Attch 3 - Labor Categories and Skill Level Descriptions.pdf

Attachment J.3

ESC Teaming Partner BPA

LABOR CATEGORIES (LC)

AND

SKILL LEVEL DESCRIPTIONS

Labor Category Exp.

(Years)

Req.

Education Req. Experience LC Description

Applications Engineer II

8 Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems, or other related discipline.

Eight years of demonstrated experience in information systems development, functional and data requirements analysis, systems analysis and design, programming, program design and documentation preparation.

A minimum of five years must be intensive and progressive experience in the implementation of information engineering projects; systems analysis, design and programming; systems planning; business information planning; and business analysis.

Must demonstrate good communication skills and the ability to work independently or under general direction only.

Analyze and study complex system requirements. Design software tools and subsystems to support software reuse and domain analyses and manages their implementation. Manage software development and support using formal specifications, data flow diagrams, other accepted design techniques. Estimate software development costs and schedule. Review existing programs and assist in making refinements, reducing operating time, and improving current techniques. Supervise

Application Systems Analyst II

8 Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems, or

Eight years of progressive experience in respective area (i.e., accounting, human resources, logistics, etc.). Must have a detailed knowledge of respective organizational practices, procedures, policies, and methodologies pertaining to the management and administration of automated Government systems. Must have experience in Governmental procedures and policies and demonstrate good communication skills and the ability to work independently or under general direction only.

Provide analysis and design of business systems for different applications such as: financial, accounting, human resources, procurement, and other enterprise systems. Handle test scripts and service requirements; works closely with end users on project development and implementation., Analysts should have working knowledge of relational database environments, structured analysis, data modeling, information engineering, mathematical model building, sampling, and cost accounting to plan the system. Possess excellent verbal and written communication skills

Application Systems Analyst III

9 Bachelor’s computer science, information systems, or

Nine years of progressive

(i.e., accounting, human resources, logistics, etc.). Must have a detailed knowledge of respective organizational practices, procedures, policies, and methodologies pertaining to the management and administration of automated Government systems. Must have experience in Governmental procedures and policies and demonstrate good

Provide analysis and design of business systems for different applications such as: financial, accounting, human resources, procurement, and other enterprise systems. Handle test scripts and service requirements; works closely with end users on project development and implementation., Analysts should have working knowledge of relational database environments, structured analysis, data modeling, information engineering, mathematical model building, sampling, and cost accounting to plan the system. Prepare cost-benefit

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Possess excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Functional Analyst, Level II

8 Bachelor’s computer science, information systems, or

Eight years of progressive

(i.e., accounting, human resources, logistics, etc.). Must have a detailed knowledge of respective organizational practices, procedures, policies, and methodologies pertaining to the management and administration of automated Government systems.

Works closely with systems analyst and applies experience of respective functional area (i.e., accounting, human resources, logistics, etc.) to system analysis and design areas for large scale, complex systems. Analyzes problem areas and postulates feasible solutions. Participates in and conducts structured project reviews (walk through). Provides assistance in the development of design deliverables.

Functional Analyst, Level III

9 Bachelor’s computer science, information systems, or

Nine years of progressive

(i.e., accounting, human resources, logistics, etc.). Must have a detailed knowledge of respective organizational practices, procedures, policies, and methodologies pertaining to the management and administration of automated Government systems. Must have experience in Governmental procedures and policies and demonstrate good communication skills

Works closely with system analysts and applies experience of respective functional area (i.e., accounting, procurement, logistics, etc.) to system analysis and design areas for large scale, complex systems. Analyzes problem areas and postulates feasible solutions. Works closely with system analysts. Provides assistance in the development of design deliverables.

Information Engineer, Level III

10 Bachelor’s computer science, information systems, engineering, or

Ten years of demonstrated experience in information systems development, functional and data requirements analysis, systems analysis and design, programming, program design and documentation preparation.

A minimum of eight years must be intensive and progressive experience in the implementation of information engineering projects; systems analysis, design and programming; systems planning; business information planning; and business analysis.

Must demonstrate good communication skills and the

Apply business process improvement practices to re-engineer methodologies/principles and business process modernization projects. Apply, as appropriate activity and data modeling, transaction flow analysis, internal control and risk analysis and modern business methods and performance measurement techniques.

Assist in establishing standards for information systems procedures.

