Attach 1_Salient Characteristics.pdf

W50S9B21Q0016 Attachment 1

Salient Characteristics

The Government seeks to secure 12 months of access to an online cybersecurity training platform which meets the following salient characteristics/requirements as indicated by required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSA’s) put forth by US Cyber Command (USCC) to provide Initial Qualification Training (IQT) and Continuation Training (CT) for Defensive Cyber Operators:

1. An Internet accessible solution that requires no additional equipment or maintenance of equipment on the part of the end user;

2. If per user licensing is required, the solution provides the ability to transfer user licenses as needed to other users;

3. Provides a learning management system that tracks individual user statistics, group statistics and scores to include but not limited to:

a. Hours of learning completed

b. Courses/Labs completed

c. Test Grades;

4. Provides the ability to tailor training content and learning paths to customize curriculum;

5. Provides the ability to group content into customer defined groupings/mappings;

6. Does not require the creation of training content;

7. Requires minimal setup and maintenance for assigning training to users;

8. Provides established online lab environments and scenarios for hands on practical training to supplement training content; and

9. Training Content/Courses shall include, but not limited to:

a. Cybersecurity and Cybersecurity Certifications

b. Computer Forensics

c. Incident Response

d. Malware Analysis

e. Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) Tools

f. Log Correlation and Analysis

g. Cyber Threat Intelligence

h. Python, Bash and Powershell Scripting

i. Cybersecurity Frameworks (examples: MITRE ATT&CK Matrix, Kill Chain, NIST Cybersecurity Framework)

j. IT Security

k. NIST National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE) Framework

l. NIST Cybersecurity Work Roles

m. DoDD 8140/8570 compliant training