Attachment_(5)_-_Virginia_Beach_County _VA.pdf

N00019-15-R-0011 Attachment 5

Wage Determination Virginia Beach County, VA

01 June 2015

WD 05-2543 (Rev.-17) 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.: 2005-2543

Diane C. Koplewski Division of | Revision No.: 17

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.

States: North Carolina, Virginia

Area: North Carolina Counties of Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Gates, Pasquotank, Perquimans

Virginia Counties of Chesapeake, Gloucester, Hampton, Isle of Wight, James

City, Mathews, Newport News, Norfolk, Poquoson, Portsmouth, Southampton, Suffolk, Surry, Virginia Beach, Williamsburg, York

**Fringe Benefits Required Follow the Occupational Listing**

OCCUPATION CODE - TITLE FOOTNOTE

RATE

01000 - Administrative Support And Clerical Occupations

01011 - Accounting Clerk I

14.03

01012 - Accounting Clerk II

15.74

01013 - Accounting Clerk III

17.61

01020 - Administrative Assistant

22.28

01040 - Court Reporter

17.11

Wage Determination

01051 - Data Entry Operator I

11.94

01052 - Data Entry Operator II

13.90

01060 - Dispatcher, Motor Vehicle

16.01

01070 - Document Preparation Clerk

13.21

01090 - Duplicating Machine Operator

13.21

01111 - General Clerk I

12.08

01112 - General Clerk II

13.78

01113 - General Clerk III

15.47

01120 - Housing Referral Assistant

19.08

01141 - Messenger Courier

12.22

01191 - Order Clerk I

13.46

01192 - Order Clerk II

17.61

01261 - Personnel Assistant (Employment) I

16.22

01262 - Personnel Assistant (Employment) II

18.14

01263 - Personnel Assistant (Employment) III

20.23

01270 - Production Control Clerk

23.57

01280 - Receptionist

12.28

01290 - Rental Clerk

14.15

01300 - Scheduler, Maintenance

15.30

01311 - Secretary I

15.30

01312 - Secretary II

17.11

01313 - Secretary III

19.08

01320 - Service Order Dispatcher

15.37

01410 - Supply Technician

22.28

01420 - Survey Worker

13.82

01531 - Travel Clerk I

11.49

Wage Determination

01532 - Travel Clerk II

12.26

01533 - Travel Clerk III

13.09

01611 - Word Processor I

13.38

01612 - Word Processor II

15.02

01613 - Word Processor III

16.80

05000 - Automotive Service Occupations

05005 - Automobile Body Repairer, Fiberglass

23.47

05010 - Automotive Electrician

21.03

05040 - Automotive Glass Installer

20.09

05070 - Automotive Worker

20.09

05110 - Mobile Equipment Servicer

18.15

05130 - Motor Equipment Metal Mechanic

22.02

05160 - Motor Equipment Metal Worker

20.09

05190 - Motor Vehicle Mechanic

22.02

05220 - Motor Vehicle Mechanic Helper

17.13

05250 - Motor Vehicle Upholstery Worker

19.10

05280 - Motor Vehicle Wrecker

20.09

05310 - Painter, Automotive

21.03

05340 - Radiator Repair Specialist

19.10

05370 - Tire Repairer

13.37

05400 - Transmission Repair Specialist

22.02

07000 - Food Preparation And Service Occupations

07010 - Baker

11.48

07041 - Cook I

10.11

07042 - Cook II

11.21

07070 - Dishwasher

8.12

07130 - Food Service Worker

9.74

Wage Determination

07210 - Meat Cutter

15.33

07260 - Waiter/Waitress

8.80

09000 - Furniture Maintenance And Repair Occupations

09010 - Electrostatic Spray Painter

21.23

09040 - Furniture Handler

14.67

09080 - Furniture Refinisher

17.63

09090 - Furniture Refinisher Helper

14.36

09110 - Furniture Repairer, Minor

16.02

09130 - Upholsterer

18.34

11000 - General Services And Support Occupations

11030 - Cleaner, Vehicles

11.41

11060 - Elevator Operator

11.41

11090 - Gardener

13.67

11122 - Housekeeping Aide

11.92

11150 - Janitor

11.92

11210 - Laborer, Grounds Maintenance

11.41

11240 - Maid or Houseman

8.93

11260 - Pruner

11.63

11270 - Tractor Operator

12.88

11330 - Trail Maintenance Worker

11.41

11360 - Window Cleaner

12.64

12000 - Health Occupations

12010 - Ambulance Driver

16.84

12011 - Breath Alcohol Technician

16.09

