W91278-17-R-0007_Amendment_0009.pdf

AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT

Except as provided herein, all terms and conditions of the document referenced in Item 9A or 10A, as heretofore changed, remains unchanged and in full force and effect.

15A. NAME AND TITLE OF SIGNER (Type or print)

30-105-04EXCEPTION TO SF 30

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STANDARD FORM 30 (Rev. 10-83) Prescribed by GSA

FAR (48 CFR) 53.243

The follow ing pages are amended.

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16A. NAME AND TITLE OF CONTRACTING OFFICER (Type or print)

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(Signature of Contracting Officer)(Signature of person authorized to sign)

8. NAME AND ADDRESS OF CONTRACTOR (No., Street, County, State and Zip Code) X W91278-17-R-0007

X 9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

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9A. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION NO.

11. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO AMENDMENTS OF SOLICITATIONS

X The above numbered solicitation is amended as set forth in Item 14. The hour and date specified for receipt of Offer X is extended, is not extended.

Offer must acknowledge receipt of this amendment prior to the hour and date specified in the solicitation or as amended by one of the following methods:

(a) By completing Items 8 and 15, and returning 6 copies of the amendment; (b) By acknowledging receipt of this amendment on each copy of the offer submitted;

or (c) By separate letter or telegram which includes a reference to the solicitation and amendment numbers. FAILURE OF YOUR ACKNOWLEDGMENT TO BE RECEIVED AT THE PLACE DESIGNATED FOR THE RECEIPT OF OFFERS PRIOR TO THE HOUR AND DATE SPECIFIED MAY RESULT IN

REJECTION OF YOUR OFFER. If by virtue of this amendment you desire to change an offer already submitted, such change may be made by telegram or letter, provided each telegram or letter makes reference to the solicitation and this amendment, and is received prior to the opening hour and date specified.

12. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA (If required)

13. THIS ITEM APPLIES ONLY TO MODIFICATIONS OF CONTRACTS/ORDERS.

IT MODIFIES THE CONTRACT/ORDER NO. AS DESCRIBED IN ITEM 14.

A. THIS CHANGE ORDER IS ISSUED PURSUANT TO: (Specify authority) THE CHANGES SET FORTH IN ITEM 14 ARE MADE IN THE

CONTRACT ORDER NO. IN ITEM 10A.

B. THE ABOVE NUMBERED CONTRACT/ORDER IS MODIFIED TO REFLECT THE ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES (such as changes in paying office, appropriation date, etc.) SET FORTH IN ITEM 14, PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY OF FAR 43.103(B).

C. THIS SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT IS ENTERED INTO PURSUANT TO AUTHORITY OF:

D. OTHER (Specify type of modification and authority)

E. IMPORTANT: Contractor is not, is required to sign this document and return copies to the issuing office.

14. DESCRIPTION OF AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION (Organized by UCF section headings, including solicitation/contract subject matter where feasible.)

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2. AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION NO. 5. PROJECT NO.(If applicable)

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20-Apr-2017

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SECTION SF 30 BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

The purpose of this amendment is to re-establish a due date for receipt of offers and re-open Projnet for questions and answer. Other changes to the solicitation are as follows:

1. The hour and date specified for receipt of Offer is revised to 18 May 2017 02:00 pm Mobile Local Time.

2. The hour and date for receipt of Past Performance (only) is 08 May 2017, 02:00 pm Mobile Local time. Past performance (only) as stated in Appendix “A”, paragraph 2.1, Factor 1, shall be emailed to the Contract Specialist, alisa.c.murray@usace.army.mil. No other Evaluation Factors with regards to Technical, Management or Pricing, via email are authorized.

3. Projnet is re-open for bidder inquiry questions and answers through 09 May 2017, time 02:00 pm Central Time. On this date and time, the portal will be closed.

4. Revise and replace the Performance Work Statement and Appendix B, pages 12 – 30a in its entirety. Changes are in bold.

5. Replace Wage Determination 15-2009 (Rev 2) County Mobile dated 07/29/2016 with Wage Determination 15-4605 (Rev 1) County Mobile dated 01/31/2017, pages 166 – 174a.

Replace Wage Determination 05-2301 (Rev 17) County Hancock dated 12-29-2015 with Wage Determination 15-5147 (Rev 1) County Hancock dated 02/22/2017, pages 175 – 183a.

6. Revise and replace APPENDIX “A” Evaluation Criteria and Basis for Award, pages 184 – 203 in its entirety. Changes are in bold.

7. FAR Clause 52.237-3 – Continuity of Services (Jan 1991) in full text is incorporated into this solicitation as follows:

52.237-3 CONTINUITY OF SERVICES (JAN 1991)

(a) The Contractor recognizes that the services under this contract are vital to the Government and must be continued without interruption and that, upon contract expiration, a successor, either the Government or another contractor, may continue them. The Contractor agrees to (1) furnish phase-in training and (2) exercise its best efforts and cooperation to effect an orderly and efficient transition to a successor.

