24Q0007_PWS-v4_DRAFT_110823.pdf

PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT

Department of Defense Education Activity 4800 Mark Center Drive

Alexandria, VA 22350

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Secondary Humanities Instructional Resources for Nine Courses

Seven Advanced Placement® Electives: AP® World History, AP® Psychology, AP® Economics, AP® US Government & Politics, AP® Comparative Political Systems, AP® European History, and AP® African American Studies Reserved

Two Electives: Street Law and Anthropology

1. General Information and Scope of Work

1.1 Agency

1.1.1 For school year (SY) 2023-24, the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) will provide PK-12 instruction to approximately 66,000 dependents of military and civilian employees. Student enrollment is based primarily on deployment of military troops worldwide. In the Americas, DoDEA operates 50 schools located in seven states, Puerto Rico, and Cuba. In Europe and the Middle East, DoDEA operates 64 schools located in Germany, England, Netherlands, Belgium, Spain, Turkey, Bahrain, and Italy. In the Pacific, DoDEA operates 45 schools located in Korea, Japan (mainland and Okinawa), and Guam. DoDEA's curriculum, resources and student achievement scores on standardized assessments compare favorably to those of high-performing US public school systems. DoDEA also operates a fully accredited virtual high school with teaching hubs in each DoDEA region: Americas, Europe, and Pacific.

1.1.2 DoDEA schools have various grade configurations, with the most common being PK-5, 6-8, and 9-12.

Of our 159 brick-and-mortar schools, 100 are elementary schools with at least three of the K-5 grades; 58 are middle schools with at least one grade 6-8; and 40 are high schools with grades 9-12.

1.1.3 DoDEA has adopted College and Career Ready Standards (CCRS) in mathematics, literacy, the arts, social studies, and science, which are rigorous, research-based, and reflect the knowledge, skills and dispositions students need for success in college and/or careers and are aligned with the Common Core State Standards (CCSS), National Core Art Standards (NCAS), Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), College, Career, and Civic Life (C3) Framework for Social Studies State Standards, and Society for Health and Physical Education Standards (SHAPE AMERICA). DoDEA has also adopted both the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) Standards for Students and the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL) framework.

1.2 Background

1.2.1 Advanced Placement® (AP®) Courses: DoDEA encourages high school students to take AP® courses. DoDEA purchases new AP® curriculum materials as the course guidelines change, which occurs approximately every five years. DoDEA follows the course guidelines set by the College Board, per https://apcentral.collegeboard.org. The exception is AP® Psychology which DoDEA offers as a year-long—not a semester-long—course.

1.2.2 Street Law & Anthropology: Enrollment in both courses has been relatively stable for the past five years. Per Federal regulations, new contracts for instructional resources are required to replace the ones awarded in 2019.

1.3 Scope of Work

1.3.1 DoDEA requires student and teacher print and digital instructional resources and virtual product training and virtual professional learning for each course listed in Table 1 (below). Although print and digital resources are required for student instructional resources and although the same is desired for teachers, DoDEA will accept digital only instructional resources for teachers. For each course DoDEA requires digital resources for nine above-school-level subject-matter experts. DoDEA expects to award multiple contracts for this requirement.

1.3.2 DoDEA requires 5-year digital subscriptions for students and teacher for each of the nine courses but prefers to procure a 6-year subscription.

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Table 1: Estimated Number of Students and Teachers by Course and by Contract Year

Categories* Base Year 1

Base Year 2

Base Year 3

Base Year 4

Base Year 5

Option Year 1**

Reserved AP® African American Studies

Students 500 50 25 25 25 650 Teachers 30 2 1 1 1 36

AP® Comparative Political Systems Students 650 15 15 15 15 725 Teachers 40 1 1 1 1 45

AP® Economics Students 60 5 5 5 5 85 Teachers 4 1 0 0 0 5

AP® European History Students 150 5 5 5 5 175 Teachers 15 1 1 1 1 20

AP® Psychology Students 650 15 15 15 15 725 Teachers 40 1 1 1 1 45

AP® US Government & Politics Students 650 15 15 15 15 725 Teachers 40 1 1 1 1 45

AP® World History Students 1250 25 25 25 25 1375 Teachers 75 1 1 1 1 80

Anthropology Students 60 2 2 2 2 70 Teachers 3 1 0 1 0 5

Street Law Students 550 15 15 15 15 625 Teachers 36 1 1 0 1 40

* Not included is the requirement for digital resources for each course for nine above-school-level subject-matter experts.

** If a 5-year subscription is provided, only digital resources will be required in Option Year 1.

If a 6-year subscription is provided, the numbers for Option Year 1 will be the same as the numbers shown in Base Year 5.

2 Requirements

2.1 Humanities Instructional Resources for Seven AP® Courses and Two Electives: The Contractor shall provide instructional resources and related virtual product training and virtual professional learning for the nine elective courses listed in Table 1 (above).

Supporting Tasks

The tasks below are to help the Contractor gain a better understanding of the requirements to successfully meet the objective. They are not all inclusive, so the Contractor is expected to develop the total solution to meet all the requirements in accordance with a performance-based approach.

