SCA WD05-2087.doc

WD 05-2087 (Rev.-14) was first posted on www.wdol.gov on 06/17/2011

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.: 2005-2087

Diane C. Koplewski Division of | Revision No.: 14

Director Wage Determinations| Date Of Revision: 06/13/2011

Applicable for HARTFORD STANDARD METROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREA ONLY in the state of Connecticut as follows:

HARTFORD COUNTY - Avon Town, Bloomfield Town, Canton Town, East Granby Town, East Hartford Town, East Windsor Town, Enfield Town, Farmington Town, Glastonbury Town, Granby Town, Hartford City, Manchester Town, Marlborough

Town, Newington Town, Rocky Hill Town, Simsbury Town, South Windsor Town, Suffield Town, West Hartford Town, Wethersfield Town, Windsor Town, Windsor

Locks Town

LITCHFIELD COUNTY - New Hartford Town

MIDDLESEX COUNTY - Cromwell Town, East Hampton Town, Portland Town

NEW LONDON COUNTY - Colchester Town

TOLLAND COUNTY - Andover City, Bolton Coty, Columbia Town, Coventry City, Ellington City, Hebron Town, Stafford Town, Tolland Town, Vernon City, Willington Town

**Fringe Benefits Required Follow the Occupational Listing**

OCCUPATION CODE - TITLE FOOTNOTE RATE

01000 - Administrative Support And Clerical Occupations

01011 - Accounting Clerk I 16.48

01012 - Accounting Clerk II 18.48

01013 - Accounting Clerk III 20.70

01020 - Administrative Assistant 29.92

01040 - Court Reporter 18.41

01051 - Data Entry Operator I 15.62

01052 - Data Entry Operator II 17.16

01060 - Dispatcher, Motor Vehicle 18.33

01070 - Document Preparation Clerk 14.41

01090 - Duplicating Machine Operator 14.41

01111 - General Clerk I 16.86

01112 - General Clerk II 18.39

01113 - General Clerk III 20.64

01120 - Housing Referral Assistant 24.22

01141 - Messenger Courier 15.37

01191 - Order Clerk I 15.42

01192 - Order Clerk II 16.83

01261 - Personnel Assistant (Employment) I 17.77

01262 - Personnel Assistant (Employment) II 19.88

01263 - Personnel Assistant (Employment) III 24.37

01270 - Production Control Clerk 24.62

01280 - Receptionist 14.28

01290 - Rental Clerk 16.43

01300 - Scheduler, Maintenance 19.41

01311 - Secretary I 19.42

01312 - Secretary II 21.73

01313 - Secretary III 24.22

01320 - Service Order Dispatcher 19.42

01410 - Supply Technician 29.92

01420 - Survey Worker 18.76

01531 - Travel Clerk I 13.52

01532 - Travel Clerk II 14.74

01533 - Travel Clerk III 16.03

01611 - Word Processor I 15.62

01612 - Word Processor II 17.53

01613 - Word Processor III 19.62

05000 - Automotive Service Occupations

05005 - Automobile Body Repairer, Fiberglass 21.40

05010 - Automotive Electrician 21.13

05040 - Automotive Glass Installer 20.86

05070 - Automotive Worker 20.21

05110 - Mobile Equipment Servicer 18.56

05130 - Motor Equipment Metal Mechanic 21.40

05160 - Motor Equipment Metal Worker 20.21

05190 - Motor Vehicle Mechanic 21.40

05220 - Motor Vehicle Mechanic Helper 17.69

05250 - Motor Vehicle Upholstery Worker 19.40

05280 - Motor Vehicle Wrecker 20.21

05310 - Painter, Automotive 21.15

05340 - Radiator Repair Specialist 20.21

05370 - Tire Repairer 15.68

05400 - Transmission Repair Specialist 21.40

07000 - Food Preparation And Service Occupations

07010 - Baker 14.94

07041 - Cook I 14.28

07042 - Cook II 15.54

07070 - Dishwasher 11.11

07130 - Food Service Worker 11.14

07210 - Meat Cutter 19.53

07260 - Waiter/Waitress 11.54

09000 - Furniture Maintenance And Repair Occupations

09010 - Electrostatic Spray Painter 18.43

09040 - Furniture Handler 13.89

09080 - Furniture Refinisher 18.43

09090 - Furniture Refinisher Helper 15.47

09110 - Furniture Repairer, Minor 16.97

09130 - Upholsterer 19.11

11000 - General Services And Support Occupations

11030 - Cleaner, Vehicles 11.34

11060 - Elevator Operator 12.12

11090 - Gardener 17.12

11122 - Housekeeping Aide 13.33

11150 - Janitor 14.48

11210 - Laborer, Grounds Maintenance 14.43

11240 - Maid or Houseman 12.28

11260 - Pruner 12.98

11270 - Tractor Operator 16.33

11330 - Trail Maintenance Worker 14.43

11360 - Window Cleaner 14.62

12000 - Health Occupations

12010 - Ambulance Driver 19.33

12011 - Breath Alcohol Technician 21.91

12012 - Certified Occupational Therapist Assistant 23.63

12015 - Certified Physical Therapist Assistant 25.26

12020 - Dental Assistant 18.78

12025 - Dental Hygienist 33.86

12030 - EKG Technician 22.98

12035 - Electroneurodiagnostic Technologist 22.98

12040 - Emergency Medical Technician 19.33

12071 - Licensed Practical Nurse I 20.30

12072 - Licensed Practical Nurse II 22.71

12073 - Licensed Practical Nurse III 25.31

12100 - Medical Assistant 16.12

12130 - Medical Laboratory Technician 20.59

12160 - Medical Record Clerk 17.44

