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SECTION SF 30 BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

SECTION SF 1449 - CONTINUATION SHEET

The following have been modified:

STATEMENT OF WORK

K-12 Suicide Prevention Curriculum and Professional Learning Resources

1.0 Introduction and Background

1.1 Agency

Table 1: Student Enrollment – SY 2018-19 (rounded to nearest 50 students)

Goal 1.2.a: Support for Social and Emotional Learning: In order to develop the broad set of skills required for navigating college, career, and life in all students, we will deliver comprehensive programming to foster social, emotional, and wellness skills as well as resilience.

2.0 Scope

2.1 DoDEA requires a customizable, off-the-shelf, systemic student suicide prevention curriculum for grades 6-12 students that is planned, sequential, and can be delivered as a stand-alone classroom lesson.

2.2 DoDEA requires print and/or digital curriculum, consisting of at least one lesson per grade level that can be delivered annually on how to identify suicidal risk factors and warning signs and report suicidal threats to a safe adult. These materials can also be used for individual or small-group counseling. DoDEA also requires related virtual professional learning for staff.

Table 2: Sets of Curriculum Resources By Ordering Period and Grade Band

* DoDEA has no preference on the medium; i.e., DoDEA may purchase print only, digital only, or print and digital resources.

3.0 Requirements

3.1 Pedagogical Design—The Contractor shall provide a curriculum that possesses the following attributes and content:

3.1.1 Grade 6-8, 9-12, and/or 6-12 curriculum that aligns with national suicide prevention learning standards, to include but not limited to, Strategic Directions 1 & 2 in the National Strategy for Suicide Prevention. (https://theactionalliance.org/our-strategy/national-strateg/2012-national-strategy).

3.1.2 Curriculum that includes a progression from more concrete to higher-order thinking skills.

3.1.3 Lessons that include (but are not limited to) an introduction, learning objectives, scope and sequence, review of lessons learned, knowledge checks, discussion, skill practice and a summary of lesson(s) learned.

3.1.4 Curriculum and resources that ensure accessibly for all students by providing differentiated instruction for students in need of modifications or accommodations; and enables teachers to differentiate the content based on the needs of the students.

3.1.5 Developmentally-appropriate lessons and material for the age, grade and stage of learning.

3.1.6 Culturally inclusive learning strategies, teaching methods, and materials

3.1.7 Strategies designed to engage students, including student-focused features such as videos, case scenarios, structured activities (e.g., handouts, activity sheets).

3.1.8 If lessons are longer than in length (more than 60 minutes), the lesson design shall identify how to break it down and deliver it in more than one class session.

3.1.9 Opportunities to reinforce skills and promote positive relationships and behaviors.

3.1.10 Assessment materials such as informal and/or formal knowledge checks, check for understanding activities, skill practice, and/or quizzes.

3.1.11 Curriculum and resources that can be used for individual instruction, in small groups or classroom settings.

3.2 Materials: The Contractor shall provide student and teacher print materials and/or digital curriculum resources in the quantities that DoDEA orders, and they shall include the following attributes and content:

3.2.2 Digital access to teacher resources (if applicable) for school-level teachers, nurses, counselors, psychologists, and for above-school-level subject-matter experts.

3.2.3 Free of racial, color, national origin, age, disabling conditions, sexual, religious, and ethnic bias, and present a balanced coverage of multi-cultural contributions and representation.

3.3 Virtual Professional Learning – The Contractor shall provide:

3.3.2 A technical solution that accommodates the challenges of delivering professional learning in a global school system (e.g., learners located in different time zones, different bandwidths, etc.).

3.3.3 Virtual professional learning for district trainers and school-level staff (who will deliver the curriculum) on: (1) teaching the content, (2) becoming comfortable with the content and teaching material, (3) responding to students in a supportive manner (trauma-informed care), (4) guidance on how to lead a discussion on suicide prevention and on how to talk to parent groups, faculty and staff about suicide prevention.

3.3.4 A minimum of one professional learning session each school year via digital module and/or webinar. Digital modules or recorded webinars shall not exceed one hour in length. If synchronous webinars are required, each webinar shall be delivered three times to accommodate staff in the US, Europe, and Pacific time zones. Each webinar shall be recorded and given to DoDEA in a format that allows it to be viewed from DoDEA’s learning management system (currently Schoology). Note: The Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) will work with the Contractor to schedule the webinars, if any, post-award.

3.3.5 A digital facilitator guide for each module or webinar.

3.4 Parent awareness: The Contractor shall provide DoDEA with customizable print and/or digital material that raise awareness of suicide awareness and the importance of reporting possible threats to self or others.

3.5 Classroom Instructional Standards: The Contractor shall provide grade 6-8, 9-12, or 6-12 curriculum that aligns with national standards to include but not limited to the National Strategy for Suicide Prevention. The curriculum shall promote:

1) Increased knowledge of the warning signs for suicide and of how to connect individuals in crisis with assistance and care.

2) Increased student knowledge and understanding of risk suicide.

3) Increased student knowledge and understanding of protective factors.

4) Help seeking from adults for self or others.

5) Reporting of suicidal threats.

6) Community-based settings to implement effective programs and provide education that promote wellness and prevent suicide and related behaviors.

7) Timely access to assessment, intervention, and effective care for individuals with a heightened risk for suicide.

