83310126Q0057_solicitation_Credit and Bank Training.pdf

Credit and Bank Training UNRESTRICTED – FULL AND OPEN – OPEN MARKET – FAR 13.5 Purchase Order

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REQUEST

FOR

QUOTATION

PROJECT:

NAICS Codes 611519 Banking schools (training in banking) and 611430 Professional and Management Development Training

PSC – U004 Education/Training- Scientific/Management

RFQ CLOSING

DUE DATE TIME:

August 31, 2026 (Monday) 5:00pm Eastern Time (ET)

SUBMIT TO:

Export Import Bank of the United States (EXIM)

SOLICITATION

NUMBER:

83310126Q0057

UNRESTRICTED – FULL AND OPEN – OPEN MARKET

*** SUBJECT TO THE AVAILABILITY OF FUNDING ***

Questions concerning this solicitation must be submitted no later than Friday, August 14, 2026, 5pm ET.

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Table of Contents Table of Contents

I. Section A – Standard Form (SF) 1449

A.1 SF 1449 SOLICITATION / CONTRACT / ORDER FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS

A.2 Definitions and Acronyms

A.3 NAICS CODE and PSC Assignments

A.4 Rough Order of Magnitude (ROM)

A.5 Purchase Order (PO) Estimate

A.6 Communications and Currency

A.7 52.216-1 Type of Contract

II. Section B – Continuation of SF 1449

B.1 SUBMISSION OF INVOICES (CONTINUATION OF BLOCK 18(b)

B.2 SCHEDULE OF SUPPLIES / SERVICES (CONTINUATION OF BLOCK 19-24)

B.3 GENERAL

B.3.1. CANCELLATION / TERMINATION POLICY

B.3.2. LABOR STANDARDS AND WORK HOURS

B.3.3. SAFETY REQUIREMENTS

B.3.4. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE (PoP)

B.3.5. PLACE OF PERFORMANCE – GENERAL

B.3.6. PLACE OF PERFORMANCE – OPERATIONAL CONTRACTORS

B.3.7. TRAVEL

B.4 STATEMENT OF REQUIREMENTS (SOR)

B.4.1 EXIM Mission

B.4.2 Scope and Objectives

B.4.3 Business Entities and Relations

B.5 INSURANCE

B.6 COOPERATION

B.7 KEY PERSONNEL

B.8.1.1 SECURITY AND CLEARANCE REQUIREMENTS

B.9.1. COMPLIANCE WITH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SECURITY POLICES, PROCEDURES, AND

REQUIREMENTS

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III. Section C – Contract [Purchase Order (PO)] Clauses

C.1.1 PROVISIONS AND CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (IBR) IAW FAR 52.102

C.1.2 PROVISIONS AND CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (IBR) IAW FAR 52.102

C.2 PROVISIONS AND CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY FULL TEXT AND IBR

52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Products and Commercial Services

52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions—Commercial Products and Commercial Services

52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders— Commercial Products and Commercial Services

52.216-27 Single or Multiple Awards

52.217-8 Option to Extend Services

52.217-9 Option to Extend the Term of the Contract

52.232-18 Availability of Funds

52.252-1 Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference

52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference

52.252-4 Alterations in Contract

IV. Section D – Contract Exhibits

D.1 EXHIBIT 1-PAST PERFORMANCE QUESTIONNAIRE

V. Section E – Solicitation Provisions

E.1 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors—Commercial Products and Commercial Services

E.2 ADDENDUM TO 52.212-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS-COMMERCIAL ITEMS

E.3 52.212-2 Evaluation—Commercial Products and Commercial Services

I. Section A – Standard Form (SF) 1449

A.1 SF 1449 SOLICITATION / CONTRACT / ORDER FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS

Offerors wishing to compete for a Purchase Order (PO) shall respond by due / closing date. Reference 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors—Commercial Products and Commercial Service for submission instructions.

A.2 Definitions and Acronyms Commercial Service Services of a type offered and sold competitively in substantial quantities in the commercial marketplace based on established catalog or market prices for specific tasks performed or specific outcomes to be achieved and under standard commercial terms and conditions.

Past Performance Past performance means an offeror’s or contractor’s performance on active and physically completed contracts (see 4.804-4). For reference and further definition see, https://www.acquisition.gov/far/12.206?searchTerms=past performance 12.206 Use of past performance, and Subpart 42.15 - Contractor Performance Information.

https://www.acquisition.gov/far/part-4#FAR_4_804_4 https://www.acquisition.gov/far/12.206?searchTerms=past%20performance https://www.acquisition.gov/far/12.206?searchTerms=past%20performance https://www.acquisition.gov/far/subpart-42.15?searchTerms=past%20performance

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A.2 Definitions and Acronyms NAICS Code North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is a standard used by Federal statistical agencies in classifying business establishments for the purpose of collecting, analyzing, and publishing statistical data related to the US business economy performed by the US Census Bureau.

PSC Manual Product and Service Code (PSC) Manual provide codes to describe products, services, and research and development (R&D) purchased by the federal government. These codes indicate “WHAT” was bought for each procurement action and reported and tracked in the Federal Procurement Data System (FPDS).

