19FS1A19Q6000_A0001_QA.pdf

19FS1A19Q6000: "Personal Cybersecurity" Presentations for Security Overseas Seminar Amendment 1 Questions & Answers (19FS1A19Q6000 Amendment 0001 Q&A)

These Q&A are incorporated as an attachment to the solicitation and will be incorporated as an attachment in any resultant award made from this solicitation.

References and questions are listed in black font below. The Government’s answers appear beneath each question in green.

1. With regard to the subject training, you’ve listed the following durations as follows:

a. “The session is 50 minutes long plus an additional 10 minutes for questions from the students afterwards.”

b. “The two-day program is offered approximately twenty (20) times a year, and utilizes a variety of presentation formats in order to maximize the efficiency of the seminar.

Is this a two day seminar that is limited to just 60 minutes per day?”

The “Personal Cybersecurity” Presentations are component of the Security Overseas Seminar, which includes eleven (11) unique presentations and takes place over two days. The duration listed above is correct—the government anticipates that there were will be twenty (20) Security Overseas Seminars per year, ergo twenty (20) Personal Cybersecurity Presentations are also anticipated per year.

2. This is my companies first bid and I’m seeking guidance how to handle the past performance Questionnaire and Reference forms? I lack prior contracts for you to base past performance.

Offerors without past performance will not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably. The language in Section L-3.3 has been revised.

3. Question Can you please explain if this is a one or two day class?

a. The ‘Personal Cybersecurity’ segment occurs on the first day of the seminar, typically

Mondays. The session is 50 minutes long plus an additional 10 minutes for questions from the students afterwards.

It only mentions what will take place on the first day but makes no mention of what will take place on the 2nd day. Will this be another session with the same duration on the 2nd day followed up by Q&A?

No. The Security Overseas Seminar is two days. The “Personal Cybersecurity” presentations are 50 minutes long plus 10 minutes that are reserved for student questions. The “Personal Cybersecurity” presentations are only one component of the Security Overseas, which includes 11 unique presentations and takes place over two days. The other components are not included in this solicitation.

4. Under H.5 Key Personnel, is it government’s expectation that offerors will list labor categories and names for all key personnel?

Only the names are required—this section has been amended to remove the reference to Labor Categories. Per the instructions in Section L-3.2, only one key personnel presenter resume is to be included in the quote.

5. Does the government consider the drafting of the Personal Cybersecurity section for the State Department SOS manual as relevant experience?

Yes, the government encourages offerors to include any and all personal cybersecurity training work done with, for, or on behalf of a U.S. government agency or institution as relevant experience.

6. Does the government consider having trained thousands of foreign service personnel and their family members on personal cybersecurity when traveling and living overseas as a relevant past performance?

Yes, the government encourages offerors to include any and all personal cybersecurity training

7. Does the government consider the training of House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs staff on personal cybersecurity when traveling overseas as relevant experience?

Yes, the government encourages offerors to include any and all personal cybersecurity training

8. Does the government consider presenting personal cybersecurity best practices to the American Society of Travel Advisors (ASTA) as relevant experience?

Yes, the government encourages offerors to include any and all personal cybersecurity training work performed as relevant experience.

9. Does the government consider having trained hundreds of law enforcement agents and analysts, both in the U.S. and overseas, on best practices for operating online, as relevant experience?

Yes, the government encourages offerors to include any and all personal cybersecurity training

10. Does the government consider experience developing courses in-line with Instructional system design (ISD) best practices as relevant experience?

The government encourages offerors to include any and all personal cybersecurity training work performed as relevant experience. With respect to this solicitation, relevant past experience is best limited to experience with classroom/platform training; teaching best practices for operating online; researching best practices for operating online; and experience regarding personal cybersecurity protocols.

11. Would the government consider the integration of ISD best practices into course design template as added value?

No, the integration of ISD best practices into the course design template would not add value.

With respect to this solicitation, the template is provided for offerors to present their training design in accordance with Section L-3.1. ISD best practices are outside the presentation objectives and would not meet the needs of the student population.