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WD 15-2273 (Rev.-2) was first posted on www.wdol.gov on 01/03/2017

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.: 2015-2273

Daniel W. Simms Division of | Revision No.: 2

Director Wage Determinations| Date Of Revision: 12/30/2016

Note: Under Executive Order (EO) 13658, an hourly minimum wage of $10.20 for calendar year 2017 applies to all contracts subject to the Service Contract

Act for which the contract is awarded (and any solicitation was 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 $10.20 per hour (or the applicable wage rate listed on this wage determination, if it is higher) for all hours spent performing on the contract in calendar year 2017. 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: Michigan

Area: Michigan Counties of Genesee, Monroe, Wayne

**Fringe Benefits Required Follow the Occupational Listing**

OCCUPATION CODE - TITLE FOOTNOTE

RATE

01000 - Administrative Support And Clerical Occupations

01011 - Accounting Clerk I

14.22

01012 - Accounting Clerk II

15.96

01013 - Accounting Clerk III

18.77

01020 - Administrative Assistant

26.95

01035 - Court Reporter

19.80

01051 - Data Entry Operator I

13.85

01052 - Data Entry Operator II

15.12

01060 - Dispatcher, Motor Vehicle

21.98

01070 - Document Preparation Clerk

15.38

01090 - Duplicating Machine Operator

15.38

01111 - General Clerk I

13.37

01112 - General Clerk II

14.60

01113 - General Clerk III

16.39

01120 - Housing Referral Assistant

22.04

01141 - Messenger Courier

11.47

01191 - Order Clerk I

14.16

01192 - Order Clerk II

15.95

01261 - Personnel Assistant (Employment) I

17.30

01262 - Personnel Assistant (Employment) II

19.35

01263 - Personnel Assistant (Employment) III

21.57

01270 - Production Control Clerk

21.45

01290 - Rental Clerk

15.38

01300 - Scheduler, Maintenance

17.30

01311 - Secretary I

17.30

01312 - Secretary II

19.35

01313 - Secretary III

22.04

01320 - Service Order Dispatcher

19.04

01410 - Supply Technician

25.70

01420 - Survey Worker

18.56

01460 - Switchboard Operator/Receptionist

13.67

01531 - Travel Clerk I

13.02

01532 - Travel Clerk II

14.14

01533 - Travel Clerk III

15.31

01611 - Word Processor I

15.07

01612 - Word Processor II

16.92

01613 - Word Processor III

18.93

05000 - Automotive Service Occupations

05005 - Automobile Body Repairer, Fiberglass

23.66

05010 - Automotive Electrician

22.58

05040 - Automotive Glass Installer

21.84

05070 - Automotive Worker

21.84

05110 - Mobile Equipment Servicer

20.43

05130 - Motor Equipment Metal Mechanic

23.31

05160 - Motor Equipment Metal Worker

21.84

05190 - Motor Vehicle Mechanic

23.31

05220 - Motor Vehicle Mechanic Helper

19.71

05250 - Motor Vehicle Upholstery Worker

21.12

05280 - Motor Vehicle Wrecker

21.84

05310 - Painter, Automotive

22.58

05340 - Radiator Repair Specialist

21.84

05370 - Tire Repairer

19.58

05400 - Transmission Repair Specialist

23.31

07000 - Food Preparation And Service Occupations

07010 - Baker

18.55

07041 - Cook I

13.99

07042 - Cook II

15.07

07070 - Dishwasher

11.64

07130 - Food Service Worker

11.64

07210 - Meat Cutter

16.26

07260 - Waiter/Waitress

12.36

09000 - Furniture Maintenance And Repair Occupations

09010 - Electrostatic Spray Painter

23.44

09040 - Furniture Handler

18.10

09080 - Furniture Refinisher

23.44

09090 - Furniture Refinisher Helper

20.50

09110 - Furniture Repairer, Minor

21.98

09130 - Upholsterer

23.44

11000 - General Services And Support Occupations

11030 - Cleaner, Vehicles

14.97

11060 - Elevator Operator

14.97

11090 - Gardener

17.38

11122 - Housekeeping Aide

13.40

11150 - Janitor

13.41

11210 - Laborer, Grounds Maintenance

14.78

11240 - Maid or Houseman

12.13

11260 - Pruner

13.63

11270 - Tractor Operator

15.88

11330 - Trail Maintenance Worker

14.78

11360 - Window Cleaner

14.24

12000 - Health Occupations

