser, Machine, Shirts 9.32 16160 - Presser, Machine, Wearing Apparel, Laundry 9.32 16190 - Sewing Machine Operator 12.50 16220 - Tailor 13.33 16250 - Washer, Machine 10.19 19000 - Machine Tool Operation And Repair Occupations 19010 - Machine-Tool Operator (Tool Room) 19.18 19040 - Tool And Die Maker 22.87 21000 - Materials Handling And Packing Occupations 21020 - Forklift Operator 15.02 21030 - Material Coordinator 19.45 21040 - Material Expediter 19.45 21050 - Material Handling Laborer 12.80 21071 - Order Filler 13.57 21080 - Production Line Worker (Food Processing) 15.02 21110 - Shipping Packer 13.52 21130 - Shipping/Receiving Clerk 13.52 21140 - Store Worker I 11.85 21150 - Stock Clerk 15.94 21210 - Tools And Parts Attendant 15.02 21410 - Warehouse Specialist 15.02 23000 - Mechanics And Maintenance And Repair Occupations 23010 - Aerospace Structural Welder 30.47 23021 - Aircraft Mechanic I 29.07 23022 - Aircraft Mechanic II 30.47 23023 - Aircraft Mechanic III 31.89 23040 - Aircraft Mechanic Helper 19.71 23050 - Aircraft, Painter 25.93 23060 - Aircraft Servicer 22.61 23080 - Aircraft Worker 23.90 23110 - Appliance Mechanic 17.18 23120 - Bicycle Repairer 12.44 23125 - Cable Splicer 19.60 23130 - Carpenter, Maintenance 17.25 23140 - Carpet Layer 16.43 23160 - Electrician, Maintenance 20.94 23181 - Electronics Technician Maintenance I 25.82 23182 - Electronics Technician Maintenance II 27.21 23183 - Electronics Technician Maintenance III 29.34 23260 - Fabric Worker 16.68 23290 - Fire Alarm System Mechanic 19.04 23310 - Fire Extinguisher Repairer 15.48 23311 - Fuel Distribution System Mechanic 19.28 23312 - Fuel Distribution System Operator 16.29 23370 - General Maintenance Worker 17.70 23380 - Ground Support Equipment Mechanic 29.07

23381 - Ground Support Equipment Servicer 22.61 23382 - Ground Support Equipment Worker 23.90 23391 - Gunsmith I 15.48 23392 - Gunsmith II 17.79 23393 - Gunsmith III 19.76 23410 - Heating, Ventilation And Air-Conditioning 19.50 Mechanic 23411 - Heating, Ventilation And Air Contditioning 20.44 Mechanic (Research Facility) 23430 - Heavy Equipment Mechanic 19.71 23440 - Heavy Equipment Operator 16.87 23460 - Instrument Mechanic 22.51 23465 - Laboratory/Shelter Mechanic 18.74 23470 - Laborer 12.10 23510 - Locksmith 18.99 23530 - Machinery Maintenance Mechanic 21.04 23550 - Machinist, Maintenance 17.89 23580 - Maintenance Trades Helper 13.22 23591 - Metrology Technician I 22.51 23592 - Metrology Technician II 23.59 23593 - Metrology Technician III 24.69 23640 - Millwright 22.28 23710 - Office Appliance Repairer 18.30 23760 - Painter, Maintenance 16.85 23790 - Pipefitter, Maintenance 22.46 23810 - Plumber, Maintenance 21.38 23820 - Pneudraulic Systems Mechanic 19.76 23850 - Rigger 21.28 23870 - Scale Mechanic 17.79 23890 - Sheet-Metal Worker, Maintenance 18.28 23910 - Small Engine Mechanic 17.03 23931 - Telecommunications Mechanic I 23.56 23932 - Telecommunications Mechanic II 24.66 23950 - Telephone Lineman 21.40 23960 - Welder, Combination, Maintenance 17.75 23965 - Well Driller 20.07 23970 - Woodcraft Worker 19.71 23980 - Woodworker 14.17 24000 - Personal Needs Occupations 24570 - Child Care Attendant 10.73 24580 - Child Care Center Clerk 13.39 24610 - Chore Aide 8.60 24620 - Family Readiness And Support Services 13.70 Coordinator 24630 - Homemaker 17.11 25000 - Plant And System Operations Occupations 25010 - Boiler Tender 22.92 25040 - Sewage Plant Operator 17.52 25070 - Stationary Engineer 22.92 25190 - Ventilation Equipment Tender 15.57 25210 - Water Treatment Plant Operator 17.52 27000 - Protective Service Occupations 27004 - Alarm Monitor 17.51 27007 - Baggage Inspector 14.10 27008 - Corrections Officer 18.17 27010 - Court Security Officer 23.50 27030 - Detection Dog Handler 16.92 27040 - Detention Officer 19.99 27070 - Firefighter 22.87 27101 - Guard I 14.10 27102 - Guard II 16.92 27131 - Police Officer I 27.08