12190 - Medical Record Technician 19.49

12195 - Medical Transcriptionist 16.91

12210 - Nuclear Medicine Technologist 34.94

12221 - Nursing Assistant I 12.00

12222 - Nursing Assistant II 13.50

12223 - Nursing Assistant III 14.73

12224 - Nursing Assistant IV 16.53

12235 - Optical Dispenser 23.64

12236 - Optical Technician 17.82

12250 - Pharmacy Technician 15.93

12280 - Phlebotomist 16.53

12305 - Radiologic Technologist 29.22

12311 - Registered Nurse I 27.82

12312 - Registered Nurse II 34.04

12313 - Registered Nurse II, Specialist 34.04

12314 - Registered Nurse III 41.18

12315 - Registered Nurse III, Anesthetist 41.18

12316 - Registered Nurse IV 49.36

12317 - Scheduler (Drug and Alcohol Testing) 24.15

13000 - Information And Arts Occupations

13011 - Exhibits Specialist I 20.58

13012 - Exhibits Specialist II 25.48

13013 - Exhibits Specialist III 31.18

13041 - Illustrator I 22.34

13042 - Illustrator II 27.66

13043 - Illustrator III 33.85

13047 - Librarian 28.78

13050 - Library Aide/Clerk 12.85

13054 - Library Information Technology Systems 25.98

Administrator

13058 - Library Technician 17.48

13061 - Media Specialist I 18.75

13062 - Media Specialist II 20.98

13063 - Media Specialist III 23.38

13071 - Photographer I 19.17

13072 - Photographer II 22.01

13073 - Photographer III 26.63

13074 - Photographer IV 32.48

13075 - Photographer V 39.41

13110 - Video Teleconference Technician 18.75

14000 - Information Technology Occupations

14041 - Computer Operator I 18.10

14042 - Computer Operator II 20.44

14043 - Computer Operator III 23.13

14044 - Computer Operator IV 25.31

14045 - Computer Operator V 28.04

14071 - Computer Programmer I (see 1) 23.65

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 18.10

14160 - Personal Computer Support Technician 25.31

15000 - Instructional Occupations

15010 - Aircrew Training Devices Instructor (Non-Rated) 33.19

15020 - Aircrew Training Devices Instructor (Rated) 40.16

15030 - Air Crew Training Devices Instructor (Pilot) 48.13

15050 - Computer Based Training Specialist / Instructor 30.22

15060 - Educational Technologist 32.49

15070 - Flight Instructor (Pilot) 48.13

15080 - Graphic Artist 23.64

15090 - Technical Instructor 23.23

15095 - Technical Instructor/Course Developer 28.43

15110 - Test Proctor 19.69

15120 - Tutor 19.69

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

16010 - Assembler 10.30

16030 - Counter Attendant 10.30

16040 - Dry Cleaner 13.14

16070 - Finisher, Flatwork, Machine 10.30

16090 - Presser, Hand 10.30

16110 - Presser, Machine, Drycleaning 10.30

16130 - Presser, Machine, Shirts 10.30

16160 - Presser, Machine, Wearing Apparel, Laundry 10.30

16190 - Sewing Machine Operator 14.34

16220 - Tailor 15.48

16250 - Washer, Machine 11.21

19000 - Machine Tool Operation And Repair Occupations

19010 - Machine-Tool Operator (Tool Room) 21.78

19040 - Tool And Die Maker 25.34

21000 - Materials Handling And Packing Occupations

21020 - Forklift Operator 16.36

21030 - Material Coordinator 22.51

21040 - Material Expediter 22.51

21050 - Material Handling Laborer 13.94

21071 - Order Filler 14.22

21080 - Production Line Worker (Food Processing) 16.36

21110 - Shipping Packer 15.87

21130 - Shipping/Receiving Clerk 15.87

21140 - Store Worker I 13.41

21150 - Stock Clerk 17.93

21210 - Tools And Parts Attendant 16.36

21410 - Warehouse Specialist 16.36

23000 - Mechanics And Maintenance And Repair Occupations

23010 - Aerospace Structural Welder 24.85

23021 - Aircraft Mechanic I 23.69

23022 - Aircraft Mechanic II 24.85

23023 - Aircraft Mechanic III 26.09

23040 - Aircraft Mechanic Helper 19.11

23050 - Aircraft, Painter 23.09

23060 - Aircraft Servicer 20.95

23080 - Aircraft Worker 21.83

23110 - Appliance Mechanic 22.98

23120 - Bicycle Repairer 15.68

23125 - Cable Splicer 30.83

23130 - Carpenter, Maintenance 23.44

23140 - Carpet Layer 22.02

23160 - Electrician, Maintenance 26.01

23181 - Electronics Technician Maintenance I 23.88

23182 - Electronics Technician Maintenance II 24.92

23183 - Electronics Technician Maintenance III 25.95

23260 - Fabric Worker 21.16

23290 - Fire Alarm System Mechanic 22.93

23310 - Fire Extinguisher Repairer 20.24

23311 - Fuel Distribution System Mechanic 28.46

23312 - Fuel Distribution System Operator 24.06

23370 - General Maintenance Worker 19.82

23380 - Ground Support Equipment Mechanic 23.69

23381 - Ground Support Equipment Servicer 20.95

23382 - Ground Support Equipment Worker 21.83

23391 - Gunsmith I 20.24

23392 - Gunsmith II 22.02

23393 - Gunsmith III 23.93

23410 - Heating, Ventilation And Air-Conditioning 23.58

Mechanic

23411 - Heating, Ventilation And Air Contditioning 24.42

Mechanic (Research Facility)