12012 - Certified Occupational Therapist Assistant

24.34

12015 - Certified Physical Therapist Assistant

24.89

12020 - Dental Assistant

15.56

Wage Determination

12025 - Dental Hygienist

33.25

12030 - EKG Technician

23.73

12035 - Electroneurodiagnostic Technologist

23.73

12040 - Emergency Medical Technician

16.84

12071 - Licensed Practical Nurse I

14.39

12072 - Licensed Practical Nurse II

16.09

12073 - Licensed Practical Nurse III

17.95

12100 - Medical Assistant

13.48

12130 - Medical Laboratory Technician

17.16

12160 - Medical Record Clerk

13.96

12190 - Medical Record Technician

15.61

12195 - Medical Transcriptionist

14.13

12210 - Nuclear Medicine Technologist

30.53

12221 - Nursing Assistant I

9.46

12222 - Nursing Assistant II

10.27

12223 - Nursing Assistant III

11.21

12224 - Nursing Assistant IV

12.58

12235 - Optical Dispenser

18.17

12236 - Optical Technician

15.08

12250 - Pharmacy Technician

17.33

12280 - Phlebotomist

12.58

12305 - Radiologic Technologist

25.40

12311 - Registered Nurse I

24.37

12312 - Registered Nurse II

29.81

12313 - Registered Nurse II, Specialist

29.81

12314 - Registered Nurse III

36.07

Wage Determination

12315 - Registered Nurse III, Anesthetist

36.07

12316 - Registered Nurse IV

43.23

12317 - Scheduler (Drug and Alcohol Testing)

19.54

13000 - Information And Arts Occupations

13011 - Exhibits Specialist I

20.46

13012 - Exhibits Specialist II

25.36

13013 - Exhibits Specialist III

29.19

13041 - Illustrator I

20.00

13042 - Illustrator II

24.56

13043 - Illustrator III

29.80

13047 - Librarian

32.67

13050 - Library Aide/Clerk

10.41

13054 - Library Information Technology Systems

23.82

Administrator

13058 - Library Technician

16.78

13061 - Media Specialist I

16.68

13062 - Media Specialist II

18.66

13063 - Media Specialist III

20.80

13071 - Photographer I

13.93

13072 - Photographer II

18.46

13073 - Photographer III

22.43

13074 - Photographer IV

24.90

13075 - Photographer V

30.14

13110 - Video Teleconference Technician

15.93

14000 - Information Technology Occupations

14041 - Computer Operator I

15.56

14042 - Computer Operator II

17.40

Wage Determination

14043 - Computer Operator III

19.41

14044 - Computer Operator IV

21.57

14045 - Computer Operator V

23.88

14071 - Computer Programmer I (see 1)

20.07

14072 - Computer Programmer II (see 1)

24.57

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

15.56

14160 - Personal Computer Support Technician

21.57

15000 - Instructional Occupations

15010 - Aircrew Training Devices Instructor (Non-Rated)

33.24

15020 - Aircrew Training Devices Instructor (Rated)

40.21

15030 - Air Crew Training Devices Instructor (Pilot)

48.04

15050 - Computer Based Training Specialist / Instructor

32.44

15060 - Educational Technologist

29.72

15070 - Flight Instructor (Pilot)

48.04

15080 - Graphic Artist

24.28

15090 - Technical Instructor

20.94

15095 - Technical Instructor/Course Developer

25.61

15110 - Test Proctor

17.61

15120 - Tutor

17.61

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

16010 - Assembler

8.54

16030 - Counter Attendant

8.54

16040 - Dry Cleaner

10.70

16070 - Finisher, Flatwork, Machine

8.54

Wage Determination

16090 - Presser, Hand

8.54

16110 - Presser, Machine, Drycleaning

8.54

16130 - Presser, Machine, Shirts

8.54

16160 - Presser, Machine, Wearing Apparel, Laundry

8.54

16190 - Sewing Machine Operator

11.44

16220 - Tailor

12.22

16250 - Washer, Machine

9.27

19000 - Machine Tool Operation And Repair Occupations

19010 - Machine-Tool Operator (Tool Room)

23.51

19040 - Tool And Die Maker

24.69

21000 - Materials Handling And Packing Occupations

21020 - Forklift Operator

15.55

21030 - Material Coordinator

23.57

21040 - Material Expediter

23.57

21050 - Material Handling Laborer

11.27

21071 - Order Filler

11.49

21080 - Production Line Worker (Food Processing)

