Instructor Services_Labor Quals_LOE_Rev 01.pdf

Attachment J.4

LABOR CATEGORIES AND QUALIFICATIONS

A. TASK ORDER LABOR MIX/LEVEL OF EFFORT

1) The table below provides the estimated composition of the annual hours by Labor Category.

The Offeror shall propose the Level of Effort provided below. Offerors' proposals may not deviate from the total number of hours included in Section B. The labor qualifications and descriptions contained in this attachment represent the Government's minimum standards for personnel qualifications. The Offeror is solely responsible for determining the optimal and most efficient labor mix, staffing levels, and total hours necessary to deliver the Firm Fixed Price (FFP) outcomes defined in the Performance Work Statement (PWS) for their proposed FFP unit prices.

CPFF CLIN

LABOR

Categories

Base Year

OY1 OY2 OY3 OY4 Total

Instructor Leader

(KEY)

1,880

9,400

Senior Mentor

7,520

7,520

43,240

Training Coordinator

3,760

18,800

Instructor Tier III

41,360

41,360

50,760

235,000

Instructor Tier II 154,160

169,200

180,480

864,800

Instructor Tier I 12,220

14,100

68,620

Training Material Analyst

15,040

Curricula Development Lead

18,800

Subtotal of Hours 226,540

243,460

267,900

1,273,700

Surge (CPFF) (5%)

11,327 12,173 13,395 13,395 13,395 63,685

Total 237,867

255,633

281,295

1,273,700

2) The total Task Order hours identified above refer to Labor Categories required to execute the

Cost Plus Fixed Fee (CPFF) portion of the Performance Work Statement (PWS). Other corporate and local-level management as well as general and administrative support to include administrative/financial/clerical, program control, and Task Order business management/administration (to include progress report preparation) are considered to be overhead in nature except for those oversight or administrative functions performed by the Prime Contractor's proposed Program Manager. The Offeror is permitted to propose such effort as a direct charge if it is in accordance with its standard DCAA-approved practice to do

so. For Offerors whose standard DCAA-approved practice is to include Management & Support as an overhead function, the hours identified above shall still be proposed, but with a $0 direct rate. Additionally, the cost narrative shall specify that all Management & Support costs are already included in the applicable indirect rate and already incorporated in the overall proposed Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee. The Firm-Fixed Price CLIN would not have Management & Support hours separately priced. If no Management & Support costs are proposed as a direct charge, the costs will NOT be allowed as a direct charge on the CPFF CLIN under the resulting Task Order. This requirement applies equally to the Prime and any Sub-contractor(s), if applicable.

B. GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION

1) For proposal purposes, the Offeror should assume that all the support will be provided at the

Offeror’s facilities. Government office space will not be provided.

C. TASK ORDER LABOR CATEGORY QUALIFICATIONS

1) To perform the requirements of the Statement of Work (SOW), the Government requires

Personnel with the appropriate experience and professional qualifications. The applicable labor categories and associated qualifications are listed below. Key Personnel qualification levels are considered to be desired for those individuals whose resumes are submitted for evaluation with the proposal. All individuals performing under the Key Personnel labor categories are considered Key.

a) Experience – The specific experience for each Key Labor Category must be directly related to the tasks and programs listed in the SOW.

b) Formal Education - For each Key Labor Category, formal education qualifications are cited, as appropriate to the requirements of the Labor Category, to establish professional credentials from which applied experience is founded.

c) Professional Development - Professional development includes honors, degrees, publications, professional licenses and certifications and similar evidence of professional accomplishments that directly impact the offers’ ability to perform the Task Order. The years of experience listed below are in addition to appropriate professional development.

It is incumbent upon the Offeror to demonstrate that the proposed personnel have appropriate credentials to perform the work.

d) Accumulation of Qualifying Experience - Categories of experience may be accumulated concurrently.

e) The Program Manager shall be an employee of the Prime.

2) KEY PERSONNEL

PROGRAM MANAGER

Ten (10) years’ of demonstrated experience in Surface Warfare operational experience to include: design, engineering development, lifetime support maintenance and training Surface Combatant configurations.

