K-8 Music Draft PWS.pdf

PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT

Department of Defense Education Activity 4800 Mark Center Drive

Alexandria, VA 22350

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K-8 Music Teacher Digital Resources

1 General Information

1.1 Agency

1.1.1 For school year (SY) 2021-22, the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) will provide PK-12 instruction to over 69,000 dependents of military and civilian employees. Student enrollment is based primarily on deployment of military troops worldwide. In the Americas, DoDEA operates 50 schools located in seven states, Puerto Rico, and Cuba. In Europe and the Middle East, DoDEA operates 64 schools located in Germany, England, Netherlands, Belgium, Spain, Turkey, Bahrain, and Italy. In the Pacific, DoDEA operates 45 schools located in Korea, Japan (mainland and Okinawa), and Guam. DoDEA's curriculum, resources and student achievement scores on standardized assessments compare favorably to those of high-performing US public school systems. DoDEA also operates a full time K-12 virtual school option with teaching hubs in each DoDEA region: Americas, Europe, and Pacific. Within that context, the virtual high school is fully accredited

1.1.2 DoDEA schools have various grade configurations, with the most common being PK-5, 6-8, and 9-12. The projected number of students by grade is shown in Table 1. While the K-5 numbers are representative of the requirement for K-5 music teachers, the number of 6-8 (middle school) students is not. DoDEA only requires digital resources for middle school teachers who preside over General Music classrooms. In lieu of General Music, most middle schools offer such courses as band, choir, guitar, and piano.

Table 1.

Projected SY 2021–2022 Enrollment

Grades K–5 Students Grades 6–8 Students Grade Total Students

K 6,900 6 5,350 K–5 38,300 1 6,800 7 5,050 6–8 14,800 2 6,500 8 4,400 K–8 53,100 3 6,500 4 5,850 5 5,750

Note. Figures are rounded to the nearest 50

1.1.3 DoDEA has adopted College and Career Ready Standards (CCRS) for all subject areas, which are rigorous, research-based, and reflect the knowledge, skills, and disposition students need for success in college and/or career. Specifically, for fine arts, DoDEA has adopted the National Core Arts Standards (NCAS) in music, theater, and visual art.

1.2 Background: DoDEA has an expiring contract for digital resources for K–5 music teachers. DoDEA has not had a systemic award for digital resources for use in middle school general music classrooms.

1.3 Scope of Work: DoDEA requires K–8 music digital teacher resources to address the DoDEA Music Content Standards, which are identical to the NCAS in music, which may be found at the following URL:

https://www.nationalartsstandards.org. DoDEA expects to award a contract for a 5-year base period. The number of music teachers by grade level who require the digital resources is estimated in Table 2:

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Table 2.

Estimated Number of Music Teachers by Grade Level for SY 2021–2022 Categories Base Year 1 Base Year 2 Base Year 3 Base Year 4 Base Year 5 Kindergarten 90 90 89 89 88 Grade 1 90 90 89 89 88 Grade 2 90 90 89 89 88 Grade 3 88 88 87 87 86 Grade 4 88 88 87 87 86 Grade 5 86 86 85 85 84 Grade 6 34 34 33 33 32 Grade 7 23 23 22 22 21 Grade 8 23 23 22 22 21 Total 612 612 603 603 594

Requirement (Objectives)

1.4 Objective: K–8 Music Teacher Digital Resources

Provide digital resources and related professional learning and technical support for K–8 music teacher digital resources.

Requirements / Objectives The tasks listed below are to help the Contractor gain a better understanding of the requirements and are not all-inclusive. The Contractor is expected to develop a total solution in accordance with a performance-based approach.

Supporting Tasks

Task 1, Digital Resources—The Contractor shall:

1) Provide a subscription for K–8 music teachers by grade level or grade bands and to four above-school-level subject-matter experts. Provide resources that meet the following:

Developmentally appropriate for the age, grade, and stage of learning.

Database with at least 1,000 songs covering a wide variety of themes, styles, and cultures.

User-friendly navigation for song topics, instruments, and holiday selections.

Interactive games/activities for listening & singing skills and the elements & principles of music.

Downloadable vocal and/or instrumental sheet music with full rights to photocopy for student use.

