Attachment 4 Service Contract Act Wage Determination WD-05-2137.doc

Service Contract Act WAGE DETERMINATIONS wd-05-2137

FOR THE PROCUREMENT OF

TRAINING, DOCTRINE, CAPABILITY DEVELOPMENT, ANALYSIS,

INSTRUCTION, ROLE PLAYERS AND SUPPORT SERVICES

AT FORT KNOX KY, AND FORT BENNING GA

MANEUVER CENTER OF EXCELLENCE

NOTE: THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THIS DOCUMENT IS VALID FOR THE PERFORMANCE IN THE AREAS DISCUSS BELOW. PERFORMANCE AT ANY OTHER INSTALLATION WILL USE THEIR PARTICULAR WAGE DETERMINATION.

WD 05-2137 (Rev.-9) was first posted on www.wdol.gov on 09/08/2009

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.: 2005-2137

Shirley F. Ebbesen Division of

| Revision No.: 9

Director Wage Determinations

| Date Of Revision: 08/31/2009

States: Alabama, Georgia

Area: Alabama Counties of Chambers, Lee, Randolph, Russell

Georgia Counties of Chattahoochee, Harris, Heard, Marion, Meriwether, Muscogee, Quitman, Schley, Stewart, Talbot, Taylor, Troup, Webster

