Attachment A_ Purchase Discription .docx

NGMI-INB-CDR

SUBJECT: Initial Counseling and Guidance to Viking Company Commanders and First Sergeants.

Attachment A

Purchase Description

1. The MIARNG Support Chaplain’s Office requests the purchase of curriculum to provide training and evaluation as part of its Warrior Resilience and Fitness Innovation Incubator (WRF-II) program in support of the NGB Integrated Primary Prevention office (IPP).

2. The curriculum must meet the requirements for the MIARNG WRF-II. This includes being empirically validated using quasi-research mixed-methods evaluation. The curriculum must be approved by an Internal Review Board for use in the WRF-II project. The curriculum must also be approved by of the Building Strong and Ready Teams (BSRT) to teach relationship intelligence to individuals who are either married or single.

3. The lessons will be organized to teach in 1-hour modules that can be taught independently or as a unified program. The lessons will include an introduction, personality, anger and stress, communication skills, recognizing and dealing with escalating conversations, expectations, relationship decisions, and future planning. They must include individual and group activities, slide presentations, and videos. The curriculum must also be wholly available in an online format for those unable to receive the instruction in person and included for at least 670 participants.

4. The curriculum should be presented as a modular book for participant and include a separate personality assessment. The participant manual will also have fill in portions that reinforce each module. Instructor manuals must also be provided that outline each module, have a script on what to say, provide discussion prompts and sync with the slide show and participant manuals.

5. The CLN Structure and item request listed below: