PWS for IWR CWMS - WMES SATOC.docx

WMES-CWMS Performance Work Statement (PWS) November 4, 2021

Title: Water Management Enterprise System (WMES) and Corps Water Management System (CWMS) Software Development, Security Compliance Requirements, and Software Support for the US Army Corps of Engineers Institute for Water Resources Hydrologic Engineering Center (CEIWR-HEC), Davis, California.

Background This contract is to provide support for two of the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Automated Information Systems (AIS). These are enterprise investments that support the USACE Water Management Community of Practice (CoP) and described below.

Water Management Enterprise System (WMES) – is an integrated system of all the software (CWMS, Database, COTS and Open-Source Applications), hardware (Servers, Appliances and DCPs), communication resources and system’s architecture used by the USACE Water Management CoP to perform the USACE real-time Water Management Mission. WMES is designed with enterprise standards, whose base infrastructure is then built and managed by the USACE service provider, CIO/G6.

WMES is used to carry out the Corps’ Water Management Mission which assures project safety and carries out the regulation of congressionally authorized purposes as outlined in legislation referenced in project documents (ER 1110-2-240 and ER 1110-2-249).

Corps Water Management System (CWMS) - CWMS is a comprehensive software package which provides critical information for making decisions that are fundamental in achieving the full range of benefits of the authorized purposes of our projects. CWMS integrates real-time data acquisition, database storage, flow forecasting of watershed runoff, reservoir operation decision support, river profile computation, inundated area determination, consequence analysis, and information dissemination. CWMS incorporates state-of-the-art modeling techniques such as spatially distributed rainfall-runoff flow forecasting, rule-based reservoir systems operation, steady- and unsteady-flow water surface profile analysis, 2-D flow analysis, event-by-event flow impact for damage, population, life-loss, and structures. In addition to determining reservoir operations, the current and forecasted river stage/profiles and inundated flood area information is utilized for flood fight decisions, flood evacuation warnings, and transportation interruption alerts. Additionally, Geographic Information System (GIS) capability provides inundated areas impacted along with specific parcel and structure information if available. CWMS can also be used to estimate potential life-loss due to given flooding scenarios.

CWMS is comprised of application client and server software which may run on dedicated or virtual hardware. Application software includes Hydrologic Engineering Center (HEC) developed modeling software, Commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) models and software, Operating Systems (OS), and Database (DB) software.

Description of Services

The Contractor shall provide all labor, management and supervision, equipment, material, tools, quality control, and other items necessary to provide software engineering services to support on-going software development projects for the Hydrologic Engineering Center (HEC).

Typical services for CWMS and/or WMES require a Contractor with a strong understanding of the following:

a) CWMS Database Schema and API Development and Support

· Updates and reaction to security policies and changes to COTs (Oracle, Apache, etc.)

· Troubleshooting and appropriate software code changes and/or configuration changes

· Coordination of operations by individual users, connectivity to the CWMS Oracle database

· Coordination with USACE and cloud IT service providers

· USACE, Army, DoD Security and policy compliance and required documentation

· Design and development of schema and API to provide new features and maintain standard industry practice

b) Web Services and related software including RESTful API for Data Retrieval (RADAR), Jasper, APEX applications, CWMS Mobile, Cumulus, and Access to Water

c) Related applications such as Report Generation Interface (REGI), Riverware, and Olmsted

d) CWMS Modernizations

· DevOps implementation

· Reorganization and update extensive legacy code

· Redesign of CWMS server processes

· Transition to web-based interactions

· CAVI redesign to retire obsolete code functionality and redesign the core modeling processes

· Modernize CWMS components to be compatible or native to cloud environments

· Enterprise administration and monitoring

e) Cloud Development and Migration

· Database re-implementation and/or redesign

· Compliant web service implementation that leverages cloud capabilities

· Cloud based modeling design and implementation, such as CWMS web dashboard

· Develop and implement automated data processing activities in cloud environments

· Monitoring and trouble shooting of processes hosted in cloud environments

· Identify connectivity and performance considerations for functionality that may be hosted in different CorpsNet and cloud environments.

