D.4 Schedule of Items and Labor Category Descriptions.xlsx

Labor Categories and Descriptio

Demonstrated experience defining program governance.

Demonstrated experience in program management including the organization, direction, and execution of a portfolio of projects and transformation activities to achieve outcomes and realize benefits of strategic importance.

Demonstrated experience managing program budgets and stakeholder communication. Primary educational focus, training, and experience should be project or program management with secondary consideration with geospatial sciences.

Bachelor’s degree related to geography, business, management, GIS, remote sensing, or physical / biological / environmental discipline, including emphasis or coursework in geospatial analysis and modeling, and twelve (12) years of relevant work experience.

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Master’s degree related to geography, GIS, remote sensing, or physical / biological / environmental discipline, including emphasis or coursework in geospatial analysis and modeling, and ten (10) years of relevant work experience.

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PhD degree related to geography, GIS, remote sensing, or physical / biological / environmental discipline, including emphasis or coursework in geospatial analysis and modeling, and eight (8) years of relevant work experience.

Geospatial Principal Investigator Provide expert level strategic and technical support of a highly specialized nature. Principal Investigator recommends resolution to complex technical problems and is responsible for providing technical recommendations to federal program management staff and program stakeholders to define project scope, identify resource requirements, identify strategic risks, and assess project feasibility relative to the mission of the Forest Service. Demonstrated ability to problem solve at a strategic level, defining set plans to achieve business goals.

Demonstrated experience providing expert level assistance in developing complex technical proposals, and managing geospatial project activities.

Applies expertise and knowledge in supervision of project staff for work required by the project including remote sensing data collection, field data collection, image processing and preparation of final deliverables.

Demonstrated expertise in preparing publications, technical reports, guidelines, strategic-level documents, assessment and recommendations documents, etc. Bachelor’s degree related to geography, GIS, remote sensing, or physical / biological / environmental discipline, including emphasis or coursework in geospatial analysis and modeling, and twelve (12) years of relevant work experience.

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Master’s degree related to geography, GIS, remote sensing, or physical / biological / environmental discipline, including emphasis or coursework in geospatial analysis and modeling, and ten (10) years of relevant work experience.

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PhD degree related to geography, GIS, remote sensing, or physical / biological / environmental discipline, including emphasis or coursework in geospatial analysis and modeling, and eight (8) years of relevant work experience.

Geospatial Project Manager Provide expert level project management to document and manage project tasks, coordinate and manage project schedules, identify and manage/mitigate project risks, manage resources required for projects, and coordinate in order to bring assigned projects to completion on time, within cost, and within specifications. Demonstrated experience in project management, client maintenance, supervision, and project development of geospatial/remote sensing projects.

Demonstrated experience consulting on requirements identification, identifying constraints, estimating effort level, and reporting accomplishments.

Demonstrated experience in assessing priorities, balancing workloads, and allocating staff resources effectively.

Demonstrated expertise in preparing publications, technical reports, technology transfer and geospatial training materials for technology evaluation and development projects.

Experience in communicating and coordinating effectively with a variety of agency stakeholders and partners.

Demonstrated ability to process, analyze, and model in enterprise geospatial software applications (e.g., ERDAS Imagine, eCognition, Summit Evolution, Agisoft Metashape, Python, and Esri ArcGIS).

Demonstrated experience working with disparate sources of airborne or satellite imagery types to assess, map, monitor, and inventory natural resources. Training or experience in project or program management with secondary consideration in geospatial sciences.

Bachelor’s degree related to geography, geographic information systems, remote sensing, or physical/biological/environment/natural resource discipline with substantive coursework in geospatial analysis and modeling, and ten (10) years relevant work experience.

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Master’s degree related to geography, GIS, remote sensing, or physical / biological / environmental discipline, including emphasis or coursework in geospatial analysis and modeling, and eight (8) years of relevant work experience.

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PhD degree related to geography, GIS, remote sensing, or physical / biological / environmental discipline, including emphasis or coursework in geospatial analysis and modeling, and five (5) years of relevant work experience.

