WD 2015-5687 REV 27.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.: 2015-5687 Daniel W. Simms Division of | Revision No.: 27 Director Wage Determinations| Date Of Last Revision: 12/03/2025

State: Alaska

Area: Alaska Boroughs of Aleutian Island, Bethel, Bristol Bay, Dillingham, Kenai Peninsula, Kodiak Island, Nome, North Slope, Southeast Fairb, Valdez- Cordova, Wade Hampton, Yukon-Koyukuk

**Fringe Benefits Required Follow the Occupational Listing**

OCCUPATION CODE - TITLE FOOTNOTE RATE

01000 - Administrative Support And Clerical Occupations 01011 - Accounting Clerk I 20.85 01012 - Accounting Clerk II 23.41 01013 - Accounting Clerk III 26.18 01020 - Administrative Assistant 31.06 01035 - Court Reporter 23.75 01041 - Customer Service Representative I 19.23 01042 - Customer Service Representative II 20.98 01043 - Customer Service Representative III 23.55 01051 - Data Entry Operator I 20.89 01052 - Data Entry Operator II 22.78 01060 - Dispatcher, Motor Vehicle 31.63 01070 - Document Preparation Clerk 19.54 01090 - Duplicating Machine Operator 19.54 01111 - General Clerk I 18.84 01112 - General Clerk II 20.56 01113 - General Clerk III 23.09 01120 - Housing Referral Assistant 26.48 01141 - Messenger Courier 15.92 01191 - Order Clerk I 18.70 01192 - Order Clerk II 20.41 01261 - Personnel Assistant (Employment) I 22.20 01262 - Personnel Assistant (Employment) II 24.83 01263 - Personnel Assistant (Employment) III 27.67 01270 - Production Control Clerk 30.43 01290 - Rental Clerk 20.08 01300 - Scheduler, Maintenance 21.24 01311 - Secretary I 21.24 01312 - Secretary II 23.75 01313 - Secretary III 26.48 01320 - Service Order Dispatcher 28.26 01410 - Supply Technician 31.06 01420 - Survey Worker 23.75 01460 - Switchboard Operator/Receptionist 20.41 01531 - Travel Clerk I 21.00 01532 - Travel Clerk II 23.18 01533 - Travel Clerk III 25.60 01611 - Word Processor I 18.91 01612 - Word Processor II 21.24 01613 - Word Processor III 23.75 05000 - Automotive Service Occupations

05005 - Automobile Body Repairer, Fiberglass 32.31 05010 - Automotive Electrician 31.20 05040 - Automotive Glass Installer 29.30 05070 - Automotive Worker 29.30 05110 - Mobile Equipment Servicer 25.46 05130 - Motor Equipment Metal Mechanic 33.12 05160 - Motor Equipment Metal Worker 29.30 05190 - Motor Vehicle Mechanic 33.12 05220 - Motor Vehicle Mechanic Helper 23.55 05250 - Motor Vehicle Upholstery Worker 27.37 05280 - Motor Vehicle Wrecker 29.30 05310 - Painter, Automotive 31.20 05340 - Radiator Repair Specialist 29.30 05370 - Tire Repairer 19.88 05400 - Transmission Repair Specialist 33.12 07000 - Food Preparation And Service Occupations 07010 - Baker 17.83 07041 - Cook I 23.12 07042 - Cook II 26.61 07070 - Dishwasher 15.62 07130 - Food Service Worker 17.72 07210 - Meat Cutter 25.12 07260 - Waiter/Waitress 12.55 09000 - Furniture Maintenance And Repair Occupations 09010 - Electrostatic Spray Painter 37.51 09040 - Furniture Handler 23.73 09080 - Furniture Refinisher 37.51 09090 - Furniture Refinisher Helper 28.33 09110 - Furniture Repairer, Minor 32.91 09130 - Upholsterer 37.51 11000 - General Services And Support Occupations 11030 - Cleaner, Vehicles 17.96 11060 - Elevator Operator 18.75 11090 - Gardener 29.83 11122 - Housekeeping Aide 18.75 11150 - Janitor 18.75 11210 - Laborer, Grounds Maintenance 23.12 11240 - Maid or Houseman 17.82 11260 - Pruner 20.88 11270 - Tractor Operator 27.60 11330 - Trail Maintenance Worker 23.12 11360 - Window Cleaner 20.77 12000 - Health Occupations 12010 - Ambulance Driver 31.15 12011 - Breath Alcohol Technician 35.07 12012 - Certified Occupational Therapist Assistant 48.12 12015 - Certified Physical Therapist Assistant 46.96 12020 - Dental Assistant 25.59 12025 - Dental Hygienist 62.12 12030 - EKG Technician 53.13 12035 - Electroneurodiagnostic Technologist 53.13 12040 - Emergency Medical Technician 31.15 12071 - Licensed Practical Nurse I 31.36 12072 - Licensed Practical Nurse II 35.07 12073 - Licensed Practical Nurse III 39.09 12100 - Medical Assistant 25.96 12130 - Medical Laboratory Technician 28.87 12160 - Medical Record Clerk 26.16 12190 - Medical Record Technician 32.95 12195 - Medical Transcriptionist 31.36 12210 - Nuclear Medicine Technologist 77.08 12221 - Nursing Assistant I 16.92 12222 - Nursing Assistant II 19.04 12223 - Nursing Assistant III 20.78 12224 - Nursing Assistant IV 23.32

