WAGE DETERMINATION.dated 12.3.2025.pdf

"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.: 2015-5657 Daniel W. Simms Division of | Revision No.: 25 Director Wage Determinations| Date Of Last Revision: 12/03/2025

State: California

Area: California County of Tulare

**Fringe Benefits Required Follow the Occupational Listing**

OCCUPATION CODE - TITLE FOOTNOTE RATE

01000 - Administrative Support And Clerical Occupations 01011 - Accounting Clerk I 19.16 01012 - Accounting Clerk II 21.51 01013 - Accounting Clerk III 24.06 01020 - Administrative Assistant 37.49 01035 - Court Reporter 22.07 01041 - Customer Service Representative I 16.92 01042 - Customer Service Representative II 18.47 01043 - Customer Service Representative III 20.73 01051 - Data Entry Operator I 18.04 01052 - Data Entry Operator II 19.68 01060 - Dispatcher, Motor Vehicle 24.79 01070 - Document Preparation Clerk 17.58 01090 - Duplicating Machine Operator 17.58 01111 - General Clerk I 17.74 01112 - General Clerk II 19.36 01113 - General Clerk III 21.73 01120 - Housing Referral Assistant 24.60 01141 - Messenger Courier 14.70 01191 - Order Clerk I 19.72 01192 - Order Clerk II 21.53 01261 - Personnel Assistant (Employment) I 19.33 01262 - Personnel Assistant (Employment) II 21.62 01263 - Personnel Assistant (Employment) III 24.10 01270 - Production Control Clerk 27.46 01290 - Rental Clerk 18.26 01300 - Scheduler, Maintenance 19.73 01311 - Secretary I 19.73 01312 - Secretary II 22.07 01313 - Secretary III 24.60 01320 - Service Order Dispatcher 22.16 01410 - Supply Technician 37.49 01420 - Survey Worker 23.68 01460 - Switchboard Operator/Receptionist 18.42 01531 - Travel Clerk I 17.58 01532 - Travel Clerk II 19.73 01533 - Travel Clerk III 22.07 01611 - Word Processor I 18.28 01612 - Word Processor II 20.52 01613 - Word Processor III 22.95 05000 - Automotive Service Occupations 05005 - Automobile Body Repairer, Fiberglass 27.97

05010 - Automotive Electrician 22.04 05040 - Automotive Glass Installer 20.77 05070 - Automotive Worker 20.77 05110 - Mobile Equipment Servicer 18.28 05130 - Motor Equipment Metal Mechanic 23.28 05160 - Motor Equipment Metal Worker 20.77 05190 - Motor Vehicle Mechanic 23.28 05220 - Motor Vehicle Mechanic Helper 17.31 05250 - Motor Vehicle Upholstery Worker 19.53 05280 - Motor Vehicle Wrecker 20.77 05310 - Painter, Automotive 22.04 05340 - Radiator Repair Specialist 20.77 05370 - Tire Repairer 17.36 05400 - Transmission Repair Specialist 23.28 07000 - Food Preparation And Service Occupations 07010 - Baker 17.62 07041 - Cook I 20.20 07042 - Cook II 22.94 07070 - Dishwasher 16.64 07130 - Food Service Worker 16.65 07210 - Meat Cutter 18.65 07260 - Waiter/Waitress 16.18 09000 - Furniture Maintenance And Repair Occupations 09010 - Electrostatic Spray Painter 23.23 09040 - Furniture Handler 16.66 09080 - Furniture Refinisher 23.23 09090 - Furniture Refinisher Helper 18.25 09110 - Furniture Repairer, Minor 20.58 09130 - Upholsterer 23.23 11000 - General Services And Support Occupations 11030 - Cleaner, Vehicles 17.01 11060 - Elevator Operator 17.56 11090 - Gardener 22.36 11122 - Housekeeping Aide 17.56 11150 - Janitor 17.56 11210 - Laborer, Grounds Maintenance 19.33 11240 - Maid or Houseman 17.18 11260 - Pruner 18.46 11270 - Tractor Operator 21.17 11330 - Trail Maintenance Worker 19.33 11360 - Window Cleaner 18.39 12000 - Health Occupations 12010 - Ambulance Driver 18.96 12011 - Breath Alcohol Technician 30.36 12012 - Certified Occupational Therapist Assistant 39.54 12015 - Certified Physical Therapist Assistant 39.84 12020 - Dental Assistant 23.04 12025 - Dental Hygienist 50.09 12030 - EKG Technician 46.01 12035 - Electroneurodiagnostic Technologist 46.01 12040 - Emergency Medical Technician 18.96 12071 - Licensed Practical Nurse I 27.15 12072 - Licensed Practical Nurse II 30.36 12073 - Licensed Practical Nurse III 33.86 12100 - Medical Assistant 22.04 12130 - Medical Laboratory Technician 27.94 12160 - Medical Record Clerk 21.13 12190 - Medical Record Technician 23.63 12195 - Medical Transcriptionist 23.60 12210 - Nuclear Medicine Technologist 66.73 12221 - Nursing Assistant I 15.44 12222 - Nursing Assistant II 17.37 12223 - Nursing Assistant III 18.96