SBA US Small Business Administration (SBA) helps Americans start, build, and grow businesses. Through an extensive network of field offices and partnerships, the SBA assists and protects the interests of small business concerns.

SBA sets the SBA Size Standards within the published Table of size standards per the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code.

FAR 52.219-1 Small Business Program designations is determined by the definitions per 13 CFR, FAR 19, and this FAR clause. With the exceptions of SBA certification, the socioeconomic designations are self-certified by the company(ies) based on definitions per mentioned regulations.

13 CFR 121: https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-13/chapter-I/part-121 FAR 19: https://www.acquisition.gov/far/part-19 FAR 52.219-1: https://www.acquisition.gov/far/52.219-1 SBA Table of Size Standards: https://www.sba.gov/document/support-table-size-standards

Prime Contractor Per the Small Business Administration's (SBA's) definition of Prime Contracting found at, https://www.sba.gov/federal-contracting/contracting-guide/prime-subcontracting#section-header-0

"Prime contractors work directly with the government. They manage any subcontractors and are responsible for ensuring that the work is completed as defined in the contract. To become a prime contractor, you must first register your business with the System for Award Management (SAM). []"

Business Entity(ies) For this solicitation, the recognized legal business entities include:

1) Prime contractor * (A single awardee contract holder. A small business prime must perform at least 50 percent of the value of the work to meet the limitations on subcontracting requirements.)

Prime contractors must receive approval from the Contracting Officer (CO) before subcontracting.

This approval is necessary to ensure that the subcontracting process adheres to the government's policies and procedures. The CO reviews the subcontracting plan to ensure it meets the requirements set forth in the FAR and other relevant regulations.^

2) Subcontractor * (A subcontractor carries out work for a company as part of a larger project and does not have privity of contract with the federal government.)

3) Joint-Venture (JV) ^ (A JV is considered a new legal entity that requires approval by the Small Business Administration (SBA), a separate federal identification number, and a new SAM user account.)

* Legal business entity with an assigned TIN/EIN and must have an assigned Unique Entity Identification (UEI) Number from SAM.gov.

Not a legal business entity: A consortium, a combination of businesses, financial institutions, or investors, or cooperative arrangement, for the purpose of engaging in a joint venture^.

^ Joint venture referenced in this general definition is not the same as a government approved JV.

CONUS Continental United States (CONUS) OCONUS Outside Contiguous United States (OCONUS) only includes Alaska, Hawaii, US territories, and US possessions outside the contiguous 48 United States of America.

Foreign (overseas) For the purpose of this solicitation requirements, foreign means a place or country situated outside both the

Continental United States (CONUS) and Outside Contiguous United States (OCONUS).

Travel Regulations FAR 31.205-46 Travel costs

CONUS – General Services Administration (GSA) OCONUS – Department of Defense (DoD) Foreign (overseas) – Department of State (State)

TDY Temporary Duty (TDY) may include CONUS, OCONUS, or foreign travel. For the purpose of this solicitation (if travel is authorized), TDY is identified as 50 miles or 80.47 kilometers from the official location / duty station of the contractor’s facilities.

COR Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) has specific written delegated authority from the contracting officer to perform approved tasks.

https://www.census.gov/naics/ https://www.census.gov/naics/ https://www.acquisition.gov/psc-manual https://www.acquisition.gov/psc-manual https://www.sba.gov/federal-contracting/contracting-guide/size-standards https://www.sba.gov/document/support-table-size-standards https://www.census.gov/naics/ https://www.gsa.gov/small-business/register-your-business/subcontracting-and-other-partnerships https://www.sba.gov/federal-contracting/contracting-guide/types-contracts#section-header-12 https://www.sba.gov/federal-contracting/contracting-guide/types-contracts#section-header-12 https://www.gsa.gov/travel/plan-book/per-diem-rates https://www.defensetravel.dod.mil/site/perdiemCalc.cfm https://aoprals.state.gov/web920/per_diem.asp

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A.2 Definitions and Acronyms The COR serves as a technical liaison between EXIM and the Contractor with respect to the Purchase Order (PO). The COR also performs contract administration duties as directed by the Contracting Officer. The COR is also responsible for the acceptance of all deliverables for the PO specified herein, and such other responsibilities as may be specified in the PO. The COR assists the Contracting Officer in the administration of the contract.

The COR is not authorized to make any commitments or otherwise obligate EXIM or authorize any changes, which affect the Purchase Order (PO) pricing, terms, or conditions, or of any Purchase Order (PO) issued thereunder. Any requests for changes by the Contractor shall be submitted to the Contracting Officer directly or through the COR. No such changes shall be made to the PO without the express prior authorization of the Contracting Officer.

CO Contracting Officer (CO or KO) is a government employee empowered to bind the US Federal Government to the terms of a federal contract for the procurement of goods and/or services.