12235 - Optical Dispenser 34.06 12236 - Optical Technician 31.36 12250 - Pharmacy Technician 24.34 12280 - Phlebotomist 26.69 12305 - Radiologic Technologist 48.59 12311 - Registered Nurse I 29.40 12312 - Registered Nurse II 35.95 12313 - Registered Nurse II, Specialist 35.95 12314 - Registered Nurse III 43.50 12315 - Registered Nurse III, Anesthetist 43.50 12316 - Registered Nurse IV 52.15 12317 - Scheduler (Drug and Alcohol Testing) 43.45 12320 - Substance Abuse Treatment Counselor 38.69 13000 - Information And Arts Occupations 13011 - Exhibits Specialist I 24.40 13012 - Exhibits Specialist II 30.24 13013 - Exhibits Specialist III 36.98 13041 - Illustrator I 24.40 13042 - Illustrator II 30.24 13043 - Illustrator III 36.98 13047 - Librarian 33.48 13050 - Library Aide/Clerk 21.86 13054 - Library Information Technology Systems 30.24 Administrator 13058 - Library Technician 24.95 13061 - Media Specialist I 21.81 13062 - Media Specialist II 24.40 13063 - Media Specialist III 27.21 13071 - Photographer I 21.81 13072 - Photographer II 24.82 13073 - Photographer III 30.24 13074 - Photographer IV 36.98 13075 - Photographer V 44.75 13090 - Technical Order Library Clerk 27.43 13110 - Video Teleconference Technician 21.81 14000 - Information Technology Occupations 14041 - Computer Operator I 23.36 14042 - Computer Operator II 26.12 14043 - Computer Operator III 29.41 14044 - Computer Operator IV 32.69 14045 - Computer Operator V 36.20 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 23.59 14160 - Personal Computer Support Technician 32.69 14170 - System Support Specialist 36.20 15000 - Instructional Occupations 15010 - Aircrew Training Devices Instructor (Non-Rated) 37.70 15020 - Aircrew Training Devices Instructor (Rated) 45.61 15030 - Air Crew Training Devices Instructor (Pilot) 54.69 15050 - Computer Based Training Specialist / Instructor 37.70 15060 - Educational Technologist 32.56 15070 - Flight Instructor (Pilot) 54.69 15080 - Graphic Artist 36.98 15085 - Maintenance Test Pilot, Fixed, Jet/Prop 54.69 15086 - Maintenance Test Pilot, Rotary Wing 54.69 15088 - Non-Maintenance Test/Co-Pilot 54.69 15090 - Technical Instructor 32.17 15095 - Technical Instructor/Course Developer 39.34 15110 - Test Proctor 25.97