Develop and apply organization-wide information models for use in designing and building integrated, shared software and data base management systems and data warehouses. Construct sound, logical business improvement opportunities consistent with corporate information management guiding principles, cost savings, and open system architectural objectives.

OBIEE Architect 2 Bachelor’s Degree in an information systems or technical discipline

Four (4) years additional relevant experience may be substituted for degree.

Completed years of coursework towards a relevant degree may be substituted for experience on a one to one basis. Advance degree(s) in relevant field may substitute for two (2) years of experience. Technical

Carries out procedures related to business analysis, key performance indicator design, dashboard reporting requirements, data warehousing design and validation, data extracts, Translate and Load (ETL) and Integration design and development.

ESC Teaming Partner BPA certification or training may be substituted for one (1) year of experience.

OBIEE Developer 3 Bachelor's Degree or equivalent

Responsible for developing and supporting OBI Dashboards. Document requirements and technical specifications. Expertise in the areas of BI Analytics, OBIEE, Enterprise Reporting and Data Warehousing, areas with a thorough understanding of Data Modeling and Oracle Applications Architecture. Develop and execute unit test plans. Data analysis for ad hoc as well as standard reporting, performs business analysis and creates reports using OBIEE.

Oracle Consultant I

5 Bachelor's Degree or equivalent and 5 years of E- Business experience. Six years of general experience is equivalent to a Bachelor's Degree. With a Master's Degree, 3 years of Oracle E- Business experience is required.

3 years of Oracle E-Business experience

Performs evaluation and implementation tasks for ORACLE E- Business versions 11i/R12and ORACLE E- Business related software products by applying product knowledge, industry experience, and project methodology. Provides knowledge of specific software product modules or technical tools with hands0-on experience, and has the ability to transfer knowledge and skill. Familiar with key business roles and knowledgeable about applying technology to business operations in at least one industry. Applies industry knowledge, knowledge of area of expertise, E-Business and ORACLE product knowledge to gather and document customer business process requirements.

Oracle Consultant II

7 Bachelor's Degree or equivalent and 7 years of E- Business experience. Six years of general experience is equivalent to a Bachelor's Degree.

With a Master's Degree, 4 years of Oracle E-Business experience is required. With a PhD, 3 years is required

Performs evaluation and

Business versions 11i/R12and ORACLE E- Business related software products by applying product knowledge, industry experience, and project methodology. Provides knowledge of specific software product modules or technical tools with hands-on experience and has the ability to transfer knowledge and skill. Familiar with key Business roles and knowledgeable about applying technology to Business operations in at least one industry. Applies industry knowledge, knowledge of area of expertise, E- Business and ORACLE product knowledge to gather and document customer Business process requirements. Develops or executes basic functional and technical specifications and testing for system configuration, mapping, and reporting.

Executes project plan tasks and other duties as assigned.

Oracle Consultant V 12 Bachelor's With a Master's Degree, 9 years Performs evaluation and

ESC Teaming Partner BPA Degree or equivalent and 12 years of E- Business experience. Six years of general experience is equivalent to a Bachelor's Degree is required. With a PhD, 7 years is required.

Business versions 11i/R12and ORACLE E- Business related software products by applying product knowledge, industry experience, and project methodology. 1. Provides knowledge of specific software product modules or technical tools with hands-on experience and has the ability to transfer knowledge and skill. 2.

Familiar with key Business roles and knowledgeable about applying technology to Business operations in at least one industry. 3. Applies industry knowledge, knowledge of area of expertise, E- Business and ORACLE product knowledge to gather and document customer Business process requirements. 4. Develops or executes basic functional and technical specifications and testing for system configuration, mapping, and reporting.

5. Executes project plan tasks and other duties as assigned. Provides regular status on tasks and issues. 6. Works with engineers and analysts to research and incorporate the business, technical, operational and security requirements into new or existing systems.

Project Manager (PMP Certified)

7 Bachelor’s computer science, information systems, engineering, or other related discipline is required. Must be certified as a Project Management Professional (PMP) and approved through the Project Management Institute (PMI).

Seven years of demonstrated experience in project management. Three years must be non-overlapping project management experience in information technology projects.

Must demonstrate good communication skills and the ability to work independently or under general direction only.

Has worked in an agile environment integrating agile into the project management framework.

Responsible for all aspects of the development and implementation of assigned projects and provides a single point of contact for those projects.

