SOLICITATION_QA_POSTING_10222012.pdf

1 FEMA – Q/A Solicitation HSE80‐12‐R‐0033 ‐ 10/22/2012 posting

Housing Inspection Services

Questions and Responses

Solicitation HSFE80‐12‐R‐0033 (Responses in red)

1. Would you please confirm that the third solicitation Q&A posted on October 3 (Solicitation_QA_Posting_100312(3).pdf) is supposed to be the same as the Q&A posted on October 4 (Solicitation_QA_Posting_100412.pdf)?

Response: Confirmed

2. There appears to be a discrepancy with the number of inspections indicated in the October 1 Attachment 17 documents. The Word document indicates a contract total of 1,212,500 inspections and the Excel spreadsheet states a contract total of 836,200 inspections. Would the government please amend the spreadsheet and document to reflect the correct number of inspections?

Response: The spreadsheet will be amended to reflect 242,500 x 5 years = $ 1,212,500

3. Please clarify what is to be used as the inspections baseline for determining CLIN 005, Operations pricing. Attachment 17, Operations Cost Model, FFP CLIN Inspections non‐live has 242,500 inspections as the baseline for inspections. Attachment 17 live has 148,425 inspections. The PWS requires a description of operations to respond to any size disaster and/ or multiple disasters. There appear to be two different levels of operations pricing needed to support different levels of inspections, cumulative: 836,200 inspection, and unlimited number of inspections. Attachment 17 live only allows completion based on 836,200 inspections. Is that the baseline to follow in determining operations requirements?

Response: See response to Question 2

4. If there is an increase in the number of inspections, how does this affect the maximum contract value?

Response: The contract’s maximum value is unaffected

5. Attachment 17. On the cost reimbursable CLINS, we do not see a way for subcontractors to include a fee for the services they provide to the Prime when the subcontractors complete Attachment 17. Is FEMA disallowing fee for subcontractors, including small business subcontractors when providing other than inspection support?

Response: All costs shall be in accordance with FAR Part 31.

2 FEMA – Q/A Solicitation HSE80‐12‐R‐0033 ‐ 10/22/2012 posting

6. Reference : 10/3/2012 Q&A Posting) Response to Q L.4 Evaluation of Compensation for Professional Employees (p.77 0f 104).

Question. States it should go in Volume 4 but it is not in the Section L. of the new solicitation.

FEMA Response. 52.222‐46 will be removed from the solicitation. This contract is subject to the Service Contract Act.

Our Question: H5 Technical Assistance Generalist Labor Category Descriptions Is FEMA requesting a wage determination for a‐Damaged Dwelling Housing Inspector and another determination for Damage Dwelling Quality Control Inspector? Will the determinations be included in the revised solicitation?

Response: See Wage Determinations in Attachment 23.

7. Reference: (10/3/2012 Q&A Posting) Response to Q L.4 Evaluation of Compensation for

Professional Employees (p.77 0f 104.

Question. States it should go in Volume 4 but it is not in the Section L. of the new solicitation.

FEMA Response. 52.222‐46 will be removed from the solicitation.

Our Question. Is the Compensation for Professional Employees Plan the same as the Total Compensation Package in Volume 5, 5,2,4,1 Specific Cost requirements? If not, what is the definition of Total Compensation Package and will completing the cost elements in Attachment 17 complete the requirement for a Total Compensation Requirement?

Response: L4 has been removed from the solicitation.

8. Reference. Q&A 33. Section E 4

Question. In order to assist in the proposal effort, please provide FEMA’s current QASP FEMA Response: The new QASP will contain relevant performance indicators from the new PRS, therefore the current QASP is not relevant. QASP matrix will be provided as Attachment 15

Reference: Q&A 34. FEMA indicates that the QASP will contain a scoring matrix. In

Attachment 4, Deliverables, it is indicated in C.6.9 that the Quality Control Process ‐ Scoring Matrix is to be part of the QMS draft submitted with the proposal.