Contracting Officer's Authority - The Contracting Officer is the only person authorized to make or approve any changes in any of the requirements of this Purchase Order (PO) and, notwithstanding any provisions contained elsewhere in this contract, the said authority remains solely in the Contracting Officer. In the event the contractor makes any changes at the direction of any person other than the Contracting Officer, the change will be considered to have been made without authority and the contractor will be operating at its own risk of being compensated for the changed work. No adjustment will be made in the contract terms and conditions, including price, on the basis of any unauthorized change. Only the Contracting Officer has the authority to:

(1) authorize any changes in the performance work statement;

(2) modify or extend the period of performance;

(3) change the delivery schedule,

(4) authorize reimbursement to the Contractor for any costs incurred during the performance of this Purchase Order (PO); or

(5) otherwise change any terms and conditions of this Purchase Order (PO) issued thereunder.

Communications pertaining to PO contract administration matters shall be addressed to the Contracting Officer. No changes in or deviation from the scope of the work shall be affected without a supplemental agreement (PO modification) executed by the Contracting Officer authorizing such changes.

Subject Matter Expert

(SME)

Various SMEs may be assigned to this PO. SMEs serve as oversight to work on the day-to-day activities within the scope of the order and will provide technical directions to the Contractor on the timing and manner in which services are to be performed and will provide technical review and recommendations to the COR for final acceptance of work products and deliverables.

Government Roles and Responsibilities

Primary Points of Contact (POC) for the Government on matters regarding contract administration as well as other administrative information will be identified at time of award and for each order. The Government reserves the right to unilaterally change any of these individual assignments at any time.

Limitation of Authority Questions regarding this Purchase Order (PO) shall be addressed to the Contracting Officer identified in the order. No written or oral statement of the COR or the SMEs or Project Managers or any other person shall serve as a basis for modification of the terms of the PO, unless confirmed in writing by the appropriate CO.

If the COR, the EXIM Project Attorney, or any other EXIM employee requests the Contractor to provide services which are outside the scope of the PO, the Contractor should promptly advise the Contracting Officer immediately of the requested change, preferably in writing if time permits. The Contractor understands that providing services at the request of a person other than the Contracting Officer, to include services that are outside of the scope of the PO issued thereunder, will result in nonpayment for those services unless the Contracting Officer ratifies the change request.

RFQ Request for Quotation (RFQ) is a business document that announces a project, describes it, and solicits offers / proposals from qualified contractors to compete.

Purchase Order (PO) PO when issued by the Government, means an offer by the Government to buy supplies or services, including construction and research and development, upon specified terms and conditions, using simplified acquisition procedures.

Best Value Best value means the expected outcome of an acquisition that, in the Government's estimation, provides the greatest overall benefit in response to the requirement.

Time-and-Material (T&M)

T&M must have fixed labor hour rates. The contract shall specify separate fixed labor hour rates that include wages, overhead, general and administrative expenses, and profit for each category of labor.

Time-and-Materials Contracts include:

Direct materials that are used or consumed directly in connection with the furnishing of the end product or service.

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A.2 Definitions and Acronyms Hourly rate means the rate(s) prescribed in the contract for payment for labor that meets the labor category qualifications of a labor category specified in the contract that are-

(1) Performed by the contractor;

(2) Performed by the subcontractors; or

(3) Transferred between divisions, subsidiaries, or affiliates of the contractor under a common control.

Materials means-

(1) Direct materials, including supplies transferred between divisions, subsidiaries, or affiliates of the contractor under a common control;

(2) Subcontracts for supplies and incidental services for which there is not a labor category specified in the contract;

(3) Other direct costs (e.g., incidental services for which there is not a labor category specified in the contract, travel, computer usage charges, etc.); and

(4) Applicable indirect costs.

A time-and-materials contract provides for acquiring supplies or services on the basis of-

(1) Direct labor hours at specified fixed hourly rates that include wages, overhead, general and administrative expenses, and profit; and

(2) Actual cost for materials (except as provided for in 31.205-26(e) and (f)).

Labor-Hour (LH) Labor-hour contract is a variation of the time-and-materials contract, differing only in that materials are not supplied by the contractor.

Level-of-Effort (LoE) Required level of effort may be identified and agreed upon in advance for a specific order. As applicable for a specific order, the contractor is to provide a specified level of effort, over a stated period of time, on work that can be stated only in general terms; and the government is to pay the contractor a fixed dollar amount.

Payment is based on the effort expended rather than on the results achieved.

ODCs Other Direct Costs (ODCs) are costs not previously identified as direct material cost, direct labor cost, or indirect cost e.g., incidental services for which there is not a labor category specified in the contract, computer usage charges etc.

Indirect Costs An indirect cost is any cost not directly identified with a single, final cost objective, but identified with two or more final cost objectives or an intermediate cost objective. It is not subject to treatment as a direct cost

Order of Precedence In acquiring commercial products or commercial services, the requirements of part 12 apply subject to the order of precedence provided at 12.102(c).

FCA False Claims Act (FCA), 31 U.S.C. §§ 3729 - 3733, [] provides for any person who knowingly submit[s] false claims to the government [is] liable for treble damages plus a penalty that is linked to inflation.

A.3 NAICS CODE and PSC Assignments

Preponderance NAICS Code and PSC Assignment:

• 611519 Banking schools (training in banking) [preponderance NAICS Code] o $21M SBA Table of Small Business Size Standard per NAICS Codes

• 611430 Professional and Management Development Training o $15M SBA Table sof Small Business Size Standard per NAICS Codes

• PSC – U004 Education/Training- Scientific/Management

Reference Section B.4 of this solicitation for additional information.