8) Knowledge and understanding of suicide intervention.

a. IT Requirement: All electronic hardware and software procured under this contract/purchase order shall 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 http://www.section508.gov.

b. Section 508 Deliverable Requirements: The activity to be performed relates to or requires the use of EIT. Section 508 is a requirement under this acquisition for the outputs/deliverables to include functional performance, information, documentation, and support requirements to ensure that it considers specific Section 508 accessibility requirements. Further, outputs/deliverables should not adversely affect accessibility features of existing EIT technologies. Standards from 36 CFR Part 1194 Subpart B, C, and D apply to this acquisition.

3.6.5 OCR Requirement: Provide, upon request only, two digital Optical Character Resolution (OCR) copies of all print resources. A digital copy of these resources shall be provided in one or more of the following formats:

1) Digital Accessible Information System (DAISY)/National Instructional Resources

2) Portable Document Format (PDF) - unlocked, embedded fonts, single page

3) Accessibility Standard (NIMAS) with cascading style sheet

4) Hypertext Markup Language (HTML)

5) Rich Text Format (RTF)/Word document

4.0 Technical Requirements - Applicable To Digital (Information Technology) Curriculum Resources

4.1.4 All on-premises software will be subject to static and dynamic analysis testing to ensure it poses no risk to DoDEA systems and users. This testing may include reverse engineering analysis. Additionally, software products will be assessed for compatibility with existing system configurations and software.

4.1.5 Per 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 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

· 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

The Contractor shall furnish all services to be performed and all items to be delivered in accordance with the following delivery schedule:

Print: After receipt of delivery order, 30 days for US addresses and 45 days for overseas addresses COR notification

Webinars as scheduled post-award

4.3.5: 10 days after award 4.3.3: As required 4.3.5: Meeting minutes 4.3.3: Determined on a case-by-case basis 4.3.5: Word/Excel or PDF 4.3.3: COR notification

4.3.5: COR

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52.212-2 EVALUATION--COMMERCIAL ITEMS (OCT 2014)

1. Overview The Government anticipates issuing a multiple award Indefinite-Delivery/Indefinite Quantity Firm-Fixed Price (IDIQ) contract (s) resulting from this solicitation to the responsible vendor whose quote whose quote provides the best value to the government in accordance with FAR Part 12 and 13 procedures. To make the award decision, the government will consider three evaluation factors: (1) Technical Approach; (2) Past Performance; and (3) Price. The technical evaluation will be conducted using an adjectival rating process depicted in table one (1) below. The Government may determine the best value vendor to be other than the lowest priced offer or other than the highest technically rated quote.

Factor 1- Technical Approach Vendors will be evaluated on how well they demonstrate their understanding of and ability address the sub-factors set forth in the Statement of Work (SOW).

Subfactor 1- Classroom Instructional Standards for Grades 6-8: The extent to which the vendor’s technical approach meets or exceeds the requirements of SOW sections 3.1-Pedagogical Design, 3.2-Materials, 3.3- Virtual Professional Learning, and sub-sections and 3.4-Parent awareness.

Subfactor 2- Classroom Instructional Standards for Grades 9-12: The extent to which the vendor’s technical approach meets or exceeds the requirements of SOW sections 3.1-Pedagogical Design, 3.2-Materials, 3.3-Virtual Professional Learning, and sub-sections and 3.4-Parent awareness.

Table 1-Technical Approach Rating Standard

Exceeding

The vendor’s quote has an exceptional approach and understanding of the requirements and contains multiple strengths.

Acceptable

The vendor’s quote clearly meets the minimum requirements of the solicitation.

Unacceptable

The vendor’s does not clearly meet the minimum requirement of the solicitation. Quote is unawardable.

2.0 Factor 2 - Past Performance

2.2.1 A vendor’s past performance will be evaluated as “acceptable”,” unacceptable” or “neutral”. The past performance evaluation will assess the vendor’s probability of meeting the minimum solicitation requirements. Vendors shall submit three relevant past performance references with their quote and will be assigned one of the previously mentioned ratings. The assessment will be based on the vendor’s record of relevant and recent past performance information. In addition to past performance, the Government may also consider information obtained through other sources such as Past Performance Information Retrieval System.

2.2.2 Relevant performance includes efforts of the same or similar in size and scope that this solicitation requires; vendors should include specific examples, of relevance, if appropriate. These include efforts where the Vendor provided material similar to those outlined in the SOW. Recent efforts are defined as those efforts, which have been performed during any portion of the last three years, including those efforts currently being performed.

2.2.3 The Government will consider the collective record of all recent and relevant past performance in assessing a rating. In the case of an vendor without a record of past performance or for whom information on past performance is not available or so sparse that no meaningful past performance can be reasonably assigned, the vendor may not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably on past performance therefore, the vendor shall be determined to have unknown (or “neutral”) past performance. In the context of acceptability/unacceptability, a neutral rating shall be considered “acceptable”.

Table 2 - Past Performance Rating

Acceptable

Based on the vendor’s recent and relevant performance record, the Government has a reasonable expectation that the vendor will successfully perform the required effort.

Unacceptable

Based on the vendor’s recent and relevant performance record, the Government has no reasonable expectation that the vendor will be able to successfully perform the required effort.

Unknown/Neutral

No recent and relevant performance record is available or is so sparse that no meaningful past performance rating can be reasonably assigned.

2.1 Factor 3 - Price- Vendor’s total quoted price will be evaluated for fair and reasonable pricing in accordance with FAR 13.106-3(a).

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