2.2 Task 1, AP® Courses—The Contractor shall provide student and teacher resources for one or more of the seven AP® courses listed in Table 1. For each course, the Contractor shall:

2.2.1 Provide student textbooks (bound or hardback and digital) and supplemental student resources, for example, web-based resources that facilitate conceptual understanding and program delivery.

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2.2.2 Provide teacher edition, (if available in bound, hardback, and/or digital forms) and supplementary materials to support instruction and student success on the AP® examination,

2.2.3 Provide teachers and students with formative and summative assessments aligned to the College Board standards.

2.2.4 Ensure resources for each course are aligned to the College Board standards, i.e., to the most recent framework and course description, which may be found at https://www.collegeboard.org/.

2.2.5 Provide a correlation/alignment between the proposed instructional resources and the College Board’s AP® Course and Exam Description (CED).

2.3 Task 2, Anthropology and Street Law—The Contractor shall:

2.3.1 Provide student textbooks (bound or hardback and, if available, digital) and supplemental student resources, e.g., web-based resources that facilitate conceptual understanding and program delivery.

2.3.2 Provide student and/or teacher supplemental resources such as formative and summative assessments.

2.3.3 Provide—if available—student workbooks and/or teacher guides/manuals.

2.3.4 Provide a correlation to DoDEA’s standards for these courses, which may be found at the following

URL: www.dodea.edu/curriculum/social-studies/standards.

2.4 Task 3, Product Training and Professional Learning—This task supports the goal of increasing student learning and achievement. For each course, the Contractor shall:

2.4.1 Virtual Product Training: Provide in the first two years of the contract only—via a synchronous webinar a 3-hour for each DoDEA region—a total of nine hours of product training per year. The draft webinars shall consist of an overview of the print and digital resources and best pedagogical practices using the procured resources with the goal of enabling teachers, facilitators, and administrators to use the instructional resources effectively. They shall be finalized based on written feedback from the contracting officer’s representative (COR). The webinars shall be presented during the normal business hours of each region, recorded, and archived on DoDEA’s learning management system (LMS, currently Schoology) for use by DoDEA only.

If digital module(s) are included, they shall be SCORM®-compliant, per PWS 3.10.

The dates, times, and topics of each training will be determined post-award by the Government in consultation with the Contractor.

2.4.2 Virtual Professional Learning: Provide via a synchronous webinar, a 3-hour for each DoDEA region—a total of nine hours per year for the second year of the contract. Each draft webinar shall be presented to the COR and selected staff and finalized based on written feedback from the COR.

The webinars shall be presented during the normal business hours of each region, recorded, and archived on DoDEA’s LMS for use by DoDEA only.

If digital module(s) are included, they shall be SCORM®-compliant, per PWS 3.10.

The dates, times, and topics of each training will be determined post-award by the Government in consultation with the Contractor.

2.5 General Requirements —For each course, the Contractor shall:

2.5.1 Instructional Resources: Provide print and digital resources for nine above-school-level subject-matter experts. Provide most recent copyright dated materials, per PWS 3.5. Provide a 5-year subscription to the digital resources. Note: DoDEA requires a 5-year subscription but would prefer a 6-year subscription, if available.

2.5.2 Technical Requirements for Digital Resources

2.5.2.1 Provide digital resources designed to run in DoDEA’s learning management system (LMS, currently Schoology), which operates within our virtual learning environment (VLE).

2.5.2.2 Deliver digital instructional resources in one or more of the following three formats:

1) Imported, hosted, and maintained by DoDEA.

2) Integrated via DoDEA’s LMS to the digital resources hosted by the Contractor.

3) Hosted externally by the Contractor but accessible via DoDEA’s LMS to the digital assignments and assessments imported, hosted, and maintained in the LMS.

2.5.2.3 Ensure the course content meets the following specifications:

1) Conforms to Instructional Management System Learning Global Consortium (IMS) content packaging specifications.

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2) Uses imported content, if required, conforming to IMS content packaging specifications.

3) Uses code that does not disable LMS features when digital resources are accessed.

4) Requires single—not multiple—authentications to access content via DoDEA’s LMS.

5) Incorporates, where applicable, assessments that are IMS Test and Question Interoperability

(QTI)-conformant.

6) Uses content-hosted externally that conforms to any of the existing versions of IMS

Learning Tools Interoperability (LTI), per www.imsglobal.org.

2.5.3 Delivery of Print and Digital Resources

2.5.3.1 Deliver digital materials with instructions detailing how the resources can be accessed by teachers, students, and above-school-level educators.

2.5.3.2 Ship all print/physical materials to the Americas by commercial carrier or USPS and to Europe and the Pacific only by commercial carrier. Delivery orders use door-to-door addresses.