12010 - Ambulance Driver

17.90

12011 - Breath Alcohol Technician

19.72

12012 - Certified Occupational Therapist Assistant

22.17

12015 - Certified Physical Therapist Assistant

22.17

12020 - Dental Assistant

17.03

12025 - Dental Hygienist

30.37

12030 - EKG Technician

25.82

12035 - Electroneurodiagnostic Technologist

25.82

12040 - Emergency Medical Technician

17.90

12071 - Licensed Practical Nurse I

17.61

12072 - Licensed Practical Nurse II

19.72

12073 - Licensed Practical Nurse III

21.34

12100 - Medical Assistant

14.58

12130 - Medical Laboratory Technician

22.29

12160 - Medical Record Clerk

15.74

12190 - Medical Record Technician

19.47

12195 - Medical Transcriptionist

18.11

12210 - Nuclear Medicine Technologist

33.56

12221 - Nursing Assistant I

11.25

12222 - Nursing Assistant II

12.27

12223 - Nursing Assistant III

13.40

12224 - Nursing Assistant IV

15.04

12235 - Optical Dispenser

19.36

12236 - Optical Technician

17.61

12250 - Pharmacy Technician

17.78

12280 - Phlebotomist

15.04

12305 - Radiologic Technologist

26.11

12311 - Registered Nurse I

29.83

12312 - Registered Nurse II

32.20

12313 - Registered Nurse II, Specialist

32.20

12314 - Registered Nurse III

44.14

12315 - Registered Nurse III, Anesthetist

44.14

12316 - Registered Nurse IV

52.92

12317 - Scheduler (Drug and Alcohol Testing)

24.02

13000 - Information And Arts Occupations

13011 - Exhibits Specialist I

21.47

13012 - Exhibits Specialist II

26.61

13013 - Exhibits Specialist III

32.54

13041 - Illustrator I

25.01

13042 - Illustrator II

30.40

13043 - Illustrator III

35.82

13047 - Librarian

30.28

13050 - Library Aide/Clerk

13.49

13054 - Library Information Technology Systems

27.34

Administrator

13058 - Library Technician

18.56

13061 - Media Specialist I

18.54

13062 - Media Specialist II

20.75

13063 - Media Specialist III

23.13

13071 - Photographer I

19.42

13072 - Photographer II

22.83

13073 - Photographer III

29.56

13074 - Photographer IV

34.28

13075 - Photographer V

39.82

13110 - Video Teleconference Technician

19.13

14000 - Information Technology Occupations

14041 - Computer Operator I

17.16

14042 - Computer Operator II

19.20

14043 - Computer Operator III

21.40

14044 - Computer Operator IV

23.77

14045 - Computer Operator V

26.33

14071 - Computer Programmer I (see 1)

22.60

14072 - Computer Programmer II (see 1)

27.62

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

17.16

14160 - Personal Computer Support Technician

23.77

15000 - Instructional Occupations

15010 - Aircrew Training Devices Instructor (Non-Rated)

32.52

15020 - Aircrew Training Devices Instructor (Rated)

39.35

15030 - Air Crew Training Devices Instructor (Pilot)

50.79

15050 - Computer Based Training Specialist / Instructor

32.52

15060 - Educational Technologist

30.30

15070 - Flight Instructor (Pilot)

50.79

15080 - Graphic Artist

30.61

15090 - Technical Instructor

26.84

15095 - Technical Instructor/Course Developer

32.69

15110 - Test Proctor

21.80

15120 - Tutor

21.80

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

16010 - Assembler

10.00

16030 - Counter Attendant

10.00

16040 - Dry Cleaner

13.34

16070 - Finisher, Flatwork, Machine

10.00

16090 - Presser, Hand

10.00

16110 - Presser, Machine, Drycleaning

10.00

16130 - Presser, Machine, Shirts

10.00

16160 - Presser, Machine, Wearing Apparel, Laundry

10.00

16190 - Sewing Machine Operator

14.52

16220 - Tailor

15.65

16250 - Washer, Machine

11.08

19000 - Machine Tool Operation And Repair Occupations

19010 - Machine-Tool Operator (Tool Room)

26.18

19040 - Tool And Die Maker

29.03

21000 - Materials Handling And Packing Occupations

21020 - Forklift Operator

20.65

21030 - Material Coordinator

24.49

21040 - Material Expediter

24.54

21050 - Material Handling Laborer

18.05

21071 - Order Filler

15.92

21080 - Production Line Worker (Food Processing)

