Humanitarian Demining Research and Development (HD R&D) Program Support

The Humanitarian Demining Research and Development (HD R&D) Program requires various skill levels and expertise to support and execute strategic program plans. Specifically, skills in eight (8) major areas are required: (1) Testing HD R&D-developed systems at various test facilities located in the U.S. and OCONUS. (2) Developing and executing evaluation plans of HD R&D-developed systems in the context of live mine clearance operations in third world countries. These extended evaluations are referred to as Operational Field Evaluations (OFEs) and seek to provide value to the host Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) operators in terms of introduction of new and more efficient means of pursuing the many facets of Humanitarian Mine Action. (3) Maintaining this equipment while supporting various worldwide operational field evaluations at various test facilities located in the U.S. and OCONUS and in support of the OFEs. (4) Providing logistics support for OCONUS deployments of HD technologies to third world countries. (5) Support of the development, fabrication, demonstration and validation of equipment technologies developed by the HD R&D Program. (6) Preparing manuals, training guides and training videos in English and/or foreign languages to support the deployment of HD prototype technologies to host countries for operational field evaluations. (7) Maintaining and supporting the HD R&D Program website. (8) Participating in conferences, meetings, workshops or other events pertinent to the HD R&D program execution, including the demining requirements workshop conducted bi-annually and the Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) Working Group Meeting held bi-annually at OCONUS locations.