Wage Determination - El Paso COuntry Colorado.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.: 2015-5417 Daniel W. Simms Division of | Revision No.: 31 Director Wage Determinations| Date Of Last Revision: 12/03/2025

State: Colorado

Area: Colorado Counties of El Paso, Teller

**Fringe Benefits Required Follow the Occupational Listing**

OCCUPATION CODE - TITLE FOOTNOTE RATE

01000 - Administrative Support And Clerical Occupations 01011 - Accounting Clerk I 18.58 01012 - Accounting Clerk II 20.86 01013 - Accounting Clerk III 23.33 01020 - Administrative Assistant 30.10 01035 - Court Reporter 22.38 01041 - Customer Service Representative I 17.52 01042 - Customer Service Representative II 19.13 01043 - Customer Service Representative III 21.46 01051 - Data Entry Operator I 18.16 01052 - Data Entry Operator II 19.81 01060 - Dispatcher, Motor Vehicle 24.74 01070 - Document Preparation Clerk 20.85 01090 - Duplicating Machine Operator 20.85 01111 - General Clerk I 19.59 01112 - General Clerk II 21.38 01113 - General Clerk III 24.00 01120 - Housing Referral Assistant 24.95 01141 - Messenger Courier 18.74 01191 - Order Clerk I 19.42 01192 - Order Clerk II 21.19 01261 - Personnel Assistant (Employment) I 20.30 01262 - Personnel Assistant (Employment) II 22.69 01263 - Personnel Assistant (Employment) III 25.30 01270 - Production Control Clerk 28.30 01290 - Rental Clerk 20.30 01300 - Scheduler, Maintenance 20.00 01311 - Secretary I 20.00 01312 - Secretary II 22.38 01313 - Secretary III 24.95 01320 - Service Order Dispatcher 22.12 01410 - Supply Technician 30.10 01420 - Survey Worker 22.63 01460 - Switchboard Operator/Receptionist 18.64 01531 - Travel Clerk I 18.35 01532 - Travel Clerk II 20.60 01533 - Travel Clerk III 22.77 01611 - Word Processor I 18.84 01612 - Word Processor II 21.17 01613 - Word Processor III 23.67 05000 - Automotive Service Occupations 05005 - Automobile Body Repairer, Fiberglass 27.75 05010 - Automotive Electrician 26.17

05040 - Automotive Glass Installer 24.55 05070 - Automotive Worker 24.55 05110 - Mobile Equipment Servicer 21.27 05130 - Motor Equipment Metal Mechanic 27.80 05160 - Motor Equipment Metal Worker 24.55 05190 - Motor Vehicle Mechanic 27.80 05220 - Motor Vehicle Mechanic Helper 19.64 05250 - Motor Vehicle Upholstery Worker 22.92 05280 - Motor Vehicle Wrecker 24.55 05310 - Painter, Automotive 26.17 05340 - Radiator Repair Specialist 24.55 05370 - Tire Repairer 18.27 05400 - Transmission Repair Specialist 27.80 07000 - Food Preparation And Service Occupations 07010 - Baker 17.71 07041 - Cook I 18.38 07042 - Cook II 21.21 07070 - Dishwasher 16.81 07130 - Food Service Worker 18.09 07210 - Meat Cutter 23.29 07260 - Waiter/Waitress 16.93 09000 - Furniture Maintenance And Repair Occupations 09010 - Electrostatic Spray Painter 23.37 09040 - Furniture Handler 15.75 09080 - Furniture Refinisher 23.37 09090 - Furniture Refinisher Helper 17.54 09110 - Furniture Repairer, Minor 20.47 09130 - Upholsterer 23.37 11000 - General Services And Support Occupations 11030 - Cleaner, Vehicles 18.12 11060 - Elevator Operator 17.48 11090 - Gardener 23.47 11122 - Housekeeping Aide 17.48 11150 - Janitor 17.48 11210 - Laborer, Grounds Maintenance 19.45 11240 - Maid or Houseman 16.87 11260 - Pruner 18.57 11270 - Tractor Operator 21.66 11330 - Trail Maintenance Worker 19.45 11360 - Window Cleaner 18.31 12000 - Health Occupations 12010 - Ambulance Driver 22.13 12011 - Breath Alcohol Technician 28.55 12012 - Certified Occupational Therapist Assistant 32.14 12015 - Certified Physical Therapist Assistant 30.65 12020 - Dental Assistant 22.79 12025 - Dental Hygienist 49.46 12030 - EKG Technician 41.53 12035 - Electroneurodiagnostic Technologist 41.53 12040 - Emergency Medical Technician 22.13 12071 - Licensed Practical Nurse I 25.53 12072 - Licensed Practical Nurse II 28.55 12073 - Licensed Practical Nurse III 31.82 12100 - Medical Assistant 21.47 12130 - Medical Laboratory Technician 33.77 12160 - Medical Record Clerk 22.16 12190 - Medical Record Technician 24.79 12195 - Medical Transcriptionist 21.35 12210 - Nuclear Medicine Technologist 50.08 12221 - Nursing Assistant I 15.00 12222 - Nursing Assistant II 16.87 12223 - Nursing Assistant III 18.42 12224 - Nursing Assistant IV 20.67 12235 - Optical Dispenser 21.05 12236 - Optical Technician 19.86