12224 - Nursing Assistant IV 21.28 12235 - Optical Dispenser 24.08 12236 - Optical Technician 26.82 12250 - Pharmacy Technician 22.57 12280 - Phlebotomist 23.51 12305 - Radiologic Technologist 47.57 12311 - Registered Nurse I 32.56 12312 - Registered Nurse II 39.82 12313 - Registered Nurse II, Specialist 39.82 12314 - Registered Nurse III 48.18 12315 - Registered Nurse III, Anesthetist 48.18 12316 - Registered Nurse IV 57.77 12317 - Scheduler (Drug and Alcohol Testing) 37.62 12320 - Substance Abuse Treatment Counselor 26.85 13000 - Information And Arts Occupations 13011 - Exhibits Specialist I 22.92 13012 - Exhibits Specialist II 28.40 13013 - Exhibits Specialist III 34.73 13041 - Illustrator I 22.92 13042 - Illustrator II 28.40 13043 - Illustrator III 34.73 13047 - Librarian 31.45 13050 - Library Aide/Clerk 22.87 13054 - Library Information Technology Systems 28.40 Administrator 13058 - Library Technician 23.83 13061 - Media Specialist I 20.49 13062 - Media Specialist II 22.92 13063 - Media Specialist III 25.55 13071 - Photographer I 20.49 13072 - Photographer II 22.92 13073 - Photographer III 28.40 13074 - Photographer IV 34.73 13075 - Photographer V 42.02 13090 - Technical Order Library Clerk 28.42 13110 - Video Teleconference Technician 21.13 14000 - Information Technology Occupations 14041 - Computer Operator I 22.55 14042 - Computer Operator II 25.22 14043 - Computer Operator III 28.11 14044 - Computer Operator IV 31.24 14045 - Computer Operator V 34.60 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 22.55 14160 - Personal Computer Support Technician 31.24 14170 - System Support Specialist 39.20 15000 - Instructional Occupations 15010 - Aircrew Training Devices Instructor (Non-Rated) 33.08 15020 - Aircrew Training Devices Instructor (Rated) 40.03 15030 - Air Crew Training Devices Instructor (Pilot) 47.99 15050 - Computer Based Training Specialist / Instructor 33.08 15060 - Educational Technologist 47.72 15070 - Flight Instructor (Pilot) 47.99 15080 - Graphic Artist 28.67 15085 - Maintenance Test Pilot, Fixed, Jet/Prop 47.99 15086 - Maintenance Test Pilot, Rotary Wing 47.99 15088 - Non-Maintenance Test/Co-Pilot 47.99

