FAC-C-DS PWS.4.14.21.docx

Attachment 1 Performance Work Statement Federal Acquisition Certification in Contracting Core-Plus Specialization in Digital Services DITAP (FAC-C-DS) Training Program

The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 611430, with a small business size standard of 500 employees.

The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), The Office of The Chief Procurement Officer (OCPO), is seeking to purchase one-time Digital Information Technology (IT) Acquisition Program (DITAP) cohort virtual training for a minimum of 25 students but no more than 30 students.

Background The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) acquisition workforce is composed of approx. sixty contracting officers (CO) and contracting specialists (CS) who issue awards valued at over $1B per fiscal year. On May 18, 2018, the Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP) launched the new digital services certification program (FAC-C-DS), intending to create a digital IT acquisition professional (DITAP) community. This unique specialization aligns with the President's Management Agenda in modernizing the Government's IT, improving our services' efficiency and effectiveness, and developing a 21st- century workforce. A common component of these strategies is delivering data, information, and transactional services across multiple platforms to transform how citizens interact with their Government.

To develop this new generation of digital services, the workforce must learn and apply new skills. Buying digital services is not a skill gained through the standard FAC-C curriculum, thereby necessitating a specialized and immersive training and development program called the Digital IT Acquisition Program (DITAP), which leads to the FAC-C-DS certification. This specialization meets an urgent need for digital services expertise. It will be part of a larger effort to raise the acquisition workforce's overall competency in acquiring IT solutions. To understand how to craft acquisitions to procure digital services, the acquisition workforce needs the training required to obtain their FAC-C-DS certification.

Scope of Work

In support of the FAC-C-DS program, HUD requires a FAI qualified and certified vendor to provide one six (6) month virtual session for (1) DITAP FAC-C-DS cohort training for up to a minimum 25, or maximum of 30 students. This cohort will consist of Contracting Officers and Specialists within the Office of the Chief Procurement Office (OCPO) and outlying Program Offices. These students will already have minimum of FAC-C Level 2 certification, at the time of their start. The HUD Training Officer will oversee this DITAP cohort training, but the Contractor will manage and be responsible for total training process.

The Contractor shall provide all labor, materials, and other incidentals necessary to develop and provide the instructor-guided training for the FAC-C-DS training program, with the focus on enhancing skills and understanding of the students. The Contractor shall provide an immersive DITAP training program in order for participants to obtain their FAC-C-DS certification. The curriculum shall be based on the approved guidance provided at https://techfarhub.cio.gov/initiatives/ditap/, utilizing multi-modal learning techniques including, but not limited to, a learning management system, allowing students to interact, and shall feature self-directed, guided, and applied learning, classroom instruction, case studies, guest speakers, and hands-on skill-building through a live digital assignment, all of which the Contractor shall be responsible for providing.

The Contractor shall ensure the program incorporates the most current resources, tools, and best practices in digital service acquisition, including:

● Methods to acquire and monitor contracts for services such as human-centered design iterative development methods, cloud, and X-as-a-service.

● How to use and apply metrics and incentives appropriately.

● Techniques to create a culture of innovation and lead customers to the best solutions.

HUD OCPO leadership reserves the right to observe virtual classroom activities and receive student communications in real-time.

Period of Performance

The actual start date is critical and shall be coordinated between the HUD Training Officer and the vendor as soon as possible after the award. The coordination will repeat for start of each subsequent class over six months (180 Days) until the end of the training. The training schedule shall include a September break from September 6 to October 1, to accommodate the year-end workload and a winter break to accommodate the holiday season, exact dates to be determined after award.

Place of Performance

The vendor shall deliver all training sessions virtually.