· Develop and implement transition plans to move operational processes from CorpsNet to cloud

f) Support for HEC-Data Storage System (DSS) and HEC-DSSVue, including interoperability with CWMS database, web services, and scripting and automated processes. Deep familiarity and experience with the HEC-DSS libraries and associated implementation across HEC products

g) CWMSVue Application maintenance updates, new feature development, and troubleshooting

h) Authentication and Privilege Management – components such as CWMS database, web services, login server, etc.

i) CWMS Authority to Operate (ATO) – assist with STIG compliance reviews, Plan of Action and Milestone (POA&M) creation and completion, security control annual reviews, documentation, reaccreditation efforts, etc.

j) Control and Visualization Interface (CAVI) – maintenance updates, new feature development, and troubleshooting

k) Water Quality – database, modeling capability support and enhancements

l) Continuity of Operations (COOP)

m) Comprehensive operational modeling and data support to USACE Districts and Divisions

n) OpenDCS - software maintenance, development, and configuration support of OpenDCS for the WMES environment.

o) Software QA/QC processes

· Testing – Maintain and standardize unit tests, system tests, regression tests

· Automate tests using build system tools framework such as Cucumber

· Expand test coverage of CWMS and WMES functionality

· Branching Design and merging decisions

· Documentation of test processes and analysis of results

p) Models integrated within CWMS such as HEC-Meteorological Visualization Utility Engine (MetVue), HEC-Hydrologic Modeling System (HMS), HEC-Reservoir System Simulation (ResSim), Riverware, HEC-River Analysis System (RAS), and HEC-Flood Impact Analysis (FIA).

q) Miscellaneous improvements to other related CWMS/WMES efforts.

The majority of coding for CWMS and WMES will be completed in the Java programming language, but portions also include Fortran, C, SQL, Python, and Bash. The contractor shall provide task specific assistance in software design, development, and maintenance, testing, documentation, support, and training. Software shall be developed using a variety of productivity tools that enable fielding the products in a multi-platform Corps field office environment. The software is targeted for water managers to use this application in a network environment employing state-of-the-art use of Graphical User Interface (GUI), graphic display, database, visualization, map, and animation technology, using object-oriented programming concepts.

CWMS is an information government system and requires a US Department of Defense Common Access Cards (CAC) to access. Contractor personnel must have a CACto perform typical CWMS/WMES tasks.

CWMS must comply with the Federal Information Security Modernization Act (FISMA) Risk Framework requirements to maintain an Authority to Operate (ATO) accreditation. This requires an understanding of the security requirements and compliance with the Application and Development Security Technical Implementation Guide (STIG) and the Application Server Security Requirements STIG that are applicable to CWMS.

Under this Single Award Task Order Contract (SATOC), the Contractor shall undertake specific tasks associated with hydrologic engineering software design and prototyping, software coding, testing, documentation, training, support, applications, and deployment for HEC software development projects. Task Orders will be issued defining the specific task to be undertaken and product(s) to be developed.

Listed below are examples of typical tasks:

1. Prepare a requirements analysis for an engineering algorithm to compute releases from a reservoir for power generation; and transform the resulting analysis into a preliminary code module design based on object-oriented technology.

2. Investigate, document, and recommend software and libraries for application in HEC software development.

3. Investigate existing software performance impediments of client-server architecture for local area network (LAN) and wide area network (WAN) implementation and cloud environments; recommend and document solutions.

4. Develop modules for interfacing a graphical user interface, software packages, and Geographic Information Systems based on design and specifications prepared by others.

5. Develop graphical user interfaces

6. Participate in requirements analysis, and subsequently design and develop algorithms to update model parameters for a spatially based, weather-radar driven real-time flow forecast model.

7. Implement unit testing and automated interface testing for exiting software.

8. Deploy software for distributed computing and/or accessing and running on cloud resources.

9. Fully document a software application or a software library.

10. Maintain, extend, test and document Application Programing Interfaces (API), supporting automated engineering calculations and reports, such as the Jython, RADAR, CWMS database APIs

11. Attend development/status meetings or training.

12. Provide technical support and training for a software application.

13. Develop and implement unit testing and general application testing.

14. Research, design, develop, document and test the capability to “plug” various pieces of software into a framework graphical user interface to allow the software to operate in a coordinated synchronized fashion.

Software development concepts, development environment, and productivity tools required to successfully accomplish example tasks above include the following:

1. Hardware platforms/operating systems/standards: Intel-based personal computers with Microsoft Windows and Red Hat Linux, Sun hardware running SUN Solaris, and cloud.