15090 - Technical Instructor 24.72 15095 - Technical Instructor/Course Developer 30.24 15110 - Test Proctor 19.95 15120 - Tutor 19.95 16000 - Laundry, Dry-Cleaning, Pressing And Related Occupations 16010 - Assembler 18.59 16030 - Counter Attendant 18.59 16040 - Dry Cleaner 21.25 16070 - Finisher, Flatwork, Machine 18.59 16090 - Presser, Hand 18.59 16110 - Presser, Machine, Drycleaning 18.59 16130 - Presser, Machine, Shirts 18.59 16160 - Presser, Machine, Wearing Apparel, Laundry 18.59 16190 - Sewing Machine Operator 22.12 16220 - Tailor 23.01 16250 - Washer, Machine 19.48 19000 - Machine Tool Operation And Repair Occupations 19010 - Machine-Tool Operator (Tool Room) 30.33 19040 - Tool And Die Maker 37.11 21000 - Materials Handling And Packing Occupations 21020 - Forklift Operator 22.53 21030 - Material Coordinator 27.46 21040 - Material Expediter 27.46 21050 - Material Handling Laborer 18.14 21071 - Order Filler 19.10 21080 - Production Line Worker (Food Processing) 22.53 21110 - Shipping Packer 21.56 21130 - Shipping/Receiving Clerk 21.56 21140 - Store Worker I 17.91 21150 - Stock Clerk 20.60 21210 - Tools And Parts Attendant 22.53 21410 - Warehouse Specialist 22.53 23000 - Mechanics And Maintenance And Repair Occupations 23010 - Aerospace Structural Welder 32.18 23019 - Aircraft Logs and Records Technician 25.63 23021 - Aircraft Mechanic I 30.56 23022 - Aircraft Mechanic II 32.18 23023 - Aircraft Mechanic III 33.83 23040 - Aircraft Mechanic Helper 22.73 23050 - Aircraft, Painter 28.93 23060 - Aircraft Servicer 25.63 23070 - Aircraft Survival Flight Equipment Technician 28.93 23080 - Aircraft Worker 27.25 23091 - Aircrew Life Support Equipment (ALSE) Mechanic 27.25 I 23092 - Aircrew Life Support Equipment (ALSE) Mechanic 30.56

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23110 - Appliance Mechanic 30.33 23120 - Bicycle Repairer 25.16 23125 - Cable Splicer 33.65 23130 - Carpenter, Maintenance 27.98 23140 - Carpet Layer 27.25 23160 - Electrician, Maintenance 34.32 23181 - Electronics Technician Maintenance I 27.25 23182 - Electronics Technician Maintenance II 28.93 23183 - Electronics Technician Maintenance III 30.56 23260 - Fabric Worker 26.87 23290 - Fire Alarm System Mechanic 25.95 23310 - Fire Extinguisher Repairer 25.16 23311 - Fuel Distribution System Mechanic 41.24 23312 - Fuel Distribution System Operator 32.37 23370 - General Maintenance Worker 24.07 23380 - Ground Support Equipment Mechanic 30.56

23381 - Ground Support Equipment Servicer 25.63 23382 - Ground Support Equipment Worker 27.25 23391 - Gunsmith I 25.16 23392 - Gunsmith II 28.57 23393 - Gunsmith III 32.03 23410 - Heating, Ventilation And Air-Conditioning 30.54 Mechanic 23411 - Heating, Ventilation And Air Contidioning 31.58 Mechanic (Research Facility) 23430 - Heavy Equipment Mechanic 30.87 23440 - Heavy Equipment Operator 30.07 23460 - Instrument Mechanic 32.03 23465 - Laboratory/Shelter Mechanic 30.33 23470 - Laborer 18.14 23510 - Locksmith 30.33 23530 - Machinery Maintenance Mechanic 30.30 23550 - Machinist, Maintenance 23.13 23580 - Maintenance Trades Helper 19.28 23591 - Metrology Technician I 32.03 23592 - Metrology Technician II 33.75 23593 - Metrology Technician III 35.46 23640 - Millwright 32.03 23710 - Office Appliance Repairer 27.44 23760 - Painter, Maintenance 22.50 23790 - Pipefitter, Maintenance 30.14 23810 - Plumber, Maintenance 28.54 23820 - Pneudraulic Systems Mechanic 32.03 23850 - Rigger 32.03 23870 - Scale Mechanic 28.57 23890 - Sheet-Metal Worker, Maintenance 36.69 23910 - Small Engine Mechanic 27.25 23931 - Telecommunications Mechanic I 32.52 23932 - Telecommunications Mechanic II 34.25 23950 - Telephone Lineman 34.02 23960 - Welder, Combination, Maintenance 22.83 23965 - Well Driller 30.56 23970 - Woodcraft Worker 32.03 23980 - Woodworker 25.16 24000 - Personal Needs Occupations 24550 - Case Manager 21.95 24570 - Child Care Attendant 17.47 24580 - Child Care Center Clerk 21.78 24610 - Chore Aide 16.03 24620 - Family Readiness And Support Services 21.95 Coordinator 24630 - Homemaker 21.95 25000 - Plant And System Operations Occupations 25010 - Boiler Tender 29.17 25040 - Sewage Plant Operator 31.54 25070 - Stationary Engineer 29.17 25190 - Ventilation Equipment Tender 21.34 25210 - Water Treatment Plant Operator 31.54 27000 - Protective Service Occupations 27004 - Alarm Monitor 30.07 27007 - Baggage Inspector 18.09 27008 - Corrections Officer 35.99 27010 - Court Security Officer 33.77 27030 - Detection Dog Handler 20.23 27040 - Detention Officer 35.99 27070 - Firefighter 32.72 27101 - Guard I 18.09 27102 - Guard II 20.23 27131 - Police Officer I 39.79