(b) The Contractor shall, upon the Contracting Officer's written notice, (1) furnish phase-in, phase-out services for up to 90 days after this contract expires and (2) negotiate in good faith a plan with a successor to determine the nature and extent of phase-in, phase-out services required.

The plan shall specify a training program and a date for transferring responsibilities for each division of work described in the plan, and shall be subject to the Contracting Officer's approval.

The Contractor shall provide sufficient experienced personnel during the phase-in, phase-out

Amendment 0009 period to ensure that the services called for by this contract are maintained at the required level of proficiency.

(c) The Contractor shall allow as many personnel as practicable to remain on the job to help the successor maintain the continuity and consistency of the services required by this contract. The Contractor also shall disclose necessary personnel records and allow the successor to conduct onsite interviews with these employees. If selected employees are agreeable to the change, the Contractor shall release them at a mutually agreeable date and negotiate transfer of their earned fringe benefits to the successor.

(d) The Contractor shall be reimbursed for all reasonable phase-in, phase-out costs (i.e., costs incurred within the agreed period after contract expiration that result from phase-in, phase-out operations) and a fee (profit) not to exceed a pro rata portion of the fee (profit) under this contract.

(End of clause)

4. All other terms and conditions remain unchanged.

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PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT

GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM (GIS)

DEVELOPMENT AND ANALYSIS

SPATIAL DATA BRANCH, OPERATIONS DIVISION

MOBILE DISTRICT, US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS

1.0 INTRODUCTION

1.1. Organization. The U. S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has responsibility for investigating, developing and maintaining the nation's water and related environmental resources; constructing and operating projects for navigation, flood control, major drainage, shore and beach restoration and protection, related hydro power development, water supply, water quality control, fish and wildlife conservation and enhancement, and outdoor recreation; responding to emergency relief activities directed by other federal agencies; and administering laws for the protection and preservation of navigable waters, emergency flood control and shore protection. The Corps Mobile District (CESAM), headquartered in Mobile, Alabama has responsibility for execution of Corps missions in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, the Caribbean and Latin America. Mobile District is one of the largest and most active of the 38 Corps districts in the continental U.S. For more information visit http://www.sam.usace.army.mil/.

1.2. Background/Objectives. This purpose of this contract is to supports specific scientific and technical services of the Spatial Data Branch, Operations Division, Mobile District. Included in this requirement are services such as CADD, GIS, including analysis and development, Remote Sensing, data management, data entry, and data acquisition.

1.3. The contractor, as an independent contractor, and not as an agent of the Government, shall provide all personnel, supervision, and other items and services necessary to provide scientific and technical services to support the Mobile District requirements. The Contractor’s employees will at all times conduct themselves in a manner compatible with the non-personal services nature of the contractual instrument.

The contractor’s workforce will under no circumstances allow themselves to be under the supervision and control of a Government Officer or employee. The Contractor shall provide the support necessary to provide overall assistance as required in each task order.

The contactor shall assign sufficient personnel to insure successful execution of the requirements. The Contracting Officer will appoint a COR to each task order at the time each task order is award.

2.0. PERSONNEL.

2.1. The contractor shall provide onsite contractor task leads (Mobile, AL & Kiln, MS) who shall be responsible for the performance and assignment of required tasks. All required tasks to be performed under this contract will be assigned per task order award.

The Contracting Officer with designate in writing a Contracting Officer’s Representative

Amendment 0009 (COR) to provide technical direction, clarification and guidance in accordance with the Performance Work Statement (PWS). The COR will interface with the contractor task leads on technical directions. The name of this task lead shall be designated in writing to the COR.

2.2. Employee Training. It is expected that the Contractor shall provide a trained workforce. The Government may offer training in specific procedures related to USACE functions, to include participation in DOD-sponsored training. However, it is expected that the contractor shall provide necessary upgrade training for its employees in areas of new information technology on an annual basis at no cost to the Government. Future training and conference attendance to upgrade skills that the Government may need contractor employees to receive may be provided by the Government. Requests for such training or conference attendance will be approved by the COR prior to arrangements being made by either government or contractor personnel.

2.3. Contractor personnel must identify themselves as contractors at all times, such as, when attending meetings, answering Government telephones, or working in situations where their actions could be construed as official government acts. The contractor must display his or her name and the name of the company while in the working area, wear and display a building pass, if required by security procedures and include the company’s name in his or her email display. Normal working hours for the Mobile District are from 0630 to 1700 Monday through Friday, excluding federal holidays. Contract employee requiring normal access to the Mobile District Office will be required to obtain a Common Access Card (CAC) issued by the Government. The CAC shall be returned by the contract employee to the issuing office when the contract employee is terminated by the contractor, re-assigned outside the contract or when the contract expires.