**Fringe Benefits Required Follow the Occupational Listing**

OCCUPATION CODE - TITLE FOOTNOTE RATE

01000 - Administrative Support And Clerical Occupations

01011 - Accounting Clerk I

11.99

01012 - Accounting Clerk II

15.15

01013 - Accounting Clerk III

17.27

01020 - Administrative Assistant

18.90

01040 - Court Reporter

13.82

01051 - Data Entry Operator I

12.11

01052 - Data Entry Operator II

13.34

01060 - Dispatcher, Motor Vehicle

13.22

01070 - Document Preparation Clerk

11.59

01090 - Duplicating Machine Operator

11.59

01111 - General Clerk I

10.24

01112 - General Clerk II

11.18

01113 - General Clerk III

12.55

01120 - Housing Referral Assistant

15.43

01141 - Messenger Courier

10.22

01191 - Order Clerk I

10.19

01192 - Order Clerk II

11.81

01261 - Personnel Assistant (Employment) I 12.55

01262 - Personnel Assistant (Employment) II 14.03

01263 - Personnel Assistant (Employment) III 15.65

01270 - Production Control Clerk

17.28

01280 - Receptionist

10.26

01290 - Rental Clerk

9.55

01300 - Scheduler, Maintenance

12.14

01311 - Secretary I

12.14

01312 - Secretary II

13.82

01313 - Secretary III

15.43

01320 - Service Order Dispatcher

11.61

01410 - Supply Technician

18.90

01420 - Survey Worker

11.73

01531 - Travel Clerk I

11.38

01532 - Travel Clerk II

12.24

01533 - Travel Clerk III

12.96

01611 - Word Processor I

10.81

01612 - Word Processor II

12.14

01613 - Word Processor III

14.44

05000 - Automotive Service Occupations

05005 - Automobile Body Repairer, Fiberglass 20.32

05010 - Automotive Electrician

17.62

05040 - Automotive Glass Installer

15.94

05070 - Automotive Worker

15.94

05110 - Mobile Equipment Servicer

13.96

05130 - Motor Equipment Metal Mechanic 17.91

05160 - Motor Equipment Metal Worker 15.94

05190 - Motor Vehicle Mechanic

17.93

05220 - Motor Vehicle Mechanic Helper

13.86

05250 - Motor Vehicle Upholstery Worker 15.59

05280 - Motor Vehicle Wrecker

15.94

05310 - Painter, Automotive

16.98

05340 - Radiator Repair Specialist

15.94

05370 - Tire Repairer

10.21

05400 - Transmission Repair Specialist

17.91

07000 - Food Preparation And Service Occupations

07010 - Baker

12.33

07041 - Cook I

9.01

07042 - Cook II

10.71

07070 - Dishwasher

7.76

07130 - Food Service Worker

8.71

07210 - Meat Cutter

12.72

07260 - Waiter/Waitress

7.25

09000 - Furniture Maintenance And Repair Occupations

09010 - Electrostatic Spray Painter

15.36

09040 - Furniture Handler

10.16

09080 - Furniture Refinisher

14.14

09090 - Furniture Refinisher Helper

11.97

09110 - Furniture Repairer, Minor

13.78

09130 - Upholsterer

15.36

11000 - General Services And Support Occupations

11030 - Cleaner, Vehicles

8.17

11060 - Elevator Operator

8.17

11090 - Gardener

10.73

11122 - Housekeeping Aide

8.42

11150 - Janitor

8.42

11210 - Laborer, Grounds Maintenance

9.59

11240 - Maid or Houseman

7.52

11260 - Pruner

8.82

11270 - Tractor Operator

10.87

11330 - Trail Maintenance Worker

9.59

11360 - Window Cleaner

9.26

12000 - Health Occupations

12010 - Ambulance Driver

14.34

12011 - Breath Alcohol Technician

16.08

12012 - Certified Occupational Therapist Assistant 22.07

12015 - Certified Physical Therapist Assistant

20.80

12020 - Dental Assistant

14.55

12025 - Dental Hygienist

29.85

12030 - EKG Technician

22.64

12035 - Electroneurodiagnostic Technologist 22.64

12040 - Emergency Medical Technician

13.04

12071 - Licensed Practical Nurse I

14.38

12072 - Licensed Practical Nurse II

16.08

12073 - Licensed Practical Nurse III

17.93

12100 - Medical Assistant

11.29

12130 - Medical Laboratory Technician

14.61

12160 - Medical Record Clerk

12.50

12190 - Medical Record Technician

14.89

12195 - Medical Transcriptionist

13.60

12210 - Nuclear Medicine Technologist

35.35

12221 - Nursing Assistant I

9.03

12222 - Nursing Assistant II

10.15

12223 - Nursing Assistant III

11.08

12224 - Nursing Assistant IV

12.44

12235 - Optical Dispenser

15.97

12236 - Optical Technician

14.38

12250 - Pharmacy Technician

12.19

12280 - Phlebotomist

12.44

12305 - Radiologic Technologist

21.81

12311 - Registered Nurse I

18.35

12312 - Registered Nurse II

22.46

12313 - Registered Nurse II, Specialist

22.46

12314 - Registered Nurse III

27.17

12315 - Registered Nurse III, Anesthetist

27.17

12316 - Registered Nurse IV

32.57

12317 - Scheduler (Drug and Alcohol Testing) 19.92

13000 - Information And Arts Occupations

13011 - Exhibits Specialist I

19.12

13012 - Exhibits Specialist II

23.68

13013 - Exhibits Specialist III

28.98

13041 - Illustrator I

13042 - Illustrator II

23.68

13043 - Illustrator III

28.98

13047 - Librarian

26.24

13050 - Library Aide/Clerk

10.66

13054 - Library Information Technology Systems 23.68

Administrator

13058 - Library Technician

13061 - Media Specialist I

16.74

13062 - Media Specialist II

18.73

13063 - Media Specialist III

20.89

13071 - Photographer I

12.45

13072 - Photographer II

14.32

13073 - Photographer III

17.17

13074 - Photographer IV

21.11

13075 - Photographer V

25.52

13110 - Video Teleconference Technician

15.33

14000 - Information Technology Occupations

14041 - Computer Operator I

13.18

14042 - Computer Operator II

14.94

14043 - Computer Operator III

16.66

14044 - Computer Operator IV

18.51

14045 - Computer Operator V

20.50

14071 - Computer Programmer I (see 1)

19.43

14072 - Computer Programmer II (see 1)

24.08

14073 - Computer Programmer III (see 1)

14074 - Computer Programmer IV (see 1)

14101 - Computer Systems Analyst I (see 1) 25.62

14102 - Computer Systems Analyst II (see 1)

14103 - Computer Systems Analyst III (see 1)

14150 - Peripheral Equipment Operator

13.18

14160 - Personal Computer Support Technician 18.51

15000 - Instructional Occupations

15010 - Aircrew Training Devices Instructor (Non-Rated) 24.48

15020 - Aircrew Training Devices Instructor (Rated) 30.99

15030 - Air Crew Training Devices Instructor (Pilot) 34.09

15050 - Computer Based Training Specialist / Instructor 24.48

15060 - Educational Technologist

27.49

15070 - Flight Instructor (Pilot)

