2-07_--_Attachment_2_-_Personnel_Qualifications.pdf

Solicitation Number: N00173-15-R-SE03 Attachment (2)

PERSONNEL QUALIFICATIONS

FOR

DEVELOPMENT, TESTING AND ASSESSMENT OF ADVANCED ELECTRO-

OPTIC/INFRARED (EO/IR) AIRCRAFT SELF-PROTECTION SYSTEMS AND

ADVANCED INTELLIGENCE, SURVEILLANCE, RECONNAISSANCE (ISR) SYSTEMS

8/10/2015

The Government’s minimum years of experience, education, and duties/responsibilities requirements deemed necessary to perform the tasks set forth in the Statement of Work (SOW) according to Section L-17 Anticipated Distribution of Direct Labor Hours by Labor Categories. Labor categories are further defined as Junior, Journeyman, Senior and Subject Matter Expert based on as follows:

JUNIOR: A Junior labor category has up to 3 years experience and a BA/BS engineering or science degree. A Junior labor category is responsible for assisting more senior positions and/or performing functional duties under the oversight of more senior positions.

JOURNEYMAN: A Journeyman labor category has 10 years of experience and a BA/BS or MA/MS engineering or science degree. A Journeyman labor category typically performs all functional duties independently.

SENIOR: A Senior labor category has over 10 years of experience and a MA/MS engineering or science degree. A Senior labor category typically works on high-visibility or mission critical aspects of a given program and performs all functional duties independently. A Senior labor category may oversee the efforts of less senior staff and/or be responsible for the efforts of all staff assigned to a specific job.

SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT (SME): A Subject Matter Expert is an individual whose qualifications and/or particular expertise are exceptional and/or highly unique.

Subject Matter Experts do not have specific experience/education qualifications, but are typically identified as recognized Industry leaders for a given area of expertise.

Subject Matter Experts typically perform the following kinds of functions: Initiates, supervises, and/or develops requirements from a project’s inception to conclusion for complex to extremely complex programs; Provides strategic advice, technical guidance and expertise to program and project staff; Provides detailed analysis, evaluation and recommendations for improvements, optimization development, and/or maintenance efforts for client-specific or mission critical challenges/issues;

Consults with client to define need or problem supervises studies and leads surveys to collect and analyze data to provide advice and recommend solutions.

Education equivalency table:

Minimum Years of Relevant Experience/Education

Level

Junior High School Diploma/GED 10

Junior Associates Degree 10

Junior Bachelor’s Degree 5

Journeyman High School Diploma/GED 20

Journeyman Associates Degree 15

Journeyman Bachelor’s Degree 10

Journeyman Master’s Degree 5

Journeyman PhD 0

Senior/SME High School Diploma/GED 25

Senior/SME Associates Degree 25

Senior/SME Bachelor’s Degree 20

Senior/SME Master’s Degree 15

Senior/SME PhD 10

Contractors may deviate from the definitions above when responding to task order solicitations so long as the deviations are clearly identified in their task order proposal. For example, a Contractor might label an employee as “Senior”, but the employee does not have a MA/MS degree. Likewise, a Contractor might label an employee as “Junior” even though the employee has more than 3 years experience. Deviations shall be clearly identified in proposals submitted in response to task order solicitations.

The following paragraphs set forth the Government's minimum and desired requirements deemed necessary to perform the tasks set forth in the Statement of Work (SOW). The Contractor should be capable of providing the personnel according to the Anticipated Distribution of Direct Labor Hours by Labor Categories in the following labor categories and with the experience indicated. Those personnel designated, as "key" should be available for work efforts on the first day after contract award. Furthermore, key personnel should possess the indicated clearance at the time of contract award and are subject to the provisions listed in Section H – ONR 5252.237-9705 - Key Personnel clause of the solicitation. All proposed personnel shall be available with favorably adjudicated investigations and final DoD granted personnel security clearances required for the performance of the contract.

NOTE: The government does not anticipate that lower level personnel for each labor category listed will meet all the desired qualifications listed in the position descriptions, but will at a minimum meet the education/experience requirements called out in the levels listed above.

1. Program Manager (Key):

Individuals should have at least 10 years experience in research, engineering and technical support for advanced development programs in Vis/EO/IR Systems, and at least 10 years experience in aircraft and system test, measurement, and evaluation.

Individuals must have substantial experience in avionics weapons systems research, development, testing and acquisition requiring knowledge of the programmatic requirements of DOD 5000 series directives, strategic planning, and advanced management.

Individuals should possess in-depth knowledge of Naval Aviation programs centered around TACAIR avionics and systems integration, software development and integration, and Electronic Warfare related systems.

Individuals must also have direct experience as well as staff management experience in performing hardware development and/or data analysis in Electronic Warfare, ISR Systems or Avionics Systems and demonstrated experience in developing and writing planning documents such as Test and Evaluation Master Plans (TEMP) and/or acquisition program documentation.

Individuals must possess a an advanced degree, PhD or MS plus 5 years of relevant experience, in aeronautical/aerospace engineering or mechanical/material engineering.

Experience as a Naval Aviator/Naval Flight Officer is highly desirable.

Experience at a military systems command as an Aeronautical Engineering Duty

Officer highly desirable.

Individuals must have a current Secret level clearance.

2. Research Engineer (Key):

Individuals shall have demonstrated experience in avionics weapons systems research, development, testing and acquisition requiring knowledge of the programmatic requirements of DOD 5000 series directives, strategic planning, and advanced management.

Individuals shall have demonstrated experience in avionics weapons systems research, development, testing and acquisition requiring knowledge of the programmatic requirements of DOD 5000 series directives, strategic planning, and advanced management.

