Att_1_-_HS0021-14-R-0030_-_Statement_of_Work_ED502 _ED505 _ED601.pdf

Attachment 1

Statement of Work

Course instruction

6/18/14

1. Background

The Center for Development of Security Excellence requires updating and instruction of courses.

In the base period three courses will be updated and taught – “Organizational Considerations in

Applying Security within the Federal and DoD Bureaucracy” (ED502), and “Assessment and

Evaluation of DoD Security Programs” (ED509), and “Statutory, Legal and Regulatory Basis of

DoD Security Programs” (ED601). These are graduate-level courses equivalent to three (3) credit hours and is presented over a period of approximately sixteen weeks. The courses are instructed via online instructor-facilitated distance-learning. The contractor shall present each course to a class of ten (10) to twenty (20) students per each course iteration.

Each course will develop each student’s ability to use this knowledge to become more effective as security leaders in the Department of Defense. The courses include instruction and activities in an interactive online collaborative learning environment (CLE), and assignments that each student will prepare independently. Case studies, research papers, scholarly reading assignments and other methods of instruction that facilitate in-depth analysis of complex issues are included in the courses. The courses shall be presented in accordance with the Detailed Course Design

Documents that have previously been created. The detailed course design document describes the course, includes a detailed course syllabus and all documentation required to present the course.

CDSE will provide the all previously developed materials related to this course.

2. Tasks

For each course the contractor shall:

i. Update course material to reflect appropriate dates and current events as well as make improvements based on feedback from prior presentations of the course. Updates to course material shall not exceed 10% of course material for each iteration of course presentation. Such updates will be captured in the Detailed Design Document. Any course changes must be coordinated with the contracting officer’s representative (COR) prior to making changes to the Detailed Design Document.

ii. Post updated course material on the Sakai collaborative learning environment (CLE).

iii. Course implementation (teaching). The contractor shall use the approved final Detailed

Design Document to teach course material. It is anticipated 10-20 students will be instructed over a period of 16-17 weeks. Instruct the course in accordance with the

Detailed Design Document. This includes:

Evaluating student performance during the course and grading assignments (level two evaluation). The graded assignments will be administered and graded as described in the detailed course design document.

Providing timely feedback to each student on assignments

Administering level 1 evaluation including a questionnaire /survey. This shall be completed in the last week of the course and may be done electronically. The contractor will tabulate the results of the evaluation and include the results in the

Post-Course Report.

Posting all student grades including final cumulative grades in Sakai. Final grades must be posted within ten days of the last day of class.

Reporting final grades to the COR and the Chief of the CDSE Education Division.

iv. Provide post-course report including a summary of student grades, data gathered by level

1 evaluation, problems encountered, list of current events or policy changes that require modification to course content, and recommendations for updates and improvements to be made to the course before it is presented again. The report should also document any unique or unusual circumstances or events that had an impact on the course or on delivery of the course. This report is due electronically to the COR not later than 30 days after the final day of course instruction.

v. Provide monthly activity report. This report shall outline tasks accomplished, problems encountered, mitigation strategies, risks, and any other relevant performance information. This report is due electronically to the COR not later than 10am the fifth of each month.

3. Deliverable due dates

“Day” means calendar day unless otherwise specified. All deliverables are due electronically to the COR.

Deliverable Delivery Date

Course material posted on Sakai CLE -

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Not later than one month prior to start of course.

Course presentation Twice a year. Anticipated schedule is summer (August – December) and spring (January – April) semesters.

Post final grades Not later than ten days following the last day of class.

Post-Course Report Not later than 30 days following the last day of class.

Monthly Activity Reports Due on the fifth of each month.

4. Contractor Personnel Expertise

The contractor shall provide the designated key personnel and any other personnel necessary to accomplish the services set forth in this SOW. Key personnel for this effort is the Instructor /

Subject Matter Expert (SME). The contractor shall notify the COR at least two (2) weeks prior to replacing any key personnel, and the new individual must be at least as qualified as the individual being replaced.

4.1 Program Manager. The contractor shall provide a program manager dedicated to this delivery order. The program manager is the main point of contact for the

COR and shall be responsible for submitting the monthly report and the post course evaluation report. The program manager must be familiar with online course instruction as well as instructional systems design.