2. Coding languages: Java, C and C++, Fortran, Visual Basic .net, Script (several languages including Python and Jython), and SQL.

3. Productivity software: Microsoft Development Studio, including Intel FORTRAN Compiler; Java IDE’s, and various graphics libraries; or equivalent development productivity software. All HEC source code must be maintained in a version-control database accessible to both the Contractor and HEC staff but hosted at HEC.

4. Object-oriented Design.

5. Oracle Database schema and API design

6. Containerized processes and cloud implementations

The water resource engineering concepts and abilities required to successfully accomplish example tasks include the following.

1. Hydrologic Engineering (1D and 2D): Rainfall/runoff transforms, parameterization, spatially gridded analysis, used of radar rainfall data, snowmelt processes and modeling, water quality.

2. River Hydraulic Engineering: One dimensional and two-dimensional river hydraulic process and modeling, sediment transport analysis, water quality.

3. Reservoirs and Water Management Operations: real-time data acquisition and processing, water quality, reservoir and forecast operations, report generation and data exchange and collaboration among water resource agencies

4. Flood Risk Reduction: Flood Damages Reduced

5. Statistical Analysis: Compatibility and synergy with HEC-WAT functionality including support for ensemble computes and Monte Carlo modeling approaches; incorporation of risk-based criteria such as confidence into water management operations

The Government has unlimited rights to all documents/material and source code produced under this contract. Contractor shall give all documents and materials, to include the source codes of any software, produced under this contract to the Government with all rights and privileges of ownership/copyright belonging exclusively to the Government. Contractor shall not use, share, or sell any documents or materials produced under this contract without written permission from the Contract Officer. All materials supplied to the Government will be the sole property of the Government and may not be used for any other purpose. This right does not abrogate any other Government rights.

Team Arrangements:

The SATOC Holder shall be the prime contractor for any order placed under this SATOC, regardless of any teaming arrangements it may make with other firms. The SATOC Holder shall be solely responsible for providing the ordered services, and payment for the accepted services will be made only to the SATOC Holder/Contractor.

SATOC Holder Technical Staff Sub-contractors must be identified and listed within the SATOC proposal. Any new sub-contractor not listed in the SATOC will require approval from the Contracting Officers Representative (COR) prior to being authorized to perform services under this SATOC. All employees of the SATOC Holder, including sub-contractors, performing work on this SATOC, must be US Citizens.

IDIQ Ordering Process:

Upon identifying requirements that are within the scope of this SATOC, the Government will issue Task Order Requests for Proposal (TORFPs) to the SATOC Holder. The TORFPs will include 1) a Performance Work Statement describing the work to be performed; 2) any special contractual requirements that will apply to the order, to include delivery requirements/performance schedules; 3) any applicable Service Contract Act wage determinations; and 4) quotation preparation and submittal instructions. Proposals submitted by the IDIQ holder for task orders will generally consist of 1) technical/capability information, 2) a lump sum FIRM FIXED PRICE (inclusive of all labor, materials, travel, expenses, etc), and 3) a price breakdown per each labor category with the estimated labor hours per each category at the established hourly rates and will include all associated Other Direct Costs, to include but not limited to travel, facilities rental, etc. The Government will evaluate every proposal that is timely received and will make award if the IDIQ Holder submits a technically acceptable proposal, and a fair and reasonable price is achieved based on the criteria established in the TORFP. All task orders will be issued on a firm fixed price basis. Upon issuance of the task order by the Contracting Officer, the order will become a binding contract between the Government and the SATOC Holder.

Other Sources: Although this SATOC will be the primary source of obtaining the required services described herein, this SATOC is not a required source for obtaining the services described herein. The determination of whether to use the SATOC to acquire services is reserved exclusively by the Government. Generally, the Government will elect to use the SATOC to obtain services but is not required to do so. The Government may perform services in-house, may solicit and award other contracts for work which could have been ordered under this SATOC, or may use other existing contracts (including Federal Supply Schedules).

Ordering Office:

Only the Humphreys Engineer Center Support Activity (HECSA) of the US Army Corps of Engineers, Contracting Office is authorized to make awards and perform contract administration under this SATOC.

Minimum Guarantee:

A minimum guarantee of $5,000.00 will be obligated at the time of award onto the base SATOC.