Question: Please distinguish between the information and metrics that are to be contained in the Contractor‐provided scoring matrix and FEMA‐provided scoring matrix in the

QASP.

Response: FEMA Response: A matrix template will be included for the contractor to fill out the proposed incentive and disincentive values.

3 FEMA – Q/A Solicitation HSE80‐12‐R‐0033 ‐ 10/22/2012 posting

Our Question. It is not clear in the Solicitation (September 06, 2012) where the offeror is to include the QASP in its proposal. Will including the QASP in Volume 5 be acceptable?

Response: Attachment 2 of the solicitation identifies the required thresholds for the requirements. A matrix template will be provided for the contractor to propose the values for incentives for exceeding performance and disincentives for less than expected performance.

(Attachment 15)

9. Reference; Attachment 17 Our Question. Attachment 17 requires legal size paper. Because the proposal is to be submitted on standard size 8.5X11 inch paper, will an exception be made for Attachment 17,Operations Cost Model?

Response: Legal paper is acceptable for Attachment 17

Performance Requirement Summary (PRS) Matrix September 17, 2012

SELECTED SERVICE

PERFORMANCE AREA (SSPA) OBJECTIVE THRESHOLD METHOD OF SURVEILLANCE

SSPA #1 Quality Control 0.00% to 0.24% +1.00% Incentive 0.25% to 0.50% +0.75% Incentive 0.51% to 0.99% +0.50% Incentive 1.00% to 1.24% + 0.25% Incentive 1.25% to 2.50% Full Payment 2.51% to 2.75% -1.50% Disincentive 2.76% to 3.00% -2.50% Disincentive 3.01% to 3.50% -3.00% Disincentive

>3.51% -3.50% Disincentive SSPA #2 Production/Timeliness (Product Realization)

< 2.00% 0.50% 2.01% to 2.99% 0.25% 3.00% to 3.99% full payment 4.00% to 4.99% -0.25%

> 5.00% -0.50%

2.B – Withdrawn Inspections:

Impacts quality incentive/disincentive C.6.8.1.1 Second verification of Withdrawn Inspections required Reports - FEMA Audits

% of Inspections <1.50% 0.50%

1.51% to 2.50% 0.25% 2.51% to 3.00% Full payment 3.01% to 3.50% -0.25%

>3.51% -0.50% Less than 5 days Full Payment

5.0.1 to 6.0.0 -5.00% disincentive

6.0.1 to 7.0.0 -10.00% disincentive

7.0.1 to 8.0.0 -12.00% disincentive

8.0.1 to 9.0.0 -15.00% disincentive

9.0.1 to 10.0.0 -18.00% disincentive > 10.0.1 -20.00% disincentive

The % of withdrawn inspections is divided into the total of completed inspections

Incentive/disincentive is applied to the payment of al inspections completed within the TO

Disincentive is applied to payments of distinct inspection groups

NEMIS Report of "No Contact" inspections per TO is divided into the total of inspections completed for this measurement. Incentive or disincentive applies to all completed inspections within the TO.

Incentive/disincentive applies to payment of all inspections completed within a TO.

100% second verification of WVO reaffirmation by vendor and reported FEMA

0.25% Incentive if 100% call out -0.25% Disincentive if less than 100% **Percentage shown applies to count of all inspections within the task order.

Incentive/disincentive applies to the payment of all inspections completed within the TO.

Each inspection is measured from the date o issuance to the date of return. Report will display count of inspections within timeframe parameters starting at 5 days 1 second through 10+ day groups.

Each group has a separate disincentive calculation required. Threshold is 24 hour increments. Rounding does not apply. Example: Inspections returned 5 days 1 hour will be included in the 6 day group for this measurement.

