Enclosure 2 - GPM-Specified Non-Mgmt DL Categories DL Hours .pdf

DRAFT RFP # 80GSFC25R7003

ENCLOSURE 2

GOVERNMENT PRICING MODEL (GPM) – SPECIFIED

NON-MANAGEMENT

DIRECT LABOR CATEGORIES, DIRECT LABOR HOURS

AND POSITION DESCRIPTIONS

HYDROSPHERE, BIOSPHERE AND GEOPHYSICS (HBG) SUPPORT

SERVICES II

MARCH 2025

ONSITE GPM-Specified Non-Management

Direct Labor Categories Direct Labor Hours

CY* 1 CY 2 CY 3 CY 4 CY 5 CY 6

Education/Public Outreach Coordinator I

5,081 5,081 5,081 5,081 5,081 2,540

Education/Public Outreach Coordinator II

5,681 5,681 5,681 5,681 5,681 2,841

Education/Public Outreach Coordinator III

28,099 28,099 28,099 28,099 28,099 14,050

Education/Public Outreach Coordinator IV

23,761 23,761 23,761 23,761 23,761 11,880

Instrument Engineer 228 228 228 228 228 114 Instrument Engineer II 1,814 1,814 1,814 1,814 1,814 907 Instrument Engineer II - A

1,389 1,389 1,389 1,389 1,389 695

Instrument Engineer III 1,915 1,915 1,915 1,915 1,915 958 Instrument Engineer III - A

3,748 3,748 3,748 3,748 3,748 1,874

Instrument Engineer IV 5,756 5,756 5,756 5,756 5,756 2,878 Instrument Engineer V 981 981 981 981 981 490 Instrument Technician 792 792 792 792 792 396 Instrument Technician III 623 623 623 623 623 312 Programmer Analyst 6,897 6,897 6,897 6,897 6,897 3,449 Programmer Analyst II 9,609 9,609 9,609 9,609 9,609 4,805 Programmer Analyst II - A

11,393 11,393 11,393 11,393 11,393 5,696

Programmer Analyst III 14,901 14,901 14,901 14,901 14,901 7,451 Programmer Analyst IV 15,994 15,994 15,994 15,994 15,994 7,997 Programmer Analyst IV - A

12,270 12,270 12,270 12,270 12,270 6,135

Support Scientist 7,638 7,638 7,638 7,638 7,638 3,819 Support Scientist II 5,998 5,998 5,998 5,998 5,998 2,999

ONSITE GPM-Specified Non-Management Direct Labor Categories Direct Labor Hours

CY* 1 CY 2 CY 3 CY 4 CY 5 CY 6

Support Scientist II - A 2,006 2,006 2,006 2,006 2,006 1,003 Support Scientist III 14,145 14,145 14,145 14,145 14,145 7,073 Support Scientist III - A 10,395 10,395 10,395 10,395 10,395 5,198 Support Scientist IV-A 15,935 15,935 15,935 15,935 15,935 7,968 Support Scientist IV-B 8,525 8,525 8,525 8,525 8,525 4,263 Support Scientist - A 1,880 1,880 1,880 1,880 1,880 940 Support Scientist IV 19,614 19,614 19,614 19,614 19,614 9,807 Support Scientist V 27,396 27,396 27,396 27,396 27,396 13,698 Software Engineer I 4,073 4,073 4,073 4,073 4,073 2,037 Software Engineer I - B 1,182 1,182 1,182 1,182 1,182 591 Software Engineer II 7,606 7,606 7,606 7,606 7,606 3,803 Software Engineer III 6,733 6,733 6,733 6,733 6,733 3,367 Software Engineer IV 13,562 13,562 13,562 13,562 13,562 6,781 Systems Engineer I 3,012 3,012 3,012 3,012 3,012 1,506 Systems Engineer III 2,264 2,264 2,264 2,264 2,264 1,132 Systems Engineer IV 14,674 14,674 14,674 14,674 14,674 7,337 Intern I 23 23 23 23 23 12 Technical/Research Assistant

3,396 3,396 3,396 3,396 3,396 1,698

Technical/Research Assistant II

730 730 730 730 730 365

* [CY – Contract Year ]

OFFSITE GPM-Specified Non-Management Direct Labor Categories Direct Labor Hours

CY 1 CY 2 CY 3 CY 4 CY 5 CY 6

Instrument Engineer II 1,816 1,816 1,816 1,816 1,816 908 Instrument Engineer IV 1,880 1,880 1,880 1,880 1,880 940 Instrument Engineer V 2,091 2,091 2,091 2,091 2,091 1,046 Instrument Engineer V - A

120 120 120 120 120 60

Education and Public Outreach Coordinator IV

B.S. degree, or equivalent***, in a physical science or education field

15 years of experience in education and public outreach; excellent written and oral communication skills. Knowledge of atmospheric science, oceanography or other Earth science discipline, and broad understanding of Earth system science. Extensive experience in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and in computer‐aided graphics and Web development tools such as the Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, Dreamweaver, In Design, Acrobat). Experience with web content management, social media tools, and web analytics highly desirable.

Knowledge of Earth science disciplines, including hydrospheric, biospheric, and geophysics science is required.

Instrument Engineer Bachelor's degree in physics, optics, or electrical, mechanical, or optical engineering, or equivalent knowledge or experience.

2 years of experience in instrument development and operations or directly related professional activity.

Instrument Engineer II Bachelor's degree in physics, optics, or electrical, mechanical, or optical engineering, or equivalent knowledge or experience.

5 years of experience in instrument development and operations or directly related professional activity.

Instrument Engineer III Bachelor's degree in physics, optics, or electrical, mechanical, or optical engineering, or equivalent knowledge or experience.

10 years of experience in instrument development and operations or directly related professional activity. Also requires 2 years supervisory experience as an engineering lead. Proficiency in the use of software and/or firmware for data acquisition is highly desired.

Instrument Engineer IV Bachelor's degree in physics, optics, or electrical, mechanical, or optical engineering, or equivalent knowledge or experience.

15 years of experience in instrument development and operations or directly related professional activity. Also requires 4 years supervisory experience as an engineering lead. High proficiency in the use of software and/or firmware for data acquisition is highly desired.

Instrument Engineer V Master's degree in physics, optics, or electrical, mechanical, or optical engineering, or equivalent knowledge or experience.

20 years of experience in instrument development and operations or directly related professional activity. Also requires 8 years supervisory experience as an engineering lead. High proficiency in the use of software and/or firmware for data acquisition is highly desired.

Instrument Technician High school diploma, plus further appropriate education in a trade school and/or extension courses.

5 years of experience. Requires familiarity in one of the following areas: electronics, simple machining, understanding of assembly drawings.

Instrument Technician III High School diploma, plus further appropriate education in a trade school and/or extension courses.

15 years of experience. Requires proficiency in one or more of the following areas: electronics, simple machining, mechanical drawing.

Training in assembly and maintenance of flight electronics is desirable.

Programmer Analyst B.S. degree, or equivalent**, in atmospheric science, a physical science, mathematics, or computer science

Academic or job‐related experience writing software in FORTRAN, C, Java, or C++ is required or basic familiarity with one or more of the following: data analysis packages, e.g. IDL/ENVI, MATLAB, R or geographic information systems software, e.g. ESRI’s ArcGIS.

Programmer Analyst II M.S. degree, or equivalent**, in atmospheric science, a physical science, mathematics, or computer science

5 years of experience in scientific programming and/or data analysis. Must have a broad understanding of computer science or one or move of Earth science areas within the contract; Experience in scientific programming using languages such as FORTRAN, C or C++ is required or demonstrated proficiency in one or more of the following data analysis packages: IDL/ENVI, MATLAB, R or geographic information systems, e.g. ESRI’s ArcGIS. For Web Application development tasks, experience in web development languages such as JQuery, JavaScript, PHP, or other industry tools is required.

Programmer Analyst III M.S. degree, or equivalent**, in atmospheric science, a physical science, mathematics, meteorology or computer science

8 years of experience in scientific programming and data analysis. Must have a broad understanding of one or more of Earth science areas within the contract; Significant experience in scientific programming in is required using languages such as FORTRAN, C or C++; or significant experience with in one or more of the data analysis IDL/ENVI, MATLAB, GMT, or other image processing package, or GIS software packages, e.g. ESRI’s ArcGIS. For Web Application development tasks, experience in web development languages such as JQuery, JavaScript, PHP, or other industry tools is required.