Upon award of the first task order with a contract value of the minimum guarantee or greater, the minimum guarantee will be de-obligated. The Government is obligated only to the extent of authorized purchases actually made under the task orders. At the end of the entire contract term (including any exercised options), if no orders have been placed, the minimum guarantee will be paid to the contractor.

Term of the SATOC:

This SATOC will be valid for a five-year ordering period from the date established, unless terminated by the Government for Convenience or Default as applicable in accordance with applicable clauses in FAR Part 49. either party provides a 30-day notification to terminate the agreement. Should either partythe Contractor request its discontinuation, work on existing task orders shall be completed by the contractorContractor, including any modifications executed on any remaining task orders. Once an IDIthe SATOC Q is terminated, no new orders will be placed with the IDIQ SATOC Holder. The Government may then begin terminating the SATOC in accordance with the applicable clauses in FAR Part 49.

Period of Performance:

Each task order placed under the SATOC will have a period of performance specified in the PWS for the order. Once issued, the order and the period of performance are contractually binding.

Firm Fixed Price:

Orders placed under this SATOC will be firm fixed price. Price proposals must include all costs associated with performance of the required services, to include all labor, materials, travel, per diem, and any other direct, indirect, or incidental costs necessary for performance of the ordered services. Unless the order is modified in writing (e.g., there is a change in the scope of services ordered, travel has been underestimated), the obligated amount will not be adjusted. Price proposals for task orders under this SATOC will be evaluated to determine if a fair and reasonable price was achieved. The proposed mix of labor categories and quantity of labor hours will be evaluated against the Government’s Independent Cost Estimate. Hourly rates will be verified to ensure they match the negotiated labor rates for the SATOC.

Other Direct Costs (ODC’s):

Other Direct Costs, also known as incidental items, consist of those services and products (other than labor hours) needed to complete an order. The IDIQ Holder is not required to provide a fixed price list of ODCs as part of the price quotation. However, each price quotation for an order to be issued must include all ODCs required for successful performance of the ordered service. Additionally, the price quotation for each order must include a breakdown to support the lump sum price quotation, which will include ODCs.

Invoices:

Contractor shall submit invoices for payment upon 100% completion of services/tasks, to include the review period as outlined in the pricing/payment schedule for each task order, unless monthly invoicing is approved. Monthly invoices will be addressed in individual task orders. Invoices must include all necessary information and must include any necessary supporting documentation. Payment and invoicing instructions will be included in the Performance Work Statement with each order.

Contract Payments:

The Government will pay the Contractor/SATOC Holder upon submission of proper invoices for services delivered and accepted for the portion of the work performed under the order. The price for the task order may include a payment schedule based on task or product deliveries, but not for a percentage of completion. Deliverables must be accepted by the Government before payment will be made.

Partial Milestone Payments:

In general, payment will be made in arrears after completion and acceptance of ALL ordered services. However, for orders with long performance periods the Government may consider requests for milestone payments based upon completion of specified tasks and/or receipt of deliverables. Milestone payments will not be made for task orders with performance periods of 30 days or less or in amounts equal to or less than $2,500. A milestone payment schedule should be requested by the SATOC Holder as part of its proposal and an acceptable milestone payment schedule negotiated with the Government prior to the Government’s placement of the task order. Authorized milestone payments will not be made more frequently than monthly.

Safety and Accident Prevention:

In performing ordered services, the SATOC Holder/Contractor shall provide and maintain work environments and procedures which will (1) safeguard the public and Government personnel, property, materials, supplies, and equipment exposed to Contractor operations and activities; and (2) avoid interruptions of Government operations and delays in project completion dates. The SATOC Holder/contractor shall comply with the following documents to the extent applicable to the performance of services under any order under the IDIQ: Federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), 29 Code of Federal Regulations 1910; 1926 (see https://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owasrch.search_form?p_doc_type=STANDARDS&p_toc_level=1&p_keyvalue=1910 ) and EM 385-1-1 USACE Safety Regulation http://www.publications.usace.army.mil/Portals/76/Publications/EngineerManuals/EM_385-1-1.pdf

Government Property:

All materials gathered and/or developed in the performance of the order services will become property of the Government, including all electronic and hard copy work products to include but not limited to software development and maintenance developed or maintained under this SATOC.

