Attachment_(8)_-_WD_Tarrant_County _TX.pdf

N00019-15-R-0011 Attachment 8

Wage Determination Tarrant County, TX

01 June 2015

WD 05-2513 (Rev.-15) 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.: 2005-2513

Diane C. Koplewski Division of | Revision No.: 15

Director Wage Determinations| Date Of Revision: 12/22/2014

Note: Executive Order (EO) 13658 establishes an hourly minimum wage of $10.10 for 2015 that applies to all contracts subject to the Service Contract Act for which the solicitation is issued on or after January 1, 2015. If this contract is covered by the EO, the contractor must pay all workers in any classification listed on this wage determination at least $10.10 (or the applicable wage rate listed on this wage determination, if it is higher) for all hours spent performing on the contract. The EO minimum wage rate will be adjusted annually. Additional information on contractor requirements and worker protections under the EO is available at www.dol.gov/whd/govcontracts.

State: Texas

Area: Texas Counties of Erath, Hood, Jack, Johnson, Montague, Palo Pinto, Parker, Somervell, Tarrant, Wise

**Fringe Benefits Required Follow the Occupational Listing**

OCCUPATION CODE - TITLE FOOTNOTE

RATE

01000 - Administrative Support And Clerical Occupations

01011 - Accounting Clerk I

14.36

01012 - Accounting Clerk II

16.13

01013 - Accounting Clerk III

18.03

01020 - Administrative Assistant

26.46

01040 - Court Reporter

17.29

01051 - Data Entry Operator I

13.20

01052 - Data Entry Operator II

14.41

Wage Determination

01060 - Dispatcher, Motor Vehicle

21.20

01070 - Document Preparation Clerk

14.24

01090 - Duplicating Machine Operator

14.24

01111 - General Clerk I

11.32

01112 - General Clerk II

12.79

01113 - General Clerk III

15.78

01120 - Housing Referral Assistant

21.60

01141 - Messenger Courier

11.77

01191 - Order Clerk I

13.66

01192 - Order Clerk II

14.91

01261 - Personnel Assistant (Employment) I

16.75

01262 - Personnel Assistant (Employment) II

18.73

01263 - Personnel Assistant (Employment) III

20.88

01270 - Production Control Clerk

21.36

01280 - Receptionist

13.60

01290 - Rental Clerk

15.30

01300 - Scheduler, Maintenance

17.32

01311 - Secretary I

17.32

01312 - Secretary II

19.38

01313 - Secretary III

21.60

01320 - Service Order Dispatcher

18.82

01410 - Supply Technician

25.99

01420 - Survey Worker

17.29

01531 - Travel Clerk I

13.07

01532 - Travel Clerk II

14.04

01533 - Travel Clerk III

15.06

Wage Determination

01611 - Word Processor I

12.80

01612 - Word Processor II

15.30

01613 - Word Processor III

17.29

05000 - Automotive Service Occupations

05005 - Automobile Body Repairer, Fiberglass

22.31

05010 - Automotive Electrician

21.40

05040 - Automotive Glass Installer

21.40

05070 - Automotive Worker

21.93

05110 - Mobile Equipment Servicer

16.07

05130 - Motor Equipment Metal Mechanic

22.98

05160 - Motor Equipment Metal Worker

21.40

05190 - Motor Vehicle Mechanic

22.99

05220 - Motor Vehicle Mechanic Helper

17.15

05250 - Motor Vehicle Upholstery Worker

20.43

05280 - Motor Vehicle Wrecker

20.43

05310 - Painter, Automotive

19.45

05340 - Radiator Repair Specialist

20.43

05370 - Tire Repairer

11.39

05400 - Transmission Repair Specialist

22.98

07000 - Food Preparation And Service Occupations

07010 - Baker

12.14

07041 - Cook I

10.33

07042 - Cook II

11.69

07070 - Dishwasher

8.55

07130 - Food Service Worker

9.61

07210 - Meat Cutter

13.63

07260 - Waiter/Waitress

9.03

Wage Determination

09000 - Furniture Maintenance And Repair Occupations

09010 - Electrostatic Spray Painter

