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Solicitation HTC711-14-R-C001 Attachment 3

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.: 1999-0316 Diane C. Koplewski Division of | Revision No.: 37 Director Wage Determinations| Date Of Last Revision: 11/21/2013

NATIONWIDE

**Fringe Benefits Required Follow the Occupational Listing**

Employed on contract for maintenance and modification of weapons system aircraft and support systems at Govenment Installations for Contractor Field Teams (CFT) and Aviation Field Maintenance Teams (AFMT) only.

OCCUPATION CODE - TITLE FOOTNOTE RATE

01000 - Administrative Support And Clerical Occupations 01020 - Administrative Assistant 22.84 01111 - General Clerk I 12.16 01112 - General Clerk II 13.27 01113 - General Clerk III 14.90 01270 - Production Control Clerk 19.44 01300 - Scheduler, Maintenance 15.77 01311 - Secretary I 15.77 01312 - Secretary II 17.64 01313 - Secretary III 19.67 01410 - Supply Technician 22.84 05000 - Automotive Service Occupations 05005 - Automobile Body Repairer, Fiberglass 20.00 05010 - Automotive Electrician 16.99 05070 - Automotive Worker 16.71 05110 - Mobile Equipment Servicer 16.40 05130 - Motor Equipment Metal Mechanic 20.00 05160 - Motor Equipment Metal Worker 16.71 05190 - Motor Vehicle Mechanic 20.00 05220 - Motor Vehicle Mechanic Helper 15.40 05310 - Painter, Automotive 16.99 14000 - Information Technology Occupations 14041 - Computer Operator I 16.11 14042 - Computer Operator II 18.01 14043 - Computer Operator III 19.18 14044 - Computer Operator IV 22.32 14045 - Computer Operator V 24.73 14071 - Computer Programmer I (see 1) 23.03 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) 19000 - Machine Tool Operation And Repair Occupations 19010 - Machine-Tool Operator (Tool Room) 20.47 19040 - Tool And Die Maker 24.32 21000 - Materials Handling And Packing Occupations 21020 - Forklift Operator 14.53 21030 - Material Coordinator 19.44 21130 - Shipping/Receiving Clerk 13.95

21150 - Stock Clerk 12.95 21210 - Tools And Parts Attendant 14.57 21410 - Warehouse Specialist 14.57 23000 - Mechanics And Maintenance And Repair Occupations 23010 - Aerospace Structural Welder 28.55 23021 - Aircraft Mechanic I 27.18 23022 - Aircraft Mechanic II 28.55 23023 - Aircraft Mechanic III 29.96 23040 - Aircraft Mechanic Helper 18.46 23050 - Aircraft, Painter 21.19 23060 - Aircraft Servicer 19.52 23080 - Aircraft Worker 20.43 23160 - Electrician, Maintenance 25.81 23181 - Electronics Technician Maintenance I 19.11 23182 - Electronics Technician Maintenance II 23.17 23183 - Electronics Technician Maintenance III 25.68 23260 - Fabric Worker 19.52 23380 - Ground Support Equipment Mechanic 27.18 23381 - Ground Support Equipment Servicer 19.52 23382 - Ground Support Equipment Worker 20.43 23391 - Gunsmith I 17.17 23392 - Gunsmith II 19.33 23393 - Gunsmith III 21.43 23430 - Heavy Equipment Mechanic 21.43 23440 - Heavy Equipment Operator 21.43 23530 - Machinery Maintenance Mechanic 23.10 23550 - Machinist, Maintenance 21.38 23580 - Maintenance Trades Helper 15.87 23820 - Pneudraulic Systems Mechanic 21.43 23850 - Rigger 21.43 23890 - Sheet-Metal Worker, Maintenance 21.55 23960 - Welder, Combination, Maintenance 21.43 23980 - Woodworker 17.34 30000 - Technical Occupations 30081 - Engineering Technician I 15.17 30082 - Engineering Technician II 17.33 30083 - Engineering Technician III 19.52 30084 - Engineering Technician IV 24.18 30085 - Engineering Technician V 29.58 30086 - Engineering Technician VI 37.22 30461 - Technical Writer I 25.57 30462 - Technical Writer II 31.29 30463 - Technical Writer III 37.86 31000 - Transportation/Mobile Equipment Operation Occupations 31361 - Truckdriver, Light 15.72 31362 - Truckdriver, Medium 16.50 31363 - Truckdriver, Heavy 18.16 31364 - Truckdriver, Tractor-Trailer 18.16 92000 - Non Standard Occupations (not set) - Technical Order Library Clerk 18.46 (not set) - Non-Destructive Inspection (NDI) 24.52 Technician I (not set) - Non-Destructive Inspection (NDI) 27.18 Technician II (not set) - Non-Destructive Inspection (NDI) 28.41 Technician III (not set) - Maintenance Test Pilot, Rotary Wing 32.40 (not set) - Maintenance Test Pilot, Fixed Wing/Prop 32.40 (not set) - Maintenance Test Pilot, Fixed Wing/Jet 32.40 (not set) - Non-Maintenance Test Pilot/Co-Pilot 32.40 (not set) - Aircraft Logs and Records Technician 22.84 (not set) - Petroleum Supply Specialist 22.34

(not set) - Aircraft Survival Flight Equipment 25.88 Technician I (not set) - Aircraft Survival Flight Equipment 27.18 Technician II (not set) - Media Blaster / Sand Blaster 21.45 (not set) - Equipment Cleaner 14.60 (not set) - Technical Order Librarian 27.49

ALL OCCUPATIONS LISTED ABOVE RECEIVE THE FOLLOWING BENEFITS:

HEALTH & WELFARE: Life, accident, and health insurance plans, sick leave, pension plans, civic and personal leave, severance pay, and savings and thrift plans.