Provide, upon shipment of materials, a digital shipment notification that includes the following:

Contract number and delivery order number Contract line item number (CLIN) indicating materials and quantities shipped Destination and date of shipment Shipping carrier name and tracking number of shipment Estimated date of arrival of shipment and, if applicable, shipping slip

2.5.4 Technical Support: Provide industry-standard technical support for its digital resources for the life of the contract via telephone or email within one business day from the initial contact to include but not limited to assisting with service problems, product setup, upgrades, and troubleshooting.

2.5.5 Third-Party Programs, Software, and Applications: Ensure it and any of its subcontractors’ (third-party) programs, software, and applications meet at a minimum the same technical requirements as the Contractor must meet, such as single sign on (SSO) and Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) Level 2, etc. For additional information, see www.fedramp.gov/ and Technical Exhibit #2, 1.1.7 (below).

2.5.6 Meetings: Attend virtual meetings at no additional cost to the Government and provide the medium through which each meeting occurs, record each meeting’s minutes. Submit the draft minutes to the COR within two business days of the event and finalize the minutes two business days after receipt of written feedback from the COR. Note: Costs associated with attending any face-to-face meetings shall be handled/paid for as stated in the contract.

2.5.6.1 Post-Award Conference: Participate in a video- or teleconference with the COR five business days after award IAW FAR Subpart 42.5 to include a review of all the digital and print resources included with the purchase.

2.5.6.2 IT Meeting: Convene a video- or teleconference with DoDEA Information Technology staff ten business days after award, per Technical Exhibit #2.

2.5.6.3 Other Post-Award Meetings: Meet with the Contracting Officer (KO), COR, and/or other Agency personnel, as appropriate, to review Contractor performance, as required by DoDEA.

The KO may discuss the Agency’s view of Contractor performance, and the Contractor shall apprise the Agency of any problems being experienced. The Contractor shall take appropriate action to resolve any outstanding issues the Agency raises.

2.6 Performance Standards and Acceptable Quality Levels

2.6.1 Performance Standard: Tasks shall be completed by the required completion date.

2.6.2 Acceptable Quality Level: See PWS 7, Performance Requirement Summary (PRS).

3 Constraints

3.1 Place of Performance: Work shall be performed at the Contractor’s facilities.

3.2 Liaison and Alternate Liaison—The Contractor shall:

3.2.1 Provide a liaison and alternate liaison to be responsible for the performance of work. Their names shall be designated in writing to the Contracting Officer. They shall have full authority to act for the Contractor on all contract matters relating to the daily operation of this contract. Each shall have at least one year of experience working in a similar role.

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3.2.2 Notify the COR in writing regarding any change in either the liaison’s role ten business days in advance of the change If the liaison or liaison alternate is changed post-award, the replacement shall meet or exceed the qualifications and experience of the person assigned upon contract award.

3.3 Holidays and Hours of Operation

3.3.1 The liaison or alternate liaison shall be available during the hours of 9AM to 3PM Eastern Standard Time (EST), except for Federal holidays and Federal government closures/shutdowns. The following list shows recognized Federal holidays: New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King Jr.’s Birthday, Presidents Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth National Independence Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day.

3.3.2 Although there are different time zones within Europe and the Pacific and different hours for specific schools throughout DoDEA, the normal business hours for the regions roughly correspond to the following: Americas, 0700-1500 EST; Europe, 1300-2100 EST; and Pacific, 2000-0400 EST. there are different time zones within Europe and the Pacific and different hours for specific schools throughout DoDEA, the normal business hours for the regions roughly correspond to the following:

Americas, 0700-1500 EST; Europe, 1300-2100 EST; and Pacific, 2000-0400 EST.

3.4 Availability: The Contractor shall make all resources available for the life of the contract.

3.5 Copyright Dates:

3.5.1 Print Resources: The Contractor shall provide the most recent copyright dated material. The copyright preference applies only to student and teacher materials (e.g., the student textbook, teacher’s editions, etc.). The copyright preference does not apply to material included as part of the Contractor’s collection (that is, articles, leveled readers, big books, assessments, pictures, problems included in a textbook or supplemental to the teacher or student text) but which was created by others prior to the dates shown below:

Copyright Dates by Course

Courses No Earlier Than

Reserved AP® African American Studies

AP® Comparative Political Systems AP® Economics

AP® US Government & Politics AP® World History

Street Law AP® European History 2020

AP® Psychology 2019 Anthropology 2017

3.5.2 Digital Resources: The Contractor shall keep content/courseware current and updated regularly throughout the period of performance, as demonstrated by maintenance of an updated content copyright not to exceed one school year from its current date. For example, an eBook published in January 2021 would be acceptable for the 2021-22 school year and also the 2022-23 school year. It would not, however, be considered current for the 2023-24 school year.

3.6 Anti-Bias, Diversity, and Inclusion: The Contractor shall provide resources free of age, racial, color, national origin, disabling conditions, sexual, gender, religious, and ethnic bias and present balanced coverage of multi-cultural contributions and representation, where appropriate.

3.7 Privacy—The Contractor shall:

3.7.1 User Accounts: Require, wherever applicable, that individual accounts possess unique usernames and passwords that do not require personally identifiable information (PII) to access online content, i.e., first & last name and any other unique personal information.

