Test Development RFI_SOW 20191205 (JAS).docx

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ONLY

For this requirement, the successful firm shall be required to provide the following services titled:

Draft Statement of Work

BACKGROUND

The Department of State (DOS), Bureau of Human Resources (HR), Office of Recruitment, Examinations and Employment (HR/REE) requires the development of legally and professionally validated written examinations to be the initial screening in the selection process to identify qualified candidates for Foreign Service employment (Foreign Service Officer and Foreign Service Specialist).

Pursuant to the Foreign Service Act of 1980, as amended, the Secretary of State is charged with prescribing written and other examinations for appointment to the Foreign Service of the United States. The DOS requires that the examinations be non-discriminatory and conform to professional testing guidelines. Test development shall be based on the results of Job Analyses reports. Test development for the Foreign Service Officer examination (FSOT) includes test item development for up to three test administrations per year and compilation of a bank of essay prompts for up to three administrations. For the on-demand tests to include the Consular Fellows Program Test (CFPT), the Information Management Specialist Test (IMST), the Office Management Specialist Test (OMST), the General Services Officer Test (GSOT) and the Human Resources Officer Test (HROT) and other selection processes requested by the State Department, the contractor will provide the following work: validation, report generation for fully accessible (i.e., conformant with the requirements of Section 508) and statistical reporting.

SCOPE OF WORK

HR/REE requires a Contractor ensures DOS hiring and promotion systems legally and professionally address its unique context and changing requirements. This should include the following tasks:

a. Provide a timeline plan for the development, production of test materials;

b. Develop Job Knowledge; English Expression; and Situational Judgement Tests;

c. Produce and Information Guide for the Foreign Service Officer Selection Process and prepare materials for Becoming a Foreign Service Officer brochure;

d. Develop validation plan for compliance with test blueprints;

e. Litigation support on an as needed basis if and only when requested by DOS;

f. Copyright test items that are part of the Foreign Service selection process and Information Guides; and

g. Travel.

For purposes of this Agreement, “Base Year” means June 01, 2020 to May 31, 2021; “Option Year One” means June 01, 2021 to May 31, 2022; “Option Year Two” means June 01, 2022 to May 31, 2023; “Option Year Three” means June 01, 2023 to November 30, 2024; and “Option Year Four” means June 01, 2024 to November 30, 2025.

FSOT Components

Description - Develop a computer-based testing instrument known as the Foreign Service Officer Test (FSOT) for administration as the initial part of the selection process for Foreign Service Officers. This instrument shall be based on the results of a 2007 Job Analysis Update of Foreign

Service Officer generalist positions that shall be made available to all bidders. The FSOT shall also conform to the Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Procedures (29 Code of Federal Regulations Section 1607).

It must also meet other professional testing guidelines such as "The Principles for the Validation and Use of Personnel Selection Procedures" (Society for Industrial and Organization Psychology, 2003) and "The Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing" (American Educational Research Association, American Psychological Association, & National Council on Measurement in Education, 1999). Test content shall be developed in consultation with subject matter experts (SMEs) identified by the DOS, in a manner consistent with the effort to make the FSOT job-related and within accepted legal and professional standards and applicable Federal and professional guidelines.

The FSOT shall include the following components:

1) Job Knowledge (JK) multiple-choice component based upon areas identified in the 2007 Job Analysis Update;

2) English Expression multiple-choice component (EE); and

3) Situational Judgment Tests (SJT).

The actual test questions shall be based on the knowledge, skills, abilities and other characteristics identified in the Job Analysis Update. The essential duties of career Foreign Service Officer positions include:

1) formulating and implementing U.S. foreign policy;

2) analyzing and reporting on economic and commercial trends and promoting commercial opportunities;

3) administering U.S. immigration and nationality laws and assisting Americans overseas;

4) explaining American objectives and cultures to people of other countries; and

5) providing management support, facilities and services to U.S. government agencies overseas.

