ATTACHMENT_3_-_Wage_Determination_2005-2135_REV_18.pdf

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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.: 2005-2135

Daniel W. Simms Division of | Revision No.: 18

Director Wage Determinations| Date Of Revision: 12/29/2015

Note: Under Executive Order (EO) 13658, an hourly minimum wage of $10.15 for calendar year 2016 applies to all contracts subject to the Service Contract Act for which the 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 $10.15 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 2016. 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.

States: Georgia, South Carolina

Area: Georgia Counties of Burke, Columbia, Elbert, Emanuel, Glascock, Hart, Jefferson, Jenkins, Lincoln, McDuffie, Richmond, Taliaferro, Warren, Wilkes South Carolina Counties of Aiken, Allendale, Bamberg, Barnwell, Edgefield, McCormick

**Fringe Benefits Required Follow the Occupational Listing**

OCCUPATION CODE - TITLE FOOTNOTE RATE

01000 - Administrative Support And Clerical Occupations

01011 - Accounting Clerk I 14.16

01012 - Accounting Clerk II 15.89

01013 - Accounting Clerk III 17.78

01020 - Administrative Assistant 21.25

01040 - Court Reporter 17.11

01051 - Data Entry Operator I 12.03

01052 - Data Entry Operator II 13.13

01060 - Dispatcher, Motor Vehicle 16.85

01070 - Document Preparation Clerk 12.73

01090 - Duplicating Machine Operator 12.73

01111 - General Clerk I 13.39

01112 - General Clerk II 14.49

01113 - General Clerk III 16.21

01120 - Housing Referral Assistant 19.59

01141 - Messenger Courier 10.15

01191 - Order Clerk I 11.74

01192 - Order Clerk II 14.18

01261 - Personnel Assistant (Employment) I 14.83

01262 - Personnel Assistant (Employment) II 16.72

01263 - Personnel Assistant (Employment) III 18.93

01270 - Production Control Clerk 24.21

01280 - Receptionist 11.77

01290 - Rental Clerk 14.10

01300 - Scheduler, Maintenance 15.33

01311 - Secretary I 15.21

01312 - Secretary II 17.11

01313 - Secretary III 19.44

01320 - Service Order Dispatcher 13.82

01410 - Supply Technician 21.25

01420 - Survey Worker 15.35

01531 - Travel Clerk I 11.93

01532 - Travel Clerk II 13.17

01533 - Travel Clerk III 14.20

01611 - Word Processor I 13.01

01612 - Word Processor II 14.79

01613 - Word Processor III 17.17

05000 - Automotive Service Occupations

05005 - Automobile Body Repairer, Fiberglass 18.42

05010 - Automotive Electrician 18.01

05040 - Automotive Glass Installer 16.38

05070 - Automotive Worker 17.03

05110 - Mobile Equipment Servicer 14.26

05130 - Motor Equipment Metal Mechanic 19.16

05160 - Motor Equipment Metal Worker 17.03

05190 - Motor Vehicle Mechanic 18.42

05220 - Motor Vehicle Mechanic Helper 13.98

05250 - Motor Vehicle Upholstery Worker 15.90

05280 - Motor Vehicle Wrecker 17.03

05310 - Painter, Automotive 17.32

05340 - Radiator Repair Specialist 17.03

05370 - Tire Repairer 11.29

05400 - Transmission Repair Specialist 19.16

07000 - Food Preparation And Service Occupations

07010 - Baker 12.13

07041 - Cook I 10.30

07042 - Cook II 11.88

07070 - Dishwasher 7.25

07130 - Food Service Worker 8.54

07210 - Meat Cutter 14.10

07260 - Waiter/Waitress 9.04

09000 - Furniture Maintenance And Repair Occupations

09010 - Electrostatic Spray Painter 17.84

09040 - Furniture Handler 12.10

09080 - Furniture Refinisher 17.84

09090 - Furniture Refinisher Helper 13.88

09110 - Furniture Repairer, Minor 15.74

09130 - Upholsterer 16.91

11000 - General Services And Support Occupations

11030 - Cleaner, Vehicles 9.04

11060 - Elevator Operator 9.04

11090 - Gardener 12.13

11122 - Housekeeping Aide 9.13

11150 - Janitor 9.13

11210 - Laborer, Grounds Maintenance 9.57

11240 - Maid or Houseman 7.56

11260 - Pruner 8.56

11270 - Tractor Operator 11.45

11330 - Trail Maintenance Worker 9.57

11360 - Window Cleaner 10.21

12000 - Health Occupations

12010 - Ambulance Driver 14.46

12011 - Breath Alcohol Technician 14.74

12012 - Certified Occupational Therapist Assistant 19.56

12015 - Certified Physical Therapist Assistant 22.65

12020 - Dental Assistant 13.79

12025 - Dental Hygienist 26.58

12030 - EKG Technician 23.63

12035 - Electroneurodiagnostic Technologist 23.63

12040 - Emergency Medical Technician 14.46

12071 - Licensed Practical Nurse I 13.26

12072 - Licensed Practical Nurse II 14.83

12073 - Licensed Practical Nurse III 16.54

12100 - Medical Assistant 13.07

12130 - Medical Laboratory Technician 16.47

12160 - Medical Record Clerk 14.11

12190 - Medical Record Technician 15.78

12195 - Medical Transcriptionist 14.72

12210 - Nuclear Medicine Technologist 34.15