Takes projects from original concept through final implementation. Plans, organizes and controls work activities of the project. Interfaces with all areas affected by the project including end users, computer services and client services. Develops detailed work plans, schedules, project estimates, resource plans, and status reports. Conducts project meetings and is responsible for project tracking and analysis. Ensure adherence to quality standards and reviews project deliverables. Manages the integration of vendor tasks, and tracks and reviews vendor deliverables.

Provides technical and analytical guidance to project team. Recommends and takes action to direct the analyses and solutions of problems.

Scrum Master Level I

2 First level Scrum Master certification

(PSM I, CSM )

Experience playing the Scrum Master role for at least one year for a software development team

- Good skills and knowledge of servant leadership, facilitation, situational awareness, conflict resolution, continual improvement, empowerment, Good skills and knowledge of servant leadership, facilitation, situational awareness, conflict resolution, continual improvement, empowerment, and increasing transparency Knowledge of numerous well documented patterns and techniques for filling in the intentional gaps left in the Scrum approach(example: numerous

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- Knowledge of numerous well documented patterns and techniques for filling in the intentional gaps left in the Scrum approach (example:

numerous Burndown techniques, numerous Retrospective formats, handling bugs, etc.)

Burndown techniques, numerous Retrospective formats, handling bugs, etc.)

Scrum Master Level

II

7 Second or Third level Scrum Master certification

(PSM II, PSM

III, CSP, CTC)

Experience playing the Scrum Master role for at least five (5) years for a software development team.

- Experience being on multiple Scrum teams in a variety of different contexts (different team sizes, different organizations, different cultures, co-located vs. distributed, etc.)

- Track record of continued and recent education in Scrum, including training, conferences, user groups, self-study, etc.

- Knowledge of other approaches discussed in the Agile space: XP, Kanban, Crystal, FDD, SAFe, etc.

- Knowledge and/or experience with widely successful Agile techniques: User Stories, ATDD, TDD, Continuous Integration, Continuous Testing, Pairing, Automated Testing, Agile Games

- Applicable knowledge of the technologies used by the team

- Experience applying a wide variety of well documented patterns and techniques for filling in the intentional gaps left in the Scrum approach(example:

numerous Burndown techniques, numerous Retrospective formats, handling bugs,etc)

- Previous experience as a collaborative leader

- Excellent communication and mentoring skills

Strongly serving and supporting the Product Owner and Development Team in their quest to do everything possible to delight customers

- Providing all support to the team using a servant leadership style and leading by example. This person should personify Scrum and Agile.

- Guiding and Coaching the Scrum Team and organization on how to use Agile/Scrum practices and values to delight customers

- Guiding and Coaching both the Scrum Team and the Development team on how to get the most of our self-organization

- Guiding and Coaching both the Scrum Team and the Development team on self-organizing to fill in the intentional gaps left in the Agile/Scrum frameworks

- Assessing the Scrum Maturity of the team and organization and coaching the team to higher levels of maturity, at a pace that is sustainable and comfortable for the team and organization

- Removing impediments or guiding the team to remove impediments by finding the right personnel to remove the impediment.

- Building a trusting and safe environment where problems can be raised without fear of blame, retribution, or being judged, with an emphasis of healing and problem solving.

- Facilitating getting the work done without coercion, assigning, or dictating the work.

- Facilitating discussion, decision making, and conflict resolution

- Assisting with internal and external communication, improving transparency, and radiating information

- Supporting and educating the Product Owner, especially with respect to refining(aka grooming) and managing the product backlog

Agile Program Coach

5 Bachelors Degree in

Demonstrates 8+ years in a solution delivery role; 5+ years

Support organizational assessment;

.Conduct a roadmap workshop to

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SPC4

certification practical agile experience / expert level understanding of lean-agile principles and frameworks; including Agile coaching; 5+ years in program / project management or business analysis role in technical environment; excellent leadership, coaching, negotiation, facilitation, collaboration, presentation & training skills; ability to work effectively with all levels of the organization further flush out the roadmap for improvement where additional organizational slices are identified;

.Develop a vision and roadmap for modifying Agile adoption to include strong metrics and reporting systems, including aligning the metrics and reporting to assure a continuous improvement approach; Coach senior and middle managers in their new responsibilities; .Coach Product Managers in their new responsibilities;