INCENTIVE / DISINCENTIVE RATING

% of corrections compared to total inspections completed within a Task Order (TO)

Incentive/disincentive applies to payment of all inspections completed within a TO

PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT AND

CALCULATION

1.A – Quality Control C.6.9 2.50% Correction Rate FEMA generated reports

2.J – Inspection Aging

2.B – Withdrawn Inspection C.6.8.1.1

The contractor demonstrated oversight by sampling the WVO inspection work making contact with the applicant to reassure FEMA the inspections were not inappropriately withdrawn

2.C – No Contact Inspections C.6.8.1.2 No Contact FEMA generated reports

100% Inspections completed except "No Contact" inspections5 days C.6.11.2

09‐17‐2012 Page 1 of 4

SELECTED SERVICE

PERFORMANCE AREA (SSPA) OBJECTIVE THRESHOLD METHOD OF SURVEILLANCE INCENTIVE / DISINCENTIVE RATINGPERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT AND

CALCULATION

0 Full Payment .001% to 20.00% -0.50% 20.10% to 40.00% -1.00% 40.10% to 60.00% -1.50% 60.10% to 80.00% -2.00% 80.10% to 100% -2.50%

Floor Rate of Production or Percentage (2) Production Day of Measurement (1)

1500 or 15% Day 3 1 threshold day -1.00% 2000 or 20% Day 4 2 threshold days -2.00% 3000 or 25% Day 5 3 threshold days -3.00% 4000 or 30% Day 6 4 threshold days -4.00% 5000 or 35% Day 7 5 threshold days -5.00% 6000 or 40% Day 8 6 threshold days -6.00% 8000 or 45% Day 9 7 threshold days -7.00% 10000 or 50% Day 10 8 threshold days -8.00% 11000 or 55% Day 11 9 threshold days -9.00% 12000 or 60% Day 12 13000 or 65% Day 13 14000 or 70% Day 14

15000 or 75% Day 15

16000 or 80% Day 16

17000 or 85% Day 17

18000 or 90% Day 18

19000 or 95% Day 19

INSPECTION CORRECTION ADJUSTMENT:

Any inspections returned to the contractor as a FEMA Correction (FCOR), that originated in a production day will be removed from the daily threshold percentage or floor rate of production prior to calculating. The inspection, once corrected, will be counted on the date returned to FEMA with the correction completed and accepted by FEMA.

2.K – Uniformity of Response: Percent of Aged Work Measurement

Disincentive is applied to all inspections completed in the TO

10 or greater threshold days -10.00%

Count of Days

If a County or Jurisdiction meaning REA, Parish, etc, within the disaster has work completed over 5 days, that becomes a qualifier for this measurement. Divid the sum of inspections by the sum of inspections age over 5 days within the County. The county with the highest percentage becomes the qualifier for this SSPA measurement.

Disincentive (3)

Disincentive

(1) Daily production measurement starts at the end of day 3 through the last day of the TO.

(2) Exceeding a given days threshold requirement will qualify for future days measurement conformance. Example: day 5 requires 25% of work completed. If the vendor is 40% complete based on the IMAR, this will count up to the percentage for future days of Inspections Issued Total.

(3) CALCULATION EXAMPLE: The threshold objective shown should be met for each open day (24 hour period) of the TO. The "Count of Days" not met is divided into the total TO days for this measurement.

Example: If the vendor does not meet the percentage threshold or floor rate of production for 5 days of a 100 day TO , the chart to the right will show a -5% disincentive. This disincentive applies to the total payment for all inspections completed in the TO, not just a given production days work. Incentive applies to all inspections completed in the disaster.

All work returned within 5 days

The threshold requirement is the lesser of the percentage or floor rate of production.

whichever is less against the total issued inspections reported on the IMAR. Floor rate is the count. (Example: 1,500 on day 3) Numerical thresholds are per day and not cumulative.

