Attachment-7-Personnel Qualifications.pdf

Personnel Qualifications

A. Recommended Labor Mix

Offerors' proposals may not deviate from the total number of hours included in Section B.

Offerors have the latitude to propose the labor mix they believe is best to accomplish the requirements identified within the SOW in a high quality, efficient, and cost effective manner. Nevertheless, the Government has provided the below labor mix estimate to serve as a reference for prospective Offerors to better understand the overall distribution of skills throughout this effort. This estimate is based on historical requirements; as such, this estimate will be considered in evaluating proposals. The Offeror may deviate but such deviation shall be explained in the

Offeror's Staffing Plan Narrative. If the proposed labor mix differs from the estimate provided above, the Offeror shall describe how/why the proposed labor mix will result in a high quality, efficient, and cost effective solution. If the Offeror does not explain deviations from the above labor mix it may result in upward cost adjustments or one or more weaknesses/deficiencies during evaluation.

The Government strongly recommends offerors provide the following labor mix, which includes all Key Personnel:

Labor Category Annual Labor Hours

Key Personnel 18,240

Project Manager 3,840

Ordnance Specialist 9,600

Senior Engineer 1,920

Engineer 1,920

Engineering/Explosive

Technician (DECON)

9,600

Scientist 1,920

Technical Writer 1,920

TOTAL: 48,960

B. Government Defined Labor Categories:

Program Manager (K) (1 FTE) must have:

• Bachelor’s degree (or higher) in a relevant technical or management field.

• 15+ years of relevant experience directly related to explosives/energetics decontamination, demilitarization, and demolition.

• Demonstrated experience in planning, directing, and coordinating large-scale Government contracts, including at least six (6) of the following areas: systems requirements definition and management, work planning, scheduling, task control, work progress assessments, budget development, fiscal control, risk identification and management, identification of issues and implementation of corrective measures, coordinating multiple projects and their interdependencies, managing and utilizing resources across projects, contract management, stakeholder communication management, and program reviews with

Government clients.

• Management of sub-contractors/vendors, including budget, schedule and contract management.

• Supervision of technical personnel executing tasks specified in the PWS, including staff recruiting/development and personnel communications.

• Responsibility for compliance with Federal, State, and local environmental and OSHA regulations.

• HAZWOPER (40-hour) Certification.

• Experience with Military Munitions Rule and Naval Explosives Safety (AMMO-49-DL or AMMO-18-DL)

Lead Project Manager (K) (1 FTE) must have:

• Bachelor’s degree (or higher)

• 7+ years of relevant experience in at least two (2) of the following: explosives/energetics decontamination, demilitarization, and demolition operations

• Demonstrated experience in supervising, coordinating, planning, scheduling, assessing and directing projects, as well as conducting technical or management reviews with Government clients.

• Responsibility for Federal, State, and local environmental and OSHA compliance at the project level.

• HAZWOPER (40-hour) Certification

Lead Decontamination Supervisor (K) (2 FTE) must have:

• High School diploma or GED

• 7+ years of direct experience supervising and coordinating explosives/energetics D3 operations

• Demonstrated experience in overseeing the hands-on inspection, certification, storage, packaging, transportation, and disposal of hazardous materials, explosive hazardous waste, material potentially presenting an explosive hazard (MPPEH), munitions or explosives of concern, bulk explosives/propellants, and ordnance items.

• Working knowledge of, and experience being responsible for compliance with Federal, State and local environmental and OSHA regulations.

• Department of Transportation (DOT) Explosive Handler physical certification

Lead Ordnance Specialist (K) (1 FTE) must have:

• 7+ years of experience directly related to explosives/energetics D3 operations

• Demonstrated expertise in executing energetics or ordnance handling, processing, and demilitarization tasks as outlined in the PWS.

• DOT Explosive Handler physical certification

• Military Munitions Rule and Naval Explosives Safety (AMMO-49-DL or AMMO-18-DL)

Quality Assurance/Safety Specialist (K) (1 FTE) must have:

• 10+ years of experience in explosives safety, including 5+ years as an explosives safety and OSH officer

• Demonstrated experience in ensuring strict adherence to safety protocols.

• Training and experience in 29 CFR 1910 Occupational Safety and Health Standards for General Industry.

• Training and experience in 29 CFR 1926 Safety and Health Regulations for Construction.

• Certified in Gas Free Engineering

• Respirator fit testing qualification

• State-certified Asbestos supervisor certification

• DOT Explosive Handler physical certification,

• Material Potentially Presenting an Explosive Hazard (MPPEH) Training per NAVSEA OP-5

• HAZWOPER (40-hour)

Lead Senior Engineer (K) (1 FTE) must have:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in an Engineering discipline

• 5 to 7+ years of experience in explosives processing, including 2+ years specifically in D3

• Demonstrated experience in engineering analysis, systems design, and technical troubleshooting for complex explosives/energetics and/or D3 operations.

Lead Engineer (K) (1 FTE) must have:

• Bachelor's degree in a technical or scientific discipline

• 5+ years of experience in a technical field related to the PWS (1+ year in D3)

• Demonstrated experience in providing engineering support, procedure development, and technical execution for PWS tasks.

Lead Engineering/Explosive Technician (K) (1 FTE) must have:

• 7+ years of hands-on experience in the technical aspects of explosives/energetics D3 operations

• Demonstrated experience in supporting engineering staff with equipment operation, technical setup, and practical execution of explosives handling.

• DOT Explosive Handler physical certification

Lead Scientist (K) (.5 FTE) must have:

• Bachelor's degree in a scientific field (e.g., Chemistry, Environmental Science)

• 5+ years of experience related to sampling, characterization, and analysis of hazardous or explosive materials

Project Manager must have:

• A Bachelor's degree and five (5) years of experience supporting technical projects, OR

• A High School diploma or GED and nine (9) years of experience supporting technical projects.

