871-1 Strategic Planning for Technology Programs Activities

871-1 Strategic Planning for Technology Programs Activities

871-2 Concept Development and Requirements Analysis

871-3 System Design, Engineering and Integration

871-4 Test and Evaluation

871-5 Integrated Logistics Support

871-6 Acquisition and Life Cycle Management

871-1 RC Strategic Planning for Technology Programs Activities

871-2 RC Concept Development and Requirements Analysis

871-3 RC System Design, Engineering and Integration

871-4 RC Test and Evaluation

871-5 RC Integrated Logistics Support

871-6 RC Acquisition and Life Cycle Management

PRIMARY ENGINEERING DISCIPLINES (PEDs)

The contractor shall provide all resources, including personnel, management, supplies, services, materials, equipment, facilities and transportation necessary to provide a wide range of professional engineering services as specified in each task order.

Services specified in a task order may be performed at the contractor’s facilities or the ordering agencies’ facilities. The Government will determine the Contractor’s compensation by any of several different methods (to be specified at the task order level) e.g., a firm-fixed price for services with or without incentives, labor hours or time-and-materials.

ZAI offers its Federal Government customer professional engineering services in two of the primary engineering disciplines, Electrical and Mechanical. Below is a list of the Electrical and Mechanical primary engineering disciplines with a partial list of sub-disciplines or specialties contemplated under PES.

Electrical Engineering: Planning, design, development, evaluation and operation of electrical principles, models and processes.

It includes, but is not limited to, the design, fabrication, measurement and operation of electrical devices, equipment and systems (e.g., signal processing; telecommunication; sensors; microwave, and image processing; micro-fabrication; energy systems and control; micro- and nono- micro-fabrication; energy systems and control; micro- and nano- electronics; plasma processing; laser and photonics; satellites, missiles and guidance systems, space vehicles, fiber optics, robotics, etc.).

Within the electrical engineering discipline, there are several specialties within the scope of this work; a partial listing follows:

Aerospace and Electronic Systems / Antennas and Propagation / Broadcast Technology
Circuits and systems / Communications / Components Packaging, and Manufacturing Technology
Computer / Consumer Electronics / Control Systems
Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation / Education / Electromagnetic Compatibility
Geoscience & Remote Sensing / Engineering Management / Engineering in Medicine and Biology
Information Theory / Industrial Electronics / Industry Applications
Lasers & Electro-optics / Intelligent Transportation Systems / Instrumentation and Measurement
Nuclear and plasma Sciences / Magnetics / Microwave Theory and Techniques
Power electronics / Neural Networks Council / Oceanic Engineering
Reliability / Power Engineering / Professional communication
Solid-State Circuits / Robotics & Automation / Other chemical Engineering Specialties
Vehicular Technology / Systems, Man, Cybernetics
Signal Processing on Social Implications of Technology / Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control

Mechanical Engineering: Planning, development, evaluation and control of systems and components involving the production and transfer of energy and with the conversion of one form of energy to another.

It includes, but is not limited to, planning and evaluation of power plants, analysis of the economical combustion of fuels, conversion of heat energy into mechanical energy, use of mechanical energy to perform useful work, analysis of structures and motion in mechanical systems, and conversion of raw materials into a final product, etc. (e.g., thermodynamics, mechanics, fluid mechanics, jets, rocket engines, internal combustion engines, steam and gas turbines, continuum mechanics, dynamic systems, dynamics fluid mechanics, heat transfer, manufacturing, materials, solid mechanics, reactors, etc.).

ASME Heat Transfer/K16 / Advanced Energy Systems / Aerospace Engineering
Applied Mechanics / Bioengineering / Design Engineering
Dynamic Systems and control / Electrical and Electronic Packaging / Environmental Engineering
Fluids Engineering / Fluids Power and Technology Systems / Fuels and Combustion Technologies
Heat Transfer / Information Storage and Processing Systems / Internal Combustion Engine
International Gas Turbine / Manufacturing Engineering / Microchannel flow and heat transfer
Materials / Management / Nuclear Engineering
Noise control and Acoustics / Materials Handling engineering / Petroleum
Ocean Engineering / Non-Destructive Evaluation Engineering / Pressure Vessels and Piping
Plant Engineering and Maintenance / Offshore Mechanics and Artic Engineering / Safety Engineering and Risk Analysis
Process Industries / Rail Transportation / Technology and Society
Solar Energy / Power / Solid Waste Processing
Textile Engineering / Other Chemical Engineering / Tribology

The following non-inclusive list represents a sampling of the types of engineering tasks contemplated:

·  Acquisition and life cycle management

·  Analysis of program goals, mission, objectives, performance

·  Assessment Support

·  Computer Aided Design (CAD)

·  Computer Aided Engineering (CAE)

·  Computer Aided Management (CAM)

·  Concept development

·  D&D (decontamination and decommissioning)

·  Demonstration and Validation

·  Design/Specifications

·  Documentation and Information Dissemination

·  Economic/Business case analysis

·  Economic impact evaluations

·  Education/training

·  Environmental control for electrical units (e.g., cooling units)

·  Forensic engineering

·  Independent Verification and Validation (IV&V)

·  Information Services (studies, impact statement, program, development, project documentation, data collection, data analysis/evaluation, etc.)

