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Management, Organizational and Business Improvement Services (MOBIS) Schedule 874
| Special Item Numbers | 874-1 - Consulting Services
874-2 - Facilitation Services |
| Contract Number | GS-10F-0301R
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| Contract Period | April 27, 2005 to April 26, 2010 |
| Eligible Buyers |
All federal agencies and activities in the executive, legislative and judicial branches
Mixed ownership government corporations (as defined in the Government Corporation Control Act) such as the U.S. Postal Service
The government of the District of Columbia |
SIN 874-1: Consulting Services
Consulting Service (SIN 874-1)- at the heart of BlueForce's core practice, we custom tailor our consulting services to the client's operational needs. BlueForce personnel perform consulting services on-site, remotely, or by a combination of both. We provide the services of highly skilled individual consultants with deep subject matter expertise if required, or assemble a cross-disciplinary team of consultants and subject-matter experts with complementary experience and skills for more complex client requirements. We also provide stand-alone consulting reports such as problem analyses, white papers, concepts of operation, organizational assessments, or strategic plans. All consulting reports are reviewed for substantive merit and accuracy by an internal company Red Team, revised as needed, and then given a final Gold Team review for style and readability. These internal controls assure the client only receives the highest quality products.
SIN 874-2: Facilitation Services
Facilitation Services (SIN 874-2)-because BlueForce attracts and retains top-notch seasoned personnel with significant experience in leadership positions within complex government or commercial organizations, we are able to provide exceptional facilitation services to our clients. BlueForce personnel working individually provide skilled mentoring and facilitation services for complex project scoping, brain-storming, operational and strategic planning, process assessment, hot washes, and after-action evaluations. In addition, BlueForce can assemble skilled and experienced cross-disciplinary teams to provide complete symposium, summit, or conference planning, facilitation, and after-action reporting tailored to meet the client's specific requirements.
Labor Category Descriptions
SIN 874-1: Consulting Services and SIN 874-2: Facilitation Services
| Labor Category: | Partner Consultant |
| Responsibilities: | Provides senior management oversight and experience to systems engineering, technical efforts and typical associated tasks that include, but are not limited to, requirements analysis, cost/cost performance trade-off analysis, feasibility analysis, regulatory compliance support, technology conceptual designs, and special studies and analyses. In addition, conducts "gray beard" studies in response to DoD or other agency senior leadership requests. |
| Minimum Experience/ Education: | Masters Degree in a relevant discipline with over 15 years of experience, or a Doctorate in a relevant discipline with over 10 years of experience. Typically retired senior officer or equivalent with 15 to 35 years of experience in weapons systems operations, requirements, acquisition and engineering. Experience may include command of military organizations and extensive experience with joint and combined operations, weapons system concept development and requirements definition, and acquisition of weapons systems programs. Will also have extensive experience with the Secretary of Defense, Joint, Secretary of the Air Force, and Air Staffs. |
| Certifications: | As appropriate |
| Security Clearances: | Top Secret |
| Labor Category: | Executive Consultant |
| Responsibilities: | Provides comprehensive support for large or complex analysis and evaluation assignments. Provides supervision to Consultant Analysts. Analyses the application of appropriate scientific, operational and/or engineering processes and modeling techniques to the life-cycle development of systems. Performs analysis and trade-off studies related to operational issues and reviews test plans to ensure Measures of Effectiveness address operational requirements. Reviews plans for system integration, operation, and maintenance and develops training for operational personnel. Applies operations research methodology to defining and formulating economic analyses and related benefit, cost, and risk studies. |
| Minimum Experience/
Education: | Masters Degree in a relevant discipline with 10 to 15 years of experience performing analysis in the operations or research areas, or a Doctorate in a relevant discipline with 5 to 10 years of experience. Experience in complex system development or acquisition employing scientific and engineering processes and modeling and simulation tools. |
| Certifications: | As appropriate |
| Security Clearances: | Top Secret |
| Labor Category: | Senior Consultant |
| Responsibilities: | Provides supervision and support for difficult analysis and evaluation assignments. Performs analysis applying appropriate scientific and engineering processes and modeling techniques to the life-cycle development of systems. Performs analysis and trade-off studies related to operational issues and reviews test plans to ensure Measures of Effectiveness address operational requirements. Reviews plans for system integration, operation, and maintenance and assists in the development of training for operational personnel. Applies operations research methodology to defining and formulating economic analyses and related benefit, cost, and risk studies. |
