A11 WD 05-2567.pdf

WD 05-2567 (Rev.-9) was first posted on www.wdol.gov on 09/16/2008

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.: 2005-2567

Shirley F. Ebbesen Division of | Revision No.: 9

Director Wage Determinations| Date Of Revision: 09/11/2008

State: Washington

Area: Washington Counties of Lewis, Pierce, Thurston

**Fringe Benefits Required Follow the Occupational Listing**

OCCUPATION CODE - TITLE MINIMUM WAGE RATE

01000 - Administrative Support And Clerical Occupations

01011 - Accounting Clerk I 14.99

01012 - Accounting Clerk II 16.83

01013 - Accounting Clerk III 18.83

01020 - Administrative Assistant 23.37

01040 - Court Reporter 18.09

01051 - Data Entry Operator I 14.10

01052 - Data Entry Operator II 15.38

01060 - Dispatcher, Motor Vehicle 19.68

01070 - Document Preparation Clerk 13.28

01090 - Duplicating Machine Operator 13.19

01111 - General Clerk I 12.68

01112 - General Clerk II 14.80

01113 - General Clerk III 16.82

01120 - Housing Referral Assistant 20.26

01141 - Messenger Courier 12.94

01191 - Order Clerk I 14.24

01192 - Order Clerk II 15.55

01261 - Personnel Assistant (Employment) I 16.56

01262 - Personnel Assistant (Employment) II 18.53

01263 - Personnel Assistant (Employment) III 20.66

01270 - Production Control Clerk 20.68

01280 - Receptionist 14.46

01290 - Rental Clerk 15.60

01300 - Scheduler, Maintenance 16.45

01311 - Secretary I 16.45

01312 - Secretary II 18.40

01313 - Secretary III 20.52

01320 - Service Order Dispatcher 16.27

01410 - Supply Technician 23.37

01420 - Survey Worker 18.09

01531 - Travel Clerk I 12.86

01532 - Travel Clerk II 14.00

01533 - Travel Clerk III 15.07

01611 - Word Processor I 16.20

01612 - Word Processor II 18.19

01613 - Word Processor III 19.61

05000 - Automotive Service Occupations

05005 - Automobile Body Repairer, Fiberglass 21.78

05010 - Automotive Electrician 21.78

05040 - Automotive Glass Installer 18.03

05070 - Automotive Worker 20.46

05110 - Mobile Equipment Servicer 18.55

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05130 - Motor Equipment Metal Mechanic 21.78