Authorities / Technical Direction:

The Contractor shall take no direction from any Government employee or any other person other than the Government Contracting Officer that changes the terms and conditions of this contract action, the scope, or any change that impacts the cost, price, or schedule. Changes authorized by the Contracting Officer will be in the form of a written, official, signed modification to the contract received by the Contractor before the Contractor will act upon those changes. The Contractor shall comply with the Changes clause of this contract when the Contractor believes direction has been given from persons other than the Government Contracting Officer that equate to a change by notifying the Contractor Officer as directed by the clause. Any direction given by any Government employee or any other person outside their authority must be reported to the Contracting Officer. Contracting Officer Representatives (CORs) are limited to the authorities stated in the COR appointment letters. If a COR is appointed under this contract, they will be appointed by written letter from the Contracting Officer to the Contractor and COR specific to this contract only. COR appointment letters from previous contracts at this installation are not valid for this contract.

Review and Comment Protocols:

The SATOC Holder/contractor shall submit all draft work items produced under any task order to the appropriate Technical POC for review and comment. All final versions must also be reviewed and approved by the appropriate Technical POC. Should the SATOC Holder/Contractor not concur with a specific comment on any version of a document, the SATOC Holder/Contractor shall bring this to the attention of the appropriate Technical POC.

Quality Control:

The Contractor/SATOC Holder shall be responsible for quality control of its own work. The Contractor/SATOC Holder shall have a logical and functional quality control program to assure that errors and deficiencies in all submittals are minimal.

Security Requirements:

The Contractor and all sub-contractors employees may be issued a CAC only if duties involve one of the following: (1) Both physical access to a DoD facility and access, via logon, to DoD networks on-site or remotely; (2) Remote access, via logon, to a DoD network using DoD-approved remote access procedures; or (3) Physical access to multiple DoD facilities or multiple non-DoD federally controlled facilities on behalf of the DoD on a recurring basis for a period of 6 months or more. At the discretion of the sponsoring activity, an interim CAC may be issued based on a favorable review of the FBI fingerprint check and a successfully scheduled NACI at the Office of Personnel Management.

When on-site at HEC the Contractor and all associated sub-contractor employees (visitors) shall comply with the standards and procedures for all visitors at the facility. Visitors shall sign in upon arrival, showing proper ID and sign out upon departure. All visitors will be escorted while on-site.

The Contractor shall pre-screen Candidates using the E-verify Program (http://www.uscis.gov/e-verify) website to meet the established employment eligibility requirements. The Vendor shall ensure that the Candidate has two valid forms of Government issued identification prior to enrollment to ensure the correct information is entered into the E-verify system.

All Contractor employees with access to a Government information system must be registered in the Army Training Certification Tracking System (ATCTS) at commencement of services, and must successfully complete the DOD Information Assurance Awareness prior to access to the information systems and then annually thereafter in accordance with personnel security standards listed in AR 25-2 (Information Assurance), an appropriate background investigation will be conducted prior to accessing the government information systems.

All Contractor employees, to include subcontractor employees, requiring access to Army installations, facilities, controlled access areas, or require network access, shall complete AT Level I awareness training within 30 calendar days after contract start date or effective date of incorporation of this requirement into the contract, whichever is applicable. Upon request, the Contractor shall submit certificates of completion for each affected Contractor employee and subcontractor employee, to the COR or to the contracting officer (if a COR is not assigned), within 5 calendar days after completion of training by all employees and subcontractor personnel. AT Level I awareness training is available at the following website: http://jko.jten.mil/courses/atl1/launch.html; or it can be provided by the RA ATO in presentation form which will be documented via memorandum

The Contractor and all associated sub-contractors will receive a brief/training (provided by the RA) on the local suspicious activity reporting program. This locally developed training will be used to inform employees of the types of behavior to watch for and instruct employees to report suspicious activity to the project manager, security representative or law enforcement entity. This training will be completed within 30 calendar days of contract award and within 30 calendar days of new employees commencing performance with the results reported to the COR NLT 5 calendar days after the completion of the training.

All new Contractor employees shall complete Level I OPSEC Training within 30 calendar days of their reporting for duty. Additionally, all Contractor employees shall complete annual OPSEC awareness training. The Contractor shall submit certificates of completion for each affected contractor and subcontractor employee, to the COR or to the contracting officer (if a COR is not assigned), within 5 calendar days after completion of training. OPSEC awareness training is available at the following websites: https://www.iad.gov/ioss/ or http://www.cdse.edu/catalog/operations-security.html; or it can be provided by the RA OPSEC Officer in presentation form which will be documented via memorandum.