Programmer Analyst IV M.S. degree, or equivalent**, in atmospheric science, a physical science, mathematics, or computer science

Over 10 years of experience in scientific programming and data analysis, with 5 years in a leadership role. Must have: a broad understanding of one or more of the Earth science areas within the Contract; significant experience in scientific programming in FORTRAN, C or C++; and demonstrated proficiency in one or more of the following: IDL/ENVI, MATLAB, or other image processing package, GIS software packages, and scripting languages, e.g. Perl or Python. For Web Application development tasks, experience in web development languages such as JQuery, JavaScript, PHP, or other industry tools is required.

Support Scientist M.S. degree, or equivalent**, in an atmospheric, hydrospheric, biospheric, geophysics, oceanography or other physical science, mathematics or computer science

Requires working understanding of research methods, general knowledge of numerical and computational tools. Work in research projects is limited in scope, well‐defined, and using established scientific methods. The work is assigned and closely supervised by a line manager and senior scientists. The scientific contr butions corroborates existing theory and closes narrow gaps in science theory.

Results are presented in conferences, published in peer‐reviewed journals, or submitted to NASA reports and studies.

Support Scientist II M.S. degree, or equivalent**, in an atmospheric, hydrospheric, biospheric, geophysics, oceanography or other physical science, mathematics or computer science

Requires 5 years of experience as a researcher in atmospheric, hydrospheric, biospheric, geophysics, oceanography, or other physical science; fundamental understanding of research methods; experience with numerical and computational tools and good communication skills. The work is generally assigned and supervised by managers and senior scientists, but independent lines of inquiry are expected. Scientific contributions corroborate existing theory and may contribute to new methods and techniques.

Support Scientist III A Ph.D. degree, or equivalent*, in an atmospheric, hydrospheric, biospheric, geophysics, oceanography or other physical science, mathematics or computer science

Requires over 5 years of experience as a researcher in atmospheric, hydrospheric, biospheric, geophysics, oceanography, or other physical science; fundamental understanding of research methods; advanced knowledge of numerical and computational tools and good communication skills. The work is on projects that are complex and require sophisticated research methods. Results of the work may lead to significant changes in methodology or to new methods. Technical supervision by managers is minimal and the scientist works with senior researchers as a peer.

Results may be significant enough to be invited to special session in international conferences. The researcher may be invited to participate in external review panels and to review publications submitted to peer‐reviewed journals.

Support Scientist IV A Ph.D. degree, or equivalent*, in an atmospheric, hydrospheric, biospheric, geophysics, oceanography or other physical science, mathematics or computer science

Requires over 10 years of experience as a researcher in atmospheric, hydrospheric, biospheric, geophysics, oceanography, or other physical science; advanced understanding of research methods; mastery of numerical and computational tools and excellent communication skills. Work on projects with where problems are complex and require sophisticated research methods. Technical supervision by managers is minimal, works with senior researchers as a peer, and supervises junior researchers. The researcher may lead or contr bute in the development of research proposals. Results may be significant enough to be invited to special session in international conferences.

Support Scientist V A Ph.D. degree, or equivalent*, in an atmospheric, hydrospheric, biospheric, geophysics, oceanography or other physical science, mathematics or computer science

Excellent communication skills are required; must have a broad knowledge of atmospheric, hydrosphere, biospheric, geophysics, oceanography, or other physical science with a proven record of publication in peer‐ reviewed scientific journals. Requires advanced understanding of research methods, mastery of numerical and computational tools, and over 10 years of experience as a researcher.

Work is a combination of assigned projects and independent work as a principal or co‐investigator on proposals. May lead other senior researchers and supervise junior researchers. Technical supervision by managers is consultative, and the researcher may contr bute to decision about resources and staffing. The researcher participates in the development of research proposals that are often complex, multidisciplinary, and require significant resources.

Results of research are presented in conferences, published in peer‐reviewed journals, or submitted to NASA reports and studies. The stature of the researcher is evidenced by invitations to participate in government advisory panels, national and international working groups, election as fellow in major scientific organizations, and selection as an investigator on NASA awards. The researcher’s technical knowledge and institutional memory may be critical to large research efforts, field experiments flight or ground system projects.

Software Engineer I B.S. degree, or equivalent***, in a physical science, atmospheric science, mathematics or computer science

Experience in programming using the FORTRAN, C, C++, or IDL languages. Experience with UNIX‐based systems.

