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STATEMENT OF WORK
Secondary (6-12) Social Studies Curriculum Resources Economics, Sociology, Psychology
| 1.0 | BACKGROUND |
| 1.1 | DoDEA has recently adopted the Common Core State Standards in ELA/Literacy and Mathematics which DoDEA refers to as College and Career Ready Standards for Literacy and Mathematics (http://www.dodea.edu/collegeCareerReady/ccr-standards.cfm). These standards reflect the knowledge and skills students need for success in college and careers. |
| 1.2 | DoDEA has also recently adopted the College, Career, and Civic Life (C3) Framework, see http://www.socialstudies.org/c3 and New York State Social Studies Standards Engage New York framework, see (https://www.engageny.org/resource/new-york-state-k-12-social-studies-framework). DoDEA refers to these as College and Career Ready Standards - History and Social Studies (CCRS-H/SS) See (http://www.dodea.edu/Curriculum/socialStudies/upload/2009_stn_SS_sociology.pdf) |
| (http://www.dodea.edu/Curriculum/socialStudies/upload/2009_stn_SS_psychology.pdf) | |
| 2.0 | SCOPE |
| 2.1 | DoDEA requires student and teacher curriculum resources and virtual professional learning for teachers to support the secondary level social studies program for the following courses: Economics, Sociology, and Psychology. |
| 3.0 | REQUIREMENTS |
| 3.1 | Student & Teacher Materials: (CLIN 0001 – 02XX) All materials shall/shall be: |
| 3.1.1 | Based on current Social Studies research and research-based best practices. |
| 3.1.2 | Aligned to the C3 Framework and to the CCRS-H/SS, per SOW 1.2 (above). |
| 3.1.3 | The Contractor’s most recent copyright dated materials. The copyright date shall not be earlier than 2014. The copyright requirement applies only to student and teacher materials (e.g., the student textbook, teacher’s editions, etc.). The copyright requirement does not apply to ancillary material included as part of the Contractor’s collection (i.e., articles, assessments, pictures, problems included in a text-book or supplemental to the teacher or student text) that were created by others prior to 2014. |
| 3.1.4 | Provide teachers and students with appropriate lessons that promote both formative and summative assessments for the applicable age, grade, and stage of learning. The lesson must support students acquiring and practicing college- and career-ready skills needed to help students understand and communicate the curriculum content. |
| 3.1.5 | Provide opportunities for differentiated instruction to meet the instructional needs of all students to include gifted, English as a second language, and special education students. |
| 3.1.6 | Be augmented by digital resources that facilitate program delivery, e.g., instructional videos/tutorials, DVDs/CD-ROMs, web-based platforms. |
| 3.1.7 | Teacher Supplementary Materials (CLIN 0020-002X) - Provide teacher supplementary materials that promote student learning and achievement such as lesson preparation/instructional strategies/graphic organizers, differentiated instruction, vocabulary development, online resources (including student textbook and teacher editions), listening library, viewing library, and assessment (hardcover and/or CD/online) primary and secondary resources |
| 3.2 | Design: Each course shall include: |
| 3.2.1 | Student textbooks (bound paper or hardback and CD and/or online access) and teacher edition (s) (bound paper or hardback and CD and/or online access). |
| 3.2.2 | Sequence or collection of primary and secondary sources that builds knowledge systematically through reading, writing, listening, and speaking about the topics under study. |
| 3.2.3 | Questions and tasks that support students to unpack the academic and domain-specific language (vocabulary and syntax) prevalent in primary and secondary sources and text. |
| 3.2.4 | Questions and tasks that accurately address the analytical thinking required by the standards and C3 Framework for the applicable grade level. |
| 3.2.5 | Writing tasks that require students to analyze and synthesize sources and to present careful analysis, well-defended claims, and clear information. |
| 3.2.6 | Written and oral tasks for the relevant grade levels that requires text-dependent responses drawing on textual evidence and that support valid inferences made from the text. |
| 3.2.7 | Materials that provide multiple practice opportunities through short, focused research projects. |
| 3.2.8 | Materials that provide students pathways to engage in a range of conversations, collaborations, and oral presentations that express well-supported ideas clearly, that builds on others’ ideas appropriately. |
| 3.3 | Professional Development (CLIN 0800-08XX) (Virtual/Digital): For each program the Contractor shall: |
| 3.3.1 | Within the timeframe set out in paragraph 5.0 below, provide an overview of the print and digital resources to guide teachers, facilitators, and administrators in their use. This overview may be in the form of either digital module(s) that DoDEA can place on its learning management system (currently Schoology) or a webinar that will be recorded and archived. DoDEA expects that the entire presentation for each course will take approximately two hours. |
· A digital module solution might, e.g., consist of a 60-minute module on the print materials and a 60-minute module on the digital materials. If the digital module solution is selected, the Contractor shall adhere to Sharable Content Object Reference Model (SCORM) conformance, per http://www.adlnet.gov/scorm/.