All Contractor employees and associated sub-contractor employees shall complete the DoD IA awareness training before issuance of network access and annually thereafter. All Contractor employees working IA/IT functions shall comply with DoD and Army training requirements in DoDD 8570.01, DoD 8570.01-M and AR 25-2 within six months of employment.

All Contractor employees supporting IA/IT functions shall be appropriately certified upon execution of the contract IAW DoD 8570.01-M, DFARS 252.239-7001 and AR 25-2. The baseline certification as stipulated in DoD 570.01-M must be completed upon contract award.

Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP):

The SATOC Holder shall be responsible for quality control of work performed. The QASP below is for the base SATOC however, each task order may receive an additional QASP if needed.

Contractor shall comply with assuring the required log contains all required information that has been requested.

a. Timeliness - 100% Completion and submittal of log monthly if work has been requested

b. Quality All work is performed to industry standard 95% of the time

Periodic Surveillance

Inspection by the Government

100% Completion and submittal requested work.

b. Quality All work is performed to industry standard 95% of the time 100% Surveillance

Inspection by the Government

Appendix A: Labor Categories – Tasks and Qualifications

1. Minimum Position Requirements: All contractor personnel must meet the following qualifications for their respective labor categories:

1.1. Principal

General Tasks: Provides corporate oversight of programs including allocation of corporate resources, resolving issues at the corporate level, and monitoring client service and client satisfaction.

Qualifications: Master’s Degree or equivalent combination of education and experience in areas such as business, information technology, public policy, engineering, economics, social sciences, physical sciences or related disciplines.

Experience: Minimum of 15 years relevant work experience. Equivalent GS-15.

1.2. Project / Program Manager

General Tasks: Provides project leadership for complex work efforts spanning multiple technical fields and utilizing multiple technical staff. Expertise allows this individual to perform program/project oversight of practitioners of his/her discipline within the company.

Qualifications: Master’s Degree or equivalent combination of education and experience in areas such as business, information technology, public policy, engineering, economics, social sciences, physical sciences or related disciplines.

Experience: Minimum of 15 years of relevant work experience including Leading Practitioner. Equivalent GS-14 to GS-15.

1.3. Technical Manager

General Tasks: Provides leadership in field of expertise and develops solutions to complex methodological problems. Expertise allows this individual to provide technical oversight of practitioners of his/her discipline within the company. Contributes technical sections of contract deliverables. May serve as a technical advisor to those performing work within the company

Qualifications: Master’s Degree or equivalent combination of education and experience in areas such as business, information technology, public policy, engineering, economics, social sciences, physical sciences or related disciplines.

Experience: Minimum of 15 years of relevant work experience including Leading Practitioner. Equivalent GS-14 to GS-15.

1.4. Senior Project Engineer

General Tasks: Provides technical leadership in field of expertise and develops solutions to complex methodological problems. Contributes technical sections of contract deliverables.

Qualifications: Master’s Degree or equivalent combination of education and experience in engineering. P.E. license in field of specialization.

Experience: Minimum of 10 years of relevant work experience including Technical Advisor within Practice Area. Equivalent GS-14 to GS-15.

1.5. Project Engineer

General Tasks: Works with minimal direction and develops solutions to complex methodological problems. Contributes technical sections of contract deliverables.

Qualifications: Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent combination of education and experience in engineering.

Experience: Minimum of 5 years of relevant work experience. Equivalent GS-12 to GS-13.

1.6. Junior Project Engineer

General Tasks: Works under general supervision and requires attention to detail as well as an ability to learn new things quickly. Performs entry to intermediate level technical work. Contributes to contract deliverables.

Qualifications: Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent combination of education and experience in engineering.

Experience: 0 to 5 years of relevant work experience. Equivalent GS-09 to GS-11.

1.7. Senior Software Analyst / Programmer

General Tasks: Provides technical leadership in field of expertise and develops solutions to complex methodological problems. Contributes major technical sections of contract deliverables.

Qualifications: Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent combination of education and experience in areas such as computer programming, information technology, engineering, and physical sciences.