2.4. Security. When work is performed at a Federal, State, or local installation or facility, the Contractor shall comply with all security requirements of that installation or facility. It is the responsibility of the contractor to obtain entrance clearances for all contractor personnel working on DoD installations and facilities. The installation/facilities will honor all reasonable requests for entrance clearances of essential contractor staff members working at installations, conditioned only upon presentation of proper credentials and in conformance with the installation security regulations. All access shall be conducted in a manner so as to minimize interference with military operations at the installation/facility. The Contractor shall appoint a Facility Security Officer (FSO) to coordinate all background investigations activity with the Defense Security Services (DSS/Industry). All contractor personnel working at a DoD facility must have a current favorable National Agency Check with Inquiry (NACI), in accordance with AR 380-67; at a minimum a background investigation must be initiated in the Joint Personnel Adjudication System (JPAS). For task orders which require contractor access and/or use of Automated Information System Access (AIS), the contractor shall provide proof of a favorable NACi within five (5) days of award of the task order; at a minimum a background investigation must be recorded as initiated in Joint Personnel Adjudication System (JPAS). If necessary to complete a task, the

Amendment 0009 Contractor shall obtain permission to access government network or stand-alone computers in accordance with AR 25-2. AR 25-2 states any individual who requires information technology (IT) access to government systems must meet the security standard for the level of access required. The normal user requires IT-III level access.

IT-III access requires initiation of a NACIC (for civilians) or NAC (for military and contractors), as appropriate or favorable review of SF85P and Supplemental Questionnaire.

2.5. Labor Categories. The Contractor shall employ and provide qualified individuals. The contractor shall provide progressional step equivalency within each required skill level. Labor categories and descriptions that are projected to be required at contract award are listed in Appendix A. Additional categories may be needed during the life of the contract and if needed will be added by modification.

3.0. TECHNICAL SERVICES REQUIRED.

The contractor shall assist in performing various scientific and technical aspects of Geographical Information Systems Development and Analysis, and support of the National Coastal Mapping, Dredge Quality Management, and CADD/BIM programs in Mobile, AL. The places of performance are predominantly the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District Office, AL and Stennis International Airport, Kiln MS, but certain aspects of DQM and NCMP have continental US requirements. The contract requires a contractor to furnish all planning, supervision, and labor to perform Geographical Information Systems Development and Analysis, and support of the National Coastal Mapping, Dredge Quality Management, and CADD/BIM Programs.

Task Orders will include such activities as, (1) Design, development, and implementation of customized systems and solutions for Branch clients using ESRI’s ArcGIS suite of software and extensions including Desktop GIS, Server GIS, Online GIS, Mobile GIS and Developer Tools; (2) Develop and manage data in geodatabases using SQL, Oracle, and other RDBMS, (3) Perform common GIS tasks and customize ArcGIS graphical user interfaces (GUI); (4) Build custom components to extend the functionality of the ArcGIS suite of software; (5) Use and customize various imagery software to collect, process, and visualize LIDAR and various imagery formats; (6) Process basemap data for loading into district spatial geodatabases; (7) Maintain FGDC compliant metadata for all spatial data; (8) Provide any combination of GPS and GIS services to create original mapping, format conversion, data maintenance and report preparation for various customers, (9) Use SDSFIE standards for maintaining all data structure; (10) Support in an applications development environments including JAVA, .NET, Flex, JavaScript, and/or Silverlight; (11) Support component-based architectures including OO, COM, and/or SOA; (12) Support industry-standard technology such as REST, SOAP, XML, web services, application servers, and/or web servers; (13) Support data modeling, Visual Studio, and UML; (14) Support work in the Internet Information Server (IIS) environment, (15) Perform web-based development and programming using HTML, ASP, XML, SQL Server, Java, and Java Script; (16) Personnel working as system/network administrators under this contract are required to have and maintain

Amendment 0009 Information Assurance Certification as outlined in AR 25-2; (17) Provide CADD/BIM support in various forms of software development with emphasis on the planning, analysis, modeling, simulation, testing, integration, documentation and presentation phases; (18) Provide GIS, GPS, LIDAR, and imagery support to the USACE National Coastal Mapping Program at various locations in the continental US; and (19) Support DQM program QA of dredge plants in the continental US.

4.0. TRAVEL

4.1. Any required travel, domestic or international will be identified in the Task Order. All reimbursable cost must be authorized by the COR and be in conformance with contract requirements. The contractor must have written authorization by the Contracting Officer prior to incurring any travel expense. Travel will be reimbursed in accordance with Joint Travel Regulation when travel occur. The contractor shall ensure that the requested travel cost will not exceed what has been authorized in the task order. When required, the contractor shall employ the most economical and efficient means of travel.