A.4 Rough Order of Magnitude (ROM)

~$100k to ~$200k per year

NOTE: There is no incumbent contract or contractor nor historical data for this requirement.

A.5 Purchase Order (PO) Estimate

Maximum aggregate value for this requirement may not be greater than the FAR 13.5 simplified acquisition threshold, including options.

https://www.acquisition.gov/far/part-31#FAR_31_205_26 https://www.acquisition.gov/far/part-12#FAR_Part_12 https://www.acquisition.gov/far/subpart-12.1#FAR_12_102 https://www.justice.gov/civil/false-claims-act https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CFR-2018-title28-vol2/xml/CFR-2018-title28-vol2-sec85-5.xml

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A.6 Communications and Currency

All communications oral, written or electronic, offer or proposal, and/or other in response to this solicitation shall be in the English language. Offers or other communications received in other than the English language shall be rejected without evaluation or consideration.

All monetary values proposed and accepted shall be in United States Dollars (USD). Monetary values not in USD shall be rejected without evaluation or consideration.

A.7 52.216-1 Type of Contract.

As a Purchase Order (PO) per the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) Part 13.5 and 12, this acquisition will be treated as an acquisition of commercial products or commercial services. The contract format is generally IAW FAR 12.303, Contract Format for Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services.

This procurement is for Commercial Services, UNRESTRICTIVE as an Open Market requirement, to be awarded as a Purchase Order (PO) predominantly Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP).

(End of provision)

IAW FAR 12.214, the resulting contract is exempt from 48 CFR § 9903.201-1 - CAS applicability, Cost Accounting Standards (CAS). However, the CAS standards/definitions/procedures for travel expenses are made applicable to this contract and each order issued thereunder, as a matter of contract administration.

II. Section B – Continuation of SF 1449 B.1 SUBMISSION OF INVOICES (CONTINUATION OF BLOCK 18(b) Offeror / contractor must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) https://www.sam.gov.

Invoicing instructions below will be provided upon receipt of an award.

Domestic – US Companies IPP Invoice Instructions o http://www.ipp.gov/vendors/index.htm EXIM needs one email for person to have access to IPP.

SUPPLEMENTAL INVOICE INSTRUCTIONS: Invoices must clearly identify Calendar Year of Training Course, Training Course Name(s), individuals which travelled for Instructor-Led Training (ILT). Date Deliverables were sent and to whom Deliverables were sent.

B.2 SCHEDULE OF SUPPLIES / SERVICES (CONTINUATION OF BLOCK 19-24)

For this Purchase Order (PO), proposed pricing shall be in United States Dollars (USD) and rounded to the nearest whole cent.

In the event that the contractor includes in its invoicing expenses incurred in foreign currency, the contractor must provide a citation to a commercially accepted currency conversion website that it used to convert the foreign currency amount to US Dollars. The date of the conversion shall be either the date that the expense was incurred, or the date that the contractor paid the provider/supplier.

http://www.ipp.gov/vendors/index.htm

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Contractor is to provide labor categories, labor pools, labor mix, key personnel, or as otherwise defined to meet Purchase Order (PO) requirements.

B.3 GENERAL

B.3.1. CANCELLATION / TERMINATION POLICY

The US Government may terminate this Purchase Order (PO) or a period of performance, for any reason, before or after the commencement of any work. The US Government shall be liable for costs of a Termination for Convenience or Cause, as the case may be, IAW FAR 52.212-4. There is no required minimum guarantee for this Purchase Order (PO).

Either party may cancel this Purchase Order (PO) in whole or in part by providing written notice. The cancellation will take effect 30 business days after the notice of cancellation.

B.3.2. LABOR STANDARDS AND WORK HOURS

All work performed by the prime contractor and each of its subcontractors/suppliers shall be performed in accordance with commercial business practices and regulated labor standards prevailing in the jurisdiction where the services are being performed. The contractor is responsible for ensuring that all such practices and labor standards are enforced and followed and agrees to hold harmless and indemnify the US Government for any violation of same.

The contractor shall have a 48-hour response time, from the time of notification from the government to begin services unless another timeframe is agreed to by the COR. Commencement of travel and/or arranging for subcontractor performance in a domestic or foreign jurisdiction may constitute commencement of performance by the contractor.

B.3.3. SAFETY REQUIREMENTS

Reference FAR 52.212-4(q) and (r): the contractor shall comply with the US Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA) safety and health regulations and other such regulations applicable to the sites of the contractor’s performance of services, whether issued by a State within the US, or a foreign jurisdiction.

B.3.4. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE (PoP) The period of performance for the Purchase Order (PO) resulting from this solicitation will be up to five

(5) years which may be extended up to six (6) months per clause 52.217-8.

In accordance with (IAW) FAR 17.204(d), the period during which an option period may be exercised may extend beyond the contract completion date for service contracts. This is necessary for situations when exercise of the option would result in the obligation of funds that are not available in the fiscal year in which the contract would otherwise be completed due to government funding lapses or government shutdown. The option exercised period will be extended to 60 days after the funding lapse or the shutdown has ended, and the agency has received appropriation.