05160 - Motor Equipment Metal Worker 20.46

05190 - Motor Vehicle Mechanic 21.89

05220 - Motor Vehicle Mechanic Helper 18.55

05250 - Motor Vehicle Upholstery Worker 20.46

05280 - Motor Vehicle Wrecker 20.46

05310 - Painter, Automotive 21.12

05340 - Radiator Repair Specialist 20.46

05370 - Tire Repairer 14.81

05400 - Transmission Repair Specialist 21.78

07000 - Food Preparation And Service Occupations

07010 - Baker 14.00

07041 - Cook I 12.23

07042 - Cook II 13.36

07070 - Dishwasher 9.59

07130 - Food Service Worker 10.17

07210 - Meat Cutter 19.20

07260 - Waiter/Waitress 10.20

09000 - Furniture Maintenance And Repair Occupations

09010 - Electrostatic Spray Painter 17.45

09040 - Furniture Handler 15.33

09080 - Furniture Refinisher 17.45

09090 - Furniture Refinisher Helper 15.33

09110 - Furniture Repairer, Minor 16.37

09130 - Upholsterer 18.05

11000 - General Services And Support Occupations

11030 - Cleaner, Vehicles 11.51

11060 - Elevator Operator 11.55

11090 - Gardener 16.64

11122 - Housekeeping Aide 12.01

11150 - Janitor 14.19

11210 - Laborer, Grounds Maintenance 15.07

11240 - Maid or Houseman 10.53

11260 - Pruner 13.17

11270 - Tractor Operator 17.43

11330 - Trail Maintenance Worker 15.07

11360 - Window Cleaner 15.22

12000 - Health Occupations

12010 - Ambulance Driver 21.63

12011 - Breath Alcohol Technician 19.31

12012 - Certified Occupational Therapist Assistant 20.86

12015 - Certified Physical Therapist Assistant 20.35

12020 - Dental Assistant 18.08

12025 - Dental Hygienist 41.66

12030 - EKG Technician 28.89

12035 - Electroneurodiagnostic Technologist 28.89

12040 - Emergency Medical Technician 21.26

12071 - Licensed Practical Nurse I 17.26

12072 - Licensed Practical Nurse II 19.31

12073 - Licensed Practical Nurse III 21.53

12100 - Medical Assistant 16.21

12130 - Medical Laboratory Technician 19.38

12160 - Medical Record Clerk 16.10

12190 - Medical Record Technician 17.96

12195 - Medical Transcriptionist 17.71

12210 - Nuclear Medicine Technologist 35.75

12221 - Nursing Assistant I 10.95

12222 - Nursing Assistant II 12.31

12223 - Nursing Assistant III 13.43

12224 - Nursing Assistant IV 15.08

12235 - Optical Dispenser 18.16

12236 - Optical Technician 17.26

12250 - Pharmacy Technician 17.11

12280 - Phlebotomist 15.08

12305 - Radiologic Technologist 32.53

12311 - Registered Nurse I 27.09

12312 - Registered Nurse II 33.13

12313 - Registered Nurse II, Specialist 33.13

12314 - Registered Nurse III 40.09

12315 - Registered Nurse III, Anesthetist 40.09

12316 - Registered Nurse IV 48.05

12317 - Scheduler (Drug and Alcohol Testing) 23.93

13000 - Information And Arts Occupations

13011 - Exhibits Specialist I 19.34

13012 - Exhibits Specialist II 23.84

13013 - Exhibits Specialist III 29.15

13041 - Illustrator I 19.34

13042 - Illustrator II 23.84

13043 - Illustrator III 29.15

13047 - Librarian 28.35

13050 - Library Aide/Clerk 12.96

13054 - Library Information Technology Systems Administrator 25.61

13058 - Library Technician 16.67

13061 - Media Specialist I 16.65

13062 - Media Specialist II 18.66

13063 - Media Specialist III 20.79

13071 - Photographer I 19.82

13072 - Photographer II 22.17

13073 - Photographer III 27.47

13074 - Photographer IV 33.59

13075 - Photographer V 40.65

13110 - Video Teleconference Technician 19.40

14000 - Information Technology Occupations

14041 - Computer Operator I 17.26

14042 - Computer Operator II 19.31

14043 - Computer Operator III 21.52

14044 - Computer Operator IV 24.05

14045 - Computer Operator V 26.70

14071 - Computer Programmer I (1) 22.45

14072 - Computer Programmer II (1) 26.99

14073 - Computer Programmer III (1)

14074 - Computer Programmer IV (1)

14101 - Computer Systems Analyst I (1)

14102 - Computer Systems Analyst II (1)

14103 - Computer Systems Analyst III (1)