Senior GIS Analyst Provide expertise to plan, coordinate, and execute geospatial data collection and processing in support of research and operational applications. Leads the application of geospatial technologies to address natural resource applications including change detection, monitoring, extraction and classification of information from imagery using image classification techniques, data mining and feature extraction technologies, accuracy assessment procedures, and identifying and applying novel approaches to geospatial analysis and modeling. Develop, manage, and analyze remote sensing and geospatial data sets, including unique and disparate data and information, to support resource management projects. Evaluate new remote sensing and associated technologies (including new sensors/platforms, software technologies, data processing and analysis methods, data mining, geospatial modeling, etc.) and assess their feasibility for integration into USFS business functions. Demonstrated expert level knowledge and experience in the use of common commercial and open-source image processing and GIS software such as ERDAS, Esri ArcGIS, Python, Random Forest, and eCognition.

Demonstrated expertise in preparing technical reports, technology transfer guidance, and geospatial training materials for technology evaluation and development projects.

Demonstrated ability to process, analyze, and model in enterprise geospatial software applications.

Demonstrated project management experience. Certification or degree in non-related discipline along with related experience to geography, geographic information systems, remote sensing, or physical/biological/environment/natural resource discipline with substantive coursework in geospatial analysis and modeling, and seven (7) years relevant work experience.

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Bachelor’s degree related to geography, geographic information systems, remote sensing, or physical/biological/environment/natural resource discipline with substantive coursework in geospatial analysis and modeling, and five (5) years relevant work experience.

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Master’s degree related to geography, geographic information systems, remote sensing, or physical/biological/environment/natural resource discipline with substantive coursework in geospatial analysis and modeling, and two (2) years relevant work experience.

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PhD degree related to geography, geographic information systems, remote sensing, or physical/biological/environment/natural resource discipline with substantive coursework in geospatial analysis and modeling, and one (1) year relevant work experience.

GIS Analyst Apply geospatial technologies to address natural resource applications including change detection, monitoring, extraction and classification of information from imagery using image classification techniques, data mining and feature extraction technologies, accuracy assessment procedures, and identifying and applying novel approaches to geospatial analysis and modeling. Develop, manage, and analyze remote sensing and geospatial data sets, including unique and disparate data and information, to support resource management projects. Evaluate new remote sensing and associated technologies (including new sensors/platforms, software technologies, data processing and analysis methods, data mining, geospatial modeling, etc.) and assess their feasibility for integration into USFS business functions. Demonstrated expert level knowledge, experience, and abilities to process, analyze, and model geospatial data in commercial and open-source image processing and GIS software such as ERDAS, Esri ArcGIS, Python, Random Forest, and eCognition.

Demonstrated expertise in preparing technical reports, technology transfer and geospatial training materials for technology evaluation and development projects.

Demonstrated experience performing data modeling on corporate and disparate natural resource data. Certification or degree in non-related discipline along with related experience to geography, geographic information systems, remote sensing, or physical/biological/environment/natural resource discipline with substantive coursework in geospatial analysis and modeling, and three (3) years relevant work experience, and three (3) years relevant work experience.

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Bachelor’s degree related to geography, GIS, remote sensing, or physical/biological/environment/natural resource discipline with substantive coursework in geospatial analysis and modeling, and two (2) years of relevant work experience.

Senior Remote Sensing Analyst Apply geospatial technologies to address natural resource applications including change detection, monitoring, and extraction and classification of information from imagery using photogrammetry, image classification, and feature extraction technologies. The position shall conduct product accuracy assessments and identify and apply new and innovative approaches to geospatial analysis and modeling. The position shall develop, manage, and analyze remote sensing and geospatial data sets, including unique and disparate data and information, to support resource management projects that range from local to broad scales. The position shall evaluate and apply new remote sensing and associated technologies (e.g., new sensors and platforms, software technologies, data processing and analysis methods, data mining, geospatial modeling, Unmanned Aerial Systems data extraction and interpretation, etc.) and assess their feasibility for use to support USFS information needs. The position shall prepare scientific and technical reports and geospatial training materials for evaluation and development projects. Demonstrated geospatial analysis and applied remote sensing experience.

