Draft- Attachment J.6 Labor Category Descriptions.docx

693JJ326R000003 J.6 Labor Category Descriptions The Contractor’s project team must possess the necessary combination of qualifications and experience to provide superior-level support and products to the satisfaction of FHWA. The following labor categories, skills/disciplines, and/or expertise are anticipated for the successful completion of all anticipated work under this contract.

1) Principal Investigator – The Principal Investigator (PI) shall be responsible for overall technical direction and supervision of the Sr. Research Scientist(s)/Technical Expert(s) and staff on all task orders (TOs) under the contract. The PI shall have, as a minimum, a Master’s degree in a field applicable to highway and/or vehicle safety, infrastructure security, or advanced crash analysis techniques, as well as approximately 15 years of progressively responsible experience in highway and vehicle safety and advanced crash analyses related contract management and research. This experience shall include technical leadership of significant work in safety and advanced analyses. The PI shall have demonstrated success in keeping programs involving multiple subcontractors on schedule and within budget, and in providing high quality products meeting the sponsor’s expectations.

2) Sr. Research Scientist/Technical Expert – The Sr. Research Scientist/Technical Expert shall be responsible for management of TOs, including quality assurance for all products delivered to the Government and availability of resources to complete TOs. The Sr. Research Scientist/Technical Expert shall have experience in successfully managing projects similar to the activities described in Section C Statement of Work. The Sr. Research Scientists/Technical Experts shall have, as a minimum, a Master’s degree in a subject area that is directly related to the performance of the contract, as well as have approximately 15 years of experience in transportation related contract management, and research and development.

3) Research Scientists/Technical Experts – The labor category Research Scientist/Technical Expert includes engineers (i.e., civil, mechanical, biomedical, computer, automotive, electrical, systems, computer hardware and software specialists, instrumentation specialists, data analysts, occupant risk analysts, etc.). The Research Scientists/Technical Experts shall have, as a minimum, a Master’s degree in a subject area that is directly related to the performance of the contract, as well as approximately 10 years of experience. The experience shall be in a technical field relevant to the work required under this contract, including involvement in the roadside safety community and or meetings.

4) Junior Research Scientists/Technical Experts – The labor category Junior Research Scientist/Technical Expert includes engineers (i.e., civil, mechanical, biomedical, computer, automotive, electrical, systems, computer hardware and software specialists, instrumentation specialists, data analysts, occupant risk analysts, etc.). The Junior Research Scientists/Technical Experts shall have, as a minimum, a Master’s degree in a subject area that is directly related to the performance of the contract and have approximately 5 years of experience. The experience shall be in a technical field relevant to the work required under this contract, including involvement in the roadside safety community and or meetings.

5) Lab Manager/Sr. Lab Technician – Lab Managers/Sr. Lab Technicians shall have approximately 5 years of experience in developing test plans, preparing vehicles and/or test articles, installing and verifying test instrumentation including high-speed digital video inputs, executing and documenting tests, as well as maintaining the lab and appropriate credentials or warranties associated with its equipment. Lab Managers/Sr. Lab Technicians will be responsible for providing information to the PI and formulating plans for effective use of the lab facilities. Specialized experience is needed for the vehicle modeling, crash and impacts, and high-performance computing labs. One Lab Manager/Sr. Lab Technician assigned to the FOIL shall perform work onsite at FHWA/TFHRC full time.

6) Lab Technicians – The Lab Technicians shall be capable of performing mechanical, electrical, electronic, construction, video, instrumentation, and related skills for the set-up and execution of tests, the teardown of vehicles, the installation of test articles, the clean- up after tests, and the general maintenance of the labs. The estimated three Lab Technicians assigned to the FOIL shall perform work onsite at FHWA/TFHRC full time.

7) Software/Computer Engineer – Advanced crash analyses involve the use of sophisticated software tools and high-end graphics processing tools. The Software/Computer Engineer shall provide direct support in these areas and manage a high-performance computing facility. The software/computer engineer shall have approximately 5 years of experience in operating and/or managing high performance computers and supporting advanced software.

8) Technical Writer/Editors – The Technical Writer/Editors shall have, as a minimum, a Bachelor’s degree plus approximately 2 years of experience in writing and editing technical material, preferably in the highway-engineering field or 6 years of writing/editing experience with no the Bachelor’s degree. The Technical Writer/Editors must be skilled in writing and editing documents of various lengths from 1 page to more than 100 pages, ensuring technical accuracy, proper grammar, consistency of style, and proper format.

9) Technology Transfer Specialists – The Technology Transfer (T2) Specialists shall have approximately 5 years of experience in professional information sharing efforts that include coordination of research product development, workshop set-up and management, development of topical publications, website management, multi-media program development and research implementation or knowledge management. The T2 Specialists may be assigned the webmaster role to use the Internet as a means to share data and findings and shall have experience with video, multimedia, graphic arts, and distance learning.

10) Administrative – Administrative personnel will have a range of responsibilities at senior and junior levels including the following: typist; receptionist; financial analyst; meeting planner; personnel manager; etc. Administrative personnel shall possess a college degree or 4 to 5 years of work experience in word processing, spreadsheet analysis, preparation of presentation materials, making logistical arrangements including travel, recording costs and expenditures, generating basis progress reports, coordinating staff activities, etc. Junior level administrative personnel may have only a subset of these skills.

11) Researchers/Graduate Students/Interns (Junior) – Researchers/Graduate Students/Interns shall be capable of undertaking the basic research tasks to assist in the completion of the tasks outlined in the Statement of Work under Section C. Researchers/Graduate Students/Interns shall be capable of literature reviews, model building, data analysis, conducting lab tests, and drafting reports and other documentation. Generally, Researchers/Graduate Students/Interns (Junior) are actively pursuing an undergraduate degree in a field related to the subject work.

12) Researchers/Graduate Students/Interns (Senior) – Researchers/Graduate Students/Interns shall be capable of undertaking the basic research tasks to assist in the completion of the tasks outlined in the Statement of Work under Section C. Researchers/Graduate Students/Interns shall be capable of literature reviews, model building, data analysis, conducting lab tests, and drafting reports and other documentation. Generally, Researchers/Graduate Students/Interns (Senior) are actively pursuing a graduate degree in a field related to the subject work.