Service Contract Act WD 2015-5683.pdf

This document is a Service Contract Act Wage Determination (WD #2015-5683, Revision 26) issued by the U.S. Department of Labor for Alaska, specifically covering Fairbanks North County. The wage determination applies to all federal service contracts in this geographic area and establishes prevailing wage rates that contractors must pay employees performing work on covered contracts.

The document lists comprehensive occupation codes and titles across multiple service categories, including administrative support, automotive service, food preparation, furniture maintenance, general services, health occupations, information and arts, information technology, instructional occupations, laundry and dry cleaning, materials handling, mechanics and maintenance, personal needs, plant operations, protective services, recreation, stevedoring, technical occupations, and transportation. All listed occupations receive a base health and welfare benefit of $5.55 per hour (up to 40 hours per week or $962.00 monthly), with an alternative rate of $5.09 per hour for employees covered under Executive Order 13706. The determination also mandates a minimum of two weeks paid vacation after one year of service, three weeks after five years, and four weeks after ten years, plus a minimum of twelve paid holidays annually. Additional requirements include an 8 percent hazard pay differential for high-degree hazard work involving explosives and incendiary materials, and a 4 percent differential for low-degree hazard work. Employees required to wear uniforms must receive either uniforms at no cost or a $3.35 weekly reimbursement. The wage determination includes special notes regarding computer employee exemptions, air traffic controller night shift premiums, and procedures for conforming unlisted occupational classifications through SF-1444 requests, which must be submitted within 30 days of contract award.