Software Engineer II B.S. degree, or equivalent***, in a physical science, atmospheric science, mathematics or computer science

At least 5 years of experience in scientific applications and data analysis beyond the bachelor’s degree. At least 3 years of advanced programming experience in the C, C++, Python, IDL, or FORTRAN languages. At least 3 years of experience in the use of UNIX or Linux‐based computer system. Knowledge of satellite‐ based remote sensing and data processing tools and applications. For Web Application development tasks, experience in web development languages such as JQuery, JavaScript, PHP, or other industry tools is required

Software Engineer III B.S. degree, or equivalent***, in a physical science, atmospheric science, mathematics or computer science

8 years of advanced programming experience in the C, C++, Python, IDL, or FORTRAN languages. At least 5 years of experience in the use of UNIX or Linux‐based computer systems. 2 years of experience with satellite‐based remote sensing and data processing. Experience with the HDF. Experience leading software development teams to develop requirements, manage tasks, and develop software products.

For Web Application development tasks, experience in web development languages such as JQuery, JavaScript, PHP, or other industry tools is required

Software Engineer IV M.S. degree, or equivalent**, in a physical science, atmospheric science, mathematics or computer science

10 years of experience in software development, especially in support of Earth science projects. 10 years of advanced programming experience in the C or FORTRAN languages. At least 5 years of experience in the use of UNIX or Linux‐based computer systems. 5 years working with satellite‐ based remote sensing and data processing. At least 5 years of experience managing two or more programmers or analysts. Experience leading software development teams to develop requirements, manage tasks, and develop software products, and incorporating new technologies into software development efforts. For Web Application development tasks, experience in web development languages such as JQuery, JavaScript, PHP, or other industry tools is required.

System Engineer I B.S. degree, or equivalent***, in a physical science, atmospheric science, mathematics or computer science

Knowledge of UNIX, Linux, Macintosh, and/or Windows operating systems.

System Engineer III B.S. degree, or equivalent***, in a physical science, atmospheric science, mathematics or computer science

10 years of experience in computer system engineering for multiple hardware platforms in a networked environment. 7 years of experience on UNIX, Linux, Macintosh, or Windows systems. 7 years of experience in data processing system design and management, and networking hardware, software, and protocols. 7 years of experience with computer system testing, integration, performance evaluation, and optimization procedures. Familiarity with NASA IT security requirements and practices strongly desired.

System Engineer IV M.S. degree, or equivalent**, in a physical science, atmospheric science, mathematics or computer science

Over 10 years of experience in computer system engineering for multiple hardware platforms in a networked environment. 7 years of experience on UNIX and Linux systems. 7 years of experience in data processing system design and management, and networking hardware, software, and protocols. 5 years of experience supervising two or more system engineering staff. 5 years of experience in mass data storage technologies and data compression techniques. 5 years of experience with computer system testing, integration, performance evaluation, and optimization procedures. 5 years of experience incorporating new technologies into system engineering efforts. Familiarity with NASA IT security requirements and practices strongly desired.

Intern I High school diploma or GED. The Intern position is an entry level position, but hands on experience in a science and/or engineering laboratory environment with computer‐ based systems is highly desirable.

Technical Research Assistant B.S degree or equivalent *** in a physical science 5 years of experience, knowledge and facility with Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word etc.). Good Communication skills. Aids in the preparation of scientific results for presentation at scientific meetings and workshops, in Laboratory reports, and in peer reviewed scientific journals.

Technical Research Assistant II B.S degree or equivalent *** in a physical science 10 years of experience. Highly proficient with Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word etc.) Excellent planning skills and oral and written communication. Aids in the preparation of scientific results for presentation at scientific meetings and workshops, and in peer‐reviewed scientific journals. Provides planning, development and implementation support for field missions; provides document support for scientific reports and assessments.

Operations Analyst III Bachelor's degree or equivalent *** 10 years of operations analyst experience, including 5 years in a leadership role; good time management, organizational and communication skills.

UNIX operating system experience, experience with Python, Perl and/or shell scripting, and familiarity with batch processing via queueing software are highly desirable.

* ‐ M.S. Degree in a physical science, atmospheric science, computer science, mathematics, physics or meteorology plus six years of experience in a relevant science. This experience is in addition to the experience required for ** ‐ B.S. Degree in a physical science, atmospheric science, mathematics, physics or computer science plus three years of experience in a relevant science or computer science position. This experience is in addition to the *** ‐ High school diploma plus four years of experience in a relevant position. This can include courses at a College, University, or Community College;

may also include military training and experience.