| Minimum Experience | ? |
| Education: | Masters Degree in a relevant discipline with seven to nine years of experience performing analysis in the operations or research areas, or a Doctorate in a relevant discipline with five or less years of experience. At least five years of experience in operations or research analysis related to complex system development or acquisition employing scientific and engineering processes and modeling and simulation tools. |
| Certifications: | As appropriate |
| Security Clearances: | Top Secret |
| Labor Category: | Lead Consultant |
| Responsibilities: | Coordinates multiple project teams to ensure enterprise wide integration of management efforts. Provides daily supervision and direction to personnel performing management analysis tasking. Applies appropriate management analysis processes, modeling and simulation tools, and technical techniques to provide the services required. Employs process improvement and reengineering methodologies and principles to conducting process modernization projects. Provides group facilitation, interviewing, training, and additional forms of knowledge transfer. |
| Minimum Experience/
Education: | Bachelors Degree in a relevant discipline with seven to nine years of experience performing management analysis, or a Masters Degree in a relevant discipline with five to seven years of performing management analysis. At least five years of specialized management analysis experience in areas such as business process reengineering, configuration management, quality control/assurance, organizational performance assessments, mission analysis, and strategic planning. |
| Certifications: | As appropriate |
| Security Clearances: | Top Secret |
| Labor Category: | Consultant |
| Responsibilities: | Coordinates a project team to ensure enterprise-wide integration of management efforts. Applies appropriate management analysis processes, modeling and simulation tools, and technical techniques to provide the services required. Employs process improvement and reengineering methodologies and principles to conducting process modernization projects. Provides group facilitation, interviewing, training, and additional forms of knowledge transfer. |
| Minimum Experience/Education: | Bachelors Degree in a relevant discipline with four to six years of experience performing management analysis, or a Masters Degree in a relevant discipline with two to four years of executive experience. At least three years of specialized management analysis experience in areas such as business process reengineering, configuration management, quality control/assurance, organizational performance assessments, mission analysis, and strategic planning. |
| Certifications: | As appropriate |
| Security Clearances: | Secret |
| Labor Category: | Junior Consultant |
| Responsibilities: | Applies appropriate management analysis processes, modeling and simulation tools, and technical techniques to provide the services required. Employs process improvement and reengineering methodologies and principles to conducting process modernization projects. |
| Minimum Experience/ Education: | Bachelors Degree in a relevant discipline with one to three years of experience performing management analysis, or a Masters Degree in a relevant discipline with one to two years of executive experience. Some experience in areas such as business process reengineering, configuration management, quality control/assurance, organizational performance assessments, mission analysis, and strategic planning. |
| Certifications: | As appropriate |
| Security Clearances: | Secret |
| Labor Category: | Lead Subject Matter Expert (SME) |
| Responsibilities: | Provides supervision to SMEs for difficult analysis and evaluation assignments. Performs analysis applying appropriate scientific and engineering processes and modeling techniques to the life-cycle development of systems. Performs analyses and trade-off studies related to operational issues and reviews test plans to ensure Measures of Effectiveness address operational requirements. Reviews plans for system integration, operation, and maintenance and develops training for operational personnel. Applies operations research methodology to defining and formulating economic analyses and related benefit, cost, and risk studies. |
| Minimum Experience/Education: | Bachelors Degree in a relevant discipline with seven or more years of experience in performing analysis in the operations or research areas. At least six years of experience in operations or research analysis related to complex system development or acquisition employing scientific and engineering processes and modeling and simulation tools. |
| Certifications: | As appropriate |
| Security Clearances: | Secret |
| Labor Category: | Subject Matter Expert |
| Responsibilities: | Provides supervision to subordinate SMEs for work that is varied and somewhat difficult, but that involves limited responsibility. Performs analysis applying appropriate scientific and engineering processes and modeling techniques to the life-cycle development of systems. Performs analysis and trade-off studies related to operational issues and reviews test plans to ensure Measures of Effectiveness address operational requirements. Reviews plans for system integration, operation, and maintenance and assists in the development of training for operational personnel. Applies operations research methodology to defining and formulating benefit, cost, and risk studies. |