The Contractor shall:

a) Review the 2018 Job Analysis Update and FSOT specifications (blueprints) for each test component;

b) Develop an item writer's guide and training materials for item writers;

c) Recruit item writers as needed;

d) Conduct academic and test expert review of new FSOT items to confirm content accuracy, to evaluate content validity of items, and to document linkage of items to blueprints prior to pretesting.

e) Submit new items for external review for cultural sensitivity, bias and potential adverse impact; revise as needed;

f) Facilitate the Foreign Service Officer Item Rating Workshop for rating new JK items by Foreign Service Officer subject matter experts (SMEs) identified by DOS during a one-day workshop in Washington, DC held to evaluate appropriate linkage of items to test specifications and evaluate content validity of items for eligibility of items for pre-testing (rating scales provided by DOS); and analyze rating data collected during the workshop (above) to identify items that meet content validity criteria. All items (including essay prompts) and other data prepared in the performance of this task, except for items copyrighted by the Contractor with the authorization of the Government, shall be deemed the property of the Government per Section H.6 of this Contract and FAR 52.227-14, shall be used by the Contractor only for the performance of this contract, and shall be transferred to the Government in usable electronic form if requested at the expiration or termination of the Contract. Any copyrights in materials produced in the performance of this task shall be assigned by the contractor to the Government at the termination or expiration of the Contract at no additional cost. Any conversion or other expenses that would be required to transfer these items from the Contractor's systems to another system shall be identified prior to proceeding with any solution to this Task involving such expenses.

Information Guide to the Foreign Service Officer Selection Process and Becoming a Foreign Service Officer brochure

Description - Prepare and update electronic versions of the Information Guide to the Foreign Service Officer Selection Process upon request from the DOS. Contribute to HR/REE information for Becoming a Foreign Service Officer brochure.

The Contractor is authorized to copyright the Information Guide and any versions or updates thereof it prepares in the performance of the Contract, but at the termination or expiration of this Contract the Information Guide and all components thereof shall be transferred to the Government in usable electronic form if requested and the copyrights therein assigned to the Government at no additional cost. Any conversion or other expenses that would be required to transfer these materials from the Contractor's systems to another system shall be identified prior to proceeding with any solution to this Task involving such expenses.

FSOT Test Specifications and Validation Plan

Description - Provide professional and technical services and produce materials, procedures and reports with respect to the FSOT that will satisfy legal and professional standards and prevailing guidelines in the field of personnel measurement and selection (Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Procedures, The Principles for the Validation and Use of Personnel Selection Procedures, and the Standards for Educational and Psychological Tests). The FSOT shall be free from non-job-related factors that might function as biases against any candidate on the basis of race, sex, national origin, or other legally protected categories.

The Contractor shall provide a plan to populate a sufficient number of forms each year (up to three test windows) that will ensure the integrity of the FSOT. Test specifications include:

· Job Knowledge: each form will consist of 50 operational items and 10 pre-test items for a section 40 minutes in length

· English Expression: each form will consist of 45 operational items and 20 pre-test items for a section 50 minutes in length

· Essay Prompts: The essay prompts shall be on a substantive topic to allow candidates to draft an essay of sufficient length to evaluate each candidate's ability to analyze a substantive topic, organize his or her ideas, and express them in correct and readable English prose. However, only writing skill, and not the essay content, will be scored. The Contractor shall maintain an essay prompt bank of at least 15 prompts on a variety of topics that will allow candidates to choose from two or more topics. Prompts used operationally in one window cannot be used in the next test window. The time allotted candidates to draft the essay will be 30 minutes.

· Situational Judgment Test (SJT) to assess non-cognitive skills and abilities to reduce potential adverse impact. Duration of this section should be about 40 minutes in length.

The Contractor shall

a) Design configuration of pre-test items to be included as part of operational tests forms;

b) Conduct and review statistical (psychometric) performance of pre-test items to screen for operational usage (test for performance by demographic subgroups, thereby minimizing potential adverse impact);

c) Ensure comparability of test items between the forms used in a given administration;

d) Facilitate a yearly workshop for the BEX to review the forms to be administered for the following year to ensure that items are correct, not dated, and free of cueing.

e) Ensure security of all test materials and test development activities;

f) Document all test development and administration activities in an annual technical report, including content validation, item pre-testing, linkages with the job analysis, item development review, examination assembly and review, and examination administration and scoring, thereby supporting the professional and legal defensibility of the FSOT.

g) Provide ongoing consultation on the best methods for assessing the required content areas, and for development and validation of test items, as needed, and

h) Ensure fully accessibility of all test materials and test development activities.