14.72

09040 - Furniture Handler

11.79

09080 - Furniture Refinisher

14.72

09090 - Furniture Refinisher Helper

11.79

09110 - Furniture Repairer, Minor

12.94

09130 - Upholsterer

14.29

11000 - General Services And Support Occupations

11030 - Cleaner, Vehicles

10.82

11060 - Elevator Operator

9.70

11090 - Gardener

13.58

11122 - Housekeeping Aide

9.70

11150 - Janitor

9.70

11210 - Laborer, Grounds Maintenance

10.39

11240 - Maid or Houseman

8.47

11260 - Pruner

11.58

11270 - Tractor Operator

12.47

11330 - Trail Maintenance Worker

11.07

11360 - Window Cleaner

11.02

12000 - Health Occupations

12010 - Ambulance Driver

16.96

12011 - Breath Alcohol Technician

19.80

12012 - Certified Occupational Therapist Assistant

28.62

12015 - Certified Physical Therapist Assistant

27.35

12020 - Dental Assistant

19.08

12025 - Dental Hygienist

36.14

12030 - EKG Technician

28.89

Wage Determination

12035 - Electroneurodiagnostic Technologist

28.89

12040 - Emergency Medical Technician

16.96

12071 - Licensed Practical Nurse I

18.42

12072 - Licensed Practical Nurse II

20.60

12073 - Licensed Practical Nurse III

22.96

12100 - Medical Assistant

14.89

12130 - Medical Laboratory Technician

19.22

12160 - Medical Record Clerk

15.45

12190 - Medical Record Technician

17.26

12195 - Medical Transcriptionist

17.87

12210 - Nuclear Medicine Technologist

33.52

12221 - Nursing Assistant I

10.43

12222 - Nursing Assistant II

11.72

12223 - Nursing Assistant III

12.80

12224 - Nursing Assistant IV

14.36

12235 - Optical Dispenser

15.48

12236 - Optical Technician

13.78

12250 - Pharmacy Technician

15.18

12280 - Phlebotomist

14.36

12305 - Radiologic Technologist

25.82

12311 - Registered Nurse I

25.82

12312 - Registered Nurse II

31.58

12313 - Registered Nurse II, Specialist

31.58

12314 - Registered Nurse III

38.19

12315 - Registered Nurse III, Anesthetist

38.19

12316 - Registered Nurse IV

45.78

Wage Determination

12317 - Scheduler (Drug and Alcohol Testing)

24.53

13000 - Information And Arts Occupations

13011 - Exhibits Specialist I

20.65

13012 - Exhibits Specialist II

25.77

13013 - Exhibits Specialist III

31.28

13041 - Illustrator I

24.95

13042 - Illustrator II

30.91

13043 - Illustrator III

37.82

13047 - Librarian

31.56

13050 - Library Aide/Clerk

14.33

13054 - Library Information Technology Systems

27.42

Administrator

13058 - Library Technician

15.98

13061 - Media Specialist I

19.78

13062 - Media Specialist II

22.13

13063 - Media Specialist III

24.67

13071 - Photographer I

16.50

13072 - Photographer II

18.46

13073 - Photographer III

22.87

13074 - Photographer IV

27.97

13075 - Photographer V

33.85

13110 - Video Teleconference Technician

21.59

14000 - Information Technology Occupations

14041 - Computer Operator I

15.91

14042 - Computer Operator II

17.80

14043 - Computer Operator III

21.23

14044 - Computer Operator IV

24.67

Wage Determination

14045 - Computer Operator V

27.62

14071 - Computer Programmer I (see 1)

14072 - Computer Programmer II (see 1)

14073 - Computer Programmer III (see 1)

14074 - Computer Programmer IV (see 1)

14101 - Computer Systems Analyst I (see 1)

14102 - Computer Systems Analyst II (see 1)

14103 - Computer Systems Analyst III (see 1)

14150 - Peripheral Equipment Operator

15.91

14160 - Personal Computer Support Technician

24.67

15000 - Instructional Occupations

15010 - Aircrew Training Devices Instructor (Non-Rated)

35.04

15020 - Aircrew Training Devices Instructor (Rated)

42.54

15030 - Air Crew Training Devices Instructor (Pilot)