Demonstrated experience in data processing, photogrammetry, analysis, and modeling.

Demonstrated experience with USFS enterprise geospatial software applications such as Esri ArcGIS, FUSION, Agisoft Metashape, Summit Evolution, eCognition, Random Forest, Pix4D, or ERDAS Imagine.

Demonstrated experience with lidar, structure from motion, volumetric measurements, multispectral image applications, Digital Surface Models (DSM), Digital Terrain Models (DTM), orthophotography, or point cloud processing. Certification or degree in non-related discipline along with related experience to geography, geographic information systems, remote sensing, or physical/biological/environment/natural resource discipline with substantive coursework in geospatial analysis and modeling, and seven (7) years relevant work experience.

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Bachelor’s degree related to geography, geographic information systems, remote sensing, or physical/biological/environment/natural resource discipline with substantive coursework in geospatial analysis and modeling, and five (5) years relevant work experience.

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Master’s degree related to geography, geographic information systems, remote sensing, or physical/biological/environment/natural resource discipline with substantive coursework in geospatial analysis and modeling, and two (2) years relevant work experience.

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PhD degree related to geography, GIS, remote sensing, or physical/biological/environmental discipline, including emphasis or coursework in geospatial analysis and modeling, and one (1) years of relevant work experience.

Remote Sensing Analyst Participate in applying geospatial technologies to address natural resource applications including change detection, monitoring, and extraction and classification of information from imagery using photogrammetry, image classification, and feature extraction technologies. The position shall conduct product accuracy assessments and identify and apply approaches to geospatial analysis and modeling. The position shall develop, manage, and analyze remote sensing and geospatial data sets, including unique and disparate data and information, to support resource management projects that range from local to broad scales. The position shall assist in evaluating and applying new remote sensing and associated technologies (e.g., new sensors and platforms, software technologies, data processing and analysis methods, data mining, geospatial modeling, Unmanned Aerial Systems data extraction and interpretation, etc.) and assist in assessing their feasibility for use to support USFS information needs. The position shall provide input for scientific and technical reports and geospatial training materials for evaluation and development projects. Two (2) years of relevant work experience demonstrated in geospatial analysis and applied remote sensing.

Demonstrated experience in data processing, photogrammetry, analysis, and modeling.

Demonstrated experience with USFS enterprise geospatial software applications such as Esri ArcGIS, FUSION, Agisoft Metashape, Summit Evolution, eCognition, Random Forest, Pix4D, or ERDAS Imagine.

Demonstrated experience processing, analyzing, and modeling in USFS enterprise geospatial software applications, including Esri ArcGIS, R, Python, FUSION, LasTools, Cloud Compare, or ERDAS Imagine.

Demonstrated experience with lidar, structure from motion, volumetric measurements, multispectral image applications, Digital Surface Models (DSM), Digital Terrain Models (DTM), orthophotography, or point cloud processing. Certification or degree in non-related discipline along with related experience to geography, geographic information systems, remote sensing, or physical/biological/environment/natural resource discipline with substantive coursework in geospatial analysis and modeling, and seven (7) years relevant work experience.

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Bachelor’s degree related to geography, geographic information systems, remote sensing, or physical/biological/environment/natural resource discipline with substantive coursework in geospatial analysis and modeling, and five (5) years relevant work experience.

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Master’s degree related to geography, geographic information systems, remote sensing, or physical/biological/environment/natural resource discipline with substantive coursework in geospatial analysis and modeling, and two (2) years relevant work experience.

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PhD degree related to geography, GIS, remote sensing, or physical/biological/environmental discipline, including emphasis or coursework in geospatial analysis and modeling, and one (1) year of relevant work experience.

