HE125425STSSPPAC_RFI_010625.pdf

Request for Information

Pacific Region

Student Transportation Security Services Program (STSSP) Training

Department of Education Activity (DoDEA)

Pursuant to Federal Acquisition Regulation Part 10, the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA)

Procurement Office, in support of the DoDEA-Pacific Student Transportation Security Services Program

(STSSP), is conducting market research to identify potential sources capable of providing bus security training to bus drivers and safety attendants performing services in the Mainland and Okinawa Japan, Guam and Korea locations below.

Mainland Japan (Iwakuni, Misawa, Sasebo, Yokosuka, Yokota and Zama/Atsugi

Okinawa, Japan

Guam

Korea (Camp Humphreys, Daegu and Osan Air Base)

This Request for Information (RFI) is issued solely for conducting market research and does not constitute a

Request for Proposal, Invitation for Bids, Request for Quotation, and does not obligate the Government to any current or future commitments. The Government will not pay/reimburse any costs or charges resulting from contractors’ responses to this RFI.

The security training provides school bus drivers and safety attendants a working-level awareness of the threat and instruct them in basic anti-terrorism and crime practices and techniques tailored to student transportation in the above identified locations. The training has three parallel objectives: promote a collaboration between bus driver and safety attendants to provide a continuous safe and secure environment during the entire student transportation process; equip personnel with essential security-related knowledge and skills; and empower safety attendants to perform student transportation security tasks in addition to their other student transportation responsibilities.

Potential contractor’s management responsibility includes furnishing all personnel, supplies, and materials;

direction and active quality control supervision; development, preparation and submission of required curricula and report templates; and delivery of threat awareness, antiterrorism, and crime practices and techniques training to bus drivers and safety attendants which service the identified locations above.

The period of performance of these services will only include a base period, with an anticipated start date of 1

August 2025.

The proposed applicable North American Industry Classification System code (NAICS) for this requirement is

611430, Professional and Management Development Training. The Product Service Code (PSC) is U014, Education/Training - Security.

OBJECTIVE

DoDEA requires security training service that include:

1. Develop and Present training: The contractor shall develop training curricula, based upon criteria/guidance provided by the COR, for one (1) course of instruction to be provided to bus drivers and bus safety attendants before start of the School Year 25/26 and for the subsequent option periods.

a. The initial course shall encompass not less than three (3.00) but not more than four (4.00) total instructional hours.

b. Instructors shall be in English and Host Nation (Japanese and Korean) languages.

c. Bus driver and bus safety attendant security training base course to be provided prior to the start of the school year.

d. Main and mandatory topics in the training curriculum include:

• Introduction and Orientation to Terrorism and Crime — Presents a concise history of terrorism and major operations carried out by terrorist groups against U.S. interests, and the current state of the threat in the host nation. The second topic of this block of instruction presents the fundamentals of crime against children, so that drivers and safety attendants have situational awareness of the threat.

• Vehicle Security Inspection — Presents fundamental methods and techniques, or “how to/what to look for” to detect indicators of surreptitious entry, tampering, or the presence of apparent explosive or incendiary devices during pre-run exterior and interior visual vehicle inspection.

Drivers and safety attendants should be instructed on what to do when an indicator of surreptitious entry, tampering, or a suspicious item or object is detected — namely, move away from the vehicle to a distance of at least 100 meters (300 feet) and then call for assistance.

• Surveillance Detection and Recognition of an Attack in Progress — Presents fundamental surveillance techniques and how to recognize them, or “what to look for,” and the indicators of an attack that is about to happen or is in its early stage, whether terrorist or criminal. Instructs that driver and/or safety attendants report indicators of surveillance to contract management and Student Transportation Office (STO) not later than end of the run.

• Security Emergency Response — Presents “what to and not to do” in event of a security emergency while in motion or at stops. Instruction should address (a) when to divert to a safe haven; (b) when to direct student passengers to take cover inside the bus by assuming protective positions; (c) when to direct student passengers to evacuate the bus, how to carry it out and supervise students until help arrives; (d) how to deal with intruders and other unauthorized persons who attempt to board bus — see note following; (e) survival techniques when the bus is hijacked and student passengers taken hostage; and (f) roles and responsibilities of local host nation first responders (fire-rescue, emergency, medical, and police) and how to contact them.