3.7.2 Contractor Personnel: Ensure personnel assigned to this contract take proper precautions to protect information from disclosure. Collect and/or store all agency-owned or agency-controlled PII in

28 Sep 23 6 accordance with the relevant requirements of the Privacy Act, 5 U.S.C, which may be found at the following URL: http://www.archives.gov/about/laws/privacy-act-1974.html.

3.7.3 Privacy Training: Ensure Contractor staff who have access to DoDEA’s student, teacher and/or staff personally identifiable information successfully complete the DoD Privacy Act/Personally Identifiable Information (PA/PII) training before gaining access to the data and yearly thereafter. Provide copies of the certificates of completion to the COR which can be audited at any time by the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) or his/her designee.

3.7.4 Privacy Verification: Provide the COR written verification of compliance to the Privacy requirements (listed above) 120 calendar days prior to the expiration of each year’s contract option period or annually, as required. Note: After reviewing the Contractor’s verification, DoDEA reserves the right to ask for further verification data in order for DoDEA to comply with DoD’s evolving privacy mandates.

3.8 Section 508 Compliance—The Contractor shall:

3.8.1 Background: Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act, as amended by the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (P.L. 105-220) requires Federal agencies that develop, procure, maintain, or use information and communication technology (ICT) to endure they are accessible to people with disabilities.

Federal employees and members of the public who have disabilities must have access to and use of information/data that is comparable to people without disabilities.

3.8.2 Requirement: Ensure that products, platforms, and services delivered as part of this work statement that are ICT or contain ICT conform to the Revised 508 Standards, 36 C.F.R. § 1194.1 & Apps. A, C & D which are located at the following URL: https://www.access-board.gov/guidelines-and-standards/communications-and-it/about-the-ict-refresh/final-rule/text-of-the-standards-and-guidelines.

3.8.3 ARS: See the attached ICT Accessibility Requirements Statement (ARS). All functional performance criteria apply when using an alternative design or technology that achieves substantially equivalent or greater accessibility and usability by individuals with disabilities, than would be provided by conformance to one or more of the requirements in Chapters 4-6 of the Revised 508 Standards or when Chapters 4-6 do not address one or more functions of ICT. Note the guidance in the table below:

Applicable Requirements Directions

Software Features and Components

Applies to all WCAG Level AA Success Criteria, 502 Interoperability with Assistive Technology, and 503 Applications.

Hardware Features and Components All requirements apply.

Support Services and Documentation All requirements apply.

Outputs/Deliverables Ensures that outputs/deliverables do not adversely affect accessibility features of the existing EIT technologies.

3.9 Optical Character Resolution (OCR): The Contractor shall provide, upon request, two digital OCR copies of print materials in one or more of the following five formats: Digital Accessible Information System/National Instructional Materials; Accessibility Standard (NIMAS) with cascading style sheet; HyperText Markup Language (HTML); Portable Document Format (PDF, unlocked, embedded fonts, single page); and Rich Text Format (RTF)/Word document.

3.10 Sharable Content Object Reference Model® (SCORM®) Compliance: Provide digital modules, if included among the proposed/required resources, that are SCORM®-compliant. Note: The Department of Defense Instruction (DoDI) 1322.26 mandates that modules comply with the latest possible version of SCORM®, per https://www.esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/Documents/DD/issuances/dodi/132226_dodi_2017.pdf?ver=2017- 10-05-073235-400.

3.11 Data and Data Rights: All data developed as a result of any work awarded under this contract is and shall remain the property of the Government. The Contractor shall ensure that digital rights to all visual materials embedded in the resources will be given so that DoDEA for DoDEA’s internal use only may use resources without incurring copyright costs or infringing on copyright laws. All data developed as a result of any work awarded under this contract is and shall remain the property of the Government.

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3.12 Organizational Conflict of Interest (OCI): The Contractor (including any subcontractor) personnel performing work under this contract may receive, have access to, or participate in the development of, proprietary or Privacy Act information (e.g., personal information, education, etc.) may create a current or subsequent OCI as defined in FAR Subpart 9.5. Whenever the Contractor becomes aware that such access or participation may result in actual or potential OCI, the Contractor shall (1) immediately notify the Contracting Officer (KO) in writing and (2) promptly submit a plan to the KO to avoid or mitigate any such OCI. Note: The KO will unilaterally determine if the Contractor’s plan is acceptable. If the KO determines the plan cannot satisfactorily avoid or mitigate an OCI, s/he may implement other remedies to include prohibiting the Contractor’s further participation in contracted requirements.

4 Government-Furnished Information / Resources

4.1 Provide the dates, times, and topics for each synchronous webinar, per Task 4.

5 Contract Deliverables

Milestone/Deliverable Word / Excel

Digital Copies PWS Planned

Frequency

Seven AP® Courses Yes Yes 2.2, 2.4, TE #1

After receipt of a delivery order:

Print resources Delivered to US sites in 30 business days and to overseas sites in 45 business days.

Digital resources Accessible in three business days.