The contractor invoices for travel shall be submitted for payment NLT than the 15th day of the following month. Travel costs shall be itemized by individual contractor employee.

4.2. Travel will be required to fulfill some of the tasks required by this contract.

Travel budgets will be accounted for on subsequent Task Orders.

5.0. CONTRACT MANPOWER REPORTING APPLICATION (CMRA)

5.1. The contractor shall report ALL contractor labor hours (including subcontractor labor hours) required for performance of services provided under this contract for the Department of Defense via a secure data collection site. The contractor is required to completely fill in all required data fields using the following web address:

http://www.ecmra.mil/.

Reporting inputs will be for the labor executed during the period of performance during each Government fiscal year (FY), which runs October 01 through September 30.

While inputs may be reported at any time during the FY, all data shall be reported no later than October 31 of each calendar year, beginning with 2014. Contractors may direct questions to the help desk at: http://www.ecmra.mil/.

6.0 SCHEDULE

6.1. The period of performance shall begin at contract award for an ordering period up to 5 years. Normal working hours for the Mobile District Headquarters Office Building are from 0630 - 1715 Monday through Friday, excluding federal holidays.

Deliveries and/or duties required by this performance based work statement may require work outside of these hours in order to meet the applicable deadlines required under this task order; however, no additional overtime compensation above and beyond the Contractor’s proposal is contemplated.

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6.2. Recognized Holidays. The contractor is not required to provide services on the following federal holidays:

New Years Day 1 January Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday 3rd Monday, January Presidents Day 3rd Monday, February Memorial Day Last Monday, May Independence Day 4 July Labor Day 1st Monday, September Columbus Day 2nd Monday, October Veteran's Day 11 November Thanksgiving Day 4th Thursday, November Christmas 25 December

When one of the above-designated legal holidays falls on a Sunday, the following Monday shall be observed as a legal holiday. When a holiday falls on a Saturday, the preceding Friday is observed as a holiday by U.S. Government Agencies. (Applies only to federal holidays

In the case of a formal federal Government shutdown, Contractor staff shall not perform any work or invoice against any task order awarded against this contract.

7.0 QUALITY CONTROL

7.1. It shall be the contractor’s responsibility to ensure that data development, application development, and operations are ongoing and efficient. In addition all data, applications, and code are being properly backed up via the government’s instruction.

8.0 DELIVERABLES

8.1. Deliverables will be specified on each corresponding Task Order.

9.0 COR RESPONSIBILITIES

9.1. The Contracting Officer shall appoint the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) by designation letter per task order. The duties of the COR shall be outlined within. The designation letter shall be provided to the contractor at task order award. The COR will work with the contractor task lead providing routine feedback and review to the contractor on the resultant deliverables. The COR will also be responsible for providing access of the designated Bowhead GIS developer(s) to necessary SharePoint development and production environments.

10.0 PROJECT POINTS OF CONTACT (POC)

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10.1. Requests or desires of the Using Agency shall NOT be made directly to the Contractor, but brought to the immediate attention of the COR. Changes to the SOW can only be authorized by the Contracting Officer. Respective CORs will be identified in separate Delivery Orders.

11.0 SERVICE LOCATION

11.1. Tasks performed under this contract will be in support of the GIS requirement at Mobile District, however, tasks may be performed anywhere in the United States ( including Alaska and Hawaii), as well as, outside of the United States. The contractor may be required to perform tasks on-site at the Government facilities or at other service locations. The majority of the work will be perform in Mobile, AL and Kiln, MS.

Location addresses: US Army Corps of Engineers 109 Saint Joseph Street Mobile, AL 36602

US Army Corps of Engineers Stennis International Airport 7225 Stennis Airport Road Kiln, MS 39556

12.0 Antiterrorism /Operations Security Requirements

12.1 AT Level I Training. This provision/contract text is for contractor employees with an area of performance within an Army controlled installation, facility or area.

Proposed language: "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."

12.2 Access and General Protection/Security Policy and Procedures. This standard language text is for contractor employees with an area of performance within an Army controlled installation, facility or area. Proposed language: "All contractor and all associated sub-contractors employees shall comply with applicable installation, facility and area commander installation/facility access and local security policies and procedures (provided by government representative). The contractor shall also provide all information required for background checks to meet installation/facility access

Amendment 0009 requirements to be accomplished by installation Provost Marshal Office, Director of Emergency Services or Security Office. Contractor workforce must comply with all personal identity verification requirements (FAR clause 52.204-9, Personal Identity Verification of Contractor Personnel) as directed by DOD, HQDA and/or local policy. In addition to the changes otherwise authorized by the changes clause of this contract, should the Force Protection Condition (FPCON) at any installation or facility change, the Government may require changes in contractor security matters or processes."