All data prepared in accomplishing this task shall be deemed the property of the Government per Section H.6 of this Contract and FAR 52.227-14, shall be used by the Contractor only for the performance of this contract, and shall be transferred to the Government in usable electronic form if requested at the expiration or termination of the Contract. Any conversion or other expenses that would be required to transfer the application database from the Contractor's systems to another system shall be identified prior to proceeding with any solution to this Task involving such expenses.

FSOT Reports

Description – Provide services related to test reporting and statistics of the FSOT.

With regards to reporting, the Contractor shall provide a secure data transfer file (XML format) to allow to allow the transfer of the candidates' application forms, as well as raw test scores, final scores and essay response text, within the agreed upon number of business days of the closing of the test window. Reporting requirements include:

a) Post-administration reports (e.g., passing and failing candidate score frequency distributions) within approximately two weeks following receipt of the DOS determination on those candidates who are to be invited to the Oral Assessment; standard reports shall include breakdowns by demographic categories such as gender, ethnicity, and career tracks;

b) Tabular Reports that include data based on demographic information within two weeks of receipt of the file from DOS identifying candidates who are to be invited to the Oral Assessment;

c) Final item and test statistics after each test window; and

d) Essay test statistics after each test window.

All data prepared in accomplishing this task shall be deemed the property of the Government per Section H.6 of this Contract and FAR 52.227-14, shall be used by the Contractor only for the performance of this contract, and shall be transferred to the Government in usable electronic form if requested at the expiration or termination of the Contract. Any conversion or other expenses that would be required to transfer the scoring and reports database from the Contractor's systems to another system shall be identified prior to proceeding with any solution to this Task involving such expenses.

Litigation Support

Description - Provide support to the DOS in connection with litigation-related matters regarding development and administration of the Foreign Service Officer Test for any test that the Contractor has developed and administered. Support services could include assistance in responding to discovery requests, furnishing requested documents, depositions, court testimony, and other tasks related to any legal challenges asserted against the Department in regard to the FSOT. Such services shall be rendered on an as-needed basis if and only when requested by the Department. The Contractor shall provide support, billed at the prevailing contract rates, together with reasonable expenses associated with such support, including, but not limited to, travel expenses, shipping and copies, up to the agreed-upon cost amount.

Copyright Registration

Description – Provide registration of the FSOT copyright in Contractor’s name on behalf of DOS. Contractor shall register the copyright on the FSOT (“Copyright”) in Contractor’s name. In the case the Department desires Contractor to take an action to enforce the Copyright, the parties will discuss the situation including any compensation to be paid to Contractor if Contractor takes enforcement action (enforcement actions are not included in the compensation). At the termination or expiration of the Contract, the copyrighted material shall be transferred to the Government in usable electronic form if requested and the copyrights therein assigned to the Government at no additional cost.

Travel

Travel to overseas posts and domestic facilities may be required. Travel shall include costs associated with per diem, meals and incidentals and will be reimbursed in accordance with the instructions as shown in Section B. The Contractor shall adhere to the Federal Travel Regulations. All travel must be approved in writing by the Contracting Officer or designee.

Other Direct Costs are limited to those costs associated with this contract and will be reimbursed at cost and must be approved in advance by the Contracting Officer or designee.

Test Development for the Consular Fellows Program (CFP) and Information Management Specialist (IMS) Online Tests

Description – Provide services related to test development and reporting of the Consular Fellows Program (CFP) and Information Management Specialist (IMS) tests.

a) The contractor shall review CFP items prior to their administration. The contractor shall set up CFP and IMS item banks and import test items, all of which will be multiple choice and include no graphics. The contractor shall provide test items in the required format (e.g., QTI files) to enable their electronic administration. The contractor shall conduct pre- and post- publishing quality control of the test forms. Because there is only one form of each test each year, the contractor shall perform the quality control portion of this task each year upon receipt of the items. The Lead Industrial Psychologist will develop the first test form post every CFP and IMS job analysis and document the content validity of the test questions. The contractor will develop all subsequent test forms and document the content validity of those test questions. As part of this task, the contractor also will update the item bank after each administration and will import item statistics. This will occur periodically as specified by DOS.

b) The contractor shall provide tabular reports that document pass/fail rates on variables of interest to DOS. The format for these reports and the quality control procedures will be similar to those used for FSOT.

c) Similar to the process for FSOT, the contractor shall provide copyright registration of the CFPT and IMST in the contractor’s name on behalf of DOS, following the procedure for copyrighting a secure test.

