DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES:
This Task Order (TO) is issued under the 711th HPW (711 HPW) Mission Support Services Basic Contract. Services shall include scientific research design, professional update of the scientific literature, database management, data collection and statistical analysis, discussion of the results, and composition of research technical reports and presentation development. Support shall require contractor employees to interface with 711 HPW and USAFSAM/FESP staff, as well as line leadership. This effort includes tasks and activities to be performed by the contractor employees, to support research on the psychological health screening data and operational performance. The contractor shall meet the requirements of this task order with the professional support and technically qualified personnel to assist in areas required to meet the stated objectives and to accomplish the work required.
DESCRIPTION OF EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED
- Have a background, training in, and familiarization with military long and medium range RPA weapon strike platforms and/or DCGS intelligence operations.
- Fifteen (15) years of experience working with military intelligence units and leadership. The contractor employee shall be familiar with military RPA weapons strike, as well as military intelligence culture, and organizational structure with experience working as an RPA weapon strike or Intelligence officer.
- Fifteen (15) years of experience coordinating with military leadership at various military long or medium range RPA or DCGS intelligence operational units, to include experience coordinating with multiple military agencies (medical as well as line leadership) from headquarters to squadron level.
DESCRIPTION OF TASKS
- Be responsible for coordination between agencies within the 711 HPW and across USAF and Army agencies and units, as well as coordination with other contract team members regarding health assessment administration, data collection, and reporting of assessment results.
- Serve as a liaison between principal investigator, 711 HPW organizations involved with the research, as well as USAF and Army line leadership representatives. The contractor employee shall coordinate with Walter Reed Institute of Aeromedical Research (WRIAR) and 711 HPW research divisions involved in the project regarding administration, retrieval, and analyses of the health stress screening data via web-based program.
- Design, build, and develop, as necessary in coordination with statistician and principal investigator, all electronic products required for the project (Word documents, Excel spreadsheets, and PowerPoint presentations) which will provide feedback to USAF and Army line and medical leadership.
- Assist staff in the development of assessment items, the collection of assessment data, maintenance and downloading of data into the project database, as well as develop and modify health screening measures as needed in support of research goals.
- Maintain research data and corresponding documents in a manner consistent with IRB protocol and safeguards regarding human research. The contractor employee shall coordinate with USAFSAM/FESP Branch and 711 HPW staff to complete required research paperwork with the appropriate IRB (USAF and Army), at the direction and input of USAFSAM/FESP Branch staff and relevant Army military and civilian team members. The contractor employee shall assist line leadership in the review, understanding, and application of relevant scientific literature and data analyses and participate in related discussion with USAFSAM/FESP Branch staff. The contractor employee shall complete IRB paperwork and training requirements for conducting research.
- Provide subject matter expertise support with regard to RPA and/or Intelligence operators for ensuring USAFSAM/FESP research activities, travel arrangements, and acquisition of data support project goals and objectives.
- Maintain confidentiality of assessment data, contents of technical reports, and AF presentations deemed sensitive and not releasable to the general public.
- Prepare reports of scientific/statistical results in support of scientific literature publication where approved, in coordination and with input from USAFSAM/FESP Branch and 711 HPW staff, as well as relevant USAF and Army military and civilian team members. The number of professional presentations, reports, and papers shall be determined, based upon the relevance of research findings as they become available. The contractor employee shall present study results, in professional fashion, as required, to USAF and Army leadership at local, MAJCOM, and HAF levels (and Army agency equivalents), as well as national conferences where approved.
- Expect to travel as needed to provide professional support, customer consultations, and research presentations at line leadership meetings and professional conferences. The contractor employee shall maintain communications with project personnel that facilitate teamwork; adhere to strict confidentiality and classification requirements in all forms of communication.
- Arrange and participate in research team meetings with USAF and Army research team members, as required, to ensure effective communication between research team members as related to the achievement of project research goals.