IAW FAR 52.232-18 Availability of Funding and 52.232-19 Availability of Funds for the Next Fiscal Year, may be included at the Purchase Order (PO) option periods under circumstances as described in FAR 32.706-1(a) and (b).

B.3.5. PLACE OF PERFORMANCE – GENERAL

The primary place of performance will be the location identified by each event location.

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The contractor’s facilities may be located within CONUS, OCUNUS, or Foreign (overseas) areas. The contractor shall furnish all labor, materials, supervision, equipment, transportation necessary to conduct / document, or other to successfully complete performance of each order.

B.3.6. PLACE OF PERFORMANCE – OPERATIONAL CONTRACTORS

The primary place of performance will be the event location. Operational contractors requiring access to EXIM facilities and/or IT systems shall comply with EXIM’s facilities and IT policies and requirements.

Reference B.9.1.1 COMPLIANCE WITH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SECURITY POLICES, PROCEDURES, AND REQUIREMENTS for detail.

B.3.7. TRAVEL

Travel shall be included in the Instructor-Led Training (ILT) Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) CLINs.

B.4 STATEMENT OF REQUIREMENTS (SOR)

B.4.1 EXIM Mission In meeting EXIM’s vital mission to support American job creation, prosperity, and security through exporting, this requirement supports EXIM.

EXIM is an independent federal agency that helps create and maintain U.S. jobs by filling gaps in private export financing at no cost to American taxpayers. EXIM provides a variety of financing mechanisms, including working capital guarantees, export-credit insurance and financing to help foreign buyers purchase U.S. goods and services. More information may be obtained here: https://www.exim.gov/

EXIM’s mission is achieved by EXIM facilitating the export of U.S. goods and services through its direct loan, loan guarantee, and credit insurance programs.

EXIM’s charter requires that all authorized transactions demonstrate a reasonable assurance of repayment, which requires a thorough analysis and assessment of the credit risk associated with each transaction. Many EXIM personnel play critical roles in executing EXIM’s mission to have personnel highly capable of analyzing and assessing credit risks. Regardless of their personnel roles within EXIM or familiarity with credit analysis, it is expected that a wide range of EXIM personnel could benefit from some degree of credit training.

B.4.2 Scope and Objectives

EXIM seeks a Commercial Off-the-Shelf (COTS) credit training program. The complete curriculum of credit training topics to cover, 1st Priority 2nd Priority 3rd Priority

• Credit Risk & Financial Analysis

• Risk Management & Credit Risk

Certifications

• Advanced Institutional Credit

Analysis

• Trade Finance & Export Credit

• International Banking & Credit

Training

• Development Finance &

International Financial Institutions

• Commercial Lending & Credit Analysis

• Treasury & Banking Operations https://www.exim.gov/

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The above and below are not exhaustive.

Requirements Description of Requirement

A. eLearning * 100 – 150 annual licenses [self-paced]

All modules must identify which are eLearning and ILT or both.

Estimated time needed to complete each eLearning module. Outcome is to deliver the entire sequence of ILT modules within six months, allowing the entire sequence to be delivered twice per year during one (1) year* of contractor performance.

* EXIM intends to allow as many employees to complete the full sequence of ILT modules as possible. EXIM may create cohorts who would complete the sequence together. If cohorts are created and since the entire sequence of ILT modules is intended to be delivered within a six-month period, two cohorts could complete the entire curriculum per year.

They must also articulate the sequencing of eLearning and/or ILT modules, as needed. This will help EXIM understand how the curriculum provides a logical progression of knowledge gain and identify prerequisites including blended learning opportunities.

The vendor shall ship any required hard copy materials to the training site no less than ten days prior to the start of each ILT module. Soft copy materials – or digital materials – shall be delivered electronically no less than 1 to 2 weeks prior to the start of each ILT module to the COR to disseminate to participants. The COR will be the Point of Contact for receiving any materials.

B. Instructor-Led Training (ILT) **

15 – 25 participant group size

4 sessions in 1-year of in-person @ EXIM DC Headquarters to start at ~9:00AM and end at ~4:30PM

Instructors must maintain class attendance records for the AM and PM sessions and provide attendance records and copies of the after-course evaluations to the Contracting Officer Representative (COR) at the end of each ILT module.

C. Case Study(ies) Availability of tailoring with one (1) EXIM case study ILT towards EXIM’s specific training requirements is available per discussion with the EXIM COR and SMEs.

EXIM personnel must be able to review the vendor’s existing courseware to identify what, if any, modifications would be requested.

D. Certificate for Continuous Learning Credits (CLCs) and Continuing Professional Education (CPE)

Contractor to identify if learning is tracked and documented by number of training hours, which a certificate of completion to be provided to each learner for each course.

Certificates must be industry recognized.

THIS MUST CLEARLY BE ADDRESSED BY THE OFFEROR WITHIN THEIR QUOTATION / PROPOSAL.

E. NASBA

Accreditation and Contractor Qualifications

The contractor must provide EXIM with instructors who have proven experience in delivering credit training in corporate lending.