OMST, GSOT and HROT Components

Description - Develop computer-based testing instruments known as the Office Management Specialist Test (OMST), the General Services Officer Test (GSOT) and the Human Resources Officer Test (HROT) for administration as the initial part of the selection process for Foreign Service Specialists. These instruments shall be based on the results of Job Analyses. The tests shall also conform to the Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Procedures (29 Code of Federal Regulations Section 1607).

They must also meet other professional testing guidelines such as "The Principles for the Validation and Use of Personnel Selection Procedures" (Society for Industrial and Organization Psychology, 2003) and "The Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing" (American Educational Research Association, American Psychological Association, & National Council on Measurement in Education, 1999). Test content shall be developed in consultation with subject matter experts (SMEs) identified by the DOS, in a manner consistent with the effort to make the FSOT job-related and within accepted legal and professional standards and applicable Federal and professional guidelines.

The tests shall include the following components:

1) English Expression multiple-choice component (EE);

2) Job Knowledge (JK) multiple-choice component based upon areas identified in the Job Analyses; and

3) Situational Judgment Tests (SJT).

The actual test questions shall be based on the knowledge, skills, abilities and other characteristics identified in the Job Analyses.

The Contractor shall develop based on the Job Analyses and subsequent test specifications or "blueprints", a data bank of multiple-choice questions (known as "items").

The Contractor shall:

a) Review the Job Analyses and specifications (blueprints) for each test component;

b) Develop an item writer's guide and training materials for item writers;

c) Recruit item writers as needed;

d) Conduct academic and test expert review of new items to confirm content accuracy, to evaluate content validity of items, and to document linkage of items to blueprints prior to pretesting.

e) Submit new items for external review for cultural sensitivity, bias and potential adverse impact; revise as needed;

f) Facilitate workshops (in-person or via DVC) for rating new JK items by Foreign Service subject matter experts (SMEs) identified by DOS to evaluate appropriate linkage of items to test specifications and evaluate content validity of items for eligibility of items for pre-testing (rating scales provided by DOS); and analyze rating data collected during the workshop (above) to identify items that meet content validity criteria. All items and other data prepared in the performance of this task, except for items copyrighted by the Contractor with the authorization of the Government, shall be deemed the property of the Government per Section H.6 of this Contract and FAR 52.227-14, shall be used by the Contractor only for the performance of this contract, and shall be transferred to the Government in usable electronic form if requested at the expiration or termination of the Contract. Any copyrights in materials produced in the performance of this task shall be assigned by the contractor to the Government at the termination or expiration of the Contract at no additional cost. Any conversion or other expenses that would be required to transfer these items from the Contractor's systems to another system shall be identified prior to proceeding with any solution to this Task involving such expenses.

OMST, GSOT and HROT Test Specifications and Validation Plan

Description - Provide professional and technical services and produce materials, procedures and reports that will satisfy legal and professional standards and prevailing guidelines in the field of personnel measurement and selection (Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Procedures, The Principles for the Validation and Use of Personnel Selection Procedures, and the Standards for Educational and Psychological Tests). The tests shall be free from non-job-related factors that might function as biases against any candidate on the basis of race, sex, national origin, or other legally protected categories.

The Contractor shall provide a plan to populate one test form each year for each test that will ensure the integrity of the tests. Test specifications include:

· Total seat time for each test will not exceed 90 minutes (test items plus instructions).

· English Expression: each form will not exceed 25 minutes in length.

· Job Knowledge: each form will not exceed 25 minutes in length.

· Situational Judgment Test (SJT) to assess non-cognitive skills and abilities to reduce potential adverse impact. Duration of this section should be about 31 minutes in length.

The Contractor shall

a) Design configuration of pre-test items to be included as part of operational tests forms;

b) Conduct and review statistical (psychometric) performance of pre-test items to screen for operational usage (test for performance by demographic subgroups, thereby minimizing potential adverse impact);

c) Ensure comparability of test items between the forms used in a given administration;

d) Facilitate workshops for BEX to review the forms to be administered for the following year to ensure that items are correct, not dated, and free of cueing.

e) Ensure security of all test materials and test development activities;

f) Document all test development and administration activities in an annual technical report, including content validation, item pre-testing, linkages with the job analysis, item development review, examination assembly and review, and examination administration and scoring, thereby supporting the professional and legal defensibility of the tests.

g) Provide ongoing consultation on the best methods for assessing the required content areas, and for development and validation of test items, as needed, and

h) Ensure fully accessibility of all test materials and test development activities.