Ordnance Specialist must have:

• A High School diploma or GED and five (5) years of experience in D3 operations. Must possess a current

DOT Explosive Handler physical certification.

Senior Engineer must have:

• A Bachelor's degree in an Engineering discipline and five (5) years of experience in a related engineering field, with at least one (1) year in D3, OR

• A Master's degree in an Engineering discipline and three (3) years of experience in a related engineering field, with at least one (1) year in D3.

Engineer must have:

• A Bachelor's degree in a technical or scientific discipline and three (3) years of engineering experience related to the PWS.

Engineering/Explosive Technician (DECON) must have:

• A High School diploma or GED and five (5) years of hands-on experience in technical aspects of D3. Must possess a current DOT Explosive Handler physical certification.

Scientist must have:

• A Bachelor's degree in a scientific field and three (3) years of experience in material sampling and analysis.

Technical Writer must have:

• A Bachelor's degree (any field) and three (3) years of experience writing/editing technical documentation for a DoD or engineering environment, OR

• A High School diploma or GED and seven (7) years of experience writing/editing technical documentation for a DoD or engineering environment.

C. Geographic Distribution

For proposal purposes, the Offerors should assume that 100% of the support required under this contract will be provided on-site at Government facilities, specifically at the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Indian Head Division

(NSWC IHD), Indian Head, Maryland.

Due to the nature of the explosives/energetics decontamination, demilitarization, and demolition (D3) operations, remote work or off-site support at Contractor facilities is not authorized. All Key and Non-Key personnel are expected to perform their duties on-site at NSWC IHD.

(Note: The table regarding Non-Key Personnel seated at Contractor Facilities Outside of the Washington, DC

Region has been removed, as it is not applicable to the on-site requirements of this PWS).

D. Key Personnel Qualifications

The solicitation requires nine (9) Key Personnel positions, each of which will be filled by a single Full-Time

Equivalent (FTE) unless otherwise noted. These positions represent the critical technical and management leadership required for safe and compliant execution of the PWS. The following table lists these Key Personnel positions, as well as the Government’s desired attributes for each:

Key Personnel

Position Desired Attributes

Program Manager

(KEY)

• Demonstrated experience with more than six (6) of the listed competency areas.

• Demonstrated experience managing complex facility decontamination programs, specifically conducting explosives/energetics decontamination in current or former explosives processing facilities.

• Demonstrated experience with demilitarization of munitions.

• Demonstrated experience with assessing and documenting the explosives safety status of various forms of material potentially presenting an explosive hazard (MPPEH).

• Demonstrated experience with demolition and/or facility turnover of former explosives storage or processing facilities.

• Familiarity with coordinating multifaceted projects across varying operational sites and active military installations.

Lead Project Manager

(KEY)

• Experience supervising multiple technical projects and conducting government client reviews

• Demonstrated experience managing complex facility decontamination projects, specifically conducting explosives/energetics decontamination in current or former explosives processing facilities.

• Demonstrated experience with demolition and/or facility turnover of former explosives storage or processing facilities.

• Experience navigating complex regulatory permit requirements as part of environmental compliance.

Lead Decontamination

Supervisor (KEY)

• Demonstrated experience with demolition and/or facility turnover of former explosives storage or processing facilities.

• Direct experience supervising the physical decontamination of energetic-contaminated equipment, piping, and structures prior to facility turnover or demolition.

• Direct experience with physical demilitarization of munitions.

• Proficiency in managing the safe handling and certification of Material Potentially Presenting and Explosive Hazard (MPPEH)

• Demonstrated experience supervising operations being conducted under an Explosives Safety

Submission (ESS) and/or complex facility permits.

Lead Ordnance

Specialist

• Demonstrated experience conducting explosives/energetics decontamination in current or former explosives processing facilities.

• Demonstrated capability in the safe disassembly, decontamination, demilitarization, or thermal treatment of energetic materials or energetics-contaminated materials.

• Experience operating specialized remote-handling or energetic processing equipment.

• State-issued Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) with a HAZMAT endorsement

Quality

Assurance/Safety

Specialist

• Demonstrated experience conducting or overseeing safety-related aspects of explosives/energetics decontamination in current or former explosives processing facilities.

• Experience conducting hazard analyses for energetics operations.

• Demonstrated experience with assessing and documenting the explosives safety status of various forms of material potentially presenting an explosive hazard (MPPEH).

• Extensive OSH and Explosives Safety training beyond what it is listed in required experience.

Lead Senior Engineer

• Demonstrated experience planning or executing explosives/energetics decontamination in current or former explosives processing facilities.

• Demonstrated experience planning or executing the safe disassembly, decontamination, demilitarization, or thermal treatment of energetic materials or energetics-contaminated materials.

• Experience conducting hazard analyses for energetics operations.

• Experience leading engineering analysis, systems design, and technical troubleshooting

Lead Engineer

• Demonstrated experience planning or executing explosives/energetics decontamination in current or former explosives processing facilities.

• Experience providing direct engineering support and procedure development and drafting technical Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for explosives operations and decontamination/demolition processes.

• Experience conducting hazard analyses for energetics operations.

Lead

Engineering/Explosive

Technician

• Experience operating specialized equipment and practical execution of explosives handling or disposal

• Demonstrated capability in the safe disassembly, decontamination, demilitarization, or thermal treatment of energetic materials or energetics-contaminated materials.

• Demonstrated experience executing operations being conducted under an Explosives Safety

Submission (ESS) and/or complex facility permits.

Lead Scientist

• Demonstrated experience in overseeing environmental sampling, chemical characterization, and laboratory coordination for hazardous waste disposition.

• Experience overseeing explosive hazardous waste disposition