Coach Release Train Engineers in their new responsibilities; Coach Agile teams, Scrum Masters and Product Owners in their new responsibilities;

Conduct regular Inspect and Adapt Workshops to discover improvement opportunities; .Develop and help collect usable metrics for management and executives; .Provide support and education for improving estimates during PI Planning; .Develop a sustainable Agile CoE, Agile working groups, and internal Agile community l.Identify and coach internal champions to remove reliance on external coaches

Agile Release Train Engineer

3 Bachelors Degree in computer science, information systems or related field and Scrum Alliance

CSM

certification and/or SPC certification

. •2+ years of experience in Software Design and application development •3-5 years of experience leading Scrum/Agile development teams •Prior experience with Scrum Master on multiple teams and engagements •Possess strong ability to tackle complex problems creatively, manage risk and influence rapid decision-making •Team player and works well in large group environments •Highly driven and motivated with a high level of initiative •Prior experience as Integration lead, program manager or delivery lead

Provides guidance to the release train.

While the ART and the teams that are part of the train are predominately self-managing and self-organizing, the RTE provides guidance to help teams adapt to the environment.

Organizes, runs and facilitates the release planning meeting. The release planning meeting is a two day meeting that includes all of the people involved with the ART. The meeting is crucial meeting that kicks-off and drives each program increment.

Assists in tracking the ART. Chairs the scrum of scrums (SoS). As a leader and the scrum master of scrum masters, the RTE ensures that teams interact and share cross-team issues and risks by facilitating the SoS.

Resolves and/or escalates impediments.

Scrum masters facilitate the resolution of impediments within their span of influence. RTE steps in to remove or escalate the impediment to someone that can remove the impediment.

Facilitates intergroup communication and dependency resolution. Facilitating communication between groups. Helps to keep information moving so that the teams can focus on delivery.

Facilitates process improvement at the ART level. While teams pursue improvements based on retrospectives, the RTE facilitates ensuring the overall processes are continually being refined.

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Agile Dev/OPS Team Coach

7 Bachelors Degree in computer science, information systems or related field

SPC, SSM

Seven years of demonstrated experience in configuration management, continuous integration, test-driven development, deployment, DevOps, and related technical practices.

Coach Agile Release Train (ARTs) teams to adopt and enable continuous integration (CI) and continuous delivery (CD) practices throughout SAFe Program Increments for the purpose of realizing more frequent, higher quality system demos and releases.

Provide training and hands-on workshops in Pair Programming, BDD, TDD, CI/CD, test automation and related technical practices.

Work with SAFe Systems Teams and other Dev, QA and Ops personnel to integrate software assets from the teams, perform end to end testing, assist with deployment, and facilitate frequent System Demos.

Work with Dev, QA and Ops teams to modernize the DevOps tool chain, extract maximum value from existing tools and install, configure and optimize best of breed tools.

Define appropriate DevOps performance metrics, establish relevant telemetry and reporting throughout the delivery pipeline and leverage captured data for continuous improvement.

Coach people at the team levels in the Build and Test, roles and skills.

Technical Writer, Level II

5 Bachelor’s

English, communications or other related

Five years of IT technical writing and documentation experience, graphics and presentation support, and/or maintenance of website content is required. Must have substantial knowledge of the capabilities of computer systems and demonstrate good communication skills and the

Researches and writes documentation for IT systems including operations, procedures, standards, process guides, configuration management, program reports, etc., for both technical and non-technical personnel. Interprets technical documentation standards and prepares documentation according to standards.

Creates and provides graphic support of technical information for both technical and non-technical personnel. Maintains web content of a website including the collection of current or updated information.

Tester, Level II

3 Associate's degree

At least three years of progressive experience is required in the validation of software systems. Advanced Level Test Analyst or Advanced Level Technical Test Analyst ISTQB certification can substitute for this experience.

The candidate must demonstrate good communication skills and the ability to work independently or under general direction only. Experience must include some or all of the items below, as described in the task

Participation in release and test planning, develop release test plans.

Develop and execute test artifacts (automated, manual or both) based on functional and non-functional requirements and industry and organizational standards. Review test artifacts prepared by others.

Collaborate with system development team to ensure the quality of the software produced. Provide management with status of projects, problems or other outstanding project related issues.