34.09

15080 - Graphic Artist

18.98

15090 - Technical Instructor

20.34

15095 - Technical Instructor/Course Developer 24.88

15110 - Test Proctor

16.42

15120 - Tutor

16.42

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

16010 - Assembler

7.90

16030 - Counter Attendant

16040 - Dry Cleaner

9.64

16070 - Finisher, Flatwork, Machine

16090 - Presser, Hand

16110 - Presser, Machine, Drycleaning

7.90

16130 - Presser, Machine, Shirts

7.90

16160 - Presser, Machine, Wearing Apparel, Laundry 7.90

16190 - Sewing Machine Operator

10.20

16220 - Tailor

10.75

16250 - Washer, Machine

8.47

19000 - Machine Tool Operation And Repair Occupations

19010 - Machine-Tool Operator (Tool Room) 17.91

19040 - Tool And Die Maker

21.68

21000 - Materials Handling And Packing Occupations

21020 - Forklift Operator

12.67

21030 - Material Coordinator

17.28

21040 - Material Expediter

17.28

21050 - Material Handling Laborer

11.19

21071 - Order Filler

11.23

21080 - Production Line Worker (Food Processing) 12.67

21110 - Shipping Packer

11.96

21130 - Shipping/Receiving Clerk

11.96

21140 - Store Worker I

10.36

21150 - Stock Clerk

13.52

21210 - Tools And Parts Attendant

12.67

21410 - Warehouse Specialist

12.67

23000 - Mechanics And Maintenance And Repair Occupations

23010 - Aerospace Structural Welder

18.94

23021 - Aircraft Mechanic I

18.04

23022 - Aircraft Mechanic II

18.94

23023 - Aircraft Mechanic III

19.89

23040 - Aircraft Mechanic Helper

13.25

23050 - Aircraft, Painter

17.07

23060 - Aircraft Servicer

15.16

23080 - Aircraft Worker

16.11

23110 - Appliance Mechanic

16.52

23120 - Bicycle Repairer

10.21

23125 - Cable Splicer

23.12

23130 - Carpenter, Maintenance

14.17

23140 - Carpet Layer

15.58

23160 - Electrician, Maintenance

17.19

23181 - Electronics Technician Maintenance I 17.69

23182 - Electronics Technician Maintenance II 20.47

23183 - Electronics Technician Maintenance III 23.23

23260 - Fabric Worker

14.67

23290 - Fire Alarm System Mechanic

17.03

23310 - Fire Extinguisher Repairer

13.75

23311 - Fuel Distribution System Mechanic 17.45

23312 - Fuel Distribution System Operator

13.75

23370 - General Maintenance Worker

14.42

23380 - Ground Support Equipment Mechanic 18.04

23381 - Ground Support Equipment Servicer 15.16

23382 - Ground Support Equipment Worker 16.11

23391 - Gunsmith I

14.12

23392 - Gunsmith II

16.01

23393 - Gunsmith III

17.93

23410 - Heating, Ventilation And Air-Conditioning 17.82

Mechanic

23411 - Heating, Ventilation And Air Contditioning 18.76

Mechanic (Research Facility)

23430 - Heavy Equipment Mechanic

18.30

23440 - Heavy Equipment Operator

14.14

23460 - Instrument Mechanic

17.45

23465 - Laboratory/Shelter Mechanic

16.97

23470 - Laborer

8.52

23510 - Locksmith

23530 - Machinery Maintenance Mechanic 17.30

23550 - Machinist, Maintenance

15.94

23580 - Maintenance Trades Helper

10.75

23591 - Metrology Technician I

17.45

23592 - Metrology Technician II

18.37

23593 - Metrology Technician III

19.29

23640 - Millwright

18.87

23710 - Office Appliance Repairer

16.43

23760 - Painter, Maintenance

14.17

23790 - Pipefitter, Maintenance

18.11

23810 - Plumber, Maintenance

17.20

23820 - Pneudraulic Systems Mechanic

17.45

23850 - Rigger

23870 - Scale Mechanic

23890 - Sheet-Metal Worker, Maintenance 17.45

23910 - Small Engine Mechanic

15.58

23931 - Telecommunications Mechanic I

19.49

23932 - Telecommunications Mechanic II 20.47

23950 - Telephone Lineman

16.91

23960 - Welder, Combination, Maintenance 15.29

23965 - Well Driller

23970 - Woodcraft Worker

23980 - Woodworker

12.79

24000 - Personal Needs Occupations

24570 - Child Care Attendant

11.06

24580 - Child Care Center Clerk

13.83

24610 - Chore Aide

9.10

24620 - Family Readiness And Support Services 12.99

Coordinator

24630 - Homemaker

15.32

25000 - Plant And System Operations Occupations

25010 - Boiler Tender

17.03

25040 - Sewage Plant Operator

16.12

25070 - Stationary Engineer

17.03

25190 - Ventilation Equipment Tender

12.59

25210 - Water Treatment Plant Operator

16.12

27000 - Protective Service Occupations

27004 - Alarm Monitor

15.33

27007 - Baggage Inspector

12.38

27008 - Corrections Officer

16.85

27010 - Court Security Officer

14.92

27030 - Detection Dog Handler

27040 - Detention Officer

16.85

27070 - Firefighter

15.68

27101 - Guard I

12.38

27102 - Guard II

27131 - Police Officer I

16.23

27132 - Police Officer II

18.04

28000 - Recreation Occupations

28041 - Carnival Equipment Operator

9.40

28042 - Carnival Equipment Repairer

9.71

28043 - Carnival Equpment Worker

8.00

28210 - Gate Attendant/Gate Tender

12.90

28310 - Lifeguard

11.34

28350 - Park Attendant (Aide)

