Job Description

Force Health Protection Industrial Hygienist (25-17 OE Health Force Protection Specialist-IH)

INTRODUCTIONS/BACKGROUND :

The 711 th Human Performance Wing (711 HPW), headquartered at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio, is the first human-centric warfare wing to consolidate human performance research, education, and consultation under a single organization. Established under the Air Force Research Laboratory, the 711 HPW is comprised of the Airman Systems Directorate (RH) and the United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine (USAFSAM). The Wing delivers unparalleled capability to the Air Force through a combination of world class infrastructure and expertise of its workforce consisting of military, civilian and contractor personnel encompassing 75 occupational specialties including science and engineering, occupational health and safety, medical professions, technicians, educators, and business operations and support.

DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES :

The contractor shall meet all requirements per the basic contract and provide professionally and technically qualified individual(s) to perform all tasks in the following paragraphs to fulfill the requirements of this task order. The scope of this effort is to provide subject matter expertise (SME) to USAFSAM’s Occupational & Environmental Health (OE) Health Departments Readiness Sustainment Branch (OETR) in the development of educational packages (ePACs) and Proficiency Analytical Testing (PAT) samples/tests used in the enhancement and validation of operational competencies to effectively utilize the INFICON HAPSITE ER, INFICON HAPSITE Headspace Sampling System (HSS), Thermo Fisher Scientific Gemini Chemical Analyzer, and HACH DR-1900 Portable Spectrophotometer in the development of sound force health protection measures. Contractor will provide technical expertise to develop/validate member competencies to effectively utilize data derived from qualitative/quantitative instrumentation in development of Occupational Environmental Health Site Assessments (OESHA), Health Risk Assessments (HRA), and risk communication (RiskCom) in delivering accurate surveillance recommendations. All decisions relative to programs supported by the contractor shall be the sole responsibility of the Government.

Mandatory Qualifications :

• The contractor employee shall possess a minimum of a B.S. degree in Industrial Hygiene, Occupational Health, Environmental Sciences, Health Physics, Chemistry or related field of study.

 

• The contractor employee shall have demonstrated knowledge associated with the development of Health Risk Assessments (HRAs) and conducting Occupational Environmental Health Site Selection Assessments (OEHSA), properly applying Federal Occupational Exposure Guidelines (OELs), Acute Exposure Guidelines (AEGL), Military Exposure Guidelines (MEGs), and Similar Exposure Groups (SEGs) in properly identifying potentially exposure pathways.

• The contractor employee shall have demonstrated laboratory competencies to safely develop and perform quality assurance testing of laboratory proficiency testing of matrixed samples (air/water/soil) for the Inficon HAPSITE ER, Inficon HAPSITE Headspace Sampling System (HSS), Thermo Fisher Gemini, and HATCH DR1900 instrumentation.

• The contractor employee shall have demonstrated ability to research applicable DoD, DHA, federal regulations/references/policy, and manufacture operating manuals for utilization in the development of training, presentations, multimedia scripts, job aids, tests and answer keys associated with advancing enterprise preventive medicine (PRVNTMED) and analytical capabilities of the OETR customers.

Highly Desired Qualifications :

• Experience as a Navel Expeditionary Preventive Medicine Unit (NEPMU) Technician/Officer or USAF Bioenvironmental Engineering Officer/Technician with demonstrated experience in occupational/environmental health enterprise conducting water source selection/screening of drinking water supplies, performing area-wide sampling of air and soil determining potentially complex exposure pathways for risk characterization utilizing field portable analytical instrumentation.

• Demonstrated experience associated with analyzing occupational and environmental health hazards in a deployed setting supporting the developing risk communication plans associated with Toxic Industrial Chemicals (TICs), Toxic Industrial Materials (TIMs), Hazardous Materials (HAZMAT), and Chemical Warfare Agents (CWA) and associated health effects and protective action postures.

• The contractor employee shall demonstrate analytical competencies in the utilization of field portable instrumentation and abilities to effectively troubleshoot and resolve intermediate instrumentation errors using common troubleshooting techniques.

• The contractor employee shall have proficiency to write professional educational (ePACs) and proficiency analytical testing (PAT) packages ensuring proper formatting, grammar, language technical accuracy in the development adult educational products in support of the DoD.

Tasks :

• The contractor employee will develop HAPSITE ER and HAPSITE Headspace Sampling System (HSS) educational packages (ePACs) to advance operator knowledge associated with the use of Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry (GC/MS) technologies in conducting environmental sampling and interpretation of analytical data in the development of health risk assessments (HRA).

 

• The contractor employee will develop HAPSITE ER and HSS Proficiency Analytical Testing (PAT) samples containing one or more volatile organic compounds (VOC) that are detectable within the instrument’s range and be included in the instrument software’s NIST and/or AMDIS libraries. Alternating between spiked sampling media (i.e. air, water and soil) and detectable concentration levels (i.e. low ppm, low to high ppb, and high ppt) and test Advanced Operators’ sample analysis training, such as chemical co-elusion, isomer analysis, RIC plot analysis, Cal-Quant Report runs, peak validation and peak integration.

• The contractor employee shall develop Thermo Fisher Gemini educational packages (ePACs) to advance operator knowledge associated with the use of Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) and Raman Spectroscopy in conducting environmental sampling and interpretation of analytical data in the development of health risk assessments (HRA).

• The contractor employee shall develop Thermo Fisher Gemini (FTIR/RAMAN) Chemical Analyzer PAT samples alternating between a liquid, solid or paste that meets the detection capabilities (covalent bonds) of the instrument’s FTIR and/or RAMAN spectroscopy and are listed in the instrument’s onboard libraries.