Minimum Experience/
| Education: | Bachelors Degree in a relevant discipline with four to six years of experience in performing analysis in the operations or research areas. At least three years of experience in operations or research analysis related to complex system development or acquisition employing scientific and engineering processes and modeling and simulation tools. |
| Certifications: | As appropriate |
| Security Clearances: | Secret |
| Labor Category: | Executive Systems Analyst |
| Responsibilities: | Provides comprehensive support for large or complex analysis and evaluation assignments. Performs and/or leads analysis and evaluation of existing or proposed processes, applications, systems, or software. Performs and/or leads project planning, scope, control, management, tracking, or review activities. Performs and/or leads analysis and evaluation throughout the process, application, system, or software development life-cycle which includes, but is not limited to: planning, requirements, design, acquisition, development, integration, installation/deployment, performance tuning, testing, or training. Performs and/or leads document development/preparation at various stages of a project life-cycle (e.g., planning through implementation) to detail analysis results and solution recommendations. Facilitates meetings to support the analysis process. Serves as a liaison between functional and technical specialists at all levels. Assists with testing to support the project life-cycle, as applicable. Uses methodologies, modeling/estimating techniques, tools, applications, systems, software, or databases at advanced levels to perform assigned tasks. Ensures compliance with, and/or may develop, the standards and organization requirements relative to specific assignments. Prepared to routinely supervise/manage team members. |
| Minimum Experience/ Education: | Bachelors Degree in a relevant discipline with 10-15 years senior executive experience, or Masters Degree in a relevant discipline with five to seven years of senior executive experience. Substantial experience with government or industry standards, processes, procedures, methodologies, or tools that support analysis as relative to the requirement. |
| Certifications: | As appropriate |
| Security Clearances: | Top Secret |
| Labor Category: | Senior Systems Analyst |
| Responsibilities: | Provides minimally supervised support for difficult analysis and evaluation assignments. Performs analysis and evaluation of existing or proposed processes, applications, systems, or software. Performs and/or leads project planning, scope, control, management, tracking, or review activities. Performs analysis and evaluation throughout the process, application, system, or software development life-cycle which includes, but is not limited to: planning, requirements, design, acquisition, development, integration, installation/deployment, performance tuning, testing, or training. Performs and/or leads document development/preparation at various stages of a project life-cycle (e.g., planning through implementation) to detail analysis results and solution recommendations. Facilitates meetings to support the analysis process. Serves as a liaison between functional and technical specialists. Assists with testing to support the project life-cycle, as applicable. Uses methodologies, modeling/estimating techniques, tools, applications, systems, software, or databases at advanced levels to perform assigned tasks. Ensures compliance with, and/or may develop, the standards and organization requirements relative to specific assignments. Prepared to routinely supervise/manage team members. |
| Minimum Experience/
Education: | Bachelors Degree in a relevant discipline with seven to nine years of executive experience, or Masters Degree in a relevant discipline with five to seven years of executive experience. Experience with government or industry standards, processes, procedures, methodologies, or tools that support analysis as relative to the requirement. |
| Certifications: | As appropriate |
| Security Clearances: | Secret |
| Labor Category: | Lead Systems Analyst |
| Responsibilities: | Provides support for work that is varied and somewhat difficult, but that involves limited responsibility. Performs analysis and evaluation of existing or proposed processes, applications, systems, or software. Performs project planning, scope, control, management, tracking, or review activities. Performs analysis and evaluation throughout the process, application, system, or software development life-cycle which includes, but is not limited to: planning, requirements, design, acquisition, development, integration, installation/deployment, performance tuning, testing, or training. Performs and/or leads document development/preparation at various stages of a project life-cycle (e.g., planning through implementation) to detail analysis results and solution recommendations. Facilitates meetings to support the analysis process. Serves as a liaison between functional and technical specialists. Assists with testing to support the project life-cycle, as applicable. Uses methodologies, modeling/estimating techniques, tools, applications, systems, software, or databases to perform assigned tasks. Ensures compliance with the standards and organization requirements relative to specific assignments. May supervise analysis tasks/projects. |