12.3 For contractors requiring Common Access Card (CAC). Before CAC issuance, the contractor employee requires, at a minimum, a favorably adjudicated National Agency Check with Inquiries (NACI) or an equivalent or higher investigation in accordance with Army Directive 2014-05 and Homeland Security Presidential Directive- 12 (HSPD-12). Proposed language: “The contractor and all sub-contractors employees will 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.”

12.4 For contractors who do not require CAC, but require access to a DoD facility or installation. Proposed language: Contractor and all associated sub-contractors employees shall comply with adjudication standards and procedures using the National Crime Information Center Interstate Identification Index (NCIC-III) and Terrorist Screening Database (TSDB) (Army Directive 2014-05 / AR 190-13), applicable installation, facility and area commander installation/facility access and local security policies and procedures (provided by government representative, as NCIC and TSDB are available), or, at OCONUS locations, in accordance with status of forces agreements and other theater regulations.

12.5 Contractor Employees Who Require Access to Government Information

Systems. This standard language text is for contractor employees with access to government info system. Proposed language: "All contractor employees with access to a government info 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."

12.6 For Information assurance (IA)/information technology (IT) training. This standard language text is for contract employees who need network access and/or working IA/IT functions. Proposed language: "All contractor employees and associated sub-contractor employees must complete the DoD IA awareness training before issuance

Amendment 0009 of network access and annually thereafter. All contractor employees working IA/IT functions must comply with DoD and Army training requirements in DoDD 8570.01, DoD 8570.01-M and AR 25-2 within six months of employment."

12.7 For Contracts That Require Handling or Access to Classified Information.

This clause involves access to classified information, i.e. “Confidential,” “Secret,” or “Top Secret”. Proposed language: "Contractor shall comply with AR 380-67 (Personnel Security Program) and Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12 (Policy for a Common Identification Standard for Federal Employees and Contractors) as well as FAR 52.204-2, Security Requirements. Additionally, Contractors must comply with - (1) The Security Agreement (DD Form 441), including the National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (DoD 5220.22-M); any revisions to DOD 5220.22-M, notice of which has been furnished to the contractor. For classified contracts, the DD Form 254 will be attached with the contract."

12.8 Pre-screen candidates using E-Verify Program. Proposed language: "The

Contractor must pre-screen Candidates using the E-verify Program (http://www.uscis.gov/e-verify) website to meet the established employment eligibility requirements. The Vendor must 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. An initial list of verified/eligible Candidates must be provided to the COR no later than 3 business days after the initial contract award."

*When contracts are with individuals, the individuals will be required to complete a Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, with the designated Government representative.

This Form will be provided to the Contracting Officer and shall become part of the official contract file.

Appendix B

Labor Category Descriptions and Requirements

For all positions, the degree of work complexity increases as the level increases.

Accredited is defined as follows: A college or university recognized by the U.S.

Department of Education. For all positions requiring college-level degrees, additional experience may be substituted for education. Actual Equivalency requirements for this contract shall be 2 years of experience = 1 year of college.

GIS Business Analyst/Coordinator Provides technical knowledge and analysis of highly specialized applications and operational environments, high-level functional systems analysis, design, integration, documentation and implementation advice on exceptionally complex problems, which require extensive knowledge of the subject matter for effective implementation.

Participates as needed in all phases of software development with emphasis on the planning, analysis, testing, integration, documentation, and presentation phases. Applies principles, methods and knowledge of the functional area of expertise to specific task order requirements, advanced business, management and administrative principles and methods to exceptionally difficult technical problems in Government program and administrative applications to arrive at automated solutions. Designs and prepares technical reports and related documentation, makes charts and graphs to record results. Prepares and delivers presentations and briefings as required by the task order. Technical support includes technical advice on security requirements for highly specialized applications, technical report preparation or other services as required by the task order.

Level Minimum Education Minimum Experience I BA/BS/equivalent 1-3 years

GIS Documentation Specialist Researches, writes, and edits complex GIS technical documentation including, but not limited to, customer requirements documents, system design documents, project management plans, and standard operating procedures. Researches and writes GIS product documentation including, but not limited to, user’s guides, technical notes, and online help.

Edits and customizes screenshots and other graphics for use in technical documents.

Maintains SharePoint document archive. Maintains proficiency in document-development applications (including Adobe Acrobat Professional, Adobe InDesign, Microsoft Office Suite, and graphics applications) and a familiarity with GIS applications, including ArcMap. Employs independent decision-making and judgment in determining writing and presentation style.

I BA/BS/equivalent 9-14 years

GIS Analyst

Amendment 0009 Map production with ESRI Products and tools. Manage small scale projects. The GIS analyst will also provide customer assistance, create maps, and analyze complex geographic data. Essential functions include use of Arc Info and ArcView software and geographic analysis. Provide support for GIS application design, development and analysis using ESRI product and tools; design, develop, document, test and certify applications, programs, and systems functionality. Provide sound technical expertise in developing effective solutions to a variety of complex projects and support Project Management objectives. Provide support for cartographic design and high-quality map production projects. Develop GIS modals for use by high-end data display software and end-user analysis. Present tools, techniques, and software for local, regional, and national audiences.