Correlation to AP® CED Yes Yes 2.2.5 Ten business days after post-award conference

Anthropology & Street Law Yes Yes 2.3, 2.4

After receipt of a delivery order:

Print resources Delivered to US sites in 30 business days and to overseas sites in 45 business days.

Digital resources Accessible in three business days.

Correlation to Standards Yes Yes 2.3.4 Ten business days after post-award conference

Product Training Yes Yes 2.4.1 Scheduled post-award Professional Learning Yes Yes 2.4.2 Scheduled post-award

Above-School-Level Experts Yes Yes 2.5.1 Digital resources Accessible in three business days.

Technical Support Yes Yes 2.5.4 Ongoing after receipt of initial delivery order Privacy Training Yes Yes 3.7.3 Three days after receipt of a written request

Privacy Verification Yes Yes 3.7.4 120 calendar days prior to the end of each contract year

6 Acronyms and Definitions

CED (AP®) Course and Exam Description QASP Quality Assessment Surveillance Plan SCORM® Shareable Content Object Reference Model®

Contract Line Item Number (CLIN) – Basic structural element in a procurement instrument describing and organizing the required product or service for pricing, delivery, inspection, acceptance, invoicing, and payment.

The use of the term “line item” includes “subcontract line number”, (SLIN), as applicable.

Contracting Officer (KO) – The only individual with expressed authority to obligate (bind) the Government by means of entering, administering, and terminating contracts within the limits of the authority delegated via a Contracting Officer’s warrant.

Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) – Qualified and trained Government employee, nominated by the requiring activity (RA) and appointed in writing by a KO primarily to perform specific technical or administrative functions on a specific contract(s); serves as the ‘eyes and ears’ of a KO to assure the Government’s best interests

28 Sep 23 8 are protected via the terms and conditions of the contract(s) appointed. COR’s do not have authority to obligate (i.e., bind) the Government.

Contractor - Supplier or vendor having a contract to provide specific supplies or service to the Government. The term used in this contract refers to the prime.

Deliverable – Usually physically delivered items but may include such items as digital documents/reports.

Performance Requirements Summary (PRS) – Tabular listing of performance objectives and standards that provides the basis for a meaningful QASP.

Performance Work Statement (PWS) - A statement of work for performance-based acquisitions describing the required results in clear, specific, and objective terms with measurable outcomes.

7 Performance Requirement Summary

Performance Objective

Performance Standard Acceptable Quality Level Inspection Method

Tasks 1 and 3 AP® Courses

PWS 2.2, 2.4, TE #1

100% compliance with PWS

No more than one site per delivery order will receive delivery of its resources after the required time, per PWS 5.0

COR inspection and stakeholder feedback

Task 1, Correlation to AP® CED

PWS 2.2.5

100% compliance with PWS

Delivered ten business days after the post-award conference

COR inspection and stakeholder feedback

Tasks 2 and 3 Anthropology and

Street Law PWS 2.3 and 2.4

100% compliance with PWS

No more than one site per delivery order will receive delivery of its resources after the required time, per PWS 5.0

COR inspection and stakeholder feedback

Task 2, Correlation to Standards

PWS 2.3.4

100% compliance with PWS

Delivered ten business days after the post-award conference

COR inspection and stakeholder feedback

Task 3, Product Training

PWS 2.4.1

100% compliance with PWS

Draft webinars: 80% correct Final webinars: 100% correct except for minor formatting and grammar errors

No more than one webinar rescheduled per year due to Contractor issues

COR inspection and stakeholder feedback Task 3, Prof’l Learning

PWS 2.4.2

100% compliance with PWS

Above-School-Level Experts, PWS 2.5.1

100% compliance with PWS

Access provided three business days after receipt of the initial delivery order

COR inspection and stakeholder feedback

Technical Support

PWS 2.5.4

100% compliance with PWS

Acknowledge receipt of request within two hours. Resolve 90% of requests in one business day. Resolve remaining 10% in five business days.

COR inspection and stakeholder feedback

Privacy Training

PWS 3.7.3

100% compliance with PWS

No more than one request per year submitted late. COR inspection

Privacy Verification

PWS 3.7.4

100% compliance with PWS

Submitted 120 calendar days prior to the end of each contract year COR inspection

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Technical Exhibit (TE) #1 – RESOURCE SPECIFICATIONS for AP® COURSES

1.1 Student Instructional Materials – The Contractor shall:

1.1.1 Topics: Provide print and digital instructions materials for the requirements for each AP course, including a 6-year subscription to digital resources, if applicable. The materials shall be organized around the following topics:

AP® African American

Studies (Reserved)

AP®

Comparative

Political Systems

AP®

Economics

AP® European History

AP®

Psychology

AP® US

Government and Politics

AP® World History

• Origins of African Diaspora

• Freedom, Enslave-ment, and Resistance

• Practice of Freedom

• Movements and Debates

• Political Systems, Regimes, and Governments

• Political Institutions

• Political Culture and Participation

• Party and Electoral Systems and Citizen Organizations

• Political and Economic Changes and Development

• Countries:

China, Iran, Mexico, Nigeria, Russia, and the United Kingdom

Micro

• Scarcity and Markets

• Costs, Benefits, and Marginal Analysis

• Production Choices and Behaviors

• Market Inefficiency and Public Policy

Macro

• Economic

Measure-ments

• Markets

• Macro-economic Models

• Macroecon omic Policies

• Renaissance and Exploration

• Age of Reformation

• Absolutism and Constitution-alism

• Scientific, Philosophical, and Political Developments

• Conflict, Crisis, and Reaction in the Late 18th Century

• Industrial-ization and Its Effects

• 19th Century Perspectives and Political Developments

• 20th Century Global Conflicts

• Cold War and Contemporary Europe

• Scientific Foundations of Psychology

• Biological Bases of Behavior

• Sensation and Perception

• Learning

• Cognitive

Psychology

• Develop-mental Psychology

• Motivation, Emotion, and Personality

• Clinical Psychology

• Social Psychology

• Foundations of American Democracy

• Interactions Among Branches of Government

• Civil Liberties and Civil Rights

• American Political Ideologies

• Political Participation

• Humans and the Environment

• Cultural Developments and Interaction

• Governance

• Economic

Systems

• Social

Interactions and Organizations

• Technology and Innovation

1.1.2 Skills: Provide opportunities for students to learn the thinking and reasoning processes the students should develop during the course.

AP®

Comparative

AP®

Economics

AP®

European History

AP®

Psychology

AP® US

Government and Politics

AP® World History

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Studies (Reserved)

Political Systems

• Applying Disciplinary Knowledge

• Source Analysis

• Argument-ation

• Concept Application

• Country Comparison

• Data Analysis

• Source Analysis

• Argument-ation

• Principles and Models

• Interpretation

• Manipulation

• Graphing and Visuals

• Develop-ments and Processes

• Sourcing and Situation

• Claims and Evidence in Sources

• Contextual-ization

• Making Connections

• Argument-ation

• Concept Under-standing

• Define, explain, and apply concepts, behavior, theories, and perspective

• Data Analysis

• Analyze and interpret quantitative data.

• Scientific investi-gation

• Analyze psycho-logical research studies

• Concept Application

• SCOTUS

Application

• Data Analysis

• Source Analysis

• Argument-ation

• Develop-ments and Processes

• Sourcing and Situation

• Claims and Evidence in Sources

• Contextual-ization

• Making Connections

• Argument-ation

1.1.3 Assessments: Provide assessment activities that closely correspond to the AP® exam and evidence on how curricular materials and assessments contribute to increase student success on exam. Practice assessments shall include (1) multiple-choice questions assessing each of the topics listed under TE #1

1.1.1 and the skills listed under TE #1 1.1.3 (50% of the exam) and (2) free response questions.

Studies (Reserved)

AP®

Comparative

Political Systems

AP®

Economics

AP®

European History

AP®

Psychology

AP® US

Government and Politics

AP® World History

• Short-answer – text-based source

• Short answer

– non-text-based source

• Short answer

– no source

• Project:

Written Argument

• Conceptual Analysis

• Quantitative Analysis

• Comparative Analysis

• Argument Essay

• Make assertions about economic concepts, principles, models, outcomes, and/or effects.

• Explain economic concepts, principles, models, outcomes and/or effects.

• Short- Answer Questions with a Primary Source

• DBQs - Seven Sources

• Argument Essay

• Concept Application

• Research Design

• Qualitative Analysis

• Quantitative Analysis

• SCOTUS

Comparison

• Argument Essay

• Short- Answer Stimulus – Secondary Source

• Short- Answer Stimulus – Primary Source

• Short- Answer – No Stimulus

• DBQ – 7

Documents

• Argument Essay

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• Perform numerical analysis.

• Create graphs or visual represent-ations.

1.2 Teacher Resources: The Contractor shall provide print (when available) and digital resources that integrate the adopted materials and organize instruction, including a 6-year subscription to digital resources, if applicable.

These resources shall (1) provide pertinent background information and clear explanations of instructional models/learning strategies to improve student learning and achievement, (2) address the management of student resources needed to deliver instruction, and (3) provide teachers with additional research-based best practices to implement the AP® program.

1.3 Above-School-Level Subject-Matter Expert Resources: The Contractor shall provide print and digital access to the textbook and, if applicable, to all of the related student and teacher resources for the duration of the contract.

Technical Exhibit (TE) #2 - TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS

The Contractor shall comply with the applicable technical requirements detailed below.

1.1 Software and Cloud Security Requirements—The Contractor shall:

1.1.1 Ensure all online resources, cloud-based services and instructional software meet the Department of Defense (DoD) and DoDEA Cybersecurity requirements as defined below. Note: Software, cloud services and associated websites are rigorously tested to ensure no security risks are posed to DoDEA infrastructure and its users.

1.1.2 Complete the Cloud Services questionnaire that was submitted as part of the proposal submission and provide copies of and/or access to any software listed in the proposed solution.