4.2 Instructor/SME (key personnel) – ED 505, 509 and 510. The Instructor/SME must have documented successful completion of an instructor training course or prior educational experience that aligns with an instructor training course. In addition, the instructor must have experience teaching within the online collaborative learning environment, classroom or blended learning environment, presenting subject-matter relevant to the course to be taught by the SME. An instructor must have a Master's Degree, at least one year experience teaching at the collegiate level, and five years' experience relevant to the subject matter covered in the course to which he/she is assigned. Experience directly related to supporting DoD security operations or programs is preferred. SPeD Security

Fundamentals Professional Certification (SFPC) is preferred.

5. Place of performance

Work shall be performed at the contractor’s facility.

6. Period of performance

The period of performance is a base and one option. Each period of performance is 12 months.

If Government personnel are unavailable due to furlough or any other reason, the Contractor must contact the CO or the COR to receive direction. It is the Government's decision as to whether the contract price/cost will be affected. Generally, the following situations apply:

i. Contractor personnel who are able to continue contract performance (either on-site or at a site other than their normal workstation), must continue to work and the contract price shall not be reduced or increased.

ii. Contractor personnel who are not able to continue contract performance (e.g., support functions) may be asked to cease their work effort. This may result in a reduction to the contract price.

7. Government furnished information

CDSE will provide Government information required to complete the updating and instruction of the courses. This includes access to the course design documents for each course. Government-furnished data shall only be used in connection with this delivery order. Government-furnished data will be returned to the Government upon conclusion of the delivery order or as otherwise specified.

8. Invoicing

This is a firm fixed price contract. The course update and final report shall be invoiced upon completion of those tasks. The contractor shall invoice for instruction once a month during the instruction of the course in accordance with the “Submission of Invoices” clause. The contractor may invoice in arrears, 1/16 of the price for instruction each full week taught during the period of performance covered by the invoice. For example, if the course is taught August - December, the contractor will invoice for four weeks of instruction in their monthly invoice. The contractor will only be paid for instruction and the final report if the course is taught. Invoices may not be submitted for cancelled courses.

9. Additional requirements

9.1 Conflict of Interest: Contractor and subcontractor employees shall be subjected to meeting conflict of interest standards as appropriate for tasks resulting from this delivery order. Such standards shall be approved by the contracting officer.

See “Conflict of Interest” clause.

9.2 Non-disclosure agreements: The contractor shall not publish or disclose in any manner, without the contracting officer’s written consent, the details of any safeguards either designed or developed by the contractor under this contract or otherwise provided by the Government. To the extent required to carry out a program of inspection to safeguard against threats and hazards to the security, integrity, and confidentiality of Government data, the contractor shall afford the

Government access to the contractor’s facilities, installations, technical capabilities, operations, documentation, records, and databases. If either the

Government or the contractor discovers new or unanticipated threats or hazards, or if existing safeguards have ceased to function, the discoverer shall immediately bring the situation to the attention of the other party. A non-disclosure agreement shall be signed by all contractor employees supporting this effort.

9.3 Marking of products/identification of contractor personnel: The contractor shall ensure all personnel supporting this effort are following the “Special

Requirements for Service Contracts” clause. All communication from the contractor shall clearly identify that the individual is a contractor and not a

Federal employee.

9.4 Privacy Act compliance: The contractor and contractor personnel shall store, use, maintain, share and dispose of personally identifying information it receives under this contract in accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 USC §552a) and its implementing Federal and DoD regulations.

9.5 Security: All contractors supporting this effort must have an interim or current

Secret security clearance, and must maintain this clearance throughout the period of performance.

9.6 Ownership of products: All original reports produced under this contract are the property of the Defense Security Service. DSS’ use of the materials provided shall not be restricted in any manner. All materials supplied to the Government shall be the sole property of the Government and may not be used for any other purpose. This right does not abrogate any other Government rights

9.7 Contractor manpower reporting: The contractor shall report ALL contractor labor hours (including subcontractor labor hours) required for performance of services provided under this contract for the Defense Security Service via a secure data collection site. The contractor is required to completely fill in all required data fields using the following web address: http://www.ecmra.mil/

Reporting inputs will be for the labor executed during the period of performance during each Government fiscal year (FY), which runs October 1 through

September 30. While inputs may be reported any time during the FY, all data shall be reported no later than October 31 of each calendar year. Contractors may direct questions to the help desk at: http://www.ecmra.mil http://www.ecmra.mil/ http://www.ecmra.mil/