· The webinar solution might, e.g., consist of 100 minutes on the print and digital materials and 20 minutes for questions and answers. If a webinar solution is utilized, the same information shall be delivered at three different times corresponding to the regions in which DoDEA teachers are located—US, Europe, and Pacific.
| 3.3.2. | Standards Alignment Correlation: (CLIN 0700) Provide documentation of the alignment of the Contractor’s resources to the CCSS for ELA and Literacy in History/ Social Studies, Science and Technical Subjects also known as DoDEA’s CCRS English Literacy, C3 Framework, and the CCRS-H/SS. A draft shall be provided within 10 business days after award, and the final document shall be provided within 5 business days after receipt of written feedback from the Government. See paragraph 1.2 above. | ||||
| 3.4 | General—The Contractor shall: | ||||
| 3.4.1. | Provide resources that are free of racial, color, national origin, age, disabling | conditions, sexual, religious, and ethnic bias, and shall present a balanced coverage | of multi-cultural contributions and representation. | ||
| 3.4.2. | Make all materials available throughout the duration of the curriculum adoption | period, and provide the most current versions of copyrighted materials through the | contract term. | ||
| 3.4.3 | OCR Requirement: (CLIN 0701) Provide, two digital Optical Character Resolution (OCR) copies of all print materials. A digital copy of these materials shall be provided in one or more of the following formats: |
· Digital Accessible Information System (DAISY)/ National Instructional Materials.
· Accessibility Standard (NIMAS) with cascading style sheet.
· HyperText Markup Language (HTML).
· Portable Document Format (PDF), (unlocked, embedded fonts, single page).
· Rich Text Format (RTF)/Word document
3.4.4 Privacy
· Ensure that individual user accounts require unique usernames and passwords, and that user accounts do not require personally identifiable information (PII)—such as first and last name, and any other unique personal information—to access online content.
· Complete DoD's Privacy Impact Assessment (DD2930a), a requirement of the Privacy Office for any cloud resource that will store information. The form focuses primarily on the kind of required information in the system and the protections in place for data, especially privacy data. This form shall not be signed by the Contractor.
| 3.4.5 | Technical Support (CLIN 0600): Provide industry-standard technical support for its digital resources, at the option of the user seeking such support, via telephone or email within one business day or less from the initial contact throughout the life of the contract to include but not limited to providing assistance with service problems, product setup, upgrades, and troubleshooting. |
| 3.4.6 | Post-Award Conference: Participate in a post-award conference with DoDEA. |
| 4.0 | TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE TO DIGITAL (INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY) CURRICULUM MATERIALS |
| 4.1 | Software and Cloud Testing Requirements |
| 4.1.1 | All online resources, cloud-based services and instructional software shall meet Department of Defense (DoD) and DoDEA Information Assurance requirements as defined below. Software, cloud services and associated websites shall undergo comprehensive testing to ensure that they pose no security risk to the DoDEA infrastructure. |
| 4.1.2 | The Contractor shall assure that the proposed product solution does not modify DoDEA’s underlying system security configuration and/or interfere with other installed software. Standard software will undergo pre- and post-installation scans on a clean computer image and over 70 other security and malware validation checks. |
| 4.1.3 | In accordance with DoD policy, cloud-based services shall undergo a supplemental series of validations, which closely mirror the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) Internet Cloud vetting processes and include interviews and deep system architecture inspections with the Contractor. The Contractor shall submit a completed copy of the required Cloud Services Questionnaire, which will include details of the proposed cloud service environment addressing the following seven areas: |
1. Vendor Data Collection and Distribution Controls
2. Vendor System Management and Security Controls
3. Vendor Data Storage and Data Access Controls
4. Vendor Data and Metadata Retention Controls
5. Vendor Development and Change Management Processes
6. Vendor Test and Development Environment Security Controls
7. Vendor Data Breach, Incident Investigation and Response Mechanisms
| 4.2 | System Requirements |
| 4.2.1 | Per Section 4.1 (above), DoDEA requires that any software installed and/or accessed in a DoDEA system, whether network, stand-alone or web-based environment, be compatible with standards cited herein. All software shall be completely functional on a standard DoDEA desktop computer without the need/requirement for administrative-level user rights or a requirement to insert media (CD/DVD) to execute the software. Software shall not require modifications to folder permissions while executing. Also all software shall be compatible with the following hardware baseline: |
| Specifications | |
| Minimum |
| Memory |
| 4 GB |
| Hard Drive |
| 100 GB |
| Processor |
| Intel-based 2.4 GHz |
| Operating System |
| Windows 7 Enterprise; Windows 10 |
| Browser Environment |
| Chrome; Edge; IE 10 or higher |
| 4.2.2 | The Contractor shall provide the minimum desktop/server system technical specifications, available reference architectures, networking specifications and diagrams, and applicable systems configuration documentation for the proposed product. |
| 4.3 | Data Management Requirements |
| 4.3.1 | The Contractor shall provide a mechanism for batch administration and automation of routine data management tasks via flat file import, or representational state transfer (REST) based web service application programming interfaces (APIs) including the provisioning and ongoing management of data objects within the Contractor’s system, including but not limited to: organizational structures; student accounts; staff accounts; courses; and class rosters. |
| 4.3.2 | The Contractor shall provide all necessary documentation and assets to facilitate batch administration and automation of routine data management tasks, including but not limited to: roster template files (i.e. comma separated value templates); data element/field definitions documentation; data interchange formats and schemas (XML/JSON); and/or data dictionaries for the purpose of mapping organizational Student Information System (SIS) data to the Contractor’s required input formats. |
| 4.3.3 | The Contractor shall provide a single point of contact to support DoDEA in performing required data integration activities within the Contractor’s system. |
| 4.3.4 | The Contractor shall configure DoDEA enterprise within its system and/or databases as the appropriate organizational entity (i.e., state, district, school) upon a request in writing from the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR). DoDEA’s organization hierarchy consists of the following: one system, three regions, eight districts, 62 communities, and 168 schools, which includes the Virtual High School. |
| 4.3.5 | The Contractor shall set up a technical meeting with DoDEA within 10 business days after award for the purposes of preparing for the onboarding of new services and the initial configuration of administrator level accounts. |
| 4.4 | DoDEA Software License Keys |
The Contractor shall provide license keys and electronic downloads for software required under this Contract to the DoDEA Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR). Software shall not be provided directly to DoDEA school, district, and/or region offices unless explicitly identified in the Requirements section of the contract or in writing by the COR.