Seven (7) of the ten (10) years’ experience in contract management including responsibility for directing a multi-disciplined team of technical experts to execute the contract within cost, schedule and time constraints. To include the ability to manage resources across multiple disperse locations.

TRAINING MANAGER

Seven (7) years’ of demonstrated experience in Surface Warfare and training management including responsibility for managing a multidiscipline team of training experts.

Five (5) of the seven (7) years include experience in managing the development of group-paced instructional materials and guidelines, advising Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) on development procedures and formatting and evaluating curricula documents and instructional delivery procedures.

TRAINING COORDINATOR

Seven (7) years of demonstrated experience in Surface Warfare and training management including responsibility for coordinating and administering training utilizing technical training equipment, tactical and emulation-based simulations and computer/web-based courseware.

Five (5) of the seven (7) years’ experience as an instructor in a Navy Training Environment including management of instructor qualifications and instructor task planning.

INSTRUCTOR LEADER

Five (5) years of experience with the shipboard system or tactics taught at the SCSTC school house as an instructor with responsibility for teaching the system or tactics to others. Four (4) of the Five (5) years’ experience as an Instructor in a Naval Training Environment teaching material relevant to combat system maintenance, operation, employment or tactics, to include writing learning objectives, preparing test items, evaluating instructional materials and the results of instruction, and counseling students on academic learning problems.

SENIOR MENTOR

Three (3) years of experience as an Aegis Cruiser Commanding Officer or Destroyer Squadron Commodore or DDG 1000 Commanding Officer or warfare commander that employed Aegis, Ship Self Defense System, SQQ-89 Sonar Suite, SQQ 90 Sonar Suite, or other applicable weapon or sensor systems on ships in a strike group operation. Demonstrated skills of Instructing command courses to Prospective Commanding Officer (PCO) and Prospective Executive Officer (PXO) students and Combat Systems Maintenance Managers (CSMM). Note: Other time in command of an AEGIS or SQQ-89 equipped combatant may be considered as creditable toward the three (3) years if accompanied by a major command tour.

TRAINING SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT

Fifteen (15) years’ experience with the Aegis Weapon System, SQQ-89, SQQ-90, or applicable weapon and sensor system as either an engineer, system technician and tactician, or operator and tactician.

Two (2) of the fifteen (15) years of experience developing official tactical documents for either the Aegis Weapon System, SQQ-89, SQQ-90, or applicable weapon and sensor system.

Five (5) of the fifteen (15) years of experience in a job that required researching, reading, and applying Aegis Weapon System, SQQ-89, SQQ-90, or applicable weapon and sensor system technical specification documents or tactical publications with responsibility for interpreting and translating content from the specifications to instruction. Experience as an Instructor of the required current or future fleet combat system. Experience manipulating Aegis Weapon System, SQQ-89, SQQ-90, or applicable weapon and sensor system training systems for effective and correct presentation of learning materials.

For Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) Training Facility (LTF) Bridge Resource Management (BRM) Instructors: Three (3) Years of the fifteen (15) years of experience as a Commanding Officer of a United States Navy (USN) vessel, or United States Coast Guard (USCG) -licensed Master or Chief Mate with 36-months at-sea experience in that position (unlimited tonnage).

For SCSTC San Diego Instructors: Experience as a Commanding Officer of a USN vessel, or USCG -licensed Master or Chief Mate (unlimited tonnage).

INSTRUCTOR TIER III

Eight (8) years of experience with the applicable system or process as either a maintenance technician manager or operator manager with responsibility for teaching the applicable current or future fleet combat system or function task to others in a master level training environment.

Master level experience shall include knowledge in the science of education to support advanced level of instruction to include curriculum development and updates. Master Instructor is define as holding advanced qualifications such as Master Training Specialist (MTS) Navy Enlisted Classification (NEC) 8MTS or have served as an Afloat Training Specialist. They are often responsible for the professional development of junior instructors, including conducting performance appraisals. Master Instructors are heavily involved in the development, testing, and maintenance of complex training programs and materials. Relevant experience in the fields of surface, subsurface, integrated air and missile defense, Strike, or Command, Control, Communication, Computers and Intelligence (C4I) is required.