ESC Teaming Partner BPA SOW: a) Analysis of requirements, both functional and non-functional, to identify potential tests

b) Analysis of standards documents to identify potential tests

c) Participation in software system team planning sessions

d) Development and execution of test artifacts (e.g. Test Suites, Test Cases, and Test Scripts) in Manual Testing tools

e) Review of test artifacts in a Manual Testing tool

f) Development and execution of test artifacts in Automated Testing tools

Subject Matter Expert I

8 Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in computer science or related IT field.

The SME has 8 years of specialized experience that is highly valued by the marketplace.

Subject matter experts serve as technical expert in specialized function area relevant to a particular project related to acquisition software development or Oracle federal financials. The SME analyzes business procedures, processes, and problems to understand how IT systems can best support customer business objectives.

SME produces and reviews substantive and complex technical documentation reflecting detailed knowledge of functional or technical areas as identified in the task order.

Documentation subjects include, but are not limited to, technology assessments, systems design, business process design, system architecture, feasibility studies, interoperability standards, and system specifications. The SME provides technical and functional advice in counseling both client and contracted team members in his/her technical areas. The SME often has experience as a corporate leader with recognized expertise in functional domains (e.g., finance, personnel, acquisition, etc.) or technical disciplines (e.g., computer security, network engineering, customer relationship management systems, etc.).

Subject Matter Expert II

12 Education requirement is an Advanced Degree, at the Masters level or higher in Computer science or IT related Program

SME has a minimum of 12 years of specialized experience in their recognized field of expertise

Subject Matter Experts serves as technical expert in specialized functional areas relevant to a particular project. SME produces and reviews substantive and complex technical documentation reflecting detailed knowledge of functional or technical areas as identified in the statement of work. Documentation subjects include, but are not limited to, technology assessments, systems design, business process design, system architecture, feasibility studies, interoperability

ESC Teaming Partner BPA standards, and system specifications.

The SME provides technical and functional advice in counseling both client and contracted team members in his/her technical areas. The SME analyzes business procedures, processes, and problems to understand how IT systems can best support customer business objectives. The SME often has experience as a corporate leader with recognized expertise in functional domains (e.g., finance, personnel, acquisition, etc.) or technical disciplines (e.g., computer security, network engineering, customer relationship management systems, etc.).

The

Subject Matter Expert III

18 Education requirement at the Masters level or higher Consistent and widespread reputation across the community and discipline in which they work and it is indicative of compensation which is well above the norm.

Solely based on degree or years of experience IT related certifications applicable to field of study

The SME has 18 years of specialized experience in their recognized field of expertise

Subject Matter Experts serves as technical expert in specialized functional areas relevant to a particular project. SME produces and reviews substantive and complex technical documentation reflecting detailed knowledge of functional or technical areas as identified in the task order.

Documentation subjects include, but are not limited to, technology assessments, systems design, business process design, system architecture, feasibility studies, interoperability standards, and system specifications.

The SME provides technical and functional advice in counseling both client and contracted team members in his/her technical areas. The SME analyzes business procedures, processes, and problems to understand how IT systems can best support customer business objectives. The SME often has experience as a corporate leader with recognized expertise in functional domains (e.g., finance, personnel, acquisition, etc.) or technical disciplines (e.g., computer security, network engineering, customer relationship management systems, etc.).

Systems Analyst/Programmer

IV

6 Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems, or other related discipline

Six years of progressive experience in computer programming and analysis in broad based IT settings, including contemporary computer hardware and programming languages. Must demonstrate good communication skills and the ability to work independently or under general direction only.

Supports a Level V Systems Analyst/Programmer on highly complex and diverse tasks. Performs systems analysis, design, programming, documentation, testing, and implementation of applications, which are administrative, business, or technically oriented in nature. This work will principally involve one or all of the following: modifying existing applications, configuring commercial-off-the-shelf applications, and/or developing new applications. Directs and participates in all phases of software development with emphasis on requirements development, planning, ESC Teaming Partner BPA analysis and design, and testing and acceptance phases. Applies standard business and data manipulation principles and methods to technical problems to arrive at automated solutions. Designs and prepares technical reports and related documentation, and charts and graphs to record results. Prepares and delivers presentations and briefings as required by the task on a complex combination of one or more task orders. Provides management with status of projects, problems or other outstanding project related issues. Establishes and maintains system security.

Systems Analyst/Programmer, Level V

7 Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems, or other related discipline.