Lidar Analyst analyze Light Detection and Ranging (lidar) data to address natural resource applications. The position shall develop, manage, and analyze lidar and geospatial data sets, including bare earth, canopy cover, and other unique and disparate data and information to support resource management projects that range from local to broad scales in size. The position shall evaluate and apply new lidar and associated technologies (e.g., new sensors and platforms, software technologies, data processing and analysis methods, data mining, geospatial modeling, UAV data extraction and interpretation, etc.) and assess their feasibility for use to support USFS information needs. The position shall prepare scientific and technical reports and geospatial training materials for evaluation and development projects. The position shall conduct product accuracy assessments and identify and apply new and innovative approaches to lidar analysis and modeling. Demonstrated lidar analysis and applied remote sensing experience.

Demonstrated experience in processing, analysis, and modeling in USFS enterprise geospatial software applications, including Esri ArcGIS, R, Python, FUSION, LasTools, Cloud Compare, or ERDAS Imagine.

Demonstrated experience with lidar, structure from motion, volumetric measurements, multispectral image applications, Digital Surface Models (DSM), Digital Terrain Models (DTM), orthophotography, or point cloud processing. Certification or degree in non-related discipline along with related experience to geography, geographic information systems, remote sensing, or physical/biological/environment/natural resource discipline with substantive coursework in geospatial analysis and modeling, and three (3) years relevant work experience.

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Bachelor’s degree related to geography, geographic information systems, remote sensing, or physical/biological/environment/natural resource discipline with substantive coursework in geospatial analysis and modeling, and two (2) years relevant work experience.

Senior Cartographer Produce and develop cartographic maps and displays for USFS projects (e.g., product requirement, maps, graphics, display, web map services) and coordinate with team members of various GIS specialist roles, project managers, and other USFS customers. The Senior Cartographer shall ensure file naming conventions and file storage rules are followed for USFS enterprise data centers. The position shall prepare scientific reports, technical reports, or presentation materials. Seven (7) years professional experience with creating custom hardcopy and digital cartographic products that includes thematic mapping.

Professional experience in the use of the ESRI ArcGIS Desktop Suite or ArcGIS Pro and all associated data types (vector, raster), and working with multiple imagery types.

Professional experience using the Adobe Suite or other graphic design software applied to cartography.

Professional experience in the use of the ESRI ArcGIS Desktop Suite or ArcGIS Pro and all associated data types (vector, raster), and working with multiple imagery types.

Professional experience using the Adobe Suite or other graphic design software applied to cartography.

Professional experience in the use of the ESRI ArcGIS Desktop Suite or ArcGIS Pro and all associated data types (vector, raster), and working with multiple imagery types.

Professional experience using the Adobe Suite or other graphic design software applied to cartography.

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Bachelor’s degree related to geography, geographic information systems, remote sensing, or physical/biological/environment/natural resource discipline with substantive coursework in geospatial analysis and modeling.

Geospatial Communications and Graphics Specialist Provide support for the design, compilation, and presentation of compelling digital and hard copy media information products about complex subjects related to the use of geospatial technology for natural resource management. Products include cartographic products, posters, brochures, presentations, website content, or graphical user interfaces. Demonstrated experience designing digital and hard copy media products, e.g., websites, publications, newsletters, booklets, directories, brochures, and presentations.

Demonstrated knowledge and experience in the use of ArcMap, Adobe Creative Suite (e.g., InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, etc.) and relevant Microsoft Office Suite applications.

Education and/or training related to graphic design or physical/biological/environmental /natural resources discipline with substantive coursework in graphic communications or advertising, and one (1) year relevant work experience in conducting and managing internal and external graphics communications. Certification or degree in non-related discipline along with related experience to geography, geographic information systems, remote sensing, or physical/biological/environment/natural resource discipline with substantive coursework in geospatial analysis and modeling, and three (3) years relevant work experience.

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Bachelor’s degree related to geography, geographic information systems, remote sensing, or physical/biological/environment/natural resource discipline with substantive coursework in geospatial analysis and modeling, and two (2) years relevant work experience.

NGS Rates

*FAR 52.217-8 Option to Extend Services will be included in the contract with the intent to use as a failsafe. If exercised, the prices on contractor’s price list from last year of performance will be utilized for the extension of services.