Create and manage Geospatial databases.

Level Minimum Education Minimum Experience I AS/AA /equivalent 0-2 years II BA/BS/equivalent 2-3 years III BA/BS/equivalent 3-5 years IV BA/BS/equivalent 5-9 years

GIS Coordinator Responsibilities include, but are not limited to; the coordination of GIS projects, the installation and configuration of all software that is GIS related, building, and maintaining GIS systems, and the installing, building, and maintaining of corporate-wide Intranet sites to disseminate GIS maps. Create and design interactive web pages using any of the following software: ArcMap(ERSI), ArcGIS Online(ESRI), AutoCAD, ArcGIS Web App Builder(ESRI) and numerous other programs running on a client's Intra/Extranet servers. Provide technical expertise and user training and support for Enterprise GIS Systems. Present GIS solutions to potential customers. Verify analysis methods. Provide sound technical expertise in developing effective solutions to a variety of complex projects and support Project Management objectives.

I MA/MS/equivalent 14 years or more

GIS Developer Write, modify, and debug GIS software for client applications. Use source debuggers and visual development environments. Write code to create single-threaded or user interface event driven applications, either stand-alone and those which access servers or services.

Test and document GIS software for client applications.

Level Minimum Education Minimum Experience I BA/BS/equivalent 0-4 years II BA/BS/equivalent 4-9 years III MA/MS/equivalent 9-14 years

Oracle DBA

Amendment 0009 Responsible for supporting the Oracle databases and ensuring their performance, availability and security.

I BA/BS/equivalent 9-14 years

SQL Server DBA Primary responsibilities include Installing, testing, implementing database management systems and related products, tracking and resolving database related incidents and requests, fulfilling requests and resolving incidents, reviewing service related reports (e.g.:

database backups, maintenance, monitoring) on a daily basis to ensure service related issues are identified and resolved, ensuring recoverability and adequate disaster recovery of databases, responding to database related alerts and escalations and working with database engineering to come up with strategic solutions to recurring problems. Ensuring databases are tuned for optimal performance and provide advice on the logical design of databases.

Requires a service oriented mentality, high sense of ownership of the problems and requests assigned, focus on managing and resolving issues, establishing and maintaining communication with technology customers to keep them updated with status of their requests, initiating and performing changes on production systems and proactively escalating any issues that cannot be resolved within the established timeframes. Update and maintain master GIS (ArcGIS) and associated data base for gold exploration data, ensuring consistency and quality of data, coordinate and manage GIS consistently across work groups, regional, district exploration and development geology, provide GIS technical assistance and training to geological staff, assist in preparation of technical reports.

Level Minimum Education Minimum Experience I BA/BS/equivalent 5-9 years

GIS Systems Administrator Plans, designs, and implements communication networks. Responsible for providing assistance and technical support for network design activities. Assists in the review/assessment of user needs; may conduct feasibility studies for projects; may assist in the evaluation and selection of equipment.

I BA/BS/equivalent 3-6 years

Visual Information Specialist Provides technical knowledge and analysis of highly specialized applications and operational environment, high-level functional systems analysis, design, integration, documentation, and implementation advice on exceptionally complex problems, which require high-level knowledge of the subject matter for effective implementation.

Participates as needed in all phases of software development with emphasis on the

Amendment 0009 planning, analysis, modeling, simulation, testing, integration, documentation and presentation phases. Applies principles, methods and knowledge of the functional area of expertise to specific task order requirements, advanced mathematical principles and methods to exceptionally difficult and narrowly defined technical problems in engineering and mathematical applications to arrive at automated solutions. Designs and prepares technical reports, data bases, studies, and related documentation, makes charts and graphs to record results. Prepares and delivers presentations and briefings as required by the task order. Technical support includes technical advice on security requirements for highly specialized IT applications, technical report preparation or other services as required by the task order.

Level Minimum Education Minimum Experience I BA/BS/equivalent 5-9 years II BA/BS/equivalent 9-14 years

Web Developer The Web Developer will be responsible for supporting the existing infrastructure as well as develop new technologies. Develop new Web applications as identified by supervisor and management through packaged and customized applications. Create a company-wide Intranet, allowing data manipulation for each internal staff member. Maintain and enhance existing Web applications and all internal systems are integrated. Perform complete testing of Web applications–unit and system, engaging users as necessary. Conduct all user acceptances testing, and report results. Design and implement user-driven templates, databases and interfaces for ease of use. Develop database-driven Web interfaces for rapid, real-time information sharing. Develop external Web portals allowing users to input and retrieve accurate information.