FEMA Inspection Reporting System

2.I – Production: C.6.11.1

Day 20 and continuing through the last day of the TO20000 or 95%

09‐17‐2012 Page 2 of 4

SELECTED SERVICE

PERFORMANCE AREA (SSPA) OBJECTIVE THRESHOLD METHOD OF SURVEILLANCE INCENTIVE / DISINCENTIVE RATINGPERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT AND

CALCULATION

SSPA #3 Customer Service

Results Score Total Avg. Mean Score Incentive/Dis-Incentive

(1) Question #3 (1.) YES 6

NO 1

Inspector came w/o 3.8 an appointment

(2) Question #8 (2.) YES 6

NO 1

(3) Question #10 (3.) YES 6 >4.5 score Full payment NO 1 4.49 to 4.0 -0.500% I didn’t have 4.5 3.99 to 3.8 -0.625% anything to say 3.79 to 3.6 -0.750%

3.59 to 3.4 -0.875%

(4) Question #13 (4.) Very Good 6 3.39 to 3.2 -1.000%

4.8 3.19 to 3.0 -1.500% 3.6 2.4

Not At All Good 1.2

(5) Question #15 (5.) Very Good 6 4.8 3.6 2.4

Not At All Good 1.2

Disincentive is applied to payment on all inspections completed within the TO

Did the inspector take time to listen to what you had to say?

Overall, how satisfied are you with the FEMA inspection?

Did the inspector come to your home at the scheduled time?

At the end of the inspector’s visit, how good was your understanding of what would happen after the inspection?

Did the inspector explain why he/she was performing the inspection?

TOTAL SCORE ACHIEVED

09‐17‐2012 Page 3 of 4

SELECTED SERVICE

PERFORMANCE AREA (SSPA) OBJECTIVE THRESHOLD METHOD OF SURVEILLANCE INCENTIVE / DISINCENTIVE RATINGPERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT AND

CALCULATION

SSPA #4 Miscellaneous

4.A – Initial Operational Report C.6.12.1

Received by FEMA within 48 hours of activation Report must disclose all elements contained within C.6.12.1.3 to the satisfaction of the COR or Task Monitor supporting the COR for final concurrence

COR/TM Validation for content and numerical accuracy. Numerical accurac verified through FEMA data and vendo provided data.

4.B – Operational Report: Bi Weekly C.6.12.2

To receive all contents contained under C.6.12.2.1 of the Performance Work Statement to the satisfaction of the COR or Task Monitor supporting the COR for final concurrence

COR/TM Validation for content and numerical accuracy

4.C – Final Operational Report C.6.12.3

To include an all inclusive roll up for all requirements stated within the Operational repor C.6.12.2 to include lessons learned and of all contents

COR/TM Validation for content and numerical accuracy

4.E – Cooperative Management C.6.12.5 Contractor has met "full payment" level Reports logs kept during TO activation Met = Full Payment Not met = -0.50% Disincentive

Full payment for compliance -0.5% disincentive for non-compliance.

Disincentive applies to payment of all inspections completed within a TO

COR/TM Validation for content and numerical accuracy

Additional reporting information requested is received within a requested timeframeC.6.12.54.D – Surge Event Reports: Incremental

Operations Reports

Full Payment or Disincentive **Disincentive applies to the payment of all inspections completed per TO

100% compliant Full payment for compliance -0.5% disincentive for non-compliance

Full payment for compliance -0.5% disincentive for non-compliance Disincentive applies to payment of all inspections completed within a TO

100% compliant

Full payment for compliance -0.5% disincentive for non-compliance Disincentive applies to payment of all inspections completed within a TO

100% compliant

100% compliant

09‐17‐2012 Page 4 of 4

1995022129 (3).txt

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.: 1995-0221 Diane C. Koplewski Division of | Revision No.: 29 Director Wage Determinations| Date Of Last Revision: 06/22/2012 NATIONWIDE: Applicable in the continental U.S., Hawaii, Alaska and American Samoa.

Alaska: Entire state.

American Samoa: Entire state

Hawaii: Entire state.

Midwestern Region: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Wisconsin

Northeast Region: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont

Southern Region: Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia

Western Region: Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming **Fringe Benefits Required Follow the Occupational Listing**

Employed on contracts for Emergency Incident and Fire Safety services.