All data prepared in accomplishing this task shall be deemed the property of the Government per Section H.6 of this Contract and FAR 52.227-14, shall be used by the Contractor only for the performance of this contract, and shall be transferred to the Government in usable electronic form if requested at the expiration or termination of the Contract. Any conversion or other expenses that would be required to transfer the application database from the Contractor's systems to another system shall be identified prior to proceeding with any solution to this Task involving such expenses.

Services for Administration of the OMST, GSOT and HROT

Description – Provide services related to the test development and reporting of the OMST, GSOT and HROT.

a. The contractor shall provide tabular reports that document pass/fail rates on variables of interest to DOS. The format for these reports and the quality control procedures will be similar to those used for FSOT and CFTP.

b. Similar to the process for FSOT and CFPT, the contractor shall provide copyright registration of the tests in the contractor’s name on behalf of DOS, following the procedure for copyrighting a secure test.

English Expression and Situational Judgment Item Banks – Specialist Career Tracks

HR/REE requires a contractor to create English Expression and Situational Judgment items banks for specialist on-demand tests administered by contractor and online tests administered by HR/REE as part of the specialist oral assessment.

a) Create multiple alternate English Expression forms, and those forms would be randomly administered to ALL specialist candidates. Item banks should be separate from the FSOT and CFPT.

· All items used for operational scoring should be pretested on applicants and screened for their psychometric properties (e.g., difficulty level and item-total correlations).

· The candidates taking the specialists tests have similar requirements for English Expression (i.e., their KSAs regarding EE are similar across specialties; all need grammar, punctuation, syntax).

· The consolidated item bank should consist of items that use source documents from different specialties, such that specialist candidates could see some items that seem face valid (applicable to their own specialty) and others than may not seem face valid (applicable to specialties other than their own)

· A core set of items should measure principles of English expression with items that are appropriate across specialties, even if the stimulus materials appear relevant to a specific specialty.

· Contractor will prepare an EE exam blueprint to be used across specialties. The EE exam blueprint (numbers of items measuring various EE constructs) should be similar across specialties.

· All operational items will have the same “look and feel” as FSOT and CFPT items.

· For the Office Management Specialist (OMS) specialist career track, include questions on proofreading.

· Once a year, contractor will provide the DOS with English Expression test forms to be used in the following on-line specialist tests administered as part of the Oral Assessment: Office Management Specialist (OMS), Financial Management Officer (FMO), General Services Officer (GSO), Human Resources Officer (HRO), Information Management Technical Specialist – Unified Communication (IMTS-UC) and Radio (IMTS-R), Medical Provider (MP), Regional Medical Laboratory Scientist (RMLS), Regional Medical Officer (RMO), Regional Medical Officer/Psychiatry (RMO/P), Construction Engineer (CE), Facilities Manager (FM), PD: Regional English Language Officer (RELO) and Regional Public Engagement Specialist (RPES).

· On-demand specialist tests administered by the contractor will also use the contractor-developed EE forms to be randomly administered, i.e. OMST, GSOT, and HROT.

b) Create multiple Situational Judgment Test (SJT) items to be used across multiple specialist tests.

· SJT items are for entry-level positions that do not require knowledge of DOS policies and procedures.

· Scenarios should be created that are relevant to the Foreign Service that target entry-level precepts.

· Given the same scenario, the judgment of which option is best or worst should not differ across specialty.

· All items used for operational scoring should be pretested on applicants and screened for their psychometric properties (e.g., difficulty level and item-total correlations).

· Once a year, usually in January, contractor will provide the DOS with Situational Judgment Test forms to be used in the following on-line specialist tests administered as part of the Oral Assessment: Office Management Specialist (OMS), Financial Management Officer (FMO), General Services Officer (GSO), Human Resources Officer (HRO), Information Management Technical Specialist – Unified Communication (IMTS-UC) and Radio (IMTS-R), Medical Provider (MP), Regional Medical Laboratory Scientist (RMLS), Regional Medical Officer (RMO), Regional Medical Officer/Psychiatry (RMO/P), Construction Engineer (CE), Facilities Manager (FM), PD: Regional English Language Officer (RELO) and Regional Public Engagement Specialist (RPES).

