81-2013-24 Personnel_Qualifications 05 March 2024.docx

ATTACHMENT 1 - PERSONNEL REQUIREMENTS

A. Personnel requirements. All persons proposed in key labor categories shall be U.S. citizens holding at least a current Top Secret – Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS-SCI) clearance at the time of proposal submission. All non-key personnel shall either hold a current Secret clearance, or have the ability to obtain one within two (2) months of contract award.

The level of effort for the performance of the resultant Contract is based on the labor categories and hours per year specified in section L. The “Examples of Typical Tasks” sections below are only for sources sought purposes, and will be removed at the solicitation phase.

I. Key Personnel

The following labor categories are designated as the Key Personnel for this Contract. Additional non-key personnel may also be utilized in these labor categories as tasking requires. Résumés will be submitted for each category in the quantities indicated by the key category description. Target and minimum qualifications are listed below for each education and work experience qualifications for each key personnel labor category.

The Contractor shall provide individuals to fill the key positions identified below:

1. Program Manager (one résumé required)

Minimum Education: Bachelor degree (Engineering, Mathematics, or STEM fields acceptable) from an accredited university or college

Required Experience: Ten (10) years of experience providing management support for aerospace and/or military systems. Demonstrated people skills within and between teams and ability to problem solve. Experience managing large software and hardware development efforts including embedded systems firmware. Experience with ground, aviation, undersea, surface, or space (GAUSS) development programs.

2. Systems Engineer (one résumé required)

Minimum Education: Bachelor degree from an accredited university or college in Engineering or Mathematics

Required Experience: Fifteen (15) years for Key and Ten (10) years for non-key, of experience to reflect the following: Demonstrated systems engineering experience with ground, aviation, undersea, surface, or space (GAUSS) systems. Broad knowledge of and ability to direct design of software, firmware, digital signal processing, radio frequency, power systems, mechanical, environmental, packaging and system testing. Ability to manage and decompose large and complex systems into subsystems and make engineering trades at broad and detail levels. Ability to lead testing and integration efforts while translating customer’s operational needs into engineering design decisions. Ability to identify and manage risk areas in program schedule, cost, and technical matters.

3. Electrical Engineer (two résumés required)

Minimum Education: Bachelor degree from an accredited university or college in Engineering

Required Experience: Seven (7) years of applicable experience to reflect the following: Demonstrated experience in designing high reliability ground, aviation, undersea, surface, or space (GAUSS) hardware systems and/or tactical communications systems. Demonstrated relevant training/education in the areas of radio frequency (RF), microwave, millimeter wave, field-programmable gate array (FPGA) firmware design (Verilog and VHDL), architectures such as AMD and Intel, and high-speed interconnect (LVDS, PCIe, Ethernet, Thunderbolt/USB 4.0).. Demonstrated cross-over capability and familiarity with test equipment and frameworks for designing, automating, and conducting automated test. Demonstrated basic competency in programming to allow the building of test harness software, automated systems, and other critical skills. Demonstrated people skills within and between teams and ability to problem solve.

4. Digital Signal Processing Engineer (one résumé required)

Minimum Education: Bachelor degree from an accredited university or college in Engineering

Required Experience: Five (5) years of applicable experience to reflect the following: Demonstrated relevant experience in the areas of Communications and Digital Signal Processing. Demonstrated experience in designing ground, aviation, undersea, surface, or space (GAUSS) systems and/or tactical communications systems. Demonstrated training/education/experience in the areas of field-programmable gate array (FPGA) firmware design (Verilog and VHDL), architectures such AMD and Intel, and digital signal processing and communications engineering. Demonstrated cross-over capability and familiarity with test equipment and frameworks for designing, automating, and conducting automated test. Demonstrated competency in programming to allow the building of communications, collections, and other digital signal processing waveforms. Demonstrated ability to problem solve.

5. Senior Electrical/RF Engineer (one résumé required)

Minimum Education: Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university or college in Electrical Engineering

Required Experience: Ten (10) years of experience, or more, in the areas of radio frequency (RF), microwave, and millimeter wave systems. Demonstrated experience in the design of RF receiver, transmitter/exciter, and amplifier/RF distribution. Demonstrated familiarity with receiver design trades, phase locked / synthesizer design, Nyquist zone considerations, and other factors when designing high-performance RF systems. Demonstrated familiarity and competence with modern design tools for RF circuits, filters, and other equipment. Demonstrated capability to engineer an end-to-end RF system from antenna to the digital bits out. Demonstrated cross-over capability and familiarity with test equipment and frameworks for designing, automating, and conducting automated test.