THIS MUST CLEARLY BE ADDRESSED BY THE OFFEROR WITHIN THEIR QUOTATION / PROPOSAL.

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F. Course Evaluations and Outcomes

Contractor is to provide and share post-instruction evaluations to assess the effectiveness of the training. It is expected that the instructor will collect feedback at the end of each training module. However, the EXIM will also seek ways to evaluate the training once participants have applied what was learned on the job (such as a Kirkpatrick Level 3 evaluation). Contractors are encouraged to provide solutions that could support follow-on evaluations, if available. Each course is to measure the level of confidence the students gained with the module’s material.

THIS MUST CLEARLY BE ADDRESSED BY THE OFFEROR WITHIN THEIR QUOTATION / PROPOSAL.

* A. eLearning: Participants for the eLearning will include personnel from a variety of backgrounds and job series, most of whom may not perform credit analyses or assessments as part of their jobs. Nevertheless, a wide range of EXIM employees could benefit from gaining or enhancing their fundamental knowledge of Financial Accounting, Commercial Credit, Advanced Cash Flow Analysis, Minimizing Problem Loans, and Credit Reasoning.

EXIM employees will only require access to the eLearning modules relevant to Credit Training. They will not require access to the vendor’s full catalogue of course offerings.

** B. ILT (Instructor-Led Training): The primary audience for the ILTs will be EXIM loan officer personnel from entry to journeyman level of credit understanding. However, any personnel from EXIM may also attend ILT modules as seats are available.

To minimize time away from work, each ILT module can be no more than four (4) days long.

In the spirit of utilizing and consolidating procurements, if an interest in this procurement vehicle is identified by another agency, EXIM will process 7600A and 7600B in collaboration with that agency and negotiate an EXIM administrative fee to achieve taxpayer savings and cut waste through the reduction of significant administrative effort within the government.

B.4.3 Business Entities and Relations Only an offer from a legal business entity will be reviewed. Reference A.2 Definitions and Acronyms.

B.5 INSURANCE

The contractor will at all times maintain commercial insurance in amounts and for risks commensurate with industry practices. The contractor shall require that its insurer provide EXIM a certificate of insurance; to notify EXIM in the event of expiration / cancellation / termination of the policy, and or any substantive changes to the terms of the policy; and to notify EXIM upon presentation of claims against such policy in amounts that would significantly reduce the amount of coverage available in the event of a claim by EXIM.

B.6 COOPERATION

The contractor will be required to cooperate with any other firms or individuals such as other contractors of EXIM as directed by EXIM.

The contractor shall provide a Point of Contact(s) (POC(s)), telephone number(s), and emails for necessary communication for each award.

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B.7 KEY PERSONNEL

If applicable, the contractor shall identify, in each Purchase Order (PO), the personnel proposed to perform under that order. It is within the sole purview of the Contractor to determine the requisite number of personnel to perform the requirements of the Contract. These individuals must meet the professional and technical standards established by industry. Key Personnel are considered essential to the successful performance of the contract and must possess the requisite qualifications, experience, and subject matter expertise relevant to this Purchase Order (PO).

The contractor shall clearly designate each Key Personnel by name, title, and role, and provide a summary of their qualifications and responsibilities. Requests for substitution must include a justification and the qualifications of the proposed replacement, who must be of equal or superior qualifications.

The contractor retains discretion to determine the appropriate number of personnel necessary to fulfill the requirements of each Purchase Order (PO). However, the contractor remains fully responsible for ensuring that staffing levels and personnel qualifications are sufficient to meet all performance objectives and timelines.

Exclusivity of Effort (as applicable for operational contractors): At all times that contractor personnel are engaged in performing contract requirements, the contractor personnel may not engage in the performance of any other contract or personal requirements, whether the contract is compensated on a Firm Fixed Price, hour or Time and materials basis. Contractor personnel must not use any item of GFP/GFE for anything other than performing the contract requirements. For example, if contractor personnel are engaged to perform an IT helpdesk function under the instant contract, the contractor personnel may not engage in work under a different contract at the same time that the said contractor personnel are engaged in the IT helpdesk function under the instant contract.

Time theft (as applicable for operational contractors) is when contractor personnel multi-task during the hours which a federal government contract pays that do not contribute to the contract results whether this is during VDI time or while sitting in EXIM facilities using GFP/GFE. Hours paid for by the government shall be utilized for contract performance for which results are paid.

For operational contractors, the CO, COR, and/or SME will make observations of Contractor work and monitor for timeliness, availability, and responsiveness. This includes readily available and organized files upon completion of each deliverable.

Contractor Staff Vetting and Management: Contractor is to provide the highest level of contractor staff vetting prior to submitting resumes for acceptance and work under this Purchase Order (PO). Contractor shall maintain the highest standard in managing staff and workload expectations to meet all results required this Purchase Order (PO). Lack of one or both of these by the contractor shall initiate removal of the contractor staff individuals without burden of proof on the government.

Notification: When key personnel resign, are reassigned, or are terminated, the contractor shall notify EXIM in a timely manner and suggest a replacement, following a prescribed replacement process that culminates in prior approval of the contracting officer. The replacement key personnel member shall possess experience and qualifications that are equal to or greater than the person being replaced.