| Minimum Experience/ Education: | Bachelors Degree in a relevant discipline with four to six years of executive experience, or Masters Degree in a relevant discipline with two to four years of executive experience. Experience with government or industry standards, processes, procedures, methodologies, or tools that support analysis as relative to the requirement. |
| Certifications: | As appropriate |
| Security Clearances: | Secret |
| Labor Category: | Systems Analyst |
| Responsibilities: | Provides supervised support for routine activities, according to established procedures or instructions. Assists with the analysis and evaluation of existing or proposed processes, applications, systems, or software. Assists with project planning, scope, control, management, tracking, or review activities. Assists with analysis and evaluation throughout the process, application, system, or software development life-cycle which includes, but is not limited to: planning, requirements, design, acquisition, development, integration, installation/deployment, performance tuning, testing, or training. Assists with document development/preparation at various stages of a project life-cycle (e.g., planning through implementation) to detail analysis results and solution recommendations. May facilitate meetings to support the analysis process. May serve as a liaison between functional and technical specialists. May assist with testing to support the project life-cycle. Uses basic elements of methodologies, modeling/estimating techniques, tools, applications, systems, software, or databases to perform assigned tasks. Complies with the standards and organization requirements relative to specific assignments. |
| Minimum Experience/
Education: | Bachelors Degree in a relevant discipline with one to three years of executive experience, or Masters Degree in a relevant discipline with one to two years of executive experience. Familiarity with government or industry standards, processes, procedures, methodologies, or tools that support analysis as relative to the requirement. |
| Certifications: | As appropriate |
| Security Clearances: | Secret |
Consulting Support and Administration
| Labor Category: | IT Support Personnel |
| Responsibilities: | Supports Systems Analyst, Subject Matter Experts, and Consultants. Under general supervision, performs systems analysis of computer and communications/network systems. Performs systems installation of computer operating systems, network, and applications software, and computer/network hardware. Provides hotline support to customers. Provides overall integration of all systems peripherals so that they operate correctly within a predefined environment. Develops technical documentation detailing the installation procedures. May perform other duties, as assigned. Note: this labor category is available only in support of Systems Analysts, Subject Matter Experts, and Consultants, not as a standalone position. |
| Minimum Experience/ Education: | Bachelors Degree or equivalent and five years of general experience, or six years of general experience. With a Masters Degree, three years of general experience is acceptable. |
| Certifications: | As appropriate |
| Labor Category: | Administrative Support Personnel |
| Responsibilities: | Provides administrative-type support to technical and management-level personnel. This includes, but is not limited to, documentation planning and support, project administration, general office support, executive secretarial support, human resource planning, event planning and administration, office relocation planning, etc. Specializes in coordinating and planning office administration and support. Reports directly to a client, usually at the client location, to support operations as required. Understands and provides documentation planning and support, project administration, general office support, executive secretarial support, human resource planning, event planning and administration, office relocation planning, etc. required in changing office environments. May perform other duties as assigned. Note: this labor category is available only in support of Systems Analysts, Subject Matter Experts, and Consultants, not as a standalone position. |
| Minimum Experience/ Education: | High school diploma or G.E.D. or other equivalent degree program. Six months of general administrative experience, including proficiency with standard MS Office products, basic graphics and desktop publishing skills, keyboarding, file maintenance, and correspondence management. |
| Certifications: | As appropriate |
Schedule Pricing
| Job Category/Title | Hourly Rate |
| Partner Consultant | $175.91 |
| Executive Consultant | $146.59 |
| Senior Consultant | $136.82 |
| Lead Consultant | $122.16 |
| Consultant | $107.50 |
| Junior Consultant | $92.84 |
| Senior Subject Matter Expert | $92.84 |
| Lead Subject Matter Expert | $73.30 |
| Executive Systems Analyst | $128.46 |
| Senior Systems Analyst | $107.05 |
| Lead Systems Analyst | $97.73 |
| Systems Analyst | $73.30 |
| Consulting Support and Administration |
| IT Support Personnel* | $53.75 |
| Administrative Support Personnel* | $34.20 |
* Note these labor categories are available only in support of Systems Analysts, Subject Matter Experts, and Consultants, not as a standalone position.
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