Two (2) of the Eight (8) years of experience as an instructor in a formal Navy individual training environment, to include; presentation skills, public speaking skills, curriculum maintenance, writing learning objectives, preparing test items, evaluating instructional materials and the results of instruction, and counseling students on academic learning problems.

One (1) year of relevant experience using current or future training systems/simulations for effective and correct presentation of learning objectives.

For LTF Navigation and Ship handling Instructors, USCG license or at least 2 years of documented at-sea experience to include USN, USCG, or private sailing and at least 2 years of previous experience and familiarity with waterjet-powered vessels. Candidates with no previous waterjet experience will attend and successfully graduate from the LCS Officer in Charge (OOD) course of instruction (CIN: A-250-0007 - LCS-1 OOD CAPSTONE, A-2G-1007 - L&S OOD, and A-4N-1007 - LCS 2 OOD CAPSTONE.). NOTE Cybersecurity Workforce Certification – Advanced Level – will require to be certified Baseline. Certifications include qualifying bachelor’s degree, CISSP, CSSLP, CompTIA CASP+, CompTI ACTT+, GIAC GSLC, or NEC 805A Instructor. 10% of the Tier III Instructors will require certification in base year and option 1 – 20% of the Tier III Instructors will require certifications in option 2 and 30% of the Tier III Instructors will require certifications in options 3 & 4.

Shall have basic understanding of AI Machine Learning (ML), Deep Learning (DL), and Large Language Model (LLM) fundamentals. Additionally, requires experience in sourcing, cleaning, labeling, and organizing vast amounts of data used to train AI models and ensure products from AI models function correctly, reliably, and ethically, including checking for accuracy, bias, robustness, and compliance.

3) NON-KEY PERSONNEL – MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

The Contractor shall provide Non-Key Personnel who meet or exceed the minimum qualifications provided below by labor category. Prior to charging Non-Key Personnel under the contract, the Contractor shall provide a written notification stating the individual’s name, Task Order labor category, employer, and certifying that the individual meets the qualifications of the labor category as specified under the Task Order. Personnel qualification certifications for additional and/or replacement personnel should be submitted via e-mail. E-mail submissions shall be made to the Contracting Officer’s Representative.

TRAINING MATERIAL ANALYST

Three (3) years of experience in established training methods, techniques and tools in order to develop and maintain training courses and materials and evaluating training programs.

Two (2) of the three (3) years of experience in instructional technology, i.e., interactive courseware, PC-Simulation, Computer Assisted Instruction, video-training and computer-based training to determine best alternative for delivery of training.

Shall have basic understanding of AI Machine Learning (ML), Deep Learning (DL), and LLM fundamentals. Additionallyshall have experience in sourcing, cleaning, labeling, and organizing vast amounts of data used to train AI models and ensure products from AI models function correctly, reliably, and ethically, including checking for accuracy, bias, robustness, and compliance.

CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT LEAD

Five (5) years of experience developing group-paced instructional materials for Surface Combat Systems in accordance with Navy curriculum development standards and guidelines, advising SMEs on development procedures and formatting and evaluating curricula documents and instructional delivery procedures.

Three (3) of the five (5) years of experience in Navy curriculum development and testing software such as Merge, Manage and Modernize E-Learning Development (MELD), Learning Analysis and Design (LEAD), Content Planning Module (CPM)/Learning Object Module (LOM) and Question Mark on Premise (QMoP).

Shall have basic understanding of AI ML, DL, and LLM fundamentals. Additionally, requires experience in sourcing, cleaning, labeling, and organizing vast amounts of data used to train AI models and ensure products from AI models function correctly, reliably, and ethically, including checking for accuracy, bias, robustness, and compliance.

INSTRUCTOR TIER II

Seven (7) years of experience with the required current or future fleet combat system as either a maintenance technician supervisor or operator supervisor with responsibility for teaching the applicable system or function task to others in a journeyman level training environment (Journeyman shall be experienced technician with a strong foundation in a specific Naval Combat system. They are responsible for conducting classroom and hands-on training for sailors.