27132 - Police Officer II 30.10 28000 - Recreation Occupations 28041 - Carnival Equipment Operator 12.31 28042 - Carnival Equipment Repairer 13.07 28043 - Carnival Equpment Worker 9.50 28210 - Gate Attendant/Gate Tender 14.18 28310 - Lifeguard 11.19 28350 - Park Attendant (Aide) 15.86 28510 - Recreation Aide/Health Facility Attendant 11.57 28515 - Recreation Specialist 18.00 28630 - Sports Official 12.63 28690 - Swimming Pool Operator 21.99 29000 - Stevedoring/Longshoremen Occupational Services 29010 - Blocker And Bracer 18.83 29020 - Hatch Tender 18.83 29030 - Line Handler 18.83 29041 - Stevedore I 16.91 29042 - Stevedore II 18.79 30000 - Technical Occupations 30010 - Air Traffic Control Specialist, Center (HFO) (see 2) 37.81 30011 - Air Traffic Control Specialist, Station (HFO) (see 2) 26.07 30012 - Air Traffic Control Specialist, Terminal (HFO) (see 2) 28.72 30021 - Archeological Technician I 19.29 30022 - Archeological Technician II 22.30 30023 - Archeological Technician III 27.75 30030 - Cartographic Technician 27.75 30040 - Civil Engineering Technician 23.51 30061 - Drafter/CAD Operator I 20.07 30062 - Drafter/CAD Operator II 22.40 30063 - Drafter/CAD Operator III 24.97 30064 - Drafter/CAD Operator IV 30.73 30081 - Engineering Technician I 17.56 30082 - Engineering Technician II 19.70 30083 - Engineering Technician III 22.03 30084 - Engineering Technician IV 27.30 30085 - Engineering Technician V 33.40 30086 - Engineering Technician VI 40.41 30090 - Environmental Technician 24.73 30210 - Laboratory Technician 22.28 30240 - Mathematical Technician 27.75 30361 - Paralegal/Legal Assistant I 18.92 30362 - Paralegal/Legal Assistant II 23.44 30363 - Paralegal/Legal Assistant III 28.67 30364 - Paralegal/Legal Assistant IV 34.70 30390 - Photo-Optics Technician 27.75 30461 - Technical Writer I 25.09 30462 - Technical Writer II 30.68 30463 - Technical Writer III 37.13 30491 - Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) Technician I 24.03 30492 - Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) Technician II 29.08 30493 - Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) Technician III 34.85 30494 - Unexploded (UXO) Safety Escort 24.03 30495 - Unexploded (UXO) Sweep Personnel 24.03 30620 - Weather Observer, Combined Upper Air Or (see 2) 24.97 Surface Programs 30621 - Weather Observer, Senior (see 2) 25.23 31000 - Transportation/Mobile Equipment Operation Occupations 31020 - Bus Aide 10.18 31030 - Bus Driver 14.88 31043 - Driver Courier 16.55 31260 - Parking and Lot Attendant 8.87 31290 - Shuttle Bus Driver 18.09

31310 - Taxi Driver 9.76 31361 - Truckdriver, Light 18.09 31362 - Truckdriver, Medium 19.69 31363 - Truckdriver, Heavy 21.04 31364 - Truckdriver, Tractor-Trailer 21.04 99000 - Miscellaneous Occupations 99030 - Cashier 9.76 99050 - Desk Clerk 9.75 99095 - Embalmer 22.34 99251 - Laboratory Animal Caretaker I 10.86 99252 - Laboratory Animal Caretaker II 11.87 99310 - Mortician 22.94 99410 - Pest Controller 18.98 99510 - Photofinishing Worker 14.89 99710 - Recycling Laborer 15.88 99711 - Recycling Specialist 19.54 99730 - Refuse Collector 14.05 99810 - Sales Clerk 13.65 99820 - School Crossing Guard 9.97 99830 - Survey Party Chief 23.31 99831 - Surveying Aide 13.96 99832 - Surveying Technician 17.89 99840 - Vending Machine Attendant 14.09 99841 - Vending Machine Repairer 17.03 99842 - Vending Machine Repairer Helper 14.05

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 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.