50.81

15050 - Computer Based Training Specialist / Instructor

35.04

15060 - Educational Technologist

30.46

15070 - Flight Instructor (Pilot)

50.81

15080 - Graphic Artist

22.70

15090 - Technical Instructor

22.61

15095 - Technical Instructor/Course Developer

27.44

15110 - Test Proctor

18.16

15120 - Tutor

18.16

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

16010 - Assembler

9.32

16030 - Counter Attendant

9.32

16040 - Dry Cleaner

11.86

16070 - Finisher, Flatwork, Machine

9.32

16090 - Presser, Hand

9.32

16110 - Presser, Machine, Drycleaning

9.32

16130 - Presser, Machine, Shirts

9.32

Wage Determination

16160 - Presser, Machine, Wearing Apparel, Laundry

9.32

16190 - Sewing Machine Operator

12.50

16220 - Tailor

13.33

16250 - Washer, Machine

10.19

19000 - Machine Tool Operation And Repair Occupations

19010 - Machine-Tool Operator (Tool Room)

18.91

19040 - Tool And Die Maker

22.87

21000 - Materials Handling And Packing Occupations

21020 - Forklift Operator

15.02

21030 - Material Coordinator

19.45

21040 - Material Expediter

19.45

21050 - Material Handling Laborer

12.80

21071 - Order Filler

13.57

21080 - Production Line Worker (Food Processing)

15.02

21110 - Shipping Packer

13.52

21130 - Shipping/Receiving Clerk

13.52

21140 - Store Worker I

11.85

21150 - Stock Clerk

15.94

21210 - Tools And Parts Attendant

15.02

21410 - Warehouse Specialist

15.02

23000 - Mechanics And Maintenance And Repair Occupations

23010 - Aerospace Structural Welder

30.47

23021 - Aircraft Mechanic I

29.07

23022 - Aircraft Mechanic II

30.47

23023 - Aircraft Mechanic III

31.89

23040 - Aircraft Mechanic Helper

19.71

23050 - Aircraft, Painter

21.37

Wage Determination

23060 - Aircraft Servicer

22.61

23080 - Aircraft Worker

23.52

23110 - Appliance Mechanic

17.18

23120 - Bicycle Repairer

11.39

23125 - Cable Splicer

21.60

23130 - Carpenter, Maintenance

17.25

23140 - Carpet Layer

15.34

23160 - Electrician, Maintenance

20.94

23181 - Electronics Technician Maintenance I

25.82

23182 - Electronics Technician Maintenance II

27.21

23183 - Electronics Technician Maintenance III

28.68

23260 - Fabric Worker

15.63

23290 - Fire Alarm System Mechanic

19.04

23310 - Fire Extinguisher Repairer

15.48

23311 - Fuel Distribution System Mechanic

19.28

23312 - Fuel Distribution System Operator

15.47

23370 - General Maintenance Worker

17.70

23380 - Ground Support Equipment Mechanic

29.07

23381 - Ground Support Equipment Servicer

22.61

23382 - Ground Support Equipment Worker

23.52

23391 - Gunsmith I

15.48

23392 - Gunsmith II

17.79

23393 - Gunsmith III

19.76

23410 - Heating, Ventilation And Air-Conditioning

19.50

Mechanic

23411 - Heating, Ventilation And Air Contditioning

20.44

Mechanic (Research Facility)

