Draft - SOO - EWC (31 Mar 26).pdf

STATEMENT OF OBJECTIVES

Executive Writing Course

Director of Staff Knowledge Operations Directorate

Headquarters United States Space Force

Arlington, Virginia

31 Mar 2026

Statement of Objectives

Version 1.0

SECTION I

1.0 DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES

1.1 GENERAL: The Headquarters United States Space Force (HQSF) Director of Staff Knowledge Operations Directorate (DSK) provides executive staff guidance for the Space Force in conjunction with the Secretary of the Air Force (SAF) and the Department of War (DoW). DSK is responsible for guiding, integrating, and synchronizing processes for the Space Force to provide timely, accurate, and quality products for senior leader decisions.

1.2 BACKGROUND: The SAF Action Officer Course (AOC) is a mandatory requirement for all staff-level action officers and must be completed within 60 days upon onboarding. DSK seeks to supplement this course with an Executive Writing Course (EWC) for Space Staff action officers. The core objective of this course is to provide action officers with instruction and best practices on executive writing principles with a focus on active voice, clarity/conciseness, accuracy, and executive format. Upon completion of the EWC, action officers should be able to produce decision-ready staff packages (e.g. eSSS, executive summaries, memos, etc.) that comply with executive writing standards. DSK’s priority is for action officers to transition from standard writing to high-level executive communication.

The SAF AOC is a prerequisite to the HQSF EWC.

1.3 SCOPE: The contractor shall provide all the personnel, tools, content, material, and supervision necessary to develop, administer, facilitate, and instruct the EWC. The HQSF intends to issue a single-award, Firm-Fixed Price (FFP) Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) with a five-year ordering period utilizing Simplified Acquisition Procedures. This is a non-personal service, commercial acquisition.

1.3.1 Period of Performance. Performance is anticipated to commence August 2026.

1.3.2 Course Delivery and Frequency. All courses will be delivered virtually via Microsoft Teams. We anticipate 12 course deliveries per annum with a surging capability of about three additional courses (e.g. due to an influx of personnel).

1.3.3 Course Duration. DSK would like contractor feedback based on this draft requirement (insert actual requirement once market research concludes).

1.3.4 Applicable Document. Headquarters Operating Instruction (HOI) 33-3, Correspondence Preparation, Control, and Tracking, as updated

1.3.5 Government Purpose Rights. The Government can use, modify, or disclose training materials, curriculum, grading rubric, data, etc. internally and with third parties for Government purposes only.

SECTION II

2.0 TASK DESCIPTIONS.

2.1 Task 1. Course Development

a. Develop executive writing course and rubric for Space Staff action officers o Work with DSK PM to ensure course development is aligned with wanted outcomes and leadership priorities o The course should not be AI-centric, but the contractor should address proposed use of AI, assuming a GPT-type tool is available

b. Make continual adjustments to content based on student feedback o Obtain DSK approval upon any changes to course content

2.2 Task 2. Course Administration and Facilitation

a. Use existing Government tools (e.g. ETMS2, Teams, Outlook, etc.) to facilitate student signups and attendance details o Send timely calendar invites o Track attendance and manage roster o Provide course details to students and answer student questions

b. Create and administer test and grading scale o Students must score 70% or higher to pass

2.3 Task 3. Course Instruction

a. Provide instruction and best practices for executive writing principles approximately once per month o Examples will center on documents listed in HOI 33-3 with a practicum that uses the Chief of Space Operations (CSO) executive summary (EXSUM) format

• Provide and review real-world examples of CSO approved EXSUMs (DSK will provide examples to use)

• Students should walk away from the course with the ability to understand what makes a good EXSUM and proper techniques when developing executive level documents or know where to go for help.

o Assume introductory skill level has an undergraduate degree and/or six years of government or interagency experience

b. Use Microsoft Teams to conduct course instruction o Must have HQSF teams account requiring CAC and government-furnished equipment (e.g. laptop) to facilitate the course

c. Conduct course instruction during normal business hours using Eastern Time

2.4 Task 4. Feedback and Analysis

a. Develop and administer anonymous electronic feedback surveys to be completed by students upon course conclusion o Obtain DSK approval on final survey and any changes to survey

b. Provide monthly status report and quarterly data analysis

SECTION III

3.0 SERVICE SUMMARY

The contractor service requirements are summarized into performance objectives that DOES NOT relate to mission essential items. The performance threshold briefly describes the minimum acceptable levels of service required for each requirement and will be assessed on an “Acceptable” or “Unacceptable” basis. These thresholds are critical to mission success.

Performance Objective PWS Performance Threshold Method of Surveillance

SS-1

Course Content Accuracy

2.1 95% of course content align with desired course outcomes

100% inspection

SS-2

Course Effectiveness

2.3 90% of participants report improved skills as a result of taking the course

Customer feedback

SS-3

Course Quality

2.3 95% of instructor evaluations are satisfactory or higher

Customer feedback

SS-4

Course Delivery

2.3 100% of courses are held on scheduled dates

100% inspection

SECTION IV

4.0 TABLE OF DELIVERABLES

Deliverable Frequency Submit to Format/Medium Course Monthly DSK PM MS Teams Monthly Status Report Monthly DSK PM PDF/MS Word/PPT Data Analysis Quarterly DSK PM PDF/MS Word/PPT