Transition: The contractor shall provide for an orderly and comprehensive transition of knowledge, access, and security from the outgoing key personnel to the incoming key personnel, such that the contractor’s performance of the requirements of the Purchase Order (PO) is not denigrated by the key

FAR 13.5 Purchase Order Solicitation # - 83310126Q0057 personnel turn-over. The contractor shall ensure that both physical and virtual access is prevented in all cases.

Replacement Process: A more detailed process may be agreed upon after the contract has been awarded, but, at a minimum, the key personnel turn-over process shall include the following elements:

• timely notification to EXIM of the pending turn-over,

• transition planning coordinated with US Government staff,

• revocation of physical and virtual access granted to the outgoing personnel,

• retrieve all passes and identification items from any outgoing personnel upon termination of employment or just prior to agreed employment expiration,

• written assessment by the contractor of any experience and education required for the position by the contract and a comparison of how the proposed replacement meets the requirements,

• timely appointment of the incoming key personnel to be approved by the contracting officer, and

• rework of any work product to be delivered to EXIM, without charge to EXIM, when either EXIM or the contractor have reason to believe of deficiencies in the work product due to− o fraud, lack of good faith, or willful misconduct on the part of any contractor personnel;

or o conduct of an employee after management has reasonable grounds to believe an employee is habitually careless or unqualified.

EXIM would define "conduct of an employee after management has reasonable grounds to believe an employee is habitually careless or unqualified" as an individual that does not meet the task qualifications specified in the contract whereby work must be reworked on more than three (3) occasions within one (1) year.

Point of Contact(s): The contractor shall identify to the COR primary and secondary POC(s), and provide the telephone number(s), and emails for necessary communication with the POC(s) assigned for each order.

B.8.1.1 SECURITY AND CLEARANCE REQUIREMENTS

As may be determined applicable, the contractor shall ensure that its personnel and subcontractors obtain and maintain the required security clearances / approvals needed to perform any Purchase Order (PO) assignment(s) or able to obtain additional security requirements needed for any specific Purchase Order (PO).

SECURITY CLEARANCE INITIALLY REQUIRED: No clearance identified at this time. A clearance or a Public Trust suitability check may be determined applicable at a later date.

Initiating Security Office: EXIM Security, Office of Enterprise Services (OES), Office of the Chief Operating Officer (COO).

B.8.1.2 US Government personnel may be required to escort the contractor personnel to locations in restricted areas. Contractor shall provide notice to the COR immediately upon learning of any such requirement.

B.8.1.3 Contractor employees are prohibited from possessing weapons, firearms, or ammunition, on themselves or within their contractor owned or privately-owned vehicle while on US Federal Government property.

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B.8.1.4 Contractor shall be responsible for properly protecting all information used, gathered, or developed as a result of this contract. Contractor shall implement procedures that ensure appropriate administrative, technical, and physical safeguards are established for the security and confidentiality of US Government information, data, and/or equipment and/or as developed by the contractor during contract performance.

The contractor’s procedures with respect to access to / safeguarding / use of government information / records / data shall be consistent with then current US Government law and regulation in general, and the OMB Circular A-130 Management of Federal Information Resources in particular.

In addition, during all activities and operations on government premises, the contractor shall comply with the policies, rules, procedures, and regulations governing the conduct of personnel upon or within government facilities, and or the protection of government information / records / data as are in general effect and or promulgated locally by EXIM, written or oral. All documents and information in contractor’s possession pertaining to government network vulnerabilities, security policy, operational procedures or related functions shall be maintained by the contractor under absolute accountability and relinquished to the COR upon completion of the contract.

• Sensitive Information Storage and Disclosure "Controlled Unclassified Information" (CUI) as the single, categorical designation henceforth throughout the executive branch for all information within the scope of that definition, which includes most information heretofore referred to as "Sensitive But Unclassified" (SBU) in the Information Sharing Environment (ISE), and establishes a corresponding new CUI Framework for designating, marking, safeguarding, and disseminating information designated as CUI.

Contractor access to and or use of Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) information, records, data, and/or equipment will be allowed only to authorized personnel on a Need-To- Know basis. The contractor shall ensure that appropriate administrative, technical, and physical safeguards are established to ensure the security and confidentiality of this information, records, data, and/or equipment is properly protected. When no longer required, this information, records, data, and/or equipment will be returned to government control;

destroyed; or held until otherwise directed by government authorities. Destruction of items shall be accomplished by tearing into small parts; burning; shredding or any other method that precludes the reconstruction of the material, consistent with 32 C.F.R. § 2002, Executive Order 13556 -- Controlled Unclassified Information, and the US National Archives website here:

https://www.archives.gov/cui

• Protection of Information All information about the EXIM networks and/or the security posture of any EXIM information asset gathered or created under this contract, is considered CUI information. It is anticipated that this information will be gathered, created, and stored within the primary US Government work location. If the contractor personnel must remove any information from the primary work area, they should protect it to the same extent they would their proprietary data and/or company trade secrets. If the contractor must remove any materials from the primary work location prior approval must be obtained from the COR.