Level Minimum Education Minimum Experience I BA/BS/equivalent 3-6 years II BA/BS/equivalent 6-9 years III BA/BS/equivalent 9-14 years

Data Analyst Conducts daily review and processing of DQM data; Produces reports and data summaries for the DQM team; conducts specialized analysis of DQM data using custom MATLAB scripts or similar tools for analysis.

Level Minimum Education Minimum Experience Level Minimum Education Minimum Experience

I Technical School or College Experience

0-2 years

II BS Math, Engineering, Science or Equivalent

2-4 years

III BS Math, Engineering, Science or

4-6 years

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IV BS Math, Engineering, Science or

6-10 Years

Analytical Programmer Develops customized data analysis tools to support DQM program. Requires a thorough understanding of the DQM data, DQM objectives and data analysis techniques.

Development of tools is conducted in MATLAB or similar data analysis software.

Oversees and manages all DQM data analysis and reporting processes. Interacts with DQM team to develop software requirements and objectives.

Level Minimum Education Minimum Experience Level Minimum Education Minimum Experience

III BS Math, Engineering, Science or Equivalent

5-9 years

IV BS/MS Math, Engineering, Science or Equivalent

9-11 years

Project Engineer Oversees the day to day operations of the DQM QA check program. Coordinates with system providers, dredge operators and DQM team on QA checks, DQM specifications and other matters related to the DQM program. Assists the DQM Team with troubleshooting and addressing issues encountered in QA check and data collection process. Requires a thorough understanding of the dredging process, instrumentation systems, data collection systems, and data communication.

Level Minimum Education Minimum Experience Level Minimum Education Minimum Experience

I BS Math, Engineering, Science or Equivalent

4-6 years

II BS Math, Engineering, Science or Equivalent

6-8 years

Instrumentation Specialist Conducts QA checks and prepares reports. Conducts data analysis and field instrumentation troubleshooting in support of DQM program. Assists in preparation of documentation related to QA check process. Must have direct experience with dredging operations and be able to safely work on dredges and transfer from a crew boat to a dredge in open water during rough conditions.

Level Minimum Education Minimum Experience Level Minimum Education Minimum Experience

II BS Math, Engineering, Science or Equivalent

2-6 years

III BS Math, Engineering, Science or

6-8 years

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Logistics Coordinator Coordinates with dredge operators, system providers, and DQM team to schedule QA checks. Coordinates logistics for QA checks. Maintains paperwork and databases related to QA checks.

Level Minimum Education Minimum Experience Level Minimum Education Minimum Experience

I Associate degree, 2 years college or equivalent

0-5 years

Project Manager Provided management of the project including budgets, coordination of staff, invoicing and coordination with client on workflow and project status. Provides technical input to the program on an as needed basis.

Level Minimum Education Minimum Experience Level Minimum Education Minimum Experience

I BS Math, Engineering, Science or Equivalent

3-8 years

II MS Math, Engineering, Science or

8-12 years

Visual Designer

Visual Designers weave iconography, typography, color, space and texture together to help our users successfully navigate our products. We believe that all of our products should be beautiful and accessible. As a Visual Designer, you’ll delight users with designs that inspire, engage and excite them. You’ll rely on user-centered design principles to produce high-quality visuals—from concept to execution—across many platforms. Like all of our UX jobs, you’ll collaborate with your fellow designers to constantly refine our collective design language and create innovative, great-looking products that people love to use.

Responsibilities

● Communicate effectively in a cross-functional product development team and present ideas and designs effectively.

● Present the user interface visually so information is easy to read, easy to understand and easy to find.

● Market and promote products and features so users understand what they're getting and what the benefits are.

Minimum qualifications

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● BA/BS degree in Design (e.g. interaction, graphic, visual communications, product, industrial), HCI, CS, or a related field or equivalent practical experience.

Preferred qualifications

● Experience designing outstanding web-based products for a consumer-oriented website.

● Excellent CSS and HTML skills; solid knowledge of Adobe Photoshop and/or Fireworks.

● Proven ability to act as a leader in communicating conceptual ideas and design rationale, all within a user-centered design process.

● Must be self-motivated to prioritize and manage workload and meet critical project milestones and deadlines.

● Excellent problem-solving skills.

● Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to build good working relationships.

II BS Math, Engineering, Science or

3-6 years

User Experience Designer

As a UX Engineer, you live on the front lines of our products and build features used by thousands of customers every day. The work is challenging, fast paced, and always changing. You have strong analytical skills, an unwavering commitment to quality, a collaborative work ethic, and cutting edge coding skills. You should live and breathe the fundamentals of JavaScript (not just jQuery), CSS, and HTML, and command an impressive portfolio of web technologies new and old - all in order to launch innovative features to a global audience.