·  Instrumentation

·  Integration

·  Investigative Engineering Service

·  Life Cycle Costing

·  Logistics

·  Long-term Reliability and Maintainability

·  Migration Strategy

·  National Academy of Sciences studies

·  O&M (Operation and Maintenance)

·  Operations Research (Non R&D)

·  Permitting and Licensing

·  Plan, organize, establish, implement, manage, maintain, upgrade and control of technical systems

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Sampling of the types of engineering tasks continued:

·  Privatization

·  Program and Project management

·  Prototype development and first article(s) production

·  Radar/Sonar

·  Regulatory compliance support

·  Reliability and Maintainability Analysis

·  Reverse engineering

·  Signal processing

·  Simulation and modeling

·  Site development

·  Source data development (forward engineering hardware and software systems)

·  Source data validation (existing hardware and software systems)

·  Special projects and studies

·  Statistical analysis

·  Support services

·  Systems engineering data base development, maintenance, and analysis

·  Technical analysis

·  Technical and management support

·  Technical writing/editorial support

·  T&E (test and evaluation) of products and systems

Personnel categories for professional engineering services anticipated include, but are not limited to:

·  Administrative

·  Biologists, Chemists

·  Consultants

·  Documentation specialists

·  Economists

·  Engineering and technical analysts

·  Engineering software developers and analysts

·  Engineers

·  Information specialists

·  Logistics engineers and technical specialists

·  Material management engineers and technical specialists

·  Naval architects

·  Operations research specialists

·  Physicists, Scientists

·  Project/program analysts/leaders/managers

·  Statisticians/mathematicians

·  Support

·  Technicians, Trainers, Writers

LABOR CATEGORY DESCRIPTIONS

PROGRAM MANAGER/ENGINEER

Functional Responsibilities: Manages multiple engineering projects and/or single, complex engineering projects with multiple tasks. Provides both engineering technical and administrative project management. Plans, directs, and coordinates project engineering activities to ensure that goals and objectives are accomplished in accordance with project specifications and requirements, prescribed priorities, time limitations, and funding constraints. Manages project administrative activities to ensure that performance is in accordance with contract terms and conditions, and that project deliverables, including administrative deliverables (e.g. monthly status and cost reports) are completed accurately and timely.

Minimum/General Experience: Fifteen (15) years experience in planning, directing, and coordinating the work activities of engineers, technical professionals, and management personnel involving all aspects of an engineering project, including at least three (3) years managing multiple and/or complex projects.

Minimum Education: Bachelor’s degree in an engineering, technical, or business discipline or equivalent work experience.

PROJECT MANAGER/ENGINEER

Functional Responsibilities: Provides both engineering and administrative project management. Plans, directs, and coordinates project engineering activities to ensure that goals and objectives are accomplished in accordance with project specifications and requirements, prescribed priorities, time limitations, and funding constraints.

Minimum/General Experience: Ten (10) years experience in planning, directing, and coordinating the work activities of engineers, technical professionals, and management personnel involving all aspects of an engineering project.

Minimum Education: Bachelor’s degree in engineering, technical or business discipline or equivalent work experience.

PRINCIPAL ENGINEER

Functional Responsibilities: Maintains recognized high-level technical expertise in a specific engineering discipline, products, applications, and/or processes. Develops design criteria and/or provides technical advice on the design, production, or modification of new products, concepts, and projects. May direct the design, development, and/or modification of products, applications, or processes. Work requires the highest degrees of creative ability.

Minimum/General Experience: Sixteen (16) years experience in all phases of systems engineering.

Minimum Education: PhD or Masters Degree in an engineering or technical discipline.

LEAD ENGINEER

Functional Responsibilities: Leads the engineering team in the development and design of products and systems. Interacts at the highest levels with client engineers, customers, and industry associates. Maintains recognized expertise in a specific engineering discipline.

Minimum/General Experience: Sixteen (16) years experience in all phases of systems engineering.

Minimum Education: Bachelor’s degree in engineering, technical or business discipline or equivalent work experience.

ENGINEER V

Functional Responsibilities: Performs engineering work in the development and design of products and systems where work requires a high degree of engineering skill and independent judgment. Prepares technical project plans and schedules. Conducts system tests, and analyzes and quantifies test data. Prepares design documents and technical reports. May coordinate and technically lead projects and subordinate engineers.

Minimum/General Experience: Ten (10) years experience in all phases of systems engineering.

Minimum Education: Bachelor’s degree in an engineering, technical, or business discipline or equivalent work experience.

ENGINEER IV

Functional Responsibilities: Performs engineering work in the development and design of products and systems. Organizes, directs, and conducts technical efforts in systems design, engineering, and integration. Prepares technical project plans and schedules. Conducts system tests, and analyzes and quantifies test data. Prepares design documents and technical reports.

Minimum/General Experience: Eight (8) years experience in all phases of systems engineering.

Minimum Education: Bachelor’s degree in an engineering, technical, or business discipline or equivalent work experience.