12221 - Nursing Assistant I 8.68

12222 - Nursing Assistant II 9.55

12223 - Nursing Assistant III 10.65

12224 - Nursing Assistant IV 11.95

12235 - Optical Dispenser 14.73

12236 - Optical Technician 11.22

12250 - Pharmacy Technician 14.38

12280 - Phlebotomist 11.96

12305 - Radiologic Technologist 22.55

12311 - Registered Nurse I 25.86

12312 - Registered Nurse II 29.44

12313 - Registered Nurse II, Specialist 29.44

12314 - Registered Nurse III 35.62

12315 - Registered Nurse III, Anesthetist 35.62

12316 - Registered Nurse IV 42.69

12317 - Scheduler (Drug and Alcohol Testing) 19.01

13000 - Information And Arts Occupations

13011 - Exhibits Specialist I 19.51

13012 - Exhibits Specialist II 24.18

13013 - Exhibits Specialist III 29.58

13041 - Illustrator I 19.03

13042 - Illustrator II 23.59

13043 - Illustrator III 28.85

13047 - Librarian 26.77

13050 - Library Aide/Clerk 10.10

13054 - Library Information Technology Systems 24.18

Administrator

13058 - Library Technician 14.82

13061 - Media Specialist I 17.44

13062 - Media Specialist II 19.51

13063 - Media Specialist III 21.76

13071 - Photographer I 14.94

13072 - Photographer II 16.73

13073 - Photographer III 20.74

13074 - Photographer IV 25.38

13075 - Photographer V 30.61

13110 - Video Teleconference Technician 18.84

14000 - Information Technology Occupations

14041 - Computer Operator I 13.41

14042 - Computer Operator II 16.20

14043 - Computer Operator III 19.95

14044 - Computer Operator IV 20.79

14045 - Computer Operator V 24.54

14071 - Computer Programmer I (see 1) 24.88

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 13.41

14160 - Personal Computer Support Technician 20.79

15000 - Instructional Occupations

15010 - Aircrew Training Devices Instructor (Non-Rated) 29.76

15020 - Aircrew Training Devices Instructor (Rated) 36.00

15030 - Air Crew Training Devices Instructor (Pilot) 43.15

15050 - Computer Based Training Specialist / Instructor 29.76

15060 - Educational Technologist 28.58

15070 - Flight Instructor (Pilot) 43.15

15080 - Graphic Artist 22.19

15090 - Technical Instructor 22.12

15095 - Technical Instructor/Course Developer 27.38

15110 - Test Proctor 18.04

15120 - Tutor 17.93

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

16010 - Assembler 8.52

16030 - Counter Attendant 8.52

16040 - Dry Cleaner 10.29

16070 - Finisher, Flatwork, Machine 8.52

16090 - Presser, Hand 8.52

16110 - Presser, Machine, Drycleaning 8.52

16130 - Presser, Machine, Shirts 8.52

16160 - Presser, Machine, Wearing Apparel, Laundry 8.52

16190 - Sewing Machine Operator 10.87

16220 - Tailor 11.48

16250 - Washer, Machine 9.11

19000 - Machine Tool Operation And Repair Occupations

19010 - Machine-Tool Operator (Tool Room) 19.03

19040 - Tool And Die Maker 20.94

21000 - Materials Handling And Packing Occupations

21020 - Forklift Operator 17.58

21030 - Material Coordinator 24.15

21040 - Material Expediter 24.15

21050 - Material Handling Laborer 10.77

21071 - Order Filler 11.54

21080 - Production Line Worker (Food Processing) 17.58

21110 - Shipping Packer 13.22

21130 - Shipping/Receiving Clerk 13.22

21140 - Store Worker I 10.39

21150 - Stock Clerk 14.56

21210 - Tools And Parts Attendant 17.58

21410 - Warehouse Specialist 17.58

23000 - Mechanics And Maintenance And Repair Occupations

23010 - Aerospace Structural Welder 21.41

23021 - Aircraft Mechanic I 20.27

23022 - Aircraft Mechanic II 21.41

23023 - Aircraft Mechanic III 22.54

23040 - Aircraft Mechanic Helper 14.65

23050 - Aircraft, Painter 19.05

23060 - Aircraft Servicer 16.89

23080 - Aircraft Worker 17.72

23110 - Appliance Mechanic 16.91

23120 - Bicycle Repairer 11.29

23125 - Cable Splicer 24.80

23130 - Carpenter, Maintenance 17.68

23140 - Carpet Layer 15.52

23160 - Electrician, Maintenance 19.61

23181 - Electronics Technician Maintenance I 17.56

23182 - Electronics Technician Maintenance II 20.93

23183 - Electronics Technician Maintenance III 22.27

23260 - Fabric Worker 14.91

23290 - Fire Alarm System Mechanic 18.00

23310 - Fire Extinguisher Repairer 13.81

23311 - Fuel Distribution System Mechanic 18.33

23312 - Fuel Distribution System Operator 14.29

23370 - General Maintenance Worker 19.25

23380 - Ground Support Equipment Mechanic 20.27

23381 - Ground Support Equipment Servicer 16.89

23382 - Ground Support Equipment Worker 17.72

23391 - Gunsmith I 13.81

23392 - Gunsmith II 15.93

23393 - Gunsmith III 18.63

23410 - Heating, Ventilation And Air-Conditioning 18.00

Mechanic

23411 - Heating, Ventilation And Air Contditioning 19.07

Mechanic (Research Facility)