| 4.5 | DoDEA Information Assurance Supporting Elements / Requirements |
| 4.5.1 | DoDEA is subject to Federal law and DoD policy and guidance. These requirements include, but are not limited to, the Information Assurance requirements defined in: |
· DoD Directive (DoDD) 8500.01E, Information Assurance, which may be found at http://dodcio.defense.gov/Portals/0/Documents/DIEA/850001p.pdf
· DoD Risk Management Framework (DODRMF) per DoD Instruction 8510.01, which may be found at http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives/corres/pdf/851001_2014.pdf
· DoD Security Technical Implementation Guidance (STIG), which may be found at http://iase.disa.mil/stigs/Pages/index.aspx
| 4.5.2 | The Contractor shall provide security patches and upgrades to include third-party applications in response to public-released security vulnerabilities associated with its software solution. Software upgrades and patches shall be included in the licensing cost and be performed at the least disruptive times as determined by DoDEA. Any deviations from this requirement will be approved in writing by the DoDEA Chief Technology Officer. |
| 4.5.3 | All software packages shall support unattended installation methods used by enterprise software packaging and deployment systems. DoDEA currently distributes software packages via Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM). Note: Older 16-bit software will be automatically denied per this requirement. |
| 4.5.4 | Any portion of the Contractor's solution that: |
| 4.5.4.1 | Involves Internet access by DoDEA students shall comply with the relevant requirements of the Children's Internet Protection Act, Pub.L. 106-554, § 1(a)(4) [Div. B, Title XVII, § 1701], Dec. 21, 2000, 114 Stat. 2763, 2763A-335. |
| 4.5.4.2 | Collects or stores agency-owned or agency-controlled personally identifiable information shall do so in accordance with the relevant requirements of the Privacy Act, 5 U.S.C. See http://www.archives.gov/about/laws/privacy-act-1974.html. |
| 4.5.4.3 | Collect information from children under the age of 13 through the Internet shall comply with the relevant requirements of the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act, 15 U.S.C.A. § 6501 et seq. |
| 4.5.5 | Contractor’s solution shall be robust enough to serve the needs of a large community of learners dispersed across the world using a variety of bandwidths. They shall be scalable to meet future growth, both in terms of instruction and the number of users. |
| 4.5.6 | All Contractor staff having access to DoDEA student and/or teacher personally identifiable information shall take the DoD Privacy Act/ Personally Identifiable Information (PA and PPI/PII) training before gaining access to the data and yearly thereafter. |
| 4.6 | Section 508 Compliance |
EIT Requirement: All electronic hardware and software must comply with Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, (29 U.S.C. 794d) and Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board Electronic Information Technology (EIT) Accessibility Standards (36 CFR part 1194). Further information is available at the following URL: http://www.section508.gov.
5.0 PERFORMANCE AND DELIVERY SCHEDULE
The Contractor shall furnish all services to be performed and all items to be delivered in accordance with the following delivery schedule:
| Task |
| Ref. |
| Timeline |
| Post-Award Conference |
| 3.4.6 |
| · Five business days after award |
| Digital Component |
| 3.1-3.4 |
| · Two business days after receipt of a written delivery order |
| Print Component |
| 3.1-3.4 |
| After receipt delivery order |
· 30 days for US schools
· 45 days for overseas schools
| Professional Development |
| 3.3.1 |
| · If a digital solution is utilized, two business days after receipt of written deliver order. |
· If a webinar solution is utilized, presentations will be scheduled post-award.
| Standards Alignment Correlation |
| 3.3.2 |
| · Draft: 10 business days after receipt of delivery order |
· Final: Five business days after receipt of written feedback.
| Technical Support |
| 3.4.5 |
| · Ongoing after digital components are delivered |
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