12250 - Pharmacy Technician 23.01 12280 - Phlebotomist 22.02 12305 - Radiologic Technologist 38.50 12311 - Registered Nurse I 28.99 12312 - Registered Nurse II 35.45 12313 - Registered Nurse II, Specialist 35.45 12314 - Registered Nurse III 42.89 12315 - Registered Nurse III, Anesthetist 42.89 12316 - Registered Nurse IV 51.42 12317 - Scheduler (Drug and Alcohol Testing) 35.37 12320 - Substance Abuse Treatment Counselor 24.21 13000 - Information And Arts Occupations 13011 - Exhibits Specialist I 24.63 13012 - Exhibits Specialist II 30.51 13013 - Exhibits Specialist III 37.32 13041 - Illustrator I 24.90 13042 - Illustrator II 30.84 13043 - Illustrator III 37.71 13047 - Librarian 34.15 13050 - Library Aide/Clerk 17.00 13054 - Library Information Technology Systems 30.83 Administrator 13058 - Library Technician 19.24 13061 - Media Specialist I 22.01 13062 - Media Specialist II 24.63 13063 - Media Specialist III 27.45 13071 - Photographer I 17.91 13072 - Photographer II 20.03 13073 - Photographer III 24.81 13074 - Photographer IV 30.35 13075 - Photographer V 36.72 13090 - Technical Order Library Clerk 21.09 13110 - Video Teleconference Technician 26.40 14000 - Information Technology Occupations 14041 - Computer Operator I 24.29 14042 - Computer Operator II 27.17 14043 - Computer Operator III 30.28 14044 - Computer Operator IV 33.66 14045 - Computer Operator V 37.28 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 24.29 14160 - Personal Computer Support Technician 33.66 14170 - System Support Specialist 39.65 15000 - Instructional Occupations 15010 - Aircrew Training Devices Instructor (Non-Rated) 39.45 15020 - Aircrew Training Devices Instructor (Rated) 47.72 15030 - Air Crew Training Devices Instructor (Pilot) 57.20 15050 - Computer Based Training Specialist / Instructor 39.45 15060 - Educational Technologist 36.09 15070 - Flight Instructor (Pilot) 57.20 15080 - Graphic Artist 28.13 15085 - Maintenance Test Pilot, Fixed, Jet/Prop 57.20 15086 - Maintenance Test Pilot, Rotary Wing 57.20 15088 - Non-Maintenance Test/Co-Pilot 57.20 15090 - Technical Instructor 26.88 15095 - Technical Instructor/Course Developer 32.90 15110 - Test Proctor 21.70 15120 - Tutor 21.70 16000 - Laundry, Dry-Cleaning, Pressing And Related Occupations

16010 - Assembler 16.60 16030 - Counter Attendant 16.60 16040 - Dry Cleaner 18.97 16070 - Finisher, Flatwork, Machine 16.60 16090 - Presser, Hand 16.60 16110 - Presser, Machine, Drycleaning 16.60 16130 - Presser, Machine, Shirts 16.60 16160 - Presser, Machine, Wearing Apparel, Laundry 16.60 16190 - Sewing Machine Operator 19.76 16220 - Tailor 20.55 16250 - Washer, Machine 17.39 19000 - Machine Tool Operation And Repair Occupations 19010 - Machine-Tool Operator (Tool Room) 30.28 19040 - Tool And Die Maker 37.73 21000 - Materials Handling And Packing Occupations 21020 - Forklift Operator 21.69 21030 - Material Coordinator 28.30 21040 - Material Expediter 28.30 21050 - Material Handling Laborer 18.84 21071 - Order Filler 17.93 21080 - Production Line Worker (Food Processing) 21.69 21110 - Shipping Packer 20.89 21130 - Shipping/Receiving Clerk 20.89 21140 - Store Worker I 15.81 21150 - Stock Clerk 18.18 21210 - Tools And Parts Attendant 21.69 21410 - Warehouse Specialist 21.69 23000 - Mechanics And Maintenance And Repair Occupations 23010 - Aerospace Structural Welder 37.27 23019 - Aircraft Logs and Records Technician 29.07 23021 - Aircraft Mechanic I 35.24 23022 - Aircraft Mechanic II 37.27 23023 - Aircraft Mechanic III 39.24 23040 - Aircraft Mechanic Helper 24.90 23050 - Aircraft, Painter 33.19 23060 - Aircraft Servicer 29.07 23070 - Aircraft Survival Flight Equipment Technician 33.19 23080 - Aircraft Worker 31.13 23091 - Aircrew Life Support Equipment (ALSE) Mechanic 31.13 I 23092 - Aircrew Life Support Equipment (ALSE) Mechanic 35.24