6. Mechanical Engineer (one résumé required)

Minimum Education: Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university or college in Mechanical Engineering

Required Experience: Ten (10) years for key and four (4) years for non-key, of applicable experience to reflect the following: Demonstrated experience in designing high reliability hardware for ground, aviation, undersea, surface, or space (GAUSS) communications systems. Demonstrated crossover capability and familiarity with test equipment and frameworks for designing, automating, and conducting automated testing. Demonstrated familiarity with thermal design and analysis tools and techniques. Demonstrated competency using 3D modeling and design tools such as SolidWorks, Inventor, or another equivalent tool. Demonstrated competency with finite-element modeling or MoM (method of moments) systems for vibration analysis. Demonstrated capability to work with Mechanical Technicians and others to ensure their design is executable. Demonstrated people skills within and between teams and ability to problem solve.

II. Non-Key Personnel

1. Computer Scientist/Software Engineer

Minimum Education: Bachelor degree from an accredited university or college in Engineering, Mathematics, or Computer Science

Target Experience: Five (5) years of applicable experience to reflect the following: Demonstrated experience in generating auditable code to meet DoD and NSA standards. Demonstrated experience in generating appropriate documentation for code to be generated such as: Software Development Plan, Software Requirements Specification, Software Product Specification, Interface Control Document, Software Test Description, Software Version Description. Experience with configuration management tools. Experience with CORBA, Redhawk, SCA, or other software defined radio architectures. Experience with embedded programing in languages such as: C, C++, Python, and Rust, along with configuration management tools such as GIT, JIRA, and others. Demonstrated people skills within and between teams and ability to problem solve.

2. Waveform Support Engineer

Minimum Education: Associate’s Degree in Mathematics, Engineering, Computer Science or other appropriate field.

Target Experience: Four (4) years of applicable experience to reflect the following: Demonstrated experience in the area of maintaining and enhancing high-speed network systems using exiting platforms or developing new network systems. Demonstrated experience in generating auditable code to meet DoD and NSA standards. Candidates must have experience with embedded systems, LINUX, other POSIX based operating systems, firmware design, and creating compact, fast code designed to run on small systems. Demonstrated experience in generating appropriate documentation for code generated, such as a Software Development Plan, Software Requirements Specification, Software Product Specification, Interface Control Document, Software Test Description, and/or Software Version Description.

3. Electronics Technician

Target Education: Associates degree in Engineering, Mathematics, or other appropriate field.

Target Experience: Four (4) years equivalent applicable experience to reflect the following: Specialized equipment operation may be necessary such as EMI/EMC chambers, thermal or vibration systems, manufacturing systems, etc. Demonstrated experience with manufacturing techniques and rework procedures for leaded electronics and demonstrated familiarity with procedures and techniques for RoHS (unleaded) parts. Demonstrated familiarity with basic test equipment and their operations is required; voltmeter, spectrum analyzer, network analyzer, signal generator. Demonstrated competency with computers and programming to utilize test systems. Demonstrated people skills within and between teams and ability to problem solve.

4. Mechanical Technician

Target Education: Associates degree in STEM field.

Target Experience: Four (4) years or more of equivalent applicable experience to reflect the following: Demonstrated specialized equipment operation such as EMI/EMC chambers, thermal or vibration systems, manufacturing systems, etc. Demonstrated people skills within and between teams and ability to problem solve. Familiarity with basic shop tools, mills, surface finishes, connectors and fasteners, and other mechanical parts is key. NASA and other appropriate certifications, along with experience with COTS hardware integration preferred.

5. CAD Operator/Specialist

Target Education: Associates degree in Electro-mechanical drafting with associated special courses in the use and application of computer-aided design techniques

Target Experience: Five (5) years of experience as a CAD designer using analog, digital, and surface-mount design techniques for high density and radio frequency board layout. Knowledge of mechanical design software such as SolidWorks and electrical circuit design packages such as PADS and ORCAD schematic capture system. Demonstrated experience maintaining a CAD library.

6. Quality Assurance Specialist

Target Education: Associates degree

Target Experience: Knowledgeable in industry and government quality regulations.

7. Configuration Manager

Target Education: Associates degree in STEM field

Target Experience: Five (5) years of business experience relating to typical CM tasks such as preparing and analyzing budget/cost estimates, contract specifications, flow charts, and labor hour estimates. Demonstrated experience in physical inspections of equipment, status reporting, and financial management. Demonstrated experience and knowledge of MILSTD and DoD Standards