27132 - Police Officer II 44.22 28000 - Recreation Occupations 28041 - Carnival Equipment Operator 18.52 28042 - Carnival Equipment Repairer 19.56 28043 - Carnival Worker 16.15 28210 - Gate Attendant/Gate Tender 21.02 28310 - Lifeguard 18.73 28350 - Park Attendant (Aide) 23.51 28510 - Recreation Aide/Health Facility Attendant 17.16 28515 - Recreation Specialist 29.12 28630 - Sports Official 18.73 28690 - Swimming Pool Operator 22.21 29000 - Stevedoring/Longshoremen Occupational Services 29010 - Blocker And Bracer 28.57 29020 - Hatch Tender 28.57 29030 - Line Handler 28.57 29041 - Stevedore I 26.87 29042 - Stevedore II 30.33 30000 - Technical Occupations 30010 - Air Traffic Control Specialist, Center (HFO) (see 2) 46.31 30011 - Air Traffic Control Specialist, Station (HFO) (see 2) 31.93 30012 - Air Traffic Control Specialist, Terminal (HFO) (see 2) 35.16 30021 - Archeological Technician I 20.88 30022 - Archeological Technician II 23.35 30023 - Archeological Technician III 28.93 30030 - Cartographic Technician 28.93 30040 - Civil Engineering Technician 36.13 30051 - Cryogenic Technician I 32.04 30052 - Cryogenic Technician II 35.38 30061 - Drafter/CAD Operator I 20.88 30062 - Drafter/CAD Operator II 23.35 30063 - Drafter/CAD Operator III 26.03 30064 - Drafter/CAD Operator IV 32.04 30081 - Engineering Technician I 17.64 30082 - Engineering Technician II 19.79 30083 - Engineering Technician III 22.14 30084 - Engineering Technician IV 27.43 30085 - Engineering Technician V 33.55 30086 - Engineering Technician VI 40.59 30090 - Environmental Technician 27.22 30095 - Evidence Control Specialist 28.93 30210 - Laboratory Technician 23.01 30221 - Latent Fingerprint Technician I 32.04 30222 - Latent Fingerprint Technician II 35.38 30240 - Mathematical Technician 28.93 30361 - Paralegal/Legal Assistant I 21.58 30362 - Paralegal/Legal Assistant II 26.73 30363 - Paralegal/Legal Assistant III 32.69 30364 - Paralegal/Legal Assistant IV 39.57 30375 - Petroleum Supply Specialist 35.38 30390 - Photo-Optics Technician 28.93 30395 - Radiation Control Technician 35.38 30461 - Technical Writer I 28.93 30462 - Technical Writer II 35.38 30463 - Technical Writer III 42.80 30491 - Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) Technician I 29.43 30492 - Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) Technician II 35.61 30493 - Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) Technician III 42.68 30494 - Unexploded (UXO) Safety Escort 29.43 30495 - Unexploded (UXO) Sweep Personnel 29.43 30501 - Weather Forecaster I 32.04 30502 - Weather Forecaster II 38.97 30620 - Weather Observer, Combined Upper Air Or (see 2) 26.03

