
Services provided under this SIN involve the application of various techniques demonstrating that a prototype system (subsystem, program, project or activity) performs in accordance with the objectives outlined in the original design. Typical associated tasks include, but are not limited to testing prototypes and first articles, environmental testing, independent verification and validation, reverse engineering, simulation and modeling (to test the feasibility of a concept), system safety, quality assurance, physical testing of the product or system, training, privatization and outsourcing.
| SIN 871-4 Test and Evaluation | Hourly Rate | |||||
| Labor Category | FY 2005 | FY 2006 | FY 2007 | FY 2008 | FY 2009 | FY 2010 |
| Program/Project Manager | $103.46 | $107.78 | $112.28 | $116.97 | $121.86 | $126.94 |
| Systems Engineer IV | $117.05 | $121.94 | $127.03 | $132.33 | $137.86 | $143.61 |
| Systems Engineer III | $89.12 | $92.84 | $96.71 | $100.75 | $104.96 | $109.34 |
| Systems Engineer II | $80.66 | $84.03 | $87.54 | $91.19 | $95.00 | $98.97 |
| Systems Engineer I | $77.86 | $81.11 | $84.50 | $88.02 | $91.70 | $95.53 |
| Technician, Electrical/Electronics VI | $90.94 | $94.74 | $98.70 | $102.82 | $107.11 | $111.58 |
| Technician, Electrical/Electronics IV | $85.68 | $89.26 | $92.99 | $96.87 | $100.92 | $105.13 |
| Technician, Electrical/Electronics III | $71.27 | $74.25 | $77.35 | $80.58 | $83.94 | $87.45 |
| Analyst III | $100.31 | $104.50 | $108.86 | $113.41 | $118.14 | $123.08 |
| Analyst, Computer Systems I | $63.75 | $66.41 | $69.19 | $72.08 | $75.08 | $78.22 |
| Manager, Administrative I | $55.90 | $58.24 | $60.67 | $63.20 | $65.84 | $68.59 |
| Technical Writer/Editor | $52.25 | $54.44 | $56.71 | $59.08 | $61.54 | $64.11 |
| Word Processor I | $37.17 | $38.72 | $40.34 | $42.02 | $43.78 | $45.60 |
| Drafter | $54.34 | $56.61 | $58.97 | $61.43 | $64.00 | $66.67 |