Minimum employer contributions costing an average of $3.81 per hour computed on the basis of all hours worked by service employees employed on the contract.

VACATION: 2 weeks paid vacation after 1 year of service with a contractor or successor; 3 weeks after 5 years, and 4 weeks after 10 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).

** 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 link to the Directory may be found on the WHD home page at http://www.dol.gov/whd/ and through the Wage Determinations On-Line (WDOL) website 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 (See 29 CFR 4.6(b)(2)(i)). Such conforming procedure shall be initiated by the contractor prior to the performance of contract work by such unlisted class(es) of employees (See 29 CFR 4.6(b)(2)(ii)). The Wage and Hour Division shall make a final determination of conformed classification, wage rate, and/or fringe benefits which shall be retroactive to the commencement date of the contract (See 29 CFR 4.6(b)(2)(iv)(C)(vi)). When multiple wage determinations are included in a contract, a separate SF-1444 should be prepared for each wage determination to which a class(es) is to be conformed.

The process for preparing a conformance request is as follows:

1) When preparing the bid, the contractor identifies the need for a conformed occupation(s) and computes a proposed rate(s).

2) After contract award, the contractor prepares a written report listing in order the proposed classification title(s), a Federal grade equivalency (FGE) for each proposed classification(s), job description(s), and rationale for proposed wage rate(s), including information regarding the agreement or disagreement of the authorized representative of the employees involved, or where there is no authorized representative, the employees themselves. This report should be submitted to the contracting officer no later than 30 days after such unlisted class(es) of employees performs any contract work.

3) The contracting officer reviews the proposed action and promptly submits a report of the action, together with the agency's recommendations and pertinent information including the position of the contractor and the employees, to the Wage and Hour Division, U.S. Department of Labor, for review (See 29 CFR 4.6(b)(2)(ii)).

4) Within 30 days of receipt, the Wage and Hour Division approves, modifies, or disapproves the action via transmittal to the agency contracting officer, or notifies the contracting officer that additional time will be required to process the request.

5) The contracting officer transmits the Wage and Hour decision to the contractor.

6) The contractor informs the affected employees.

Information required by the Regulations must be submitted on SF-1444 or bond paper.

When preparing a conformance request, the "Service Contract Act Directory of Occupations" (the Directory) should be used to compare job definitions to ensure that duties requested are not performed by a classification already listed in the wage determination. Remember, it is not the job title, but the required tasks that determine whether a class is included in an established wage determination.

Conformances may not be used to artificially split, combine, or subdivide classifications listed in the wage determination.

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

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.: 32 Director Wage Determinations| Date Of Last Revision: 07/24/2013 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 Fire Safety services only.

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 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: $3.81 per hour or $152.40 per week or $660.40 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): $1.55 per hour, or $62.00 per week, or $268.66 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 $3.81 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 ordnance, explosives, and incendiary materials. This includes work such as screening, blending, dying, mixing, and pressing of sensitive ordnance, explosives, and pyrotechnic compositions such as lead azide, black powder and photoflash powder. All dry-house activities involving propellants or explosives.

Demilitarization, modification, renovation, demolition, and maintenance operations on sensitive ordnance, explosives and incendiary materials. All operations involving re-grading and cleaning of artillery ranges.

A 4 percent differential is applicable to employees employed in a position that represents a low degree of hazard when working with, or in close proximity to ordnance, (or employees possibly adjacent to) explosives and incendiary materials which involves potential injury such as laceration of hands, face, or arms of the employee engaged in the operation, irritation of the skin, minor burns and the like;

minimal damage to immediate or adjacent work area or equipment being used. All operations involving, unloading, storage, and hauling of ordnance, explosive, and incendiary ordnance material other than small arms ammunition. These differentials are only applicable to work that has been specifically designated by the agency for ordnance, explosives, and incendiary material differential pay.

** UNIFORM ALLOWANCE **

If employees are required to wear uniforms in the performance of this contract (either by the terms of the Government contract, by the employer, by the state or local law, etc.), the cost of furnishing such uniforms and maintaining (by laundering or dry cleaning) such uniforms is an expense that may not be borne by an employee where such cost reduces the hourly rate below that required by the wage determination. The Department of Labor will accept payment in accordance with the following standards as compliance:

The contractor or subcontractor is required to furnish all employees with an adequate number of uniforms without cost or to reimburse employees for the actual cost of the uniforms. In addition, where uniform cleaning and maintenance is made the responsibility of the employee, all contractors and subcontractors subject to this wage determination shall (in the absence of a bona fide collective bargaining agreement providing for a different amount, or the furnishing of contrary affirmative proof as to the actual cost), reimburse all employees for such cleaning and maintenance at a rate of $3.35 per week (or $.67 cents per day). However, in those instances where the uniforms furnished are made of "wash and wear" materials, may be routinely washed and dried with other personal garments, and do not require any special treatment such as dry cleaning, daily washing, or commercial laundering in order to meet the cleanliness or appearance standards set by the terms of the Government contract, by the contractor, by law, or by the nature of the work, there is no requirement that employees be reimbursed for uniform maintenance costs.

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 link to the Directory may be found on the WHD home page at http://www.dol.gov/whd/ and 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 ensure that duties requested are not performed by a classification already listed in the wage determination. Remember, it is not the job title, but the required tasks that determine whether a class is included in an established wage determination.

Conformances may not be used to artificially split, combine, or subdivide classifications listed in the wage determination.

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