1.1.3 Ensure on-premises software support post-installation integration of the necessary Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIG) for applicable systems and applications, including Microsoft Windows 10, Microsoft Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019, Microsoft Windows IIS, Apache, Oracle databases, and Microsoft SQL Server databases. Note: The application to obtain the STIG Viewer is found at https://public.cyber.mil/stigs/srg-stig-tools/, and the STIGs themselves may be downloaded from https://public.cyber.mil/stigs/downloads/.

1.1.4 Ensure its content accessible from the web is compatible with the following browser platforms: Google Chrome, and Edge. Ensure that any applicable STIGs are implemented.

1.1.5 Ensure on-premises software, which is subject to static and dynamic analysis testing, imposes no risk to DoDEA systems, users and/or data. Note: DoDEA assesses software products to ensure compatibility with existing system configurations and software, testing may also include reverse engineering analysis.

1.1.6 Provide a plan of actions and milestones (POA&M) to mitigate any cybersecurity findings resulting from non-compliant and/or vulnerable components within 30 calendar days of written notification from DoDEA.

1.1.7 Be able to meet Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) Level 2 standards for all proposed software/digital resources and ensure that any third-party resources that are part of its proposed solution also meet the FedRAMP Level 2 standard. For more information on FedRAMP, see the following URL: www.fedramp.gov. Participate, if required, in interviews and deep system architecture inspections. Note: Per DoD policy for cloud-based services, DoDEA conducts a supplemental series of validations, which closely mirror the FedRAMP Internet Cloud vetting processes. Contractor participation/ cooperation is normally required to complete this process.

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1.2 System Requirements—The Contractor shall:

1.2.1 Provide, per Section 1.1 (above), any software installed and/or accessed in or by a DoDEA system, network whether stand-alone or web-based, is compatible with the standards cited herein.

1.2.2 Provide minimum desktop/server system technical specifications, available reference architectures, networking specifications and diagrams, and applicable systems configuration documentation for the proposed product solution.

1.2.3 Provide software that is compatible with the following minimum baseline:

Specifications Minimum Memory 4 GB

Hard Drive 100 GB

Processor Intel® Core™ i5-8365U Processor 8th Generation (up to 4.1GHz, 6MB cache) equivalent or better (Must show benchmark/passmark scores)

Video Graphics Integrated Intel HD Graphics 620 (1920x1080) equivalent or better Operating System Windows 10

Browser Environment Chrome, Edge, Edge Chromium

1.2.4 Provide software that is completely functional on a standard DoDEA desktop without the need or requirement for administrative-level user rights and/or permissions or the requirement to use or insert external media to execute the software.

1.2.5 Provide software that does not require modifications to folder permissions while executing.

1.2.6 Provide, if applicable, software packages that support unattended installation methods used by enterprise software packaging and deployment systems. Note: DoDEA currently distributes software packages via Microsoft’s System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM). Older 16-bit software are automatically denied.

1.3 Data Management Requirements—The Contractor shall:

1.3.1 Provide a mechanism for batch administration and automation of routine data management tasks via flat file import, or representational state transfer (REST) based web service application programming interfaces (APIs). The mechanism shall provision and manage data objects within the Contractor’s system, including but not limited to organizational structures, student accounts, staff accounts, courses, and class rosters.

1.3.2 Provide all necessary documentation and assets to facilitate batch administration and automation of routine data management tasks, including but not limited to roster template files (i.e., comma separated value templates); data element/field definitions documentation; data interchange formats and schemas (XML/JSON); and/or data dictionaries for the purpose of mapping organizational student information system (SIS) data to the Contractor’s required input formats.

1.3.3 Provide a single point of contact to support DoDEA in performing the required data integration activities within the Contractor’s system.

1.3.4 Configure DoDEA enterprise within its system and/or databases as the appropriate organizational entity (i.e., region, district, school) upon a request in writing from the contracting officer’s representative (COR). Note: DoDEA’s organization hierarchy consists of the following: one system, three regions, eight districts, 62 communities, and 160 schools, including the K-12 virtual school programs.

1.3.5 Participate in a technical meeting with DoDEA within ten business days after award for the purposes of preparing for onboarding of new services and initial configuration of administrator-level accounts.

1.3.6 Ensure the transfer of any Sensitive, Confidential data including but not limited to PII data be transferred in a secure means meeting any requirements set by DoDEA’s Chief Information Security Officer (CISO).

1.4 DoDEA Software License Keys: The Contractor shall provide (1) license keys and electronic downloads for software required under this Contract to the COR and (2) software directly to DoDEA schools, districts, or regions only if explicitly required to do so in the contract or in writing by the COR.

1.5 Cybersecurity Supporting Elements/Requirements and Scalability—The Contractor shall:

1.5.1 Comply with the same Federal law and DoD policies and guidance to which DoDEA is subject. These requirements include but are not limited to the cybersecurity requirements defined in the following documentation:

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DoD Directive (DoDD) 8500.01E, Information Assurance, be found at the following URL:

https://www.esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/Documents/DD/issuances/dodi/850001_2014.pdf.