Individuals shall have direct demonstrated experience as well as staff management experience in performing hardware development and/or data analysis in Electronic Warfare or Avionics Systems and demonstrated experience in developing and writing planning documents such as Test and Evaluation Master Plans (TEMP) and/or acquisition program documentation.

20 years experience in research, engineering and technical support for advanced development programs in Vis/EO/IR Systems;

15 years experience in aircraft and system test, measurement, and evaluation.

Demonstrated experience in the development phases of programs such as SHARP, CA-247, MX-20SW, DAIRCM, CASA are highly desirable.

Demonstrated in-depth knowledge of Naval Aviation programs centered on TACAIR avionics and systems integration, software development and integration, and Electronic Warfare related systems.

Experience as a Naval Aviator/Naval Flight Officer.

Experience at a military systems command as an Aeronautical Engineering Duty Officer.

3. Systems Engineer (Key):

Individuals must have at least 15 years experience leading major research, development, test, and evaluation programs.

Individuals must have at least 15 years experience in systems planning, research, development and engineering, including measurement and evaluation of complex systems and equipment.

Individuals must have in-depth knowledge of Electronic Warfare (EW) aircraft self protection systems acquisition including engineering development, production and test and evaluation of aircraft EW self protection sensors, sensor systems, and EW countermeasure systems.

Individuals must have knowledge of DOD, OSD, OPNAV and NAVAIR organizations along with a working knowledge of systems acquisition reform initiatives and related documentation requirements.

Experience should include demonstrated ability to formulate, lead and manage a multi-disciplined team toward the efficient and successful accomplishment of stated goals and objectives.

Individuals must possess a Master of Science degree in an engineering field.

Experience as a Naval Aviator/Naval Flight Officer is highly desirable.

Experience as a DOD Senior Program Manager .

4. Hardware Engineer (Key):

Individuals must have at least 20 years experience in providing engineering and technical support to advanced technology research, development, test and evaluation programs for real time avionics systems.

Individuals must have at least 20 years experience leading or managing design, development, and analysis of embedded hardware and software systems including radar and Vis/EO/IR threat warning, simulator, and reconnaissance systems.

Individuals must also have substantial experience in the development of embedded microprocessor systems including 8,16, and 32 bit design and DSP design, in digital design including VHDL, FPGA, VME/USB/PCI, Ethernet and graphics, and in developing analog systems including low noise/low power design, analog filter design, and A/D and D/A conversion.

Individuals must also have experience in software and algorithm design and analysis with current experience in C/C++, assembly language, real-time OS or "OS-less", and Ethernet stack. Individuals must also have experience in Windows application development using Borland C++ builder, Borland Delphi, and Microsoft Visual C++ and experience in schematic capture and printed circuit board design using Altium, Orcad or View logic software.

Individuals must have a Masters of Science degree in Engineering or Science. A Bachelor of Science degree in science or engineering plus an additional 3 years of Vis/EO/IR related experience may be substituted for the Masters of Science degree.

5. Software Engineer (Key):

Individuals must have at least 18 years experience in providing engineering and technical support to advanced technology research, development, test and evaluation programs for real time avionics systems.

Individuals must have substantial experience developing real time software for aerospace applications, experience as a programmer on all phases of project development for real time telemetry, data capture storage, system command and control and distribution systems, and experience with embedded and systems software development for aerospace applications using C, C++, MicroBlaze, Power PC in VxWorks operating system environment.

Individuals must also have experience as a team leader responsible for the design implementation and documentation of software for transmission of data over an X.25 network and a separate TCP, UDP/IP, CameraLink, GigeVision, and USB.

Individuals must have substantial experience in software development, checkout, integration and test for Vis/EO/IR systems and devices.

Individuals must have experience in firmware development, checkout, test and integration for sensor subsystems such as the CASA Pod, TADIRCM, and the LIDAR sensor “JIGSAW”.

Individuals must also have experience in software development using C, C++ in multiple processor hardware platforms with Windows operating system environments and VxWorks.

Individuals must have a Masters of Science degree in Engineering or Science. A Bachelor of Science degree in science or engineering plus an additional 3 years of Vis/EO/IR related experience may be substituted for the Masters of Science degree.

6. Quality Assurance Engineer (Key):

Individuals should possess at least 10 years of demonstrated experience in both the coordination and development of unique Research and Development systems and the installation of these systems into P-3/C-12/other test bed aircraft, or into pods suitable for flight on Navy Tactical or Research aircraft.

Individuals should possess at least 5 years of demonstrated experience in the area of Quality Assurance of both installed aircraft systems and unique, one-of-a-kind aircraft test installations. Prior flight experience in Navy P-3/S-3/C-12/other research aircraft is desirable.

Individuals must have as a minimum a Bachelor of Science degree in an engineering field, preferably Systems Engineering. These educational requirements may be waived if the experience requirements listed above are met.

7. Research Test Engineer (Key):

Individuals should have at least 5 years experience providing analytic and technical support to research, development, test, and evaluation for advanced development programs.

Individuals must have substantial experience in planning, coordinating, and directing test, measurement and evaluation programs.

Experience directing operational testing is highly desirable .

Individuals must have experience writing test plans and collecting and reducing the final data report on test results.

Individuals must have experience with either rotary or fixed wing aircraft.

8. Physicist:

Individuals should have at least 15 years in Laser Development and or Vis/EO/IR Optical systems and devices. Experience with focal plane array development a plus.

Individuals should have experience with use of lasers for Surface to Air Missile countermeasures.

Individuals should posses a PhD in Physics.

9. Electronic Technician:

Individuals should have at least 10 years experience in the manufacture of complex systems including printed circuit boards, wiring, and harnesses .

Individuals must have current NASA Qualifications #8739 and DoD and MIL-STD

Certifications.

Individuals should be able to complete aircraft and space system cable builds and perform troubleshooting of cables and system connections.