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23110 - Appliance Mechanic 24.12 23120 - Bicycle Repairer 19.17 23125 - Cable Splicer 55.26 23130 - Carpenter, Maintenance 27.12 23140 - Carpet Layer 26.70 23160 - Electrician, Maintenance 28.67 23181 - Electronics Technician Maintenance I 34.46 23182 - Electronics Technician Maintenance II 36.74 23183 - Electronics Technician Maintenance III 39.03 23260 - Fabric Worker 26.53 23290 - Fire Alarm System Mechanic 30.83 23310 - Fire Extinguisher Repairer 24.62 23311 - Fuel Distribution System Mechanic 40.66 23312 - Fuel Distribution System Operator 31.11 23370 - General Maintenance Worker 23.63 23380 - Ground Support Equipment Mechanic 35.24 23381 - Ground Support Equipment Servicer 29.07 23382 - Ground Support Equipment Worker 31.13 23391 - Gunsmith I 24.62 23392 - Gunsmith II 28.41 23393 - Gunsmith III 32.17 23410 - Heating, Ventilation And Air-Conditioning 29.29 Mechanic

23411 - Heating, Ventilation And Air Contidioning 30.97 Mechanic (Research Facility) 23430 - Heavy Equipment Mechanic 31.67 23440 - Heavy Equipment Operator 29.18 23460 - Instrument Mechanic 32.17 23465 - Laboratory/Shelter Mechanic 30.28 23470 - Laborer 18.84 23510 - Locksmith 24.03 23530 - Machinery Maintenance Mechanic 34.29 23550 - Machinist, Maintenance 28.00 23580 - Maintenance Trades Helper 18.50 23591 - Metrology Technician I 32.17 23592 - Metrology Technician II 34.01 23593 - Metrology Technician III 35.81 23640 - Millwright 32.17 23710 - Office Appliance Repairer 25.33 23760 - Painter, Maintenance 23.53 23790 - Pipefitter, Maintenance 29.36 23810 - Plumber, Maintenance 27.64 23820 - Pneudraulic Systems Mechanic 32.17 23850 - Rigger 32.17 23870 - Scale Mechanic 28.41 23890 - Sheet-Metal Worker, Maintenance 23.40 23910 - Small Engine Mechanic 23.16 23931 - Telecommunications Mechanic I 33.45 23932 - Telecommunications Mechanic II 35.36 23950 - Telephone Lineman 29.20 23960 - Welder, Combination, Maintenance 25.00 23965 - Well Driller 31.97 23970 - Woodcraft Worker 32.17 23980 - Woodworker 24.62 24000 - Personal Needs Occupations 24550 - Case Manager 21.04 24570 - Child Care Attendant 17.83 24580 - Child Care Center Clerk 22.23 24610 - Chore Aide 17.35 24620 - Family Readiness And Support Services 21.04 Coordinator 24630 - Homemaker 21.04 25000 - Plant And System Operations Occupations 25010 - Boiler Tender 34.96 25040 - Sewage Plant Operator 33.61 25070 - Stationary Engineer 34.96 25190 - Ventilation Equipment Tender 24.70 25210 - Water Treatment Plant Operator 33.61 27000 - Protective Service Occupations 27004 - Alarm Monitor 24.22 27007 - Baggage Inspector 19.44 27008 - Corrections Officer 27.79 27010 - Court Security Officer 29.72 27030 - Detection Dog Handler 21.74 27040 - Detention Officer 27.79 27070 - Firefighter 30.98 27101 - Guard I 19.44 27102 - Guard II 21.74 27131 - Police Officer I 40.08 27132 - Police Officer II 44.55 28000 - Recreation Occupations 28041 - Carnival Equipment Operator 17.13 28042 - Carnival Equipment Repairer 18.55 28043 - Carnival Worker 14.68 28210 - Gate Attendant/Gate Tender 19.41 28310 - Lifeguard 15.78 28350 - Park Attendant (Aide) 21.72 28510 - Recreation Aide/Health Facility Attendant 15.85