23430 - Heavy Equipment Mechanic 23.04

23440 - Heavy Equipment Operator 25.19

23460 - Instrument Mechanic 23.22

23465 - Laboratory/Shelter Mechanic 22.98

23470 - Laborer 13.56

23510 - Locksmith 23.17

23530 - Machinery Maintenance Mechanic 22.27

23550 - Machinist, Maintenance 21.11

23580 - Maintenance Trades Helper 18.72

23591 - Metrology Technician I 23.22

23592 - Metrology Technician II 24.05

23593 - Metrology Technician III 25.02

23640 - Millwright 22.49

23710 - Office Appliance Repairer 24.11

23760 - Painter, Maintenance 22.30

23790 - Pipefitter, Maintenance 28.15

23810 - Plumber, Maintenance 26.57

23820 - Pneudraulic Systems Mechanic 23.93

23850 - Rigger 23.93

23870 - Scale Mechanic 22.02

23890 - Sheet-Metal Worker, Maintenance 25.58

23910 - Small Engine Mechanic 19.45

23931 - Telecommunications Mechanic I 25.66

23932 - Telecommunications Mechanic II 26.57

23950 - Telephone Lineman 24.24

23960 - Welder, Combination, Maintenance 21.54

23965 - Well Driller 23.22

23970 - Woodcraft Worker 23.93

23980 - Woodworker 18.67

24000 - Personal Needs Occupations

24570 - Child Care Attendant 14.25

24580 - Child Care Center Clerk 19.47

24610 - Chore Aide 10.73

24620 - Family Readiness And Support Services 20.65

Coordinator

24630 - Homemaker 23.11

25000 - Plant And System Operations Occupations

25010 - Boiler Tender 27.09

25040 - Sewage Plant Operator 24.49

25070 - Stationary Engineer 27.09

25190 - Ventilation Equipment Tender 21.78

25210 - Water Treatment Plant Operator 24.49

27000 - Protective Service Occupations

27004 - Alarm Monitor 20.90

27007 - Baggage Inspector 13.99

27008 - Corrections Officer 27.33

27010 - Court Security Officer 27.33

27030 - Detection Dog Handler 19.25

27040 - Detention Officer 27.33

27070 - Firefighter 27.14

27101 - Guard I 13.99

27102 - Guard II 19.25

27131 - Police Officer I 27.52

27132 - Police Officer II 30.58

28000 - Recreation Occupations

28041 - Carnival Equipment Operator 13.10

28042 - Carnival Equipment Repairer 13.74

28043 - Carnival Equpment Worker 11.09

28210 - Gate Attendant/Gate Tender 16.95

28310 - Lifeguard 15.10

28350 - Park Attendant (Aide) 18.97

28510 - Recreation Aide/Health Facility Attendant 13.84

28515 - Recreation Specialist 20.49

28630 - Sports Official 15.10

28690 - Swimming Pool Operator 17.45

29000 - Stevedoring/Longshoremen Occupational Services

29010 - Blocker And Bracer 31.15

29020 - Hatch Tender 31.15

29030 - Line Handler 31.15

29041 - Stevedore I 29.93

29042 - Stevedore II 32.49

30000 - Technical Occupations

30010 - Air Traffic Control Specialist, Center (HFO) (see 2) 39.43

30011 - Air Traffic Control Specialist, Station (HFO) (see 2) 27.18

30012 - Air Traffic Control Specialist, Terminal (HFO) (see 2) 29.94

30021 - Archeological Technician I 18.32

30022 - Archeological Technician II 20.49

30023 - Archeological Technician III 25.41