DoD Security Technical Implementation Guidance (STIG), found at the following URL:

https://public.cyber.mil/stigs/downloads/.

DoD Risk Management Framework (DODRMF) per DoD Instruction 8510.01 found at https://www.esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/Documents/DD/issuances/dodi/851001p.pdf?ver=2019-02- 26-101520-3004.5.2.

1.5.2 Provide security patches/upgrades to include third-party applications in response to public-released security vulnerabilities associated with its software solution. Provide a POA&M for any security vulnerabilities within five business days of discovery. Software upgrades/patches shall be included in the licensing cost and be performed at the least disruptive times as determined by DoDEA in writing.

Note: Any exception to this requirement must be approved in advance and in writing by DoDEA’s Chief Information Officer (CIO) or designated official.

1.5.3 Protect DoDEA data against all cyberattacks, notifying DoDEA within 72 hours of an identified and confirmed intrusion.

1.5.4 Perform security incident investigations upon identification of an event or at the request of DoDEA.

1.5.5 Address all Information Assurance Vulnerability Messages (IAVM) within the defined timelines.

IAVM messages include IA Vulnerability Alerts (IAVA), IA Vulnerability Bulletins (IAVB), and Technical Advisories (TA).

1.5.6 User passwords must not be readable by anyone having access to the system.

1.5.7 Ensure any portion of its solution that involves Internet access by DoDEA students complies with the relevant requirements of the Children's Internet Protection Act, Public Law 106-554, § 1(a)(4) [Div. B, Title XVII, § 1701], Dec. 21, 2000, 114 Stat. 2763, 2763A-335. Note: If its solution does not involve Internet access by DoDEA students, please ensure the following are included:

1) Maintaining system security IAW the latest versions of the (1) DoD Cloud Computing Security

Requirements Guide, (2) Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), and (3) Protection of Pupil Rights Amendment (PPRA).

2) Providing a solution robust enough to serve the needs of a large community of learners dispersed across the world using a variety of bandwidths and scalable to meet future growth, both in terms of instruction and the number of users.

3) Ensuring Contractor staff who have access to DoDEA’s student, teacher and/or staff personally identifiable information take the DoD Privacy Act/Personally Identifiable Information (PA and PPI/PII) training before gaining access to the data and yearly thereafter. Provide copies of the certificates of completion to the COR which can be audited at any time by the CISO or his/her designee.

1.6 Program and System Integration—The Contractor’s solution shall:

1.6.1 Provide Single Sign-On (SSO) Capabilities / Platform which (1) integrates with an Industry Standard SSO login solution. (ClassLink, Google, Azure, etc.); (2) supports Oauth 2.0, Security Assertions Markup Language (SAML) for integration with Azure, or Google; and (3) authenticates using Azure Active Directory (AD) or Google AD. Authenticates using Azure Active Directory (AD) or Google AD.

1.6.2. Support industry-standard data rostering standards via ClassLink and standard data formats such as OneRoster.

1.6.3. Ensure that data storage, handling, and security meet the following minimum standards:

1) DoDEA’s information and data shall be secured in data center located in the United States.

2) The system, including its server(s) and network devices, shall be in an environmentally controlled and secure facility under controlled circumstances (e.g., authorized personnel access lists, ID cards, entry logs).

3) All Contractor personnel that have access or may potentially have access to DoDEA data in any form shall be US citizens, including any third-party penetration (PEN)/security testers.

4) All data transit shall be secured with Transport Layer Security (TLS) encryption.

5) All data at rest shall be secured with Advanced Encryption Standard (AES)-256 encryption.

1.6.4 Ensure that data integration includes the following:

1) Automated industry standard form of data integration using Representational State Transfer

Application Program Interface (RESTful API), Learning Tools Interoperability (LTI), or Secure File Transfer Protocol (SFTP) data sets (ClassLink, OneRoster, etc.).

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2) Encryption of DoDEA’s data at rest to include unique encryption keys for each customer on systems hosting multiple customers.

3) Notification of DoDEA in writing within 72 hours of any changes made to corporate policies for data protection.

4) Use of only masked student data in a non-production environment.

5) Integration scheduling that meets DoDEA’s required timeframes.

6) Provision of fully automated data uploads per Agency schedule(s) and Agency requirements.

7) Support of SFTP capabilities using a single set of login credentials.

8) Provision of a single data set of DoDEA information. Note: The Contractor’s solution shall support

DoDEA at all levels: school, community, district, region, and HQ.

9) Maintenance of a backup and restore plan for DoDEA data in the event of a disaster.

10) Provision of detailed feedback of what caused errors if an integration transmission results in errors.

1.6.5 System Features—The system shall:

1) Allow user accounts to be created automatically based on a file provided by DoDEA either nightly or on another pre-determined scheduled feed.

2) Allow DoDEA to be able to choose the format of user login identification, e.g., an email address, and be able to create manual accounts, if needed.

3) Require the user—for manually created accounts—to reset the password on the user’s initial login or, upon request, a password reset.

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