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beta. SAM. gov <br />Page 18 of 20 <br />** REQUEST FOR AUTHORIZATION OF ADDITIONAL CLASSIFICATION AND WAGE RATE Standard <br />Form 1444 (SF -1444) ** <br />Conformance Process: <br />The contracting officer shall require that any class of service employee which is <br />not listed herein and which is to be employed under the contract (i.e. the work to <br />be performed is not performed by any classification listed in the wage <br />determination) be classified by the contractor so as to provide a reasonable <br />relationship (i.e. appropriate level of skill comparison) between such unlisted <br />classifications and the classifications listed in the wage determination (See 29 CFR <br />4.6(b)(2)(i)). Such conforming procedures shall be initiated by the contractor <br />prior to the performance of contract work by such unlisted class (es) of employees <br />( See 29 CFR 4 . 6 (b) (2) (ii)) . The Wage and Hour Division shall make a final <br />determination of conformed classification wage rate and/or fringe benefits which <br />shall be paid to all employees performing in the classification from the first day <br />of work on which contract work is performed by them in the classification. Failure <br />to pay such unlisted employees the compensation agreed upon by the interested <br />parties and/or fully determined by the Wage and Hour Division retroactive to the <br />date such class of employees commenced contract work shall be a violation of the Act <br />and this contract. (See 29 CFR 4.6(b)(2)(v)). When multiple wage determinations are <br />included in a contract a separate SF -1444 should be prepared for each wage <br />determination to which a class(es) is to be conformed. <br />The process for preparing a conformance request is as follows: <br />1) When preparing the bid the contractor identifies the need for a conformed <br />https://beta.sam.gov/wage-determination/2015-5558/10/document 7/2/2019 <br />