Wage Determination

23430 - Heavy Equipment Mechanic

19.71

23440 - Heavy Equipment Operator

16.87

23460 - Instrument Mechanic

22.51

23465 - Laboratory/Shelter Mechanic

18.74

23470 - Laborer

12.10

23510 - Locksmith

18.99

23530 - Machinery Maintenance Mechanic

21.04

23550 - Machinist, Maintenance

17.89

23580 - Maintenance Trades Helper

12.97

23591 - Metrology Technician I

22.51

23592 - Metrology Technician II

23.59

23593 - Metrology Technician III

24.69

23640 - Millwright

22.28

23710 - Office Appliance Repairer

18.30

23760 - Painter, Maintenance

16.19

23790 - Pipefitter, Maintenance

22.46

23810 - Plumber, Maintenance

21.38

23820 - Pneudraulic Systems Mechanic

19.76

23850 - Rigger

21.88

23870 - Scale Mechanic

17.79

23890 - Sheet-Metal Worker, Maintenance

18.28

23910 - Small Engine Mechanic

17.03

23931 - Telecommunications Mechanic I

22.19

23932 - Telecommunications Mechanic II

23.17

23950 - Telephone Lineman

21.40

23960 - Welder, Combination, Maintenance

17.75

Wage Determination

23965 - Well Driller

20.07

23970 - Woodcraft Worker

19.76

23980 - Woodworker

15.47

24000 - Personal Needs Occupations

24570 - Child Care Attendant

10.73

24580 - Child Care Center Clerk

13.39

24610 - Chore Aide

8.60

24620 - Family Readiness And Support Services

13.70

Coordinator

24630 - Homemaker

17.73

25000 - Plant And System Operations Occupations

25010 - Boiler Tender

22.92

25040 - Sewage Plant Operator

17.52

25070 - Stationary Engineer

22.92

25190 - Ventilation Equipment Tender

15.57

25210 - Water Treatment Plant Operator

17.52

27000 - Protective Service Occupations

27004 - Alarm Monitor

17.51

27007 - Baggage Inspector

14.10

27008 - Corrections Officer

19.21

27010 - Court Security Officer

23.50

27030 - Detection Dog Handler

16.92

27040 - Detention Officer

21.13

27070 - Firefighter

22.87

27101 - Guard I

14.10

27102 - Guard II

16.92

27131 - Police Officer I

27.08

27132 - Police Officer II

30.10

Wage Determination

28000 - Recreation Occupations

28041 - Carnival Equipment Operator

12.31

28042 - Carnival Equipment Repairer

13.07

28043 - Carnival Equpment Worker

9.50

28210 - Gate Attendant/Gate Tender

14.18

28310 - Lifeguard

11.19

28350 - Park Attendant (Aide)

15.86

28510 - Recreation Aide/Health Facility Attendant

11.57

28515 - Recreation Specialist

18.00

28630 - Sports Official

12.63

28690 - Swimming Pool Operator

18.88

29000 - Stevedoring/Longshoremen Occupational Services

29010 - Blocker And Bracer

18.83

29020 - Hatch Tender

18.83

29030 - Line Handler

18.83

29041 - Stevedore I

16.48

29042 - Stevedore II

18.79

30000 - Technical Occupations

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

37.81

30011 - Air Traffic Control Specialist, Station (HFO) (see 3)

26.07

30012 - Air Traffic Control Specialist, Terminal (HFO) (see 3)

28.72

30021 - Archeological Technician I

19.29

30022 - Archeological Technician II

22.30

30023 - Archeological Technician III

27.75

30030 - Cartographic Technician

27.75

30040 - Civil Engineering Technician

24.64

30061 - Drafter/CAD Operator I

20.07

Wage Determination

30062 - Drafter/CAD Operator II

22.40

30063 - Drafter/CAD Operator III

24.97

30064 - Drafter/CAD Operator IV

30.73

30081 - Engineering Technician I

17.56

30082 - Engineering Technician II

19.70

30083 - Engineering Technician III

22.03

30084 - Engineering Technician IV

27.30

30085 - Engineering Technician V

33.40

30086 - Engineering Technician VI

40.41

30090 - Environmental Technician

24.73

30210 - Laboratory Technician

21.60

30240 - Mathematical Technician

27.75

30361 - Paralegal/Legal Assistant I

18.92

30362 - Paralegal/Legal Assistant II

23.44

30363 - Paralegal/Legal Assistant III

28.67

30364 - Paralegal/Legal Assistant IV

34.70

30390 - Photo-Optics Technician

27.75

30461 - Technical Writer I

25.09

30462 - Technical Writer II

30.68

30463 - Technical Writer III

37.13

30491 - Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) Technician I

24.03

30492 - Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) Technician II

29.08

30493 - Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) Technician III

34.85

30494 - Unexploded (UXO) Safety Escort

24.03

30495 - Unexploded (UXO) Sweep Personnel

24.03

30620 - Weather Observer, Combined Upper Air Or (see 3)

24.97

Wage Determination

Surface Programs

30621 - Weather Observer, Senior (see 3)