30030 - Cartographic Technician 25.37

30040 - Civil Engineering Technician 31.76

30061 - Drafter/CAD Operator I 18.32

30062 - Drafter/CAD Operator II 20.49

30063 - Drafter/CAD Operator III 22.83

30064 - Drafter/CAD Operator IV 28.11

30081 - Engineering Technician I 16.21

30082 - Engineering Technician II 18.50

30083 - Engineering Technician III 20.82

30084 - Engineering Technician IV 25.79

30085 - Engineering Technician V 33.14

30086 - Engineering Technician VI 38.16

30090 - Environmental Technician 21.21

30210 - Laboratory Technician 20.03

30240 - Mathematical Technician 25.37

30361 - Paralegal/Legal Assistant I 20.67

30362 - Paralegal/Legal Assistant II 25.60

30363 - Paralegal/Legal Assistant III 31.32

30364 - Paralegal/Legal Assistant IV 37.90

30390 - Photo-Optics Technician 25.37

30461 - Technical Writer I 22.64

30462 - Technical Writer II 27.70

30463 - Technical Writer III 33.51

30491 - Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) Technician I 25.06

30492 - Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) Technician II 30.32

30493 - Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) Technician III 36.34

30494 - Unexploded (UXO) Safety Escort 25.06

30495 - Unexploded (UXO) Sweep Personnel 25.06

30620 - Weather Observer, Combined Upper Air Or (see 2) 22.83

Surface Programs

30621 - Weather Observer, Senior (see 2) 25.37

31000 - Transportation/Mobile Equipment Operation Occupations

31020 - Bus Aide 11.63

31030 - Bus Driver 16.97

31043 - Driver Courier 15.70

31260 - Parking and Lot Attendant 10.64

31290 - Shuttle Bus Driver 16.47

31310 - Taxi Driver 15.47

31361 - Truckdriver, Light 16.47

31362 - Truckdriver, Medium 20.26

31363 - Truckdriver, Heavy 22.21

31364 - Truckdriver, Tractor-Trailer 22.21

99000 - Miscellaneous Occupations

99030 - Cashier 10.14

99050 - Desk Clerk 11.13

99095 - Embalmer 27.92

99251 - Laboratory Animal Caretaker I 11.25

99252 - Laboratory Animal Caretaker II 11.83

99310 - Mortician 37.63

99410 - Pest Controller 15.45

99510 - Photofinishing Worker 13.73

99710 - Recycling Laborer 17.51

99711 - Recycling Specialist 19.23

99730 - Refuse Collector 15.76

99810 - Sales Clerk 16.37

99820 - School Crossing Guard 13.95

99830 - Survey Party Chief 22.39

99831 - Surveying Aide 12.35

99832 - Surveying Technician 20.35

99840 - Vending Machine Attendant 14.42

99841 - Vending Machine Repairer 16.49

99842 - Vending Machine Repairer Helper 14.42

ALL OCCUPATIONS LISTED ABOVE RECEIVE THE FOLLOWING BENEFITS:

HEALTH & WELFARE: $3.59 per hour or $143.60 per week or $622.27 per month

VACATION: 2 weeks paid vacation after 1 year of service with a contractor or successor; 3 weeks after 5 years, 4 weeks after 15 years, and 5 weeks after 25 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 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.