15120 - Tutor 25.97 16000 - Laundry, Dry-Cleaning, Pressing And Related Occupations 16010 - Assembler 14.89 16030 - Counter Attendant 14.89 16040 - Dry Cleaner 18.95 16070 - Finisher, Flatwork, Machine 14.89 16090 - Presser, Hand 14.89 16110 - Presser, Machine, Drycleaning 14.89 16130 - Presser, Machine, Shirts 14.89 16160 - Presser, Machine, Wearing Apparel, Laundry 14.89 16190 - Sewing Machine Operator 20.29 16220 - Tailor 21.67 16250 - Washer, Machine 16.27 19000 - Machine Tool Operation And Repair Occupations 19010 - Machine-Tool Operator (Tool Room) 37.82 19040 - Tool And Die Maker 47.13 21000 - Materials Handling And Packing Occupations 21020 - Forklift Operator 30.88 21030 - Material Coordinator 30.43 21040 - Material Expediter 30.43 21050 - Material Handling Laborer 24.42 21071 - Order Filler 18.13 21080 - Production Line Worker (Food Processing) 30.88 21110 - Shipping Packer 22.41 21130 - Shipping/Receiving Clerk 22.41 21140 - Store Worker I 19.41 21150 - Stock Clerk 26.45 21210 - Tools And Parts Attendant 30.88 21410 - Warehouse Specialist 30.88 23000 - Mechanics And Maintenance And Repair Occupations 23010 - Aerospace Structural Welder 43.88 23019 - Aircraft Logs and Records Technician 34.31 23021 - Aircraft Mechanic I 41.51 23022 - Aircraft Mechanic II 43.88 23023 - Aircraft Mechanic III 46.31 23040 - Aircraft Mechanic Helper 29.52 23050 - Aircraft, Painter 39.10 23060 - Aircraft Servicer 34.31 23070 - Aircraft Survival Flight Equipment Technician 39.10 23080 - Aircraft Worker 36.72 23091 - Aircrew Life Support Equipment (ALSE) Mechanic 36.72 I 23092 - Aircrew Life Support Equipment (ALSE) Mechanic 41.51

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23110 - Appliance Mechanic 37.82 23120 - Bicycle Repairer 30.86 23125 - Cable Splicer 51.60 23130 - Carpenter, Maintenance 33.02 23140 - Carpet Layer 35.51 23160 - Electrician, Maintenance 40.58 23181 - Electronics Technician Maintenance I 39.64 23182 - Electronics Technician Maintenance II 42.21 23183 - Electronics Technician Maintenance III 44.81 23260 - Fabric Worker 33.18 23290 - Fire Alarm System Mechanic 40.15 23310 - Fire Extinguisher Repairer 30.86 23311 - Fuel Distribution System Mechanic 42.33 23312 - Fuel Distribution System Operator 32.54 23370 - General Maintenance Worker 27.62 23380 - Ground Support Equipment Mechanic 41.51 23381 - Ground Support Equipment Servicer 34.31 23382 - Ground Support Equipment Worker 36.72 23391 - Gunsmith I 30.86 23392 - Gunsmith II 35.51 23393 - Gunsmith III 40.15