Experience: Minimum of 10 years of relevant work experience including Technical Advisor within Practice Area. Equivalent GS-14 to GS-15.

1.8. Software Analyst / Programmer

General Tasks: Works with minimal direction and develops solutions to complex methodological problems. Contributes major technical sections of contract deliverables.

Qualifications: Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent combination of education and experience in areas such as computer programming, information technology, engineering, and physical sciences.

Experience: Minimum of 5 years of relevant work experience. Equivalent GS-12 to GS-13.

1.9. Junior Software Analyst / Programmer

General Tasks: Works under general supervision and requires attention to detail as well as an ability to learn new things quickly. Performs entry to intermediate level technical work. Contributes to contract deliverables.

Qualifications: Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent combination of education and experience in areas such as computer programming, information technology, engineering, and physical sciences.

Experience: 0 to 5 years of relevant work experience. Equivalent GS-09 to GS-11.

1.10. Senior Hydrologic Engineer

General Tasks: Provides technical leadership in field of expertise and develops solutions to complex methodological problems. Contributes major technical sections of contract deliverables.

Qualifications: Master's Degree or equivalent combination of education and experience in water resources engineering such as hydraulics and hydrology. P.E. license in field of specialization.

Experience: Minimum of 10 years of relevant work experience including Technical Advisor within Practice Area. Equivalent GS-14 to GS-15.

1.11. Hydrologic Engineer

General Tasks: Works with minimal direction and develops solutions to complex methodological problems. Contributes major technical sections of contract deliverables.

Qualifications: Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent combination of education and experience in water resources engineering such as hydraulics and hydrology.

Experience: Minimum of 5 years of relevant work experience. Equivalent GS-12 to GS-13

1.12. Junior Hydrologic Engineer

General Tasks: Works under general supervision and requires attention to detail as well as an ability to learn new things quickly. Performs entry to intermediate level technical work. Contributes to contract deliverables.

Qualifications: Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent combination of education and experience in water resources engineering such as hydraulics and hydrology.

Experience: 0 to 5 years of relevant work experience. Equivalent GS-09 to GS-11.

1.13. Senior Software Q/A Engineer

General Tasks: Provides technical leadership in field of expertise and develops solutions to complex methodological problems. Contributes major technical sections of contract deliverables.

Qualifications: Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent combination of education and experience in areas such as information technology, engineering, and physical sciences.

Experience: Minimum of 10 years of relevant work experience including Technical Advisor within Practice Area. Equivalent GS-14 to GS-15.

1.14. Software Q/A Engineer

General Tasks: Works with minimal direction and develops solutions to complex methodological problems. Contributes major technical sections of contract deliverables.

Qualifications: Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent combination of education and experience in areas such as information technology, engineering, and physical sciences.

Experience: Minimum of 5 years of relevant work experience. Equivalent GS-12 to GS-13.

1.15. Junior Software Q/A Engineer

General Tasks: Works under general supervision and requires attention to detail as well as an ability to learn new things quickly. Performs entry to intermediate level technical work. Contributes to contract deliverables.

Qualifications: Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent combination of education and experience in areas such as information technology, engineering, and physical sciences.

Experience: 0 to 5 years of relevant work experience. Equivalent GS-09 to GS-11.

1.16. Software Technician

General Tasks: Works under direct supervision and requires attention to detail as well as an ability to learn new things quickly. Performs entry level technical work such as software development, quality assurance, and systems administration. Contributes to contract deliverables.

Qualifications: Associates Degree or equivalent combination of education and experience in areas such as information technology, engineering, and physical sciences.

Experience: 0‐15 years of relevant work experience. Equivalent GS-12 to GS-13.

1.17. Technical Writer

General Tasks: Works under general supervision and requires attention to detail as well as an ability to learn new things quickly. Performs entry to intermediate level technical writing tasks. Contributes to contract deliverables.

Qualifications: Associates Degree or equivalent combination of education and experience in areas such as information technology, engineering, and physical sciences.

Experience: 0‐10 years of relevant work experience. Equivalent GS-11 to GS-12

1.18. Clerical Support

General Tasks: Works under general supervision and requires attention to detail. Provides administrative and clerical support.

Qualifications: High School Diploma and experience in areas such as basic computer operation, business administration, and bookkeeping.

Experience: 0‐30 years of relevant work experience. Equivalent GS-07 to GS-09.