23430 - Heavy Equipment Mechanic 20.78

23440 - Heavy Equipment Operator 17.76

23460 - Instrument Mechanic 21.80

23465 - Laboratory/Shelter Mechanic 17.49

23470 - Laborer 10.77

23510 - Locksmith 16.91

23530 - Machinery Maintenance Mechanic 22.52

23550 - Machinist, Maintenance 18.94

23580 - Maintenance Trades Helper 15.16

23591 - Metrology Technician I 21.80

23592 - Metrology Technician II 23.08

23593 - Metrology Technician III 24.31

23640 - Millwright 20.16

23710 - Office Appliance Repairer 17.81

23760 - Painter, Maintenance 16.37

23790 - Pipefitter, Maintenance 18.23

23810 - Plumber, Maintenance 17.24

23820 - Pneudraulic Systems Mechanic 18.00

23850 - Rigger 18.00

23870 - Scale Mechanic 15.93

23890 - Sheet-Metal Worker, Maintenance 17.53

23910 - Small Engine Mechanic 15.52

23931 - Telecommunications Mechanic I 23.54

23932 - Telecommunications Mechanic II 24.96

23950 - Telephone Lineman 17.41

23960 - Welder, Combination, Maintenance 18.00

23965 - Well Driller 18.00

23970 - Woodcraft Worker 18.00

23980 - Woodworker 15.20

24000 - Personal Needs Occupations

24570 - Child Care Attendant 11.00

24580 - Child Care Center Clerk 14.04

24610 - Chore Aide 9.42

24620 - Family Readiness And Support Services 12.93

Coordinator

24630 - Homemaker 15.32

25000 - Plant And System Operations Occupations

25010 - Boiler Tender 25.58

25040 - Sewage Plant Operator 18.55

25070 - Stationary Engineer 23.58

25190 - Ventilation Equipment Tender 16.66

25210 - Water Treatment Plant Operator 18.55

27000 - Protective Service Occupations

27004 - Alarm Monitor 13.45

27007 - Baggage Inspector 13.19

27008 - Corrections Officer 15.55

27010 - Court Security Officer 16.71

27030 - Detection Dog Handler 14.75

27040 - Detention Officer 15.55

27070 - Firefighter 17.27

27101 - Guard I 13.19

27102 - Guard II 14.75

27131 - Police Officer I 17.14

27132 - Police Officer II 18.98

28000 - Recreation Occupations

28041 - Carnival Equipment Operator 11.16

28042 - Carnival Equipment Repairer 11.99

28043 - Carnival Equpment Worker 8.57

28210 - Gate Attendant/Gate Tender 14.30

28310 - Lifeguard 11.34

28350 - Park Attendant (Aide) 16.00

28510 - Recreation Aide/Health Facility Attendant 11.68

28515 - Recreation Specialist 17.62

28630 - Sports Official 12.75

28690 - Swimming Pool Operator 17.62

29000 - Stevedoring/Longshoremen Occupational Services

29010 - Blocker And Bracer 22.18

29020 - Hatch Tender 22.18

29030 - Line Handler 22.18

29041 - Stevedore I 21.49

29042 - Stevedore II 24.37

30000 - Technical Occupations

30010 - Air Traffic Control Specialist, Center (HFO) (see 2) 35.77

30011 - Air Traffic Control Specialist, Station (HFO) (see 2) 24.66

30012 - Air Traffic Control Specialist, Terminal (HFO) (see 2) 27.16

30021 - Archeological Technician I 20.28

30022 - Archeological Technician II 22.69

30023 - Archeological Technician III 28.11

30030 - Cartographic Technician 27.87

30040 - Civil Engineering Technician 24.43