OCCUPATION CODE - TITLE FOOTNOTE RATE

01000 - Administrative Support And Clerical Occupations 01613 - Word Processor III Alaska 18.50 Continental U.S. 18.50 Hawaii and American Samoa 18.26 05000 - Automotive Service Occupations 05190 - Motor Vehicle Mechanic Alaska 26.10 Hawaii and American Samoa 17.34 Midwestern Region 20.60

Attachment 23

Northeast Region 19.34 Southern Region 18.02 Western Region 20.84 05220 - Motor Vehicle Mechanic Helper Alaska 18.88 Hawaii and American Samoa 13.35 Midwestern Region 13.36 Northeast Region 15.06 Southern Region 11.62 Western Region 14.12 07000 - Food Preparation And Service Occupations 07010 - Baker Alaska 15.68 Hawaii and American Samoa 15.66 Midwestern Region 13.14 Northeast Region 14.92 Southern Region 10.74 Western Region 16.37 07041 - Cook I Alaska 13.51 Hawaii and American Samoa 13.18 Midwestern Region 9.66 Northeast Region 12.06 Southern Region 9.20 Western Region 11.01 07042 - Cook II Alaska 15.57 Hawaii and American Samoa 14.72 Midwestern Region 10.88 Northeast Region 13.59 Southern Region 10.37 Western Region 12.41 07070 - Dishwasher Alaska 11.57 Hawaii and American Samoa 12.68 Midwestern Region 7.82 Northest Region 8.38 Southern Region 8.13 Western Region 8.43 07130 - Food Service Worker Alaska 11.80 Hawaii and American Samoa 11.74 Midwestern Region 9.22 Northeast Region 11.06 Southern Region 8.73 Western Region 9.60 07210 - Meat Cutter Alaska 19.24 Hawaii and American Samoa 18.68 Midwestern Region 16.21 Northeast Region 18.88 Southern Region 13.53 Western Region 17.71 12000 - Health Occupations 12040 - Emergency Medical Technician Alaska 22.57 Continental U.S. 16.44 Hawaii and American Samoa 18.49 21000 - Materials Handling And Packing Occupations 21020 - Forklift Operator Alaska 21.68 Hawaii and American Samoa 16.89 Midwestern Region 15.58

Northeast Region 15.22 Southern Region 12.89 Western Region 16.66 21150 - Stock Clerk Alaska 14.00 Hawaii and American Samoa 11.04 Midwestern Region 12.37 Northeast Region 12.21 Southern Region 11.85 Western Region 12.53 23000 - Mechanics And Maintenance And Repair Occupations 23021 - Aircraft Mechanic I Alaska 27.49 Continental U.S. 28.27 Hawaii and American Samoa 28.41 23040 - Aircraft Mechanic Helper Alaska 21.55 Continental U.S. 21.26 Hawaii and American Samoa 20.51 23060 - Aircraft Servicer Alaska 24.08 Continental U.S. 24.26 Hawaii and American Samoa 23.81 23160 - Electrician, Maintenance Alaska 31.03 Hawaii and American Samoa 26.74 Midwestern Region 23.30 Northeast Region 24.97 Southern Region 19.91 Western Region 23.79 23440 - Heavy Equipment Operator Alaska 25.38 Hawaii and American Samoa 18.06 Midwestern Region 20.60 Northeast Region 19.34 Southern Region 18.02 Western Region 20.84 23470 - Laborer Alaska 15.40 Hawaii and American Samoa 14.95 Midwestern Region 12.53 Northeast Region 12.64 Southern Region 10.20 Western Region 11.84 23530 - Machinery Maintenance Mechanic Alaska 28.95 Hawaii and American Samoa 28.57 Midwestern Region 17.86 Northeast Region 18.68 Southern Region 14.15 Western Region 17.72 23580 - Maintenance Trades Helper Alaska 21.17 Hawaii and American Samoa 16.33 Midwestern Region 16.81 Northeast Region 15.70 Southern Region 14.14 Western Region 14.58 27000 - Protective Service Occupations 27070 - Firefighter Alaska 11.73 Hawaii and American Samoa 9.56 Midwestern Region 7.64

