68-1065-23_PQS.pdf

PR # (68-1065-23)

RFP N00173-23-R-MB12

Section J Date: 01/18/2023

68-1065-23_SOWupdate02-07-2023

Appendix B: Personnel Qualifications

A. Minimum Labor-Level Equivalency Matrix B. Key Personnel Qualification – Resume required with Proposal C. Non-Key Personnel – No Resume Required

A. Minimum Labor-Level Equivalency Matrix

Minimum Level

Educational Degree From an Accredited Institute in an Area Applicable to the

Position

Number of

Positions Minimum Years of Relevant Experience in

Addition to Education Level

Senior Fellow 2 N/A 1 Red Team Experience Req’d, see ref. 3.4 Senior Fellow 1 N/A 1 Red Team Experience Req’d, see ref. 3.4 Science Researcher 4 PhD 1 9 Science Researcher 3 PhD 1 3 Science Researcher 2 PhD 3 2 Science Researcher 1 BA, BS, MA, or MS 1 3

B. Key Personnel Qualification – Resume required with Proposal

No Key Personnel are identified at this time.

C. Non-Key Personnel

C1. Senior Fellows 1 and 2

Experience Level: 5

Security Clearance: Secret. Personnel must possess a minimum DoD granted SECRET security clearance or the approved equivalent.

Education: Special requirements apply to Senior Fellows 1 and 2.

Experience:

Leaders of technology nodes at the highest level of government or industry.

o This experience having been performed within the last ten years from 2023.

o A minimum of assistant-level CEO, COO, or Corporate Vice President, or the equivalent.

Experience in Red Team testing at the Federal level. [see ref. 3.4].

C2. Science Researcher 4 Experience Level: 4

Security Clearance: Secret. Personnel must possess a minimum DoD granted SECRET security clearance or the approved equivalent.

Education: PhD in a relevant STEM field such as Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Materials Science or Engineering.

Experience:

Minimum of nine years of directly related experience in experimental and analytical methods required to determine the optical constants of novel thin film materials, including infrared spectral ellipsometry and infrared transmission spectroscopy; and/or

Minimum of nine years of directly related experience in theoretical, mathematical, and numerical programming skills for the simulation of optical and electronic transport in novel optoelectronic devices, including multi-junction heterostructures utilizing bulk, superlattice, and low-dimensional quantum-confined structures; and/or

Minimum of nine years of directly related experience in theoretical, mathematical, and numerical programming skills for the simulation of optical transport in complex layered medium consisting of semiconductors, dielectrics, and metals, and accounting for bulk absorption and internal reflections from specular and diffuse optical interfaces; and/or

Minimum of nine years of directly related experience in theoretical, mathematical, and numerical programming skills to simulate the optical constants for ternary and quaternary III-V alloys and other material systems; and/or

Special experience as determined by the principal investigator(s).

Candidate must have good written and oral communications skills as evidenced by publications and presentations at conferences, such experience within the last nine years.

C3. Science Researcher 3

Experience Level: 3

Security Clearance: Secret. Personnel must possess a minimum DoD granted SECRET security clearance or the approved equivalent.

Education: PhD in a relevant STEM field such as Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Materials Science or Engineering.

Experience Minimum of three years of directly related experience involving optical spectroscopy of semiconductor nanostructures with micron spatial resolution.

Minimum of three years of directly related experience involving high resolution laser spectroscopy.

Minimum of three years of directly related experience involving time-resolved pulsed techniques.

Minimum of three years of directly related experience involving time-correlated photon counting.

Minimum of three years of directly related experience involving cryogenics, use of fiber optics, and

Labview programming.

Candidate must have good written and oral communications skills as evidenced by publications and presentations at conferences, such experience within the last three years.

C4. Science Researcher 2

Experience Level: 2

Security Clearance: Secret. Personnel must possess a minimum DoD granted SECRET security clearance or the approved equivalent.

Education: PhD in a relevant STEM field such as Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Materials Science or Engineering.

Experience:

Minimum of two years of directly related experience and the following special skills:

o Solution synthesis and/or deposition of nanoscale semiconductors o Characterization of semiconductor compositions and morphology using techniques including electron microscopy, optical absorption and emission and x-ray diffraction o Integration of nanomaterials into optoelectronic devices such as infrared detectors.

C5. Science Researcher 1

Experience Level: 1

Security Clearance: Secret. Personnel must possess a minimum DoD granted SECRET security clearance or the approved equivalent.

Education:

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Science or Engineering.

Experience:

Minimum of three years experience directly related to electronic or optoelectronic research.

o This experience having been performed within the last three years.

o Demonstrated experience with cleanroom facilities and/or willingness to be trained in NRL cleanroom facilities.

o Familiarity with concepts of optical spectroscopy, laser spectroscopy, time-resolved pulse techniques, photon counting, electron spin measurements, cryogenics, and use of fiber optics.

Experience with or willingness to learn Labview programming.