20.65

21110 - Shipping Packer

17.34

21130 - Shipping/Receiving Clerk

17.34

21140 - Store Worker I

17.19

21150 - Stock Clerk

21.86

21210 - Tools And Parts Attendant

20.65

21410 - Warehouse Specialist

20.65

23000 - Mechanics And Maintenance And Repair Occupations

23010 - Aerospace Structural Welder

29.30

23021 - Aircraft Mechanic I

27.91

23022 - Aircraft Mechanic II

29.30

23023 - Aircraft Mechanic III

30.84

23040 - Aircraft Mechanic Helper

19.51

23050 - Aircraft, Painter

25.78

23060 - Aircraft Servicer

22.27

23080 - Aircraft Worker

23.38

23110 - Appliance Mechanic

23.44

23120 - Bicycle Repairer

18.66

23125 - Cable Splicer

27.79

23130 - Carpenter, Maintenance

25.15

23140 - Carpet Layer

24.10

23160 - Electrician, Maintenance

32.65

23181 - Electronics Technician Maintenance I

26.20

23182 - Electronics Technician Maintenance II

27.07

23183 - Electronics Technician Maintenance III

31.31

23260 - Fabric Worker

23.20

23290 - Fire Alarm System Mechanic

24.83

23310 - Fire Extinguisher Repairer

22.37

23311 - Fuel Distribution System Mechanic

25.62

23312 - Fuel Distribution System Operator

22.26

23370 - General Maintenance Worker

23.96

23380 - Ground Support Equipment Mechanic

27.91

23381 - Ground Support Equipment Servicer

22.27

23382 - Ground Support Equipment Worker

23.38

23391 - Gunsmith I

22.37

23392 - Gunsmith II

24.10

23393 - Gunsmith III

25.75

23410 - Heating, Ventilation And Air-Conditioning

25.96

Mechanic

23411 - Heating, Ventilation And Air Contditioning

26.71

Mechanic (Research Facility)

23430 - Heavy Equipment Mechanic

29.63

23440 - Heavy Equipment Operator

27.30

23460 - Instrument Mechanic

29.03

23465 - Laboratory/Shelter Mechanic

24.89

23470 - Laborer

16.69

23510 - Locksmith

23.44

23530 - Machinery Maintenance Mechanic

28.66

23550 - Machinist, Maintenance

27.99

23580 - Maintenance Trades Helper

19.60

23591 - Metrology Technician I

29.03

23592 - Metrology Technician II

29.96

23593 - Metrology Technician III

30.88

23640 - Millwright

34.10

23710 - Office Appliance Repairer

24.76

23760 - Painter, Maintenance

26.60

23790 - Pipefitter, Maintenance

29.87

23810 - Plumber, Maintenance

29.24

23820 - Pneudraulic Systems Mechanic

25.75

23850 - Rigger

25.62

23870 - Scale Mechanic

24.10

23890 - Sheet-Metal Worker, Maintenance

29.24

23910 - Small Engine Mechanic

23.98

23931 - Telecommunications Mechanic I

26.29

23932 - Telecommunications Mechanic II

27.07

23950 - Telephone Lineman

26.29

23960 - Welder, Combination, Maintenance

26.46

23965 - Well Driller

25.34

23970 - Woodcraft Worker

25.75

23980 - Woodworker

22.37

24000 - Personal Needs Occupations

24570 - Child Care Attendant

13.85

24580 - Child Care Center Clerk

18.10

24610 - Chore Aide

11.03

24620 - Family Readiness And Support Services

16.29

Coordinator

24630 - Homemaker

19.20

25000 - Plant And System Operations Occupations

25010 - Boiler Tender

28.00

25040 - Sewage Plant Operator

25.78

25070 - Stationary Engineer

28.00

25190 - Ventilation Equipment Tender

21.57

25210 - Water Treatment Plant Operator

25.78

27000 - Protective Service Occupations

27004 - Alarm Monitor

20.29

27007 - Baggage Inspector

12.93

27008 - Corrections Officer

23.65

27010 - Court Security Officer

23.72

27030 - Detection Dog Handler

19.75

27040 - Detention Officer

23.65

27070 - Firefighter

21.27

27101 - Guard I

12.93

27102 - Guard II

19.75

27131 - Police Officer I

27.65

27132 - Police Officer II

30.72

28000 - Recreation Occupations

28041 - Carnival Equipment Operator

14.14

28042 - Carnival Equipment Repairer

14.65

28043 - Carnival Worker

12.22

28210 - Gate Attendant/Gate Tender

14.59

28310 - Lifeguard

13.00

28350 - Park Attendant (Aide)