Northeast Region 8.06 Southern Region 7.64 Western Region 8.06 30000 - Technical Occupations 30210 - Laboratory Technician Alaska 22.70 Hawaii and American Samoa 21.59 Mid Western Region 20.18 Northeast Region 18.67 Southern Region 20.52 Western Region 19.19 31000 - Transportation/Mobile Equipment Operation Occupations 31030 - Bus Driver Alaska 21.30 Hawaii and American Samoa 13.83 Midwestern Region: 1 1/2 to 4 tons 17.55 Midwestern Region: over 4 tons 18.35 Midwestern Region: under 1 1/2 tons 13.13 Northeast Region: 1 1/2 to 4 tons 17.99 Northeast Region: over 4 tons 18.77 Northeast Region: under 1 1/2 tons 13.95 Southern Region: 1 1/2 to 4 tons 16.03 Southern Region: over 4 tons 16.62 Southern Region: under 1 1/2 tons 8.93 Western Region: 1 1/2 to 4 tons 16.53 Western Region: over 4 tons 16.99 Western Region: under 1 1/2 tons 10.40 31361 - Truckdriver, Light Alaska 19.93 Hawaii and American Samoa 10.90 Midwestern Region 13.13 Northeast Region 13.95 Southern Region 8.93 Western Region 10.40 31362 - Truckdriver, Medium Alaska 21.58 Hawaii and American Samoa 13.82 Midwestern Region 17.55 Northeast Region 17.99 Southern Region 15.98 Western Region 16.53 31363 - Truckdriver, Heavy Alaska 22.81 Hawaii and American Samoa 15.08 Midwestern Region 18.35 Northeast Region 18.77 Southern Region 16.62 Western Region 17.61 31364 - Truckdriver, Tractor-Trailer Alaska 24.02 Hawaii and American Samoa 15.28 Midwestern Region 21.82 Northeast Region 18.90 Southern Regioon 17.47 Western Region 17.97 47000 - Water Transportation Occupations 47021 - Cook-Baker/Second Cook/Second Cook- Baker/Assistant Cook Alaska 15.51 Hawaii and American Samoa 14.72 Midwestern Region 10.88 Northeast Region 13.59 Southern Region 10.36

Western Region 12.41 92000 - Non Standard Occupations (not set) - Quality Assurance Representative I Alaska 19.27 Hawaii and American Samoa 19.80 Midwestern Region 17.35 Northeast Region 18.32 Southern Region 19.00 Western Region 17.48 (not set) - Quality Assurance Representative II Alaska 25.21 Hawaii and American Samoa 23.53 Midwestern Region 21.40 Northeast Region 22.74 Southern Region 20.10 Western Region 21.19 (not set) - Quality Assurance Representative III Alaska 26.82 Hawaii and American Samoa 25.61 Midwestern Region 25.19 Northeast Region 26.77 Southern Region 23.77 Western Region 25.41 (not set) - Chief Cook Alaska 20.60 Hawaii and American Samoa 24.69 Midwestern Region 18.16 Northeast Region 21.98 Southern Region 16.64 Western Region 20.23 (not set) - Environmental Protection Specialist Alaska 32.49 Hawaii and American Samoa 30.05 Midwestern Region 27.33 Northeast Region 32.78 Southern Region 27.83 Western Region 28.78 (not set) - Fire Safety Professional Alaska 32.47 Hawaii and American Samoa 30.05 Midwestern Region 27.33 Northeast Region 32.78 Southern Region 27.83 Western Region 28.78 (not set) - Aircraft Quality Control Inspector Alaska 28.75 Continental U.S. 29.56 Hawaii and American Samoa 29.72 99000 - Miscellaneous Occupations 99730 - Refuse Collector Alaska 11.38 Hawaii and American Samoa 10.52 Midwestern Region 9.73 Northeast Region 11.11 Southern Region 7.64 Western Region 9.47