• Security and Privacy https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CFR-2017-title32-vol6/pdf/CFR-2017-title32-vol6-part2002.pdf https://www.archives.gov/cui

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Contractor’s use of any information that is subject to the Privacy Act will conform in all respects to the regulations governing access to and use of Privacy Act Information. Contractor shall not release any such information to any 3rd party unless compelled to do so by law enforcement or court order. This is of particular importance for collection services contractors.

• Security Classification

The deliverables required under this contract will be prepared and submitted using a CUI information security level unless otherwise stated, in writing, by the COR. The CUI marking(s) shall be obvious on each page of a document or e-document deliverable. Work products will contain a header or other watermark of proper classification marking(s) as the case may be.

Reference the National Archives, Classified National Security Information (CNSI) Guidance, From the Information Security Oversight Office (ISOO) located here:

https://www.archives.gov/guidance/classified-info-guidance

• Data Rights

The US Government is granted unlimited rights to all programs/documents/materials first produced under this Purchase Order (PO) by the contractor. All documents and materials, to include the source codes of any software, first produced under this Purchase Order (PO) shall be government owned and are the property of the US Government with all rights and privileges of ownership/copyright belonging exclusively to the US Government. These documents and materials may not be used or sold by the contractor without written permission from the contracting officer. All materials supplied to the government shall be the sole property of the government and may not be used for any other purpose. Contractors may use such government property for the performance of this Purchase Order (PO) and for no other purpose, except as may be provided in this Purchase Order (PO). This right does not abrogate any other government rights.

• Disposition of Information Contractor is to receive in writing from the Contracting Officer regarding the disposition of any data shared, generated, or stored in performance of this contract.

• Confidentiality and Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) The contractor may have to access to proprietary information of commercial entities or other 3rd parties or government information. All contractor employees handling information under this contract WILL be required to sign Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDA) and Conflict of Interest (COI) statements as a condition of access to such proprietary information. An NDA may be required of the contractor, executed by an officer of the contractor, and by each of contractor’s personnel and subcontractor personnel requiring access to such information in order to perform the requirements of a given order. The preliminary and final deliverables and all associated working papers, and other material deemed relevant by the agency, generated by the contractor in the performance of an order are the property of the US Government. Contractor is authorized to retain a copy of all such work product for internal record keeping purposes but shall not reproduce or otherwise share with 3rd parties any such government property without the express written approval to do so from the COR. When no longer required, this information, data, and/or equipment in the contractor’s possession will be returned to government control.

https://www.archives.gov/guidance/classified-info-guidance

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• Ethical Constraints for Contractors Working @ EXIM and former EXIM employees working for Contractor

As applicable, Ethical and Legal Constraints for former EXIM employee or not:

1. Memoranda for Board or IDA approval cannot speak for EXIM.

2. On the cover sheet for a Board-level memorandum, which is initialed by the loan officer, attorney, engineer, VP and CFO, next to Contractor’s name must be “(Contractor”) to make it clear that she is a contractor.

3. On the cover sheet for IDA-level memorandum, which is initialed by the loan officer and VP, we will do the same.

4. All contractors must include something in their signature block for emails indicating that they are a contractor. Below is what EXIM requires contractors to have as part of their signature block.

NOTICE: Be advised that I support the Office of Contract Services (OCS), I am not a government employee, and I cannot commit the Government in any way. Any negotiations, commitments/obligations or tasks will come from a federal government employee.

5. The most obvious ethical restrictions for former EXIM employees would be the Post-

Employment Conflict of Interest Restrictions (18 USC 207 and its implementing regulations at 5 CFR 2641). The scope and duration of any post-government restrictions will depend on the employee’s role and involvement and is a fact-intensive determination. Most notable would be the position, duties, and pay grade of the former employee.

6. However, the basic rules can be summarized as follows, EXIM former employees who become contractors are restricted from:

a. Knowingly making, with the intent to influence, any communication to, or appearance before EXIM on behalf of anyone other than the USG on a ‘particular matter involving specific parties in which they participated personally and substantially while in government.’ 18 USC 207(a)(1)

b. Knowingly making, with intent to influence, any communication to, or appearance before EXIM on a particular matter involving specific parties they know or should know was pending under their official responsibility during the last year of government service. 18 USC 207(a)(2)

The restriction under the first is a permanent ban that does not expire while the second expires after two years since departure from EXIM. All the italicized terms are defined in the regulations. The purpose of the rule is to prevent an unfair advantage or appearance of unfair advantage from prior government employment

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7. EXIM Ethics Office is happy to provide details and/or analyze former employees on a case-by-case basis. Note that former employees can request opinions from their former agency on the applicability of these ethics' rules to their situation (5 CFR 2641.105).

• Organizational Conflict of Interest (COI)

The contractor shall notify the contracting officer immediately whenever the contractor becomes aware of an actual or potential COI.

IAW FAR 9.5 Organizational and Consultant Conflicts of Interest, and 52.203-16 Preventing Personal Conflicts of Interest, the contractor shall provide clear and acceptable conflict of interest resolution plan, including parent and subsidiary relationships should a conflict of interest be…