16.32

28510 - Recreation Aide/Health Facility Attendant

11.16

28515 - Recreation Specialist

16.58

28630 - Sports Official

13.00

28690 - Swimming Pool Operator

20.87

29000 - Stevedoring/Longshoremen Occupational Services

29010 - Blocker And Bracer

22.58

29020 - Hatch Tender

22.58

29030 - Line Handler

22.58

29041 - Stevedore I

21.82

29042 - Stevedore II

23.37

30000 - Technical Occupations

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

38.88

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

26.82

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

29.53

30021 - Archeological Technician I

20.08

30022 - Archeological Technician II

22.47

30023 - Archeological Technician III

27.83

30030 - Cartographic Technician

27.83

30040 - Civil Engineering Technician

27.83

30061 - Drafter/CAD Operator I

20.08

30062 - Drafter/CAD Operator II

22.47

30063 - Drafter/CAD Operator III

25.05

30064 - Drafter/CAD Operator IV

30.82

30081 - Engineering Technician I

18.36

30082 - Engineering Technician II

21.64

30083 - Engineering Technician III

25.16

30084 - Engineering Technician IV

31.16

30085 - Engineering Technician V

36.70

30086 - Engineering Technician VI

44.38

30090 - Environmental Technician

25.01

30210 - Laboratory Technician

21.70

30240 - Mathematical Technician

27.83

30361 - Paralegal/Legal Assistant I

20.88

30362 - Paralegal/Legal Assistant II

25.86

30363 - Paralegal/Legal Assistant III

31.63

30364 - Paralegal/Legal Assistant IV

38.28

30390 - Photo-Optics Technician

27.83

30461 - Technical Writer I

25.25

30462 - Technical Writer II

30.90

30463 - Technical Writer III

36.08

30491 - Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) Technician I

24.71

30492 - Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) Technician II

29.90

30493 - Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) Technician III

35.84

30494 - Unexploded (UXO) Safety Escort

24.71

30495 - Unexploded (UXO) Sweep Personnel

24.71

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

24.80

Surface Programs

30621 - Weather Observer, Senior (see 2)

27.55

31000 - Transportation/Mobile Equipment Operation Occupations

31020 - Bus Aide

13.47

31030 - Bus Driver

17.19

31043 - Driver Courier

17.03

31260 - Parking and Lot Attendant

12.47

31290 - Shuttle Bus Driver

18.08

31310 - Taxi Driver

13.66

31361 - Truckdriver, Light

18.08

31362 - Truckdriver, Medium

19.61

31363 - Truckdriver, Heavy

21.82

31364 - Truckdriver, Tractor-Trailer

21.85

99000 - Miscellaneous Occupations

99030 - Cashier

10.62

99050 - Desk Clerk

11.40

99095 - Embalmer

26.66

99251 - Laboratory Animal Caretaker I

13.63

99252 - Laboratory Animal Caretaker II

15.18

99310 - Mortician

33.88

99410 - Pest Controller

17.53

99510 - Photofinishing Worker

15.49

99710 - Recycling Laborer

17.40

99711 - Recycling Specialist

19.31

99730 - Refuse Collector

15.45

99810 - Sales Clerk

12.17

99820 - School Crossing Guard

12.22

99830 - Survey Party Chief

24.92

99831 - Surveying Aide

12.97

99832 - Surveying Technician

19.86

99840 - Vending Machine Attendant

17.14

99841 - Vending Machine Repairer

21.54

99842 - Vending Machine Repairer Helper

17.14

Note: Executive Order (EO) 13706, Establishing Paid Sick Leave for Federal

Contractors, applies to all contracts subject to the Service Contract Act for which the contract is awarded (and any solicitation was issued) on or after January

1, 2017. If this contract is covered by the EO, the contractor must provide employees with 1 hour of paid sick leave for every 30 hours they work, up to 56 hours of paid sick leave each year. Employees must be permitted to use paid sick leave for their own illness, injury or other health-related needs, including preventive care;

to assist a family member (or person who is like family to the employee) who is ill, injured, or has other health-related needs, including preventive care; or for reasons resulting from, or to assist a family member (or person who is like family to the employee) who is the victim of, domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking. Additional information on contractor requirements and worker protections under the EO is available at www.dol.gov/whd/govcontracts.

ALL OCCUPATIONS LISTED ABOVE RECEIVE THE FOLLOWING BENEFITS:

HEALTH & WELFARE: $4.27 per hour or $170.80 per week or $740.13 per month

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

4.173)

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

Luther

King Jr.'s Birthday, Washington's Birthday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veterans' Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day.

(A contractor may substitute for any of the named holidays another day off with pay in accordance with a plan communicated to the employees involved.) (See 29 CFR

4.174)

THE OCCUPATIONS WHICH HAVE NUMBERED FOOTNOTES IN PARENTHESES RECEIVE THE

FOLLOWING:

1) Does not apply to employees employed in a bona fide executive, administrative, or professional capacity as defined and delineated in 29 CFR Part 541. (See

29 CFR

4.156)

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 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.

** SERVICE CONTRACT ACT DIRECTORY OF OCCUPATIONS **

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

"Service Contract Act Directory of Occupations", Fifth Edition (Revision 1), dated September 2015, unless otherwise indicated.

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 procedures 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.