ALL OCCUPATIONS LISTED ABOVE RECEIVE THE FOLLOWING BENEFITS:

HEALTH & WELFARE: $3.71 per hour or $148.40 per week or $643.07 per month

VACATION: 2 weeks paid vacation after 1 year of service with a contractor or successor; 3 weeks after 10 years, and 4 after 15 years. Length of service includes the whole span of continuous service with the present contractor or successor, wherever employed, and with the predecessor contractors in the performance of similar work at the same Federal facility. (Reg. 29 CFR 4.173)

HOLIDAYS: A minimum of ten paid holidays per year: New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday, Washington's Birthday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veterans' Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day. (A contractor may substitute for any of the named holidays another day off with pay in accordance with a plan communicated to the employees involved.) (See 29 CFR 4.174)

VACATION (Hawaii): 2 weeks paid vacation after 1 year of service with a contractor or successor; 3 weeks after 10 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)

HEALTH & WELFARE (Hawaii): $1.50 per hour, or $60.00 per week, or $260.00 per month hour for all employees on whose behalf the contractor provides health care benefits pursuant to the Hawaii prepaid Health Care Act. For those employees who are not receiving health care benefits mandated by the Hawaii prepaid Health Care Act, the new health and welfare benefit rate will be $3.71 per hour.

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.

** OCCUPATIONS NOT INCLUDED IN THE SCA DIRECTORY OF OCCUPATIONS **

2000012717.txt

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.: 2000-0127 Diane C. Koplewski Division of | Revision No.: 17 Director Wage Determinations| Date Of Last Revision: 06/13/2012 Nationwide: Continental U.S., including Alaska, Hawaii, Guam, Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, American Samoa and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands **Fringe Benefits Required Follow the Occupational Listing**

Employed on Federal Emergency Management Agency contract for disaster housing inspection services:

OCCUPATION CODE - TITLE FOOTNOTE RATE

(not set) - Housing Inspector 20.66

ALL OCCUPATIONS LISTED ABOVE RECEIVE THE FOLLOWING BENEFITS:

HEALTH & WELFARE: $3.71 per hour or $148.40 per week or $643.07 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)

VACATION (Hawaii): 2 weeks paid vacation after 1 year of service with a contractor or successor; 3 weeks after 10 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)

HEALTH & WELFARE (Hawaii): $1.50 per hour, or $60.00 per week, or $260.00 per month hour for all employees on whose behalf the contractor provides health care benefits pursuant to the Hawaii prepaid Health Care Act. For those employees who are not receiving health care benefits mandated by the Hawaii prepaid Health Care Act, the new health and welfare benefit rate will be $3.71 per hour.

** 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.

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.

** OCCUPATIONS NOT INCLUDED IN THE SCA DIRECTORY OF OCCUPATIONS **

Housing Inspector

Performs inspections and assesses damage of residences. Documents the damages sustained based on an extensive knowledge of construction techniques.

Assesses damage to dwellings and the overall habitability of homes and addresses each appropriate field using the ACE Field Software.

Provides support in the administration of Inspection Services contracts, such as assisting in the development of emergency response plans and assisting with quality control monitoring.

Assists in determining number of inspections needed at disaster field sites and provides guidance to other field inspectors. Typical guidance provided is assisting other inspectors with disaster specific information or technical assistance with the

ACE Field Software.

Assists the supervisor or senior inspector with analyzing and evaluating Inspection Services procedures in order to recommend improvements in inspection methods and techniques. Procedures are typically evaluated through physical observation of field experiences.

Reviews, analyzes and verifies occupancy documentation provided by applicants such as mortgage payment books, deeds, and various insurance documents.

Provides disaster assistance program information to applicants.

Performs other duties as assigned.