· On-demand specialist tests administered by the contractor will also use the contractor-developed SJT items to be randomly administered, i.e. IMST, OMST, GSOT, and HROT.

Job Knowledge Items for the Office Management Specialist Test (OMST), General Services Officer Test (GSOT) and Human Resources Officer Test (HROT)

Description – create Job Knowledge items for the OMS, GSO and HRO on-demand tests to be administered by the contractor. Initial Form and every year thereafter.

a) Create Job Knowledge items for the OMST in Fiscal Year 2020 using the DOS-provided reports.

b) Create Job knowledge items for the GSOT and HROT in Fiscal Year 2021 using the DOS-provided blueprint and job analyses reports.

c) Create new forms annually thereafter.

d) All items used for operational scoring should be pretested on applicants and screened.

Systems of Records on Individuals (02/96)

This contract requires the design, development or operation of one or more Systems of Records on Individuals subject to the Privacy Act of 1974. Performance of work under this contract shall be in accordance with FAR 52.224-1 "PRIVACY ACT NOTIFICATION," FAR 52.224-2 "PRIVACY ACT," and the following agency rules and regulations: Department of State Privacy Act Guidelines and 5 FAM 400. The Systems of Records on Individuals pertinent to this contract are as follows: Official Recruitment and Employment Files, which include name, social security number, address, telephone numbers, age, sex, education, and national origin.

Accessibility of Electronic and Information Technology

Each electronic and Information Technology (EIT) product or service furnished under this contract shall comply with the Section 508 Accessibility Standards (36 CFR 1194), as specified in the contract. If the Contracting Officer determines any furnished product or service is not in compliance with the contract, the Contracting Officer will promptly inform the contractor in writing. The contractor shall, at no cost to the Government, repair or replace the non-compliant products or services within the period of time specified by the Contracting Officer. If the repair or replacement if not completed within the time specified, the Contracting Officer may:

1. Cancel the contract, delivery or task order, purchase or line item without termination liabilities; or

2. In the case of custom EIT being developed for under this contract, have any necessary changes made or repairs performed by Government employees or by another contractor and the contractor must reimburse the Government for any expenses incurred thereby.

3. For every EIT product or service accepted under this contract by the Government that does not comply with 36 CFR 1194, the contractor must, at the discretion of the Contracting Officer, make every effort to replace or upgrade it with a compliant equivalent product or service, if commercially available and cost neutral, on either the planned refresh cycle of the product or service, or on the contract renewal date, whichever occurs first.

Transition Management The Contractor shall provide a Transition Plan to the Government that outlines a 90-day transition of services for the development and administration of the FSOT to the Government or another contractor, in the event this is required. The Contractor shall support full transition and phase in/out services in accordance with the approved Transition Plan and FAR 52.237-3, "Continuity of Services." The 90-day transition period applies to both the incoming and outgoing contractors. The Contractor shall deliver a draft Transition Plan with their proposal and the final Transition Plan 30 days after contract award.

Incoming Transition The Transition Plan shall describe how the incoming Contractor will manage the transition of existing FSOT support and maintain continuity of services without loss or degradation. The plan shall include, at a minimum, the following:

· Approach for managing the transition from the incumbent Contractor.

· Risk assessment including impacts on affected personnel, systems, and processes.

· Transition schedule and milestones.

Outgoing Transition The Transition Plan shall describe how the outgoing Contractor will perform and manage the transition of FSOT support to the Government and /or incoming Contractor and maintain continuity of services without loss or degradation. The plan shall include, at a minimum, the following:

· Approach for managing the transition to the Government or incoming Contractor, which shall include transition of optional tasks and transition at the end of contract for all active tasks.

· Plan for ensuring continuity of Contractor staff and ongoing operations during the phase-out transition.

· A list of all Government dependencies and assumptions for Government services to be used during the transition.

· Technology and information transfer processes and procedures.

· Transition risks and risk mitigation recommendations.

· Schedule risks, if anticipated, and their likely impacts on affected personnel, and transition issues.

· Transition schedule that includes, at a minimum: specific tasks to be performed and the resources assigned to them; task dependencies and relationships; proposed task duration; and major milestones.

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