25.23

31000 - Transportation/Mobile Equipment Operation Occupations

31020 - Bus Aide

10.18

31030 - Bus Driver

14.88

31043 - Driver Courier

16.55

31260 - Parking and Lot Attendant

8.87

31290 - Shuttle Bus Driver

18.09

31310 - Taxi Driver

9.76

31361 - Truckdriver, Light

18.09

31362 - Truckdriver, Medium

20.50

31363 - Truckdriver, Heavy

21.04

31364 - Truckdriver, Tractor-Trailer

21.04

99000 - Miscellaneous Occupations

99030 - Cashier

9.76

99050 - Desk Clerk

9.75

99095 - Embalmer

20.05

99251 - Laboratory Animal Caretaker I

10.86

99252 - Laboratory Animal Caretaker II

11.87

99310 - Mortician

23.40

99410 - Pest Controller

17.39

99510 - Photofinishing Worker

13.86

99710 - Recycling Laborer

15.88

99711 - Recycling Specialist

18.87

99730 - Refuse Collector

14.05

99810 - Sales Clerk

13.65

99820 - School Crossing Guard

9.97

Wage Determination

99830 - Survey Party Chief

24.51

99831 - Surveying Aide

14.21

99832 - Surveying Technician

17.89

99840 - Vending Machine Attendant

14.09

99841 - Vending Machine Repairer

17.06

99842 - Vending Machine Repairer Helper

14.05

ALL OCCUPATIONS LISTED ABOVE RECEIVE THE FOLLOWING BENEFITS:

HEALTH & WELFARE: $4.02 per hour or $160.80 per week or $696.79 per month

VACATION: 2 weeks paid vacation after 1 year of service with a contractor or successor; 3 weeks after 5 years, and 4 weeks after 15 years. Length of service includes the whole span of continuous service with the present contractor or successor, wherever employed, and with the predecessor contractors in the performance of similar work at the same Federal facility. (Reg. 29 CFR

4.173)

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

Luther

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

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

4174)

THE OCCUPATIONS WHICH HAVE NUMBERED FOOTNOTES IN PARENTHESES RECEIVE THE

FOLLOWING:

1) COMPUTER EMPLOYEES: Under the SCA at section 8(b), this wage determination does not apply to any employee who individually qualifies as a bona fide executive, administrative, or professional employee as defined in 29 C.F.R. Part 541.

Because

Wage Determination most Computer System Analysts and Computer Programmers who are compensated at a rate not less than $27.63 (or on a salary or fee basis at a rate not less than

$455 per week) an hour would likely qualify as exempt computer professionals, (29

C.F.R. 541.

400) wage rates may not be listed on this wage determination for all occupations within those job families. In addition, because this wage determination may not list a wage rate for some or all occupations within those job families if the survey data indicates that the prevailing wage rate for the occupation equals or exceeds

$27.63 per hour conformances may be necessary for certain nonexempt employees. For example, if an individual employee is nonexempt but nevertheless performs duties within the scope of one of the Computer Systems Analyst or Computer

Programmer occupations for which this wage determination does not specify an SCA wage rate, then the wage rate for that employee must be conformed in accordance with the conformance procedures described in the conformance note included on this wage determination.

Additionally, because job titles vary widely and change quickly in the computer industry, job titles are not determinative of the application of the computer professional exemption. Therefore, the exemption applies only to computer employees who satisfy the compensation requirements and whose primary duty consists of:

(1) The application of systems analysis techniques and procedures, including consulting with users, to determine hardware, software or system functional specifications;

(2) The design, development, documentation, analysis, creation, testing or modification of computer systems or programs, including prototypes, based on and related to user or system design specifications;

(3) The design, documentation, testing, creation or modification of computer programs related to machine operating systems; or

(4) A combination of the aforementioned duties, the performance of which requires the same level of skills. (29 C.F.R. 541.400).

2) APPLICABLE TO AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ONLY - NIGHT DIFFERENTIAL: An employee is entitled to pay for all work performed between the hours of 6:00 P.M. and

6:00 A.M.

Wage Determination at the rate of basic pay plus a night pay differential amounting to 10 percent of the rate of basic pay.

3) 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

Wage Determination 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/.

Wage Determination

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 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

Wage Determination 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.