23410 - Heating, Ventilation And Air-Conditioning 36.53 Mechanic 23411 - Heating, Ventilation And Air Contidioning 38.62 Mechanic (Research Facility) 23430 - Heavy Equipment Mechanic 38.42 23440 - Heavy Equipment Operator 37.16 23460 - Instrument Mechanic 45.69 23465 - Laboratory/Shelter Mechanic 37.82 23470 - Laborer 24.42 23510 - Locksmith 37.82 23530 - Machinery Maintenance Mechanic 42.99 23550 - Machinist, Maintenance 36.88 23580 - Maintenance Trades Helper 26.20 23591 - Metrology Technician I 45.69 23592 - Metrology Technician II 48.30 23593 - Metrology Technician III 50.96 23640 - Millwright 39.03 23710 - Office Appliance Repairer 37.82 23760 - Painter, Maintenance 32.46 23790 - Pipefitter, Maintenance 41.17 23810 - Plumber, Maintenance 38.78 23820 - Pneudraulic Systems Mechanic 40.15 23850 - Rigger 40.15 23870 - Scale Mechanic 35.51 23890 - Sheet-Metal Worker, Maintenance 41.54 23910 - Small Engine Mechanic 35.51 23931 - Telecommunications Mechanic I 36.38 23932 - Telecommunications Mechanic II 38.46 23950 - Telephone Lineman 47.95 23960 - Welder, Combination, Maintenance 37.83 23965 - Well Driller 36.90 23970 - Woodcraft Worker 40.15 23980 - Woodworker 30.86 24000 - Personal Needs Occupations 24550 - Case Manager 22.57 24570 - Child Care Attendant 16.95 24580 - Child Care Center Clerk 21.13 24610 - Chore Aide 20.38 24620 - Family Readiness And Support Services 22.57 Coordinator 24630 - Homemaker 22.57 25000 - Plant And System Operations Occupations 25010 - Boiler Tender 47.14 25040 - Sewage Plant Operator 34.30 25070 - Stationary Engineer 47.14 25190 - Ventilation Equipment Tender 34.88 25210 - Water Treatment Plant Operator 34.30 27000 - Protective Service Occupations 27004 - Alarm Monitor 27.41 27007 - Baggage Inspector 21.23 27008 - Corrections Officer 35.54 27010 - Court Security Officer 33.84 27030 - Detection Dog Handler 23.75 27040 - Detention Officer 35.54 27070 - Firefighter 32.14 27101 - Guard I 21.23 27102 - Guard II 23.75 27131 - Police Officer I 38.71 27132 - Police Officer II 43.00 28000 - Recreation Occupations 28041 - Carnival Equipment Operator 23.02 28042 - Carnival Equipment Repairer 24.89 28043 - Carnival Worker 17.56 28210 - Gate Attendant/Gate Tender 26.90 28310 - Lifeguard 18.79

28350 - Park Attendant (Aide) 30.07 28510 - Recreation Aide/Health Facility Attendant 21.95 28515 - Recreation Specialist 37.28 28630 - Sports Official 23.95 28690 - Swimming Pool Operator 29.70 29000 - Stevedoring/Longshoremen Occupational Services 29010 - Blocker And Bracer 36.52 29020 - Hatch Tender 36.52 29030 - Line Handler 36.52 29041 - Stevedore I 34.13 29042 - Stevedore II 38.89 30000 - Technical Occupations 30010 - Air Traffic Control Specialist, Center (HFO) (see 2) 52.09 30011 - Air Traffic Control Specialist, Station (HFO) (see 2) 35.92 30012 - Air Traffic Control Specialist, Terminal (HFO) (see 2) 39.56 30021 - Archeological Technician I 23.41 30022 - Archeological Technician II 27.28 30023 - Archeological Technician III 30.85 30030 - Cartographic Technician 31.78 30040 - Civil Engineering Technician 37.42 30051 - Cryogenic Technician I 33.85 30052 - Cryogenic Technician II 37.38 30061 - Drafter/CAD Operator I 23.41 30062 - Drafter/CAD Operator II 27.28 30063 - Drafter/CAD Operator III 29.19 30064 - Drafter/CAD Operator IV 34.79 30081 - Engineering Technician I 22.72 30082 - Engineering Technician II 26.56 30083 - Engineering Technician III 29.74 30084 - Engineering Technician IV 33.02 30085 - Engineering Technician V 38.08 30086 - Engineering Technician VI 45.77 30090 - Environmental Technician 28.18 30095 - Evidence Control Specialist 30.57 30210 - Laboratory Technician 37.27 30221 - Latent Fingerprint Technician I 33.85 30222 - Latent Fingerprint Technician II 37.38 30240 - Mathematical Technician 35.75 30361 - Paralegal/Legal Assistant I 26.16 30362 - Paralegal/Legal Assistant II 32.40 30363 - Paralegal/Legal Assistant III 39.62 30364 - Paralegal/Legal Assistant IV 47.94 30375 - Petroleum Supply Specialist 37.38 30390 - Photo-Optics Technician 32.95 30395 - Radiation Control Technician 37.38 30461 - Technical Writer I 31.31 30462 - Technical Writer II 38.28 30463 - Technical Writer III 46.32 30491 - Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) Technician I 33.11 30492 - Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) Technician II 40.06 30493 - Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) Technician III 48.01 30494 - Unexploded (UXO) Safety Escort 33.11 30495 - Unexploded (UXO) Sweep Personnel 33.11 30501 - Weather Forecaster I 34.79 30502 - Weather Forecaster II 42.32 30620 - Weather Observer, Combined Upper Air Or (see 2) 29.19 Surface Programs 30621 - Weather Observer, Senior (see 2) 32.42 31000 - Transportation/Mobile Equipment Operation Occupations 31010 - Airplane Pilot 40.06 31020 - Bus Aide 22.34 31030 - Bus Driver 31.00 31043 - Driver Courier 24.77 31260 - Parking and Lot Attendant 18.74 31290 - Shuttle Bus Driver 23.12