14.42

28510 - Recreation Aide/Health Facility Attendant 10.53

28515 - Recreation Specialist

15.75

28630 - Sports Official

11.49

28690 - Swimming Pool Operator

15.54

29000 - Stevedoring/Longshoremen Occupational Services

29010 - Blocker And Bracer

29020 - Hatch Tender

29030 - Line Handler

29041 - Stevedore I

14.67

29042 - Stevedore II

30000 - Technical Occupations

30010 - Air Traffic Control Specialist, Center (HFO) (see 2) 35.15

30011 - Air Traffic Control Specialist, Station (HFO) (see 2) 24.24

30012 - Air Traffic Control Specialist, Terminal (HFO) (see 2) 26.69

30021 - Archeological Technician I

15.68

30022 - Archeological Technician II

17.53

30023 - Archeological Technician III

21.72

30030 - Cartographic Technician

21.72

30040 - Civil Engineering Technician

20.50

30061 - Drafter/CAD Operator I

15.68

30062 - Drafter/CAD Operator II

17.53

30063 - Drafter/CAD Operator III

19.55

30064 - Drafter/CAD Operator IV

24.06

30081 - Engineering Technician I

14.46

30082 - Engineering Technician II

16.24

30083 - Engineering Technician III

18.16

30084 - Engineering Technician IV

22.50

30085 - Engineering Technician V

27.52

30086 - Engineering Technician VI

33.30

30090 - Environmental Technician

21.72

30210 - Laboratory Technician

17.66

30240 - Mathematical Technician

21.72

30361 - Paralegal/Legal Assistant I

17.48

30362 - Paralegal/Legal Assistant II

21.65

30363 - Paralegal/Legal Assistant III

26.49

30364 - Paralegal/Legal Assistant IV

32.05

30390 - Photo-Optics Technician

21.72

30461 - Technical Writer I

19.51

30462 - Technical Writer II

23.86

30463 - Technical Writer III

28.48

30491 - Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) Technician I 22.34

30492 - Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) Technician II 27.03

30493 - Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) Technician III 32.40

30494 - Unexploded (UXO) Safety Escort 22.34

30495 - Unexploded (UXO) Sweep Personnel 22.34

30620 - Weather Observer, Combined Upper Air Or (see 2) 19.55

Surface Programs

30621 - Weather Observer, Senior (see 2)

21.72

31000 - Transportation/Mobile Equipment Operation Occupations

31020 - Bus Aide

10.16

31030 - Bus Driver

12.69

31043 - Driver Courier

11.30

31260 - Parking and Lot Attendant

9.38

31290 - Shuttle Bus Driver

11.61

31310 - Taxi Driver

10.53

31361 - Truckdriver, Light

11.61

31362 - Truckdriver, Medium

12.38

31363 - Truckdriver, Heavy

14.23

31364 - Truckdriver, Tractor-Trailer

14.23

99000 - Miscellaneous Occupations

99030 - Cashier

7.60

99050 - Desk Clerk

9.18

99095 - Embalmer

22.58

99251 - Laboratory Animal Caretaker I

8.64

99252 - Laboratory Animal Caretaker II

9.28

99310 - Mortician

22.64

99410 - Pest Controller

12.98

99510 - Photofinishing Worker

11.74

99710 - Recycling Laborer

11.22

99711 - Recycling Specialist

14.17

99730 - Refuse Collector

10.71

99810 - Sales Clerk

10.47

99820 - School Crossing Guard

11.43

99830 - Survey Party Chief

12.22

99831 - Surveying Aide

8.66

99832 - Surveying Technician

11.84

99840 - Vending Machine Attendant

14.43

99841 - Vending Machine Repairer

14.95

99842 - Vending Machine Repairer Helper 14.43

ALL OCCUPATIONS LISTED ABOVE RECEIVE THE FOLLOWING BENEFITS:

HEALTH & WELFARE: $3.35 per hour or $134.00 per week or $580.66 per month

VACATION: 2 weeks paid vacation after 1 year of service with a contractor or successor; 3 weeks after 8 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 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(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 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

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