Seven years of progressive experience in computer programming and analysis in broad based IT environments, including contemporary computer hardware and programming languages. Must demonstrate good communication skills and the ability to work independently or under general direction only.

Performs high-level systems analysis, design, programming, documentation, testing, and implementation of very complex applications, which are administrative, business, or technically oriented in nature. This work will principally involve one or all of the following: modifying existing applications, configuring commercial-off-the-shelf applications, and/or developing new applications. Directs and participates in all phases of software development with emphasis on requirements development, planning, analysis and design, and testing and acceptance phases. Applies higher-level business and data manipulation principles and methods to very difficult technical problems to arrive at automated solutions. Designs charts and graphs to record results. Prepares and delivers presentations and briefings as required by the task on a highly complex combination of one or more task orders. Provides management with status of projects, problems or other outstanding project related issues.

Establishes and maintains system security.

Information Security Specialist I

3 Bachelor’s

The Information Security Specialist I assists on complex system and management problems involving all phases of information systems analysis to provide information security solutions. Analysts provide technical support for development and review of procedures, product analysis provide information security solutions. Analysts provide technical support for development and review of procedures, product analysis and studies, risk management, and support for secure software development tasks, ESC Teaming Partner BPA including the review of work products for correctness, adherence to the design concept and to user standards.

Security Specialist

II

5 Bachelors

The Information Security Specialist II works on complex system and management problems involving all phases of information systems analysis to provide information security solutions. Analysts provide technical support for development and review of procedures, product analysis and studies, risk management, and support for secure software development tasks, including the review of work products for correctness, adherence to the design concept and to user standards.

Security Spec III

7 Bachelors

Analyze system/security requirements; Conducting security assessments, including penetration testing and vulnerability and risk assessments; Performing analysis and troubleshooting network security; Establishing procedures for secure access controls (firewalls, filters), encryption/authentication, and system monitoring; Performing system testing and evaluation (ST&E) on secure operating systems, workstations, data management, networks, web technology, protocols firewalls, and encryption, and Key management distributed authentication devices.

Senior Systems Engineer

10 Advanced Degree or equivalent of applicable experience

Define and execute systems engineering activities within a project. Activities may consist of systems planning, performance management, capacity planning, testing and validation, benchmarking, information engineering, and development and staffing of a systems engineering plan.

ESC Teaming Partner BPA Substitution for Education:

The Government recognizes varying levels of education and experience in the position descriptions and that many times experience and/or industry certification is as or more important than formal preparation.

Therefore, the following substitution may be applied, subject to COTR approval.

Allowable Substitutions:

a. A Master’s degree in an appropriate discipline will be considered equivalent to two (2) years of relevant experience. A doctoral or Ph.D. degree in an appropriate discipline will be considered equivalent to four (4) years of relevant experience.

b. Eight (8) years of relevant experience over and above the minimum experience requirements for the position will be considered equivalent to a Bachelor’s degree.

c. Four (4) years of relevant experience over and above the minimum experience requirements for the position will be considered equivalent to an Associate’s degree.

d. Six (6) years of relevant experience over and above the minimum experience requirements for the position will be considered equivalent to a Bachelor’s degree, when combined with a certification equivalent to PMP, ITIL, CISSP, CCNP, MCSE, MCSD, CPCM, or CPSM.

e. Three (3) years of relevant experience over and above the minimum experience requirements for the position will be considered equivalent to an Associate’s degree, when combined with a certification equivalent to PMP, ITIL, CISSP, CCNP, MCSE, MCSD, CPCM, or CPSM.

f. In the support labor categories, an appropriate degree will be considered equivalent to two (2) years of general experience.

g. An accredited Bachelor’s or Master’s degree not listed or not considered equivalent will be counted as one (1) year of relevant experience; Ph.D. degree will be counted as two (2) years of relevant experience.

h. Relevant experience is experience directly related to the work, task or project being evaluated. The nature of the activities, analyses and work products must be very similar or identical to those of the intended project.

i. General experience is any experience.

j. There is no experience substitution for any Ph.D. categories.

Degrees from foreign universities and colleges are to be accompanied by an Waiver Form detailing the accreditation of the foreign degree granting institution. Additionally, the offeror must certify that all proposed resumes meet the requirements as specified in AMS Clause 3.14-3, Foreign Nationals as Contractor Employees, in the cover letter.