15.55

21110 - Shipping Packer

13.83

21130 - Shipping/Receiving Clerk

13.83

21140 - Store Worker I

12.41

21150 - Stock Clerk

15.52

21210 - Tools And Parts Attendant

15.55

21410 - Warehouse Specialist

15.55

23000 - Mechanics And Maintenance And Repair Occupations

23010 - Aerospace Structural Welder

23.29

23021 - Aircraft Mechanic I

22.18

23022 - Aircraft Mechanic II

23.29

Wage Determination

23023 - Aircraft Mechanic III

24.37

23040 - Aircraft Mechanic Helper

16.35

23050 - Aircraft, Painter

20.20

23060 - Aircraft Servicer

18.22

23080 - Aircraft Worker

19.17

23110 - Appliance Mechanic

19.24

23120 - Bicycle Repairer

14.43

23125 - Cable Splicer

23.93

23130 - Carpenter, Maintenance

19.24

23140 - Carpet Layer

18.79

23160 - Electrician, Maintenance

21.90

23181 - Electronics Technician Maintenance I

22.38

23182 - Electronics Technician Maintenance II

23.53

23183 - Electronics Technician Maintenance III

24.70

23260 - Fabric Worker

17.81

23290 - Fire Alarm System Mechanic

20.20

23310 - Fire Extinguisher Repairer

16.50

23311 - Fuel Distribution System Mechanic

20.48

23312 - Fuel Distribution System Operator

16.73

23370 - General Maintenance Worker

18.30

23380 - Ground Support Equipment Mechanic

22.18

23381 - Ground Support Equipment Servicer

18.22

23382 - Ground Support Equipment Worker

19.17

23391 - Gunsmith I

16.50

23392 - Gunsmith II

18.33

23393 - Gunsmith III

20.20

Wage Determination

23410 - Heating, Ventilation And Air-Conditioning

20.20

Mechanic

23411 - Heating, Ventilation And Air Contditioning

21.31

Mechanic (Research Facility)

23430 - Heavy Equipment Mechanic

20.03

23440 - Heavy Equipment Operator

20.20

23460 - Instrument Mechanic

19.24

23465 - Laboratory/Shelter Mechanic

11.27

23470 - Laborer

11.27

23510 - Locksmith

19.31

23530 - Machinery Maintenance Mechanic

20.28

23550 - Machinist, Maintenance

19.32

23580 - Maintenance Trades Helper

16.29

23591 - Metrology Technician I

21.03

23592 - Metrology Technician II

22.04

23593 - Metrology Technician III

22.96

23640 - Millwright

25.71

23710 - Office Appliance Repairer

19.24

23760 - Painter, Maintenance

19.24

23790 - Pipefitter, Maintenance

20.23

23810 - Plumber, Maintenance

19.31

23820 - Pneudraulic Systems Mechanic

20.20

23850 - Rigger

20.52

23870 - Scale Mechanic

18.30

23890 - Sheet-Metal Worker, Maintenance

20.20

23910 - Small Engine Mechanic

19.24

23931 - Telecommunications Mechanic I

23.97

Wage Determination

23932 - Telecommunications Mechanic II

25.18

23950 - Telephone Lineman

22.88

23960 - Welder, Combination, Maintenance

19.47

23965 - Well Driller

19.93

23970 - Woodcraft Worker

20.20

23980 - Woodworker

16.50

24000 - Personal Needs Occupations

24570 - Child Care Attendant

9.58

24580 - Child Care Center Clerk

13.48

24610 - Chore Aide

7.66

24620 - Family Readiness And Support Services

13.31

Coordinator

24630 - Homemaker

14.24

25000 - Plant And System Operations Occupations

25010 - Boiler Tender

20.80

25040 - Sewage Plant Operator

20.01

25070 - Stationary Engineer

20.80

25190 - Ventilation Equipment Tender

15.80

25210 - Water Treatment Plant Operator

20.01

27000 - Protective Service Occupations

27004 - Alarm Monitor

16.96

27007 - Baggage Inspector

12.01

27008 - Corrections Officer

18.71

27010 - Court Security Officer

20.29

27030 - Detection Dog Handler

15.31

27040 - Detention Officer

18.71

27070 - Firefighter

19.65

27101 - Guard I

12.01

Wage Determination

27102 - Guard II

15.31

27131 - Police Officer I

22.07

27132 - Police Officer II

24.52

28000 - Recreation Occupations

28041 - Carnival Equipment Operator

10.47

28042 - Carnival Equipment Repairer

10.99

28043 - Carnival Equpment Worker

8.21

28210 - Gate Attendant/Gate Tender

14.30

28310 - Lifeguard

12.22

28350 - Park Attendant (Aide)