• The contractor employee shall develop HACH DR-1900 Portable Spectrophotometer educational packages (ePACs) to advance operator knowledge to effectively operate, interpret, and apply instrument data in the development of HRAs.

• The contractor employee shall develop HACH DR-1900 Portable Spectrophotometer PAT samples that provide an unknown water sample spiked with analyte chosen from the HACH DR-1900 methods.

• The contractor employee shall research and develop written educational packages and answer keys to advance/validate NEPMU operator cognitive and deductive reasoning to select appropriate methodologies, evaluate analytical data in the development of sound health risk assessments and risk communication, evaluating operator responses for completeness and accuracy.

• The contractor employee shall develop post challenge results, reports, solution sets (document, power point, video, etc.) that shall be provided to the operators that explains and/or illustrates the proper analysis process of the PAT sample(s) to achieve the targeted results.

• The contractor employee shall develop advanced Occupational and Environmental Health (OEH) training materials designed to advance enterprise knowledge and competencies to effectively interpret and apply Federal Occupational Exposure Guidelines (OELs), Acute Exposure Guidelines (AEGL), Military Exposure Guidelines (MEGs), and Similar Exposure Groups (SEGs) in the performance of Occupational and Environmental Health Site Assessments (OEHSA) in a deployed environment.

• The contractor employee shall research and develop advanced Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear (CBRN) skills enhancement training to ensure operational readiness and mission capabilities to ascertain, interpret, and apply qualitative/quantitative exposure data in the development of Occupational and Environmental Health (OEH) Health Risk Assessments (HRA) and risk communication principles.

 

• The contractor employee shall provide SME consultative support to OETR mission, supporting the development of OETR education & training (E&T) product lines in the advancement of DoD technical training.

• The contractor employee shall provide laboratory support operations in the development of PAT samples, ensuring adherence to all applicable Federal, State, and local requirements.

Base Support :

The contractor shall be provided office/laboratory space, furniture and equipment, routine office/laboratory supplies, computer hardware and software necessary to perform tasks described in this performance work statement. The government will also provide telephone service and access to a fax machine and a copier as required. All software and hardware, passwords/access to military Internet/E-mail and applicable database will be available within the scope of the contract. The contractor shall comply with local, AF and DoD policies.

General Information :

Work will be accomplished at 2510 5th Street, Bldg. 840, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH 45433 beginning on 26 May 2025. Temporary alternate work locations may be assigned as circumstances dictate and must be authorized by the Government.

Work schedule is normally Monday – Friday, 7:30 AM – 4:30 PM; however, there may be times when it is necessary for the contractor to work after duty hours in support of specific tasks. Although schedule may have to be flexible, it will not exceed 40 hours per week.

U.S. Citizenship :

Employee must be a U.S. citizen. For the purpose of base and network access, possession of a permanent resident card (“Green Card”) does not equate to U.S. citizenship.

TRAVEL :

No travel is anticipated for this effort.

SECURITY :

 

All contractor personnel require a minimum of a Tier 1 background check (T1)/SF85 for any position that requires access to the internet, use of automated information systems to cover standalone computers or unescorted entry into restricted or controlled areas prior to reporting for duty in support of any requirement. The investigation is not for a security clearance; it is for a position of trust. This is a mandatory requirement set forth in DoDM 5200.02_AFMAN 16-1405, Air Force Personnel Security Program.

The contractor shall provide OPSEC protection for all sensitive/critical information and indicators involved in execution of this contract/Task Order, as defined by AFI 10-701 (Operations Security). 711 HPW Critical Information and Indicators are protected under the 711 HPW Operations Security Program and the 711 HPW Critical Information and Indicators List (CIIL). Contractor employees granted access to critical information and indicators shall be provided initial OPSEC training by the 711 HPW OPSEC Coordinator upon in-processing and prior to being granted access to CIIL items related to the contract/Task Order. The contractor shall also participate in 711 HPW’s annual OPSEC training and education programs, which includes periodic updates and refresher training on CIIL items applicable to the contract/Task Order. The 711 HPW OPSEC coordinator shall evaluate the OPSEC posture of AF contract activities and operations.

All documents, including papers, abstracts and posters shall be cleared by AF prior to public release.

DELIVERABLE :

Contractor Progress, Status and Management Report (PSMR).

On a monthly basis, the contractor shall provide a status report. The information will be on project status and describe the work accomplished. The contractor shall also identify any issues/problems anticipated in schedule or cost ceiling during the next reporting period.

The report shall have five sections:

1. Project Title, Time Period of report, Date

1. Performance : Current status of deliverables, measured against project expectations.

1. Schedule : Have scheduled activities and milestones been completed on or before time, and impact of delays.

1. Costs : Are there any actual or significant deviations, are significant costs adequately explained in terms of project plans? (i.e., large initial equipment purchase, followed by labor related costs.)

1. Risk : Are there known or anticipated opportunities or events that will or can affect project.

Technical Report – Study/Services :

• All reports and data shall be submitted in a non-proprietary, easily transferrable format.

• All reports, data, findings and literature shall be property of the 711 HPW/RH. The contractor shall not reuse or distribute project information without the express permission of 711 HPW/RH and shall retain all 711 HPW/RH origin markings.

Point of Contact for Immediate Consideration :

Art Mata
amata@reef-sys.com

Job Tags

Permanent employment, Contract work, Temporary work, For contractors, Local area, Immediate start, Work alone, Flexible hours, Monday to Friday,

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