Responsibilities

● Work closely with UX designers, project managers and back-end engineers to implement versatile front-end solutions to tricky web development problems.

● Embrace emerging standards while promoting best practices in order to push the limits of what a browser can do.

● Manage your own time, and work well both independently and as part of a team.

● Launch, iterate and make a difference. Provide front-end coding expertise, and be ready to make our products better for our users.

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● BS degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience.

● Experience with web technologies (object-oriented JavaScript, HTML, CSS), and experience with the latest web standards including HTML5 and CSS3.

Preferred qualifications

● Experience in software development; in-depth experience developing numerous web-based applications.

● Experience with modern JavaScript frameworks (such as Backbone, Angular, or Ember) and CSS pre-processing frameworks (such as Sass or Less).

● Experience with a scripting language, such as Python, Ruby, etc.

● Experience working in Unix environment.

● Strong sense of web design and attuned to the fundamentals of user experience, including accessibility.

● Ability to communicate to all levels of users (internal and external), strong problem-solving skills, adaptable, proactive and willing to take ownership.

II BS Math, Engineering, Science or

Front-End Web Developer

As a Front End Engineer, you will specialize in building responsive and elegant web UIs with AJAX and similar technologies. You may design or work on frameworks for building scalable frontend applications. We are looking for engineers who are passionate about and have experience building leading-edge user experience, including dynamic consumer experiences.

Responsibilities

● Build next-generation web applications with a focus on the client side.

● Redesign UI's, implement new UI's, and pick up Java as necessary.

● Explore and design dynamic and compelling consumer experiences.

● Design and build scalable framework for web applications.

Minimum qualifications

● BA/BS degree in a technical field

● or equivalent practical experience.

● 2 years of relevant work experience in software development.

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● Programming experience in C, C++ or Java.

● Experience with AJAX, HTML and CSS.

Preferred qualifications

● Interest in user interface design.

● Web application development experience.

● Experience working on cross-browser platforms.

● Development experience designing object-oriented JavaScript.

● Experience with user interface frameworks such as XUL, Flex and XAML.

● Knowledge of user interface design.

II BS Math, Engineering, Science or

Test Engineer/Development Operations Lead

As a Test Engineer, you navigate large and extensive codebases, identify weak spots and constantly design better and creative ways to break software and identify potential problems. You'll have a huge impact on the quality of our client’s growing suite of products and services. You use your knowledge of testing and testability to influence better software design, promote proper engineering practice, bug prevention strategies, testability, accessibility, privacy, and other advanced quality concepts across products.

Responsibilities

● Lead the test effort from planning and organization to execution and delivery.

Develop effective test strategies.

● Write moderately complex code to test systems.

● Work with development teams to develop a testing culture. Drive adoption of unit testing, metrics to monitor code coverage, bug prevention strategies, and other quality measures.

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● Demonstrate intuition and knowledge about how to break software by finding bugs, and apply this knowledge with measurable result, impacting the quality of the product.

Minimum qualifications

● BA/BS degree or equivalent practical experience.

● 3 years of experience developing test automation in Ruby, C++, Java or

Python.

Preferred qualifications

● MA/MS degree in Computer Science.

● 8 years of relevant work experience in building testing frameworks, tools and automation within a large scale enterprise environment.

● Knowledge of test methodologies, writing test plans, creating test cases and debugging.

● Knowledge of internet technologies.

● Excellent coding skills in Ruby, C, C++, Java or Python.

II BS Math, Engineering, Science or

Back-End Web Developer

As a software engineer, you will work on a specific projects critical to a company’s needs with opportunities to switch teams and projects as you and our fast-paced business grow and evolve. We need our engineers to be versatile, display leadership qualities and be enthusiastic to tackle new problems across the full-stack as we continue to push technology forward.

Responsibilities

● Design, develop, test, deploy, maintain and improve software.

● Manage individual project priorities, deadlines and deliverables.

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● BS degree in Computer Science, similar technical field of study or equivalent practical experience.

● Software development experience in one or more general purpose programming languages.

● Experience working with two or more from the following: web application development, Unix/Linux environments, mobile application development, distributed and parallel systems, machine learning, information retrieval, natural language processing, networking, developing large software systems, and/or security software development.

● Working proficiency and communication skills in verbal and written English.

Preferred qualifications

● Master’s, PhD degree, further education or experience in engineering, computer science or other technical related field.

● Experience with one or more general purpose programming languages including but not limited to: Java, C/C++, C#, Objective C, Python, JavaScript, or Go.

● Interest and ability to learn other coding languages as needed.

Skill & Experience Levels

I BS Math, Engineering, Science or Equivalent

0-3 years

II BS Math, Engineering, Science or

Testing & Quality Assurance Specialist

Technical support for a technology company is a big task. As the Operations Manager within the IT Support Technician team, your mission is to enable the people and technology that keep the company running.