ENGINEER III

Functional Responsibilities: Performs a range of engineering tasks including systems design, systems engineering, integration, configuration management, and/or testing. Prepares technical reports and may provide recommendations and alternative approaches.

Minimum/General Experience: Six (6) years experience in a related technical discipline.

Minimum Education: Bachelor’s degree in engineering, technical or business discipline or equivalent work experience.

ENGINEER II

Functional Responsibilities: Performs relatively standard engineering development and design work such as systems design, engineering, integration, configuration management, and testing.

Minimum/General Experience: Three (3) years experience in a related technical discipline.

Minimum Education: Bachelor’s degree in an engineering, technical, or business discipline or equivalent work experience.

ENGINEER I

Functional Responsibilities: Performs standard engineering development and design work. Entry level position. Usually supports more senior engineers.

Minimum/General Experience: One (1) year experience in a related technical discipline.

Minimum Education: Bachelor’s degree in engineering, technical or business discipline or equivalent work experience.

ENGINEER TECHNICIAN III

Functional Responsibilities: Performs technical engineering support work for mechanical and electrical equipment and systems. Works with considerable independence, may supervise or train lower level technicians. May prepare advanced charts, sketches, diagrams, and designs.

Minimum/General Experience: Seven (7) years experience as an engineering technician.

Minimum Education: Associates degree, technical training, or two years equivalent work experience.

ENGINEER TECHNICIAN II (Non-Exempt Position)

Functional Responsibilities: Performs technical engineering support work for mechanical and electrical equipment and systems. Works under general supervision. Has some latitude for independent judgment. May prepare charts, sketches, diagrams, and designs.

Minimum/General Experience: Five (5) years experience as an engineering technician.

Minimum Education: High school diploma.

ENGINEER TECHNICIAN I (Non-Exempt Position)

Functional Responsibilities: Performs technical engineering support work for mechanical and electrical equipment and systems. Works under close supervision, following specific procedures.

Minimum/General Experience: Three (3) years work experience, including at least one year as an engineering technician.

Minimum Education: High school diploma.

PROGRAM/FINANCIAL/ENGINEERING ANALYST V

Functional Responsibilities: Leads program management, financial, or systems analysis of engineering programs, systems, and/or acquisitions. Understands integration of the full-range of management responsibilities, interfaces, and human/fiscal constraints associated with major engineering programs. Requires a high degree of engineering program/financial management skill and independent judgment. Prepares complex engineering project plans, schedules, and/or budgets. Prepares high-level engineering program reports and briefings. May coordinate and lead engineering program management briefings. May oversee subordinate engineering analysts.

Minimum/General Experience: Fifteen (15) years related experience.

Minimum Education: Bachelor’s degree in an engineering, technical, or business discipline or equivalent work experience.

PROGRAM/FINANCIAL/ENGINEERING ANALYST IV

Functional Responsibilities: Performs a full-range of engineering program/financial management activities such as engineering program analysis, production scheduling, configuration management, logistics, statistical and data analyses, planning, budgeting, program accounting, cost analyses, technical training, and other related business activities. Prepares engineering project plans, briefings, schedules and other project deliverables. Works independently.

Minimum/General Experience: Ten (10) years related experience.

Minimum Education: Bachelor’s degree in engineering, technical or business discipline or equivalent work experience.

PROGRAM/FINANCIAL/ENGINEERING ANALYST III

Functional Responsibilities: Performs certain engineering program/financial management activities such as program analysis, production scheduling, configuration management, logistics, statistical and data analyses, planning, budgeting, program accounting, cost analyses, technical training, and other related business activities. Prepares engineering project plans, briefings, schedules and other project deliverables.

Minimum/General Experience: Seven (7) years related experience.

Minimum Education: Bachelor’s degree in engineering, technical or business discipline or equivalent work experience.

PROGRAM/FINANCIAL/ENGINEERING ANALYST II

Functional Responsibilities: Performs standard engineering program/financial management activities such as program analysis, production scheduling, configuration management, logistics, statistical and data analyses, planning, budgeting, program accounting, cost analyses, and other related business activities. Supports senior engineering analysts in the preparation of engineering project plans, briefings, schedules and other project deliverables.

Minimum/General Experience: Five (5) years related experience.

Minimum Education: Bachelor’s degree in engineering, technical or business discipline or equivalent work experience.

PROGRAM/FINANCIAL/ENGINEERING ANALYST I

Functional Responsibilities: Performs standard engineering program and/or financial management activities. Usually supports or works closely with senior engineering analysts in the preparation of engineering project plans, briefings, schedules and other project deliverables.

Minimum/General Experience: Two (2) years related experience.

Minimum Education: Bachelor’s degree in engineering, technical or business discipline or equivalent work experience.

INFORMATION/ENGINEERING/DATA SPECIALIST III

Functional Responsibilities: Provides support to Program Engineer, Project Engineer, and/or engineering analysts including activities such as: maintaining engineering databases and data files; researching project data; analyzing and indexing engineering drawings and/or engineering program documents; compiling data; preparing reports using word processing, spreadsheet, or presentation applications; responding to requests for information. Exercises a high-level of independent judgment. May supervise lower level staff.