30061 - Drafter/CAD Operator I 20.28

30062 - Drafter/CAD Operator II 22.69

30063 - Drafter/CAD Operator III 25.28

30064 - Drafter/CAD Operator IV 29.85

30081 - Engineering Technician I 17.77

30082 - Engineering Technician II 20.10

30083 - Engineering Technician III 22.53

30084 - Engineering Technician IV 27.93

30085 - Engineering Technician V 32.62

30086 - Engineering Technician VI 37.46

30090 - Environmental Technician 27.76

30210 - Laboratory Technician 23.96

30240 - Mathematical Technician 27.76

30361 - Paralegal/Legal Assistant I 15.07

30362 - Paralegal/Legal Assistant II 21.76

30363 - Paralegal/Legal Assistant III 26.62

30364 - Paralegal/Legal Assistant IV 32.19

30390 - Photo-Optics Technician 27.76

30461 - Technical Writer I 25.63

30462 - Technical Writer II 31.34

30463 - Technical Writer III 37.91

30491 - Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) Technician I 22.74

30492 - Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) Technician II 27.51

30493 - Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) Technician III 32.97

30494 - Unexploded (UXO) Safety Escort 22.74

30495 - Unexploded (UXO) Sweep Personnel 22.74

30620 - Weather Observer, Combined Upper Air Or (see 2) 23.71

Surface Programs

30621 - Weather Observer, Senior (see 2) 26.00

31000 - Transportation/Mobile Equipment Operation Occupations

31020 - Bus Aide 10.40

31030 - Bus Driver 13.64

31043 - Driver Courier 13.74

31260 - Parking and Lot Attendant 9.90

31290 - Shuttle Bus Driver 14.10

31310 - Taxi Driver 10.19

31361 - Truckdriver, Light 14.10

31362 - Truckdriver, Medium 15.22

31363 - Truckdriver, Heavy 16.28

31364 - Truckdriver, Tractor-Trailer 16.28

99000 - Miscellaneous Occupations

99030 - Cashier 8.05

99050 - Desk Clerk 10.00

99095 - Embalmer 21.73

99251 - Laboratory Animal Caretaker I 9.28

99252 - Laboratory Animal Caretaker II 10.08

99310 - Mortician 26.29

99410 - Pest Controller 13.56

99510 - Photofinishing Worker 12.34

99710 - Recycling Laborer 13.96

99711 - Recycling Specialist 16.94

99730 - Refuse Collector 11.96

99810 - Sales Clerk 10.45

99820 - School Crossing Guard 11.07

99830 - Survey Party Chief 20.77

99831 - Surveying Aide 13.52

99832 - Surveying Technician 18.47

99840 - Vending Machine Attendant 14.31

99841 - Vending Machine Repairer 17.62

99842 - Vending Machine Repairer Helper 14.31

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 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 eleven paid holidays per year: New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Jr's Birthday, Washington's Birthday, Good Friday, 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) 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 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 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 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.

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.