14150 - Peripheral Equipment Operator 17.26

14160 - Personal Computer Support Technician 24.05

15000 - Instructional Occupations

15010 - Aircrew Training Devices Instructor (Non-Rated) 31.27

15020 - Aircrew Training Devices Instructor (Rated) 37.84

15030 - Air Crew Training Devices Instructor (Pilot) 44.77

15050 - Computer Based Training Specialist / Instructor 31.27

15060 - Educational Technologist 30.07

15070 - Flight Instructor (Pilot) 44.77

15080 - Graphic Artist 23.88

15090 - Technical Instructor 23.24

15095 - Technical Instructor/Course Developer 25.01

15110 - Test Proctor 17.80

15120 - Tutor 17.80

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

16010 - Assembler 9.59

16030 - Counter Attendant 9.59

16040 - Dry Cleaner 12.04

16070 - Finisher, Flatwork, Machine 9.59

16090 - Presser, Hand 9.59

16110 - Presser, Machine, Drycleaning 9.59

16130 - Presser, Machine, Shirts 9.59

16160 - Presser, Machine, Wearing Apparel, Laundry 9.59

16190 - Sewing Machine Operator 12.84

16220 - Tailor 13.63

16250 - Washer, Machine 10.81

19000 - Machine Tool Operation And Repair Occupations

19010 - Machine-Tool Operator (Tool Room) 23.51

19040 - Tool And Die Maker 26.62

21000 - Materials Handling And Packing Occupations

21020 - Forklift Operator 19.87

21030 - Material Coordinator 20.68

21040 - Material Expediter 20.68

21050 - Material Handling Laborer 15.41

21071 - Order Filler 14.16

21080 - Production Line Worker (Food Processing) 19.87

21110 - Shipping Packer 18.13

21130 - Shipping/Receiving Clerk 18.13

21140 - Store Worker I 14.79

21150 - Stock Clerk 18.66

21210 - Tools And Parts Attendant 19.87

21410 - Warehouse Specialist 19.87

23000 - Mechanics And Maintenance And Repair Occupations

23010 - Aerospace Structural Welder 29.37

23021 - Aircraft Mechanic I 28.50

23022 - Aircraft Mechanic II 29.37

23023 - Aircraft Mechanic III 30.25

23040 - Aircraft Mechanic Helper 22.11

23050 - Aircraft, Painter 25.14

23060 - Aircraft Servicer 24.97

23080 - Aircraft Worker 26.38

23110 - Appliance Mechanic 22.41

23120 - Bicycle Repairer 14.81

23125 - Cable Splicer 29.13

23130 - Carpenter, Maintenance 26.29

23140 - Carpet Layer 23.70

23160 - Electrician, Maintenance 28.34

23181 - Electronics Technician Maintenance I 25.05

23182 - Electronics Technician Maintenance II 26.13

23183 - Electronics Technician Maintenance III 27.06

23260 - Fabric Worker 21.33

23290 - Fire Alarm System Mechanic 22.25

23310 - Fire Extinguisher Repairer 20.10

23311 - Fuel Distribution System Mechanic 26.36

23312 - Fuel Distribution System Operator 24.00

23370 - General Maintenance Worker 19.99

23380 - Ground Support Equipment Mechanic 28.50

23381 - Ground Support Equipment Servicer 24.97

23382 - Ground Support Equipment Worker 26.38

23391 - Gunsmith I 21.31

23392 - Gunsmith II 22.53

23393 - Gunsmith III 25.78

23410 - Heating, Ventilation And Air-Conditioning Mechanic 24.65

23411 - Heating, Ventilation And Air Contditioning Mechanic (Research Facility)