• Protection and Non-Disclosure of Student Transportation Program and Security Information —

Presents concept of operations security and why protection of sensitive information is always a paramount responsibility of personnel, both on- and off-duty. Explains how to handle people who ask questions.

• Testing to evaluate comprehension and assimilation of initial training.

e. Deliver training to bus drivers and bus safety attendants at the STO at the below locations before start of SY 25/26:

• Mainland Japan o Iwakuni o Misawa o Sasebo o Yokosuka o Yokota o Zama/Atsugi

• Okinawa, Japan

• Guam

• Korea o Camp Humphreys o Osan Air Base o Daegu

FEEDBACK REQUEST

1. Price: Vendors are asked to review the RFI and provide a Rough Order of Magnitude which outlines the fully burden prices of the service. Please use the format below to submit your base year plus four option year prices.

Base Year + 4 Option Years (Estimated 15 personnel per Session)

Item Description QTY Unit

Unit Price

(State

Currency)

Total

(State

Currency)

Base Year – Mainland Japan - Drivers &

Safety Attendants (~169) Training - Base

Course (3 to 4 hours each session) before start of the school year

12 Sessions

Base Year – Okinawa Japan - Drivers &

Safety Attendants (~130) Training - Base

Course (3 to 4 hours each session) before

9 Sessions

Base Year – Guam - Drivers & Safety

Attendants (~57) Training - Base Course (3 to 4 hours each session) before start of the school year

4 Sessions

Base Year – Korea - Drivers & Safety

Attendants (~134) Training - Base Course (3 to 4 hours each session) before start of the

10 Sessions

Option Year 1– Mainland Japan - Drivers &

Safety Attendants (~169) Training - Base

Course (3 to 4 hours each session) before

Option Year 1– Okinawa Japan - Drivers &

Safety Attendants (~130) Training - Base

Course (3 to 4 hours each session) before

Option Year 1– Guam - Drivers & Safety

Attendants (~57) Training - Base Course (3 to 4 hours each session) before start of the

Option Year 1– Korea - Drivers & Safety

Attendants (~134) Training - Base Course (3 to 4 hours each session) before start of the

Option Year 2– Mainland Japan - Drivers &

Safety Attendants (~169) Training - Base

Course (3 to 4 hours each session) before

Option Year 2– Okinawa Japan - Drivers &

Safety Attendants (~130) Training - Base

Course (3 to 4 hours each session) before

Option Year 2– Guam - Drivers & Safety

Attendants (~57) Training - Base Course (3 to 4 hours each session) before start of the

Option Year 2– Korea - Drivers & Safety

Attendants (~134) Training - Base Course (3 to 4 hours each session) before start of the

Option Year 3– Mainland Japan - Drivers &

Safety Attendants (~169) Training - Base

Course (3 to 4 hours each session) before

Option Year 3– Okinawa Japan - Drivers &

Safety Attendants (~130) Training - Base

Course (3 to 4 hours each session) before

Option Year 3– Guam - Drivers & Safety

Attendants (~57) Training - Base Course (3 to 4 hours each session) before start of the

Option Year 3– Korea - Drivers & Safety

Attendants (~134) Training - Base Course (3 to 4 hours each session) before start of the

Option Year 4– Mainland Japan - Drivers &

Safety Attendants (~169) Training - Base

Course (3 to 4 hours each session) before

Option Year 4– Okinawa Japan - Drivers &

Safety Attendants (~130) Training - Base

Course (3 to 4 hours each session) before

Option Year 4– Guam - Drivers & Safety

Attendants (~157) Training - Base Course (3 to 4 hours each session) before start of the

Option Year 4– Korea - Drivers & Safety

Attendants (~1134) Training - Base Course

(3 to 4 hours each session) before start of the

Total Estimated Amount

2. Capabilities Statement: All vendors responding to this RFI shall provide a capabilities statement which outlines the vendor’s ability to meet the requirement.

3. Feedback/Suggestions: Vendors are encouraged to provide any feedback and propose suggestions regarding this requirement.

All inquiries regarding this RFI are due to the Government by 1200 (Noon EST) 17 January 2025.

All responses must be submitted via e-mail to the Point of Contact for this RFI: Carolyn Vincent at

Carolyn.Vincent@dodea.edu and Esther Yi at Esther.Yi@dodea.edu.

Sincerely, Esther Yi

Contracting Officer

DoD Education Activity (DoDEA) mailto:Carolyn.Vincent@dodea.edu mailto:Esther.Yi@dodea.edu