28515 - Recreation Specialist 26.90 28630 - Sports Official 17.30 28690 - Swimming Pool Operator 21.41 29000 - Stevedoring/Longshoremen Occupational Services 29010 - Blocker And Bracer 29.39 29020 - Hatch Tender 29.39 29030 - Line Handler 29.39 29041 - Stevedore I 27.45 29042 - Stevedore II 31.33 30000 - Technical Occupations 30010 - Air Traffic Control Specialist, Center (HFO) (see 2) 47.29 30011 - Air Traffic Control Specialist, Station (HFO) (see 2) 32.61 30012 - Air Traffic Control Specialist, Terminal (HFO) (see 2) 35.91 30021 - Archeological Technician I 22.66 30022 - Archeological Technician II 25.34 30023 - Archeological Technician III 31.39 30030 - Cartographic Technician 31.39 30040 - Civil Engineering Technician 34.90 30051 - Cryogenic Technician I 34.77 30052 - Cryogenic Technician II 38.39 30061 - Drafter/CAD Operator I 22.66 30062 - Drafter/CAD Operator II 25.34 30063 - Drafter/CAD Operator III 28.25 30064 - Drafter/CAD Operator IV 34.77 30081 - Engineering Technician I 17.29 30082 - Engineering Technician II 19.40 30083 - Engineering Technician III 21.71 30084 - Engineering Technician IV 26.89 30085 - Engineering Technician V 32.88 30086 - Engineering Technician VI 39.78 30090 - Environmental Technician 31.39 30095 - Evidence Control Specialist 31.39 30210 - Laboratory Technician 29.23 30221 - Latent Fingerprint Technician I 32.54 30222 - Latent Fingerprint Technician II 35.94 30240 - Mathematical Technician 31.39 30361 - Paralegal/Legal Assistant I 23.36 30362 - Paralegal/Legal Assistant II 28.94 30363 - Paralegal/Legal Assistant III 35.39 30364 - Paralegal/Legal Assistant IV 42.82 30375 - Petroleum Supply Specialist 38.39 30390 - Photo-Optics Technician 31.39 30395 - Radiation Control Technician 38.39 30461 - Technical Writer I 30.33 30462 - Technical Writer II 37.07 30463 - Technical Writer III 44.86 30491 - Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) Technician I 30.05 30492 - Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) Technician II 36.36 30493 - Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) Technician III 43.58 30494 - Unexploded (UXO) Safety Escort 30.05 30495 - Unexploded (UXO) Sweep Personnel 30.05 30501 - Weather Forecaster I 34.77 30502 - Weather Forecaster II 42.29 30620 - Weather Observer, Combined Upper Air Or (see 2) 28.25 Surface Programs 30621 - Weather Observer, Senior (see 2) 31.39 31000 - Transportation/Mobile Equipment Operation Occupations 31010 - Airplane Pilot 36.36 31020 - Bus Aide 17.38 31030 - Bus Driver 22.66 31043 - Driver Courier 19.42 31260 - Parking and Lot Attendant 17.56 31290 - Shuttle Bus Driver 18.00 31310 - Taxi Driver 14.00 31361 - Truckdriver, Light 21.03

31362 - Truckdriver, Medium 22.66 31363 - Truckdriver, Heavy 27.76 31364 - Truckdriver, Tractor-Trailer 27.76 99000 - Miscellaneous Occupations 99020 - Cabin Safety Specialist 17.73 99030 - Cashier 16.52 99050 - Desk Clerk 16.96 99095 - Embalmer 25.51 99130 - Flight Follower 30.05 99251 - Laboratory Animal Caretaker I 18.16 99252 - Laboratory Animal Caretaker II 19.67 99260 - Marketing Analyst 37.55 99310 - Mortician 25.51 99410 - Pest Controller 23.03 99510 - Photofinishing Worker 15.79 99710 - Recycling Laborer 26.13 99711 - Recycling Specialist 31.02 99730 - Refuse Collector 24.94 99810 - Sales Clerk 17.03 99820 - School Crossing Guard 18.94 99830 - Survey Party Chief 36.34 99831 - Surveying Aide 25.99 99832 - Surveying Technician 33.56 99840 - Vending Machine Attendant 18.71 99841 - Vending Machine Repairer 23.39 99842 - Vending Machine Repairer Helper 18.71

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, 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, 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))."