15.60

28510 - Recreation Aide/Health Facility Attendant

11.68

28515 - Recreation Specialist

19.83

28630 - Sports Official

12.75

28690 - Swimming Pool Operator

15.63

29000 - Stevedoring/Longshoremen Occupational Services

29010 - Blocker And Bracer

20.73

29020 - Hatch Tender

20.73

29030 - Line Handler

20.73

29041 - Stevedore I

19.71

29042 - Stevedore II

21.80

30000 - Technical Occupations

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

35.77

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

24.66

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

27.16

30021 - Archeological Technician I

18.28

30022 - Archeological Technician II

19.03

30023 - Archeological Technician III

25.14

Wage Determination

30030 - Cartographic Technician

26.68

30040 - Civil Engineering Technician

25.15

30061 - Drafter/CAD Operator I

18.85

30062 - Drafter/CAD Operator II

21.09

30063 - Drafter/CAD Operator III

23.52

30064 - Drafter/CAD Operator IV

28.93

30081 - Engineering Technician I

17.82

30082 - Engineering Technician II

19.79

30083 - Engineering Technician III

22.59

30084 - Engineering Technician IV

27.42

30085 - Engineering Technician V

33.54

30086 - Engineering Technician VI

40.58

30090 - Environmental Technician

21.87

30210 - Laboratory Technician

20.41

30240 - Mathematical Technician

26.68

30361 - Paralegal/Legal Assistant I

16.04

30362 - Paralegal/Legal Assistant II

19.88

30363 - Paralegal/Legal Assistant III

24.32

30364 - Paralegal/Legal Assistant IV

29.42

30390 - Photo-Optics Technician

26.68

30461 - Technical Writer I

23.10

30462 - Technical Writer II

28.24

30463 - Technical Writer III

34.17

30491 - Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) Technician I

22.74

30492 - Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) Technician II

27.51

30493 - Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) Technician III

32.97

Wage Determination

30494 - Unexploded (UXO) Safety Escort

22.74

30495 - Unexploded (UXO) Sweep Personnel

22.74

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

23.52

Surface Programs

30621 - Weather Observer, Senior (see 2)

25.48

31000 - Transportation/Mobile Equipment Operation Occupations

31020 - Bus Aide

11.61

31030 - Bus Driver

14.66

31043 - Driver Courier

13.40

31260 - Parking and Lot Attendant

9.25

31290 - Shuttle Bus Driver

14.22

31310 - Taxi Driver

11.32

31361 - Truckdriver, Light

14.22

31362 - Truckdriver, Medium

15.59

31363 - Truckdriver, Heavy

17.75

31364 - Truckdriver, Tractor-Trailer

17.75

99000 - Miscellaneous Occupations

99030 - Cashier

8.95

99050 - Desk Clerk

9.12

99095 - Embalmer

23.61

99251 - Laboratory Animal Caretaker I

9.86

99252 - Laboratory Animal Caretaker II

10.47

99310 - Mortician

30.76

99410 - Pest Controller

15.66

99510 - Photofinishing Worker

11.61

99710 - Recycling Laborer

16.46

99711 - Recycling Specialist

18.57

Wage Determination

99730 - Refuse Collector

15.17

99810 - Sales Clerk

11.04

99820 - School Crossing Guard

11.64

99830 - Survey Party Chief

18.10

99831 - Surveying Aide

11.30

99832 - Surveying Technician

16.46

99840 - Vending Machine Attendant

12.92

99841 - Vending Machine Repairer

15.13

99842 - Vending Machine Repairer Helper

12.92

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 8 years, and 4 weeks after 15 years. Length of service includes the whole span of continuous service with the present contractor or successor, wherever employed, and with the predecessor contractors in the performance of similar work at the same Federal facility. (Reg. 29 CFR

4.173)

HOLIDAYS: A minimum of ten paid holidays per year, New Year's Day, Martin

Luther

King Jr's Birthday, Washington's Birthday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor

Day, Columbus Day, Veterans' Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day. (A contractor may substitute for any of the named holidays another day off with pay in accordance with a plan communicated to the employees involved.) (See 29 CFR

4174)

THE OCCUPATIONS WHICH HAVE NUMBERED FOOTNOTES IN PARENTHESES RECEIVE THE

FOLLOWING:

Wage Determination

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

Wage Determination 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.

Wage Determination

** 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)}

Wage Determination

Conformance Process:

The contracting officer shall require that any class of service employee which is not listed herein and which is to be employed under the contract (i.e., the work to be performed is not performed by any classification listed in the wage determination), be classified by the contractor so as to provide a reasonable relationship (i.e., appropriate level of skill comparison) between such unlisted classifications and the classifications listed in the wage determination.

Such conformed classes of employees shall be paid the monetary wages and furnished the fringe benefits as are determined. Such conforming process shall be initiated by the contractor prior to the performance of contract work by such unlisted class(es) of employees. The conformed classification, wage rate, and/or fringe benefits shall be retroactive to the commencement date of the contract. {See Section 4.6

(C)(vi)}

When multiple wage determinations are included in a contract, a separate SF should be prepared for each wage determination to which a class(es) is to be conformed.

The process for preparing a conformance request is as follows:

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

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

3) The contracting officer reviews the proposed action and promptly submits a report of the action, together with the agency's recommendations and pertinent information including the position of the contractor and the employees, to the Wage

Wage Determination 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.