25.41

23430 - Heavy Equipment Mechanic 24.85

23440 - Heavy Equipment Operator 27.73

23460 - Instrument Mechanic 27.64

23465 - Laboratory/Shelter Mechanic 24.90

23470 - Laborer 13.25

23510 - Locksmith 21.16

23530 - Machinery Maintenance Mechanic 26.15

23550 - Machinist, Maintenance 21.49

23580 - Maintenance Trades Helper 13.46

23591 - Metrology Technician I 27.64

23592 - Metrology Technician II 28.50

23593 - Metrology Technician III 29.34

23640 - Millwright 25.76

23710 - Office Appliance Repairer 21.41

23760 - Painter, Maintenance 24.76

23790 - Pipefitter, Maintenance 27.24

23810 - Plumber, Maintenance 22.66

23820 - Pneudraulic Systems Mechanic 25.78

23850 - Rigger 24.34

23870 - Scale Mechanic 23.87

23890 - Sheet-Metal Worker, Maintenance 24.34

23910 - Small Engine Mechanic 19.79

23931 - Telecommunications Mechanic I 25.13

23932 - Telecommunications Mechanic II 27.05

23950 - Telephone Lineman 21.11

23960 - Welder, Combination, Maintenance 21.75

23965 - Well Driller 28.39

23970 - Woodcraft Worker 25.78

23980 - Woodworker 18.60

24000 - Personal Needs Occupations

24570 - Child Care Attendant 11.36

24580 - Child Care Center Clerk 14.75

24610 - Chore Aide 10.51

24620 - Family Readiness And Support Services Coordinator 12.84

24630 - Homemaker 18.02

25000 - Plant And System Operations Occupations

25010 - Boiler Tender 25.39

25040 - Sewage Plant Operator 26.41

25070 - Stationary Engineer 25.39

25190 - Ventilation Equipment Tender 19.55

25210 - Water Treatment Plant Operator 26.41

27000 - Protective Service Occupations

27004 - Alarm Monitor 21.97

27007 - Baggage Inspector 13.70

27008 - Corrections Officer 22.07

27010 - Court Security Officer 26.68

27030 - Detection Dog Handler 13.69

27040 - Detention Officer 23.51

27070 - Firefighter 28.65

27101 - Guard I 13.70

27102 - Guard II 20.04

27131 - Police Officer I 30.82

27132 - Police Officer II 34.23

28000 - Recreation Occupations

28041 - Carnival Equipment Operator 11.69

28042 - Carnival Equipment Repairer 12.44

28043 - Carnival Equpment Worker 9.42

28210 - Gate Attendant/Gate Tender 14.44

28310 - Lifeguard 11.39

28350 - Park Attendant (Aide) 14.56

28510 - Recreation Aide/Health Facility Attendant 10.89

28515 - Recreation Specialist 15.00

28630 - Sports Official 11.39

28690 - Swimming Pool Operator 15.27

29000 - Stevedoring/Longshoremen Occupational Services

29010 - Blocker And Bracer 25.32

29020 - Hatch Tender 25.32

29030 - Line Handler 25.32

29041 - Stevedore I 24.43

29042 - Stevedore II 26.42

30000 - Technical Occupations

30010 - Air Traffic Control Specialist, Center (HFO) (2) 35.93

30011 - Air Traffic Control Specialist, Station (HFO) (2) 24.78

30012 - Air Traffic Control Specialist, Terminal (HFO) (2) 27.28

30021 - Archeological Technician I 20.54

30022 - Archeological Technician II 23.62

30023 - Archeological Technician III 29.26

30030 - Cartographic Technician 29.26

30040 - Civil Engineering Technician 25.47

30061 - Drafter/CAD Operator I 21.11

30062 - Drafter/CAD Operator II 23.62

30063 - Drafter/CAD Operator III 26.33

30064 - Drafter/CAD Operator IV 32.39

30081 - Engineering Technician I 18.29

30082 - Engineering Technician II 20.53

30083 - Engineering Technician III 22.97

30084 - Engineering Technician IV 28.46

30085 - Engineering Technician V 34.80

30086 - Engineering Technician VI 42.12

30090 - Environmental Technician 24.56

30210 - Laboratory Technician 20.69

30240 - Mathematical Technician 29.26

30361 - Paralegal/Legal Assistant I 20.79

30362 - Paralegal/Legal Assistant II 25.76

30363 - Paralegal/Legal Assistant III 27.26

30364 - Paralegal/Legal Assistant IV 29.44

30390 - Photo-Optics Technician 29.26

30461 - Technical Writer I 24.32

30462 - Technical Writer II 29.74

30463 - Technical Writer III 35.00

30491 - Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) Technician I 22.83

30492 - Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) Technician II 27.63

30493 - Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) Technician III 33.11

30494 - Unexploded (UXO) Safety Escort 22.83

30495 - Unexploded (UXO) Sweep Personnel 22.83

30620 - Weather Observer, Combined Upper Air Or Surface Programs (2) 19.83

30621 - Weather Observer, Senior (2) 22.97

31000 - Transportation/Mobile Equipment Operation Occupations

31020 - Bus Aide 13.80

31030 - Bus Driver 17.89

31043 - Driver Courier 16.16

31260 - Parking and Lot Attendant 10.03

31290 - Shuttle Bus Driver 16.73

31310 - Taxi Driver 13.29

31361 - Truckdriver, Light 16.80

31362 - Truckdriver, Medium 18.25

31363 - Truckdriver, Heavy 19.28

31364 - Truckdriver, Tractor-Trailer 19.28

99000 - Miscellaneous Occupations

99030 - Cashier 12.33

99050 - Desk Clerk 10.80

99095 - Embalmer 22.36

99251 - Laboratory Animal Caretaker I 11.93

99252 - Laboratory Animal Caretaker II 12.69

99310 - Mortician 25.80

99410 - Pest Controller 20.11

99510 - Photofinishing Worker 11.48

99710 - Recycling Laborer 22.05

99711 - Recycling Specialist 20.49

99730 - Refuse Collector 18.12

99810 - Sales Clerk 13.82

99820 - School Crossing Guard 15.02

99830 - Survey Party Chief 27.75

99831 - Surveying Aide 16.19

99832 - Surveying Technician 22.18

99840 - Vending Machine Attendant 14.52

99841 - Vending Machine Repairer 18.54

99842 - Vending Machine Repairer Helper 15.85

ALL OCCUPATIONS LISTED ABOVE RECEIVE THE FOLLOWING BENEFITS:

HEALTH & WELFARE: $3.24 per hour or $129.60 per week or $561.60 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 PARENTHESES AFTER THEM RECEIVE THE FOLLOWING BENEFITS (as numbered):

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

System Analysts and Computer Programmers who are compensated at a rate not less than

$27.63 (or on a salary or fee basis at a rate not less than $455 per week) an hour would likely qualify as exempt computer professionals, (29 C.F.R. 541.400) wage rates may not be listed on this wage determination for all occupations within those job families. In addition, because this wage determination may not list a wage rate for some or all occupations within those job families if the survey data indicates that the prevailing wage rate for the occupation equals or exceeds $27.63 per hour conformances may be necessary for certain nonexempt employees. For example, if an individual employee is nonexempt but nevertheless performs duties within the scope of one of the Computer Systems Analyst or Computer Programmer occupations for which this wage determination does not specify an SCA wage rate, then the wage rate for that employee must be conformed in accordance with the conformance procedures described in the conformance note included on this wage determination.

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

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

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

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

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

2) AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS AND WEATHER OBSERVERS - NIGHT PAY & SUNDAY PAY: If you work at night as part of a regular tour of duty, you will earn a night differential and receive an additional 10% of basic pay for any hours worked between 6pm and 6am.

If you are a full-time employed (40 hours a week) and Sunday is part of your regularly scheduled workweek, you are paid at your rate of basic pay plus a Sunday premium of 25% of your basic rate for each hour of Sunday work which is not overtime

(i.e. occasional work on Sunday outside the normal tour of duty is considered overtime work).

HAZARDOUS PAY DIFFERENTIAL: An 8 percent differential is applicable to employees employed in a position that represents a high degree of hazard when working with or in close proximity to ordinance, explosives, and incendiary materials. This includes work such as screening, blending, dying, mixing, and pressing of sensitive ordance, explosives, and pyrotechnic compositions such as lead azide, black powder and photoflash powder. All dry-house activities involving propellants or explosives. Demilitarization, modification, renovation, demolition, and maintenance operations on sensitive ordnance, explosives and incendiary materials. All operations involving regrading and cleaning of artillery ranges.

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

All operations involving, unloading, storage, and hauling of ordance, explosive, and incendiary ordnance material other than small arms ammunition. These differentials are only applicable to work that has been specifically designated by the agency for ordance, explosives, and incendiary material differential pay.

** UNIFORM ALLOWANCE **

If employees are required to wear uniforms in the performance of this contract

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

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

The duties of employees under job titles listed are those described in the

"Service Contract Act Directory of Occupations", Fifth Edition, April 2006, unless otherwise indicated. Copies of the Directory are available on the Internet. A links to the Directory may be found on the WHD home page at http://www.dol.gov/esa/whd/ or through the Wage Determinations On-Line (WDOL) Web site at http://wdol.gov/.

REQUEST FOR AUTHORIZATION OF ADDITIONAL CLASSIFICATION AND WAGE RATE {Standard Form

1444 (SF 1444)}

Conformance Process:

The contracting officer shall require that any class of service employee which is not listed herein and which is to be employed under the contract (i.e., the work to be performed is not performed by any classification listed in the wage determination), be classified by the contractor so as to provide a reasonable relationship (i.e., appropriate level of skill comparison) between such unlisted classifications and the classifications listed in the wage determination. Such conformed classes of employees shall be paid the monetary wages and furnished the fringe benefits as are determined. Such conforming process shall be initiated by the contractor prior to the performance of contract work by such unlisted class(es) of employees. The conformed classification, wage rate, and/or fringe benefits shall be retroactive to the commencement date of the contract. {See Section 4.6 (C)(vi)}

When multiple wage determinations are included in a contract, a separate SF 1444 should be prepared for each wage determination to which a class(es) is to be conformed.

The process for preparing a conformance request is as follows:

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

2) After contract award, the contractor prepares a written report listing in order proposed classification title), a Federal grade equivalency (FGE) for each proposed classification), job description), and rationale for proposed wage rate), 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.