Journeyman instructors shall be capable of conducting traditional classroom teaching, as well as performance-based laboratory and shipboard training. They shall prepare and customize lesson plans and support curriculum updates. Navy Enlisted Classification (NEC) 805A certification as a Navy Journeyman Instructor or an equivalent is often preferred.)

One (1) of the seven (7) years of experience with the required system as either a maintenance technician supervisor or operator supervisor with responsibility for teaching the applicable system or function task to others in a journeyman level training environment.

For LTF Navigation and Ship handling Instructors, USCG license or at least 2) years of documented at-sea experience to include USN, USGS, or private sailing and at least two (2) years of previous experience and familiarity with waterjet-powered vessels. Candidates with no previous waterjet experience will attend and successfully graduate from the LCS OOD course of instruction (A-250-0007 - LCS-1 OOD CAPSTONE, A-2G-1007 - L&S OOD, and A-4N-1007 - LCS 2 OOD CAPSTONE. 5). NOTE Cybersecurity Workforce Certification – Intermediate Level – will be required to be certified Baseline certifications include qualifying bachelor’s degree, CISSP, CSSLP, CompTIA CASP+, CompTI ACTT+, GIAC GSLC, or NEC 805A Instructor. 10% of the Tier II Instructors will require certification in base year and option 1 – 20% of the Tier II Instructors will require certification in option 2 and 30% of the Tier II Instructors will require certification in options 3 & 4.

Shall have basic understanding of AI ML, DL, and LLM fundamentals. Additionally, requires experience in sourcing, cleaning, labeling, and organizing vast amounts of data used to train AI models and ensure products from AI models function correctly, reliably, and ethically, including checking for accuracy, bias, robustness, and compliance.

INSTRUCTOR TIER I

Five (5) years of experience with the required system as either a maintenance technician supervisor or operator supervisor with responsibility for teaching the applicable system or function task to others in a journeyman level training environment. (Journeyman shall be an experienced technician and trainer who has a strong foundation in a specific naval combat system. They shall be responsible for conducting classroom and hands-on training for sailors.)

One (1) of the five (5) years of experience as an instructor or facilitator in a Navy Training Environment, to include curriculum maintenance, writing learning objectives, preparing test items, evaluating instructional materials and the results of instruction, and counseling students on academic learning problems.

Note: Cybersecurity Workforce Certification – Basic/Foundational Requirements – will be required to be certified (COMPTIA A+, COMPTIA Certified Technical Trainer (CTT+) or COMPTIA Security +), have a qualifying associates degree, or have completed NEC 805A Instructor training within the last 3 years. 8% of the Tier I Instructors will require certification in base year – 25% of the Tier I Instructors will require certification in option 2 – 35% of the Tier I Instructors will require certification in year 3 and follow on years.

Shall have basic understanding of AI ML, DL, and LLM fundamentals. Additionally, requires experience in sourcing, cleaning, labeling, and organizing vast amounts of data used to train AI models and ensure products from AI models function correctly, reliably, and ethically, including

MANAGEMENT SUPPORT SPECIALIST

Five (5) years of experience in Life-cycle or program management support, including Surface Warfare engineering and process knowledge, training plan development, and financial planning.

Two (2) of the Five (5) years of experience in a training environment performing technical writing/editing and quality assurance functions.

JUNIOR MANAGEMENT SUPPORT SPECIALIST

Three (3) years of experience in Life-cycle or program management support, including Surface Warfare engineering and process knowledge, training plan development, and financial planning.

One (1) of the three (3) years of experience in a training environment performing technical writing/editing and quality assurance functions.

TECHNICAL ILLUSTRATOR

Three (3) years of experience planning, designing and developing visual information products to include knowledge of layout principles from initial concept to final layout utilizing computer software to execute the design.

Shall have basic understanding of AI ML, DL, and LLM fundamentals. Additionally, requires experience in sourcing, cleaning, labeling, and organizing vast amounts of data used to train AI models and ensure products from AI models function correctly, reliably, and ethically, including