Surface Programs 30621 - Weather Observer, Senior (see 2) 28.93 31000 - Transportation/Mobile Equipment Operation Occupations 31010 - Airplane Pilot 35.61 31020 - Bus Aide 17.46 31030 - Bus Driver 22.29 31043 - Driver Courier 19.12 31260 - Parking and Lot Attendant 16.67 31290 - Shuttle Bus Driver 17.92 31310 - Taxi Driver 17.04 31361 - Truckdriver, Light 20.19 31362 - Truckdriver, Medium 21.56 31363 - Truckdriver, Heavy 25.69 31364 - Truckdriver, Tractor-Trailer 25.69 99000 - Miscellaneous Occupations 99020 - Cabin Safety Specialist 17.36 99030 - Cashier 16.60 99050 - Desk Clerk 16.84 99095 - Embalmer 29.43 99130 - Flight Follower 29.43 99251 - Laboratory Animal Caretaker I 18.09 99252 - Laboratory Animal Caretaker II 19.10 99260 - Marketing Analyst 32.50 99310 - Mortician 29.43 99410 - Pest Controller 19.91 99510 - Photofinishing Worker 15.47 99710 - Recycling Laborer 27.51 99711 - Recycling Specialist 30.13 99730 - Refuse Collector 26.27 99810 - Sales Clerk 16.78 99820 - School Crossing Guard 21.02 99830 - Survey Party Chief 24.81 99831 - Surveying Aide 14.15 99832 - Surveying Technician 19.42 99840 - Vending Machine Attendant 21.49 99841 - Vending Machine Repairer 26.09 99842 - Vending Machine Repairer Helper 21.49

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.

Note: Executive Order 13658 generally applies to contracts subject to the Service Contract Act that were awarded on or between January 1, 2015 and January 29, 2022, and that have not been renewed or extended on or after January 30, 2022. If a contract is subject to Executive Order 13658, the contractor must pay all covered workers at least $13.30 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

2025. The applicable Executive Order minimum wage rate will be adjusted annually.

Additional information on contractor requirements and worker protections under Executive Order 13658 is available at www.dol.gov/whd/govcontracts.

ALL OCCUPATIONS LISTED ABOVE RECEIVE THE FOLLOWING BENEFITS:

HEALTH & WELFARE: $5.55 per hour, up to 40 hours per week, or $222.00 per week or $962.00 per month

HEALTH & WELFARE EO 13706: $5.09 per hour, up to 40 hours per week, or $203.60 per week, or $882.27 per month*

*This rate is to be used only when compensating employees for performance on an SCA-covered contract also covered by EO 13706, Establishing Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors. A contractor may not receive credit toward its SCA obligations for any paid sick leave provided pursuant to EO 13706.

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 eleven paid holidays per year: New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday, Washington's Birthday, Memorial Day, Juneteenth National Independence 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) COMPUTER EMPLOYEES: This wage determination does not apply to any individual employed in a bona fide executive, administrative, or professional capacity, as defined in 29 C.F.R. Part 541. (See 41 C.F.R. 6701(3)). Because most Computer Systems Analysts and Computer Programmers who are paid at least $27.63 per hour (or at least $684 per week if paid on a salary or fee basis) likely qualify as exempt computer professionals under 29 U.S.C. 213(a)(1) and 29 U.S.C. 213(a)(17), this wage determination may not include wage rates for all occupations within those job families. In such instances, a conformance will be necessary if there are nonexempt employees in these job families working on the contract.

Job titles vary widely and change quickly in the computer industry, and are not determinative of whether an employee is an exempt computer professional. To be exempt, computer employees who satisfy the compensation requirements must also have a primary duty that 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).

Any computer employee who meets the applicable compensation requirements and the above duties test qualifies as an exempt computer professional under both section 13(a)(1) and section 13(a)(17) of the Fair Labor Standards Act. (Field Assistance Bulletin No. 2006-3 (Dec. 14, 2006)). Accordingly, this wage determination will not apply to any exempt computer employee regardless of which of these two exemptions is utilized.

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 (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 paid to all employees performing in the classification from the first day of work on which contract work is performed by them in the classification. Failure to pay such unlisted employees the compensation agreed upon by the interested parties and/or fully determined by the Wage and Hour Division retroactive to the date such class of employees commenced contract work shall be a violation of the Act and this contract. (See 29 CFR 4.6(b)(2)(v)). 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 U.S.

Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division, 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 Division's decision to the contractor.

6) Each affected employee shall be furnished by the contractor with a written copy of such determination or it shall be posted as a part of the wage determination (See 29 CFR 4.6(b)(2)(iii)).

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"" 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 (See 29 CFR 4.152(c)(1))."