31310 - Taxi Driver 21.60 31361 - Truckdriver, Light 26.77 31362 - Truckdriver, Medium 28.79 31363 - Truckdriver, Heavy 31.07 31364 - Truckdriver, Tractor-Trailer 31.07 99000 - Miscellaneous Occupations 99020 - Cabin Safety Specialist 19.53 99030 - Cashier 16.89 99050 - Desk Clerk 17.71 99095 - Embalmer 33.11 99130 - Flight Follower 33.11 99251 - Laboratory Animal Caretaker I 17.98 99252 - Laboratory Animal Caretaker II 25.20 99260 - Marketing Analyst 29.85 99310 - Mortician 33.11 99410 - Pest Controller 33.45 99510 - Photofinishing Worker 17.40 99710 - Recycling Laborer 27.92 99711 - Recycling Specialist 33.32 99730 - Refuse Collector 25.21 99810 - Sales Clerk 17.60 99820 - School Crossing Guard 21.77 99830 - Survey Party Chief 37.25 99831 - Surveying Aide 24.79 99832 - Surveying Technician 33.87 99840 - Vending Machine Attendant 28.78 99841 - Vending Machine Repairer 35.80 99842 - Vending Machine Repairer Helper 28.78

Note: Executive Order (EO) 13706, Establishing Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors, applies to all contracts subject to the Service Contract Act for which the contract is awarded (and any solicitation was issued) on or after January 1, 2017. If this contract is covered by the EO, the contractor must provide employees with 1 hour of paid sick leave for every 30 hours they work, up to 56 hours of paid sick leave each year. Employees must be permitted to use paid sick leave for their own illness, injury or other health-related needs, including preventive care; to assist a family member (or person who is like family to the employee) who is ill, injured, or has other health-related needs, including preventive care; or for reasons resulting from, or to assist a family member (or person who is like family to the employee) who is the victim of, domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking. Additional information on contractor requirements and worker protections under the EO is available at www.dol.gov/whd/govcontracts.

Note: Executive Order 13658 generally applies to contracts subject to the Service Contract Act that were awarded on or between January 1, 2015 and January 29, 2022, and that have not been renewed or extended on or after January 30, 2022. If a contract is subject to Executive Order 13658, the contractor must pay all covered workers at least $13.30 per hour (or the applicable wage rate listed on this wage determination, if it is higher) for all hours spent performing on the contract in 2025. The applicable Executive Order minimum wage rate will be adjusted annually.

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

ALL OCCUPATIONS LISTED ABOVE RECEIVE THE FOLLOWING BENEFITS:

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

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

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

VACATION: 2 weeks paid vacation after 1 year of service with a contractor or successor, 3 weeks after 5 years, and 4 weeks after 15 years. Length of service includes the whole span of continuous service with the present contractor or successor, wherever employed, and with the predecessor contractors in the performance of similar work at the same Federal facility. (Reg. 29 CFR 4.173)

HOLIDAYS: A minimum of twelve paid holidays per year: New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Jr's Birthday, Washington's Birthday, Good Friday, 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))."