2) Provide digital resources aligned to each grade’s music standards, which are summarized below, and which are presented in far greater depth and detail at the following URL:

https://www.nationalartsstandards.org/sites/default/files/Music%20at%20a%20Glance%20rev%20 12-1-16.pdf

Kindergarten: Explore music concepts such as beat and melodic contour, movement activities, and music contrasts—high/low, loud/soft, same/different—in a variety of performance music. Use iconic or standard notation and/or recording technology.

First Grade: Explore/generate music concepts such as beat and melodic contour, multiple tonalities—major and minor, duple, and triple meters. Read and perform rhythmic patterns. Use iconic or standard notation and/or recording technology for performance music from a variety of cultures.

Second Grade: Improvise rhythmic and melodic patterns and musical ideas for a specific purpose.

Generate musical patterns and ideas within the context of a given tonality such as major or minor

16 Aug 21 3 and meter such as duple and triple. Use iconic or standard notation and/or recording technology to combine sequence, and document music ideas.

Third Grade: Read and perform rhythmic patterns and melodic phrases, using iconic or standard notation. Demonstrate selected musical ideas for a simple improvisation or composition to express intent. Describe connection to a specific purpose and context. Evaluate musical works.

Fourth Grade: Improvise rhythmic, melodic, and harmonic ideas. Explain connection to a specific purpose and context such as social and cultural. Generate musical ideas such as rhythms, melodies, and simple accompaniment patterns within related tonalities such as major, minor, and meters.

Demonstrate selected and organized musical ideas for an improvisation, arrangement. Use standard and/or iconic notation and/or recording technology to document personal rhythmic, melodic, and simple harmonic musical ideas.

Fifth Grade: Improvise rhythmic, melodic, and harmonic ideas. Explain connection to specific purpose and context such as social, cultural, and historic. Generate musical ideas such as rhythms, melodies, and accompaniment patterns within related tonalities, meters, and simple chord changes.

Demonstrate selected and developed musical ideas for an improvisation arrangement. Use standard and/or iconic notation and/or recording technology to document personal rhythmic, melodic, and two-chord harmonic musical ideas.

Sixth Grade: Generate simple rhythmic, melodic, and harmonic phrases within AB and ABA forms that convey expressive intent. Select, organize, construct, and document personal musical ideas for arrangements and compositions within AB or ABA form that demonstrate and effective beginning, middle, and ending and convey expressive intent. Use standard and/or iconic notation and/or audio/ video recording technology to document personal simple rhythmic, melodic phrases, and two-chord harmonic musical ideas. Evaluate their own work, applying teacher-provided criteria such as application of selected elements of music and use of sound sources. Describe the rationale for revising the music based on evaluation criteria and teacher feedback. Present the final version of their documented personal composition or arrangement, using craftsmanship and originality to demonstrate an effective, beginning, middle, and ending and to convey expressive intent.

Seventh Grade: Generate simple rhythmic, melodic, and harmonic phrases and variations over harmonic accompaniments within AB, ABA, or theme and variation forms that convey expressive intent. Select, organize, construct, and document personal musical ideas for arrangements, songs, and compositions within AB, ABA, or theme and variations that demonstrate unity, variety and convey expressive intent. Use standard and/or iconic notation and/or audio/video recording technology to document personal simple rhythmic, melodic phrases, and two-chord harmonic sequences. Evaluate their own work, applying selected criteria such as appropriate application of elements of music, including style, form, and use of sound sources. Describe the rationale for revising the music based on evaluation criteria and feedback from teachers and peers. Present the final version of their documented personal composition, song, or arrangement, using craftsmanship and originality to demonstrate unity, variety and to convey expressive intent.

Eighth Grade: Generate simple rhythmic, melodic, and harmonic phrases and harmonic accompaniments within expanded forms—introductions, transitions, and codas—that convey expressive intent. Select, organize, construct, and document personal musical ideas for arrangements, songs, and compositions within expanded forms that demonstrate tension and release, unity, and variety, balance, and convey expressive intent. Use standard and/or iconic notation and/or audio/video recording technology to document personal simple rhythmic, melodic phrases, and two-chord harmonic sequences. Evaluate their own work, applying selected criteria such as appropriate application of compositional techniques, style, form, and use of sound sources.

Describe the rationale for refining works by explaining choices, based on evaluation criteria. Present the final version of their documented personal composition, song, or arrangement, using

16 Aug 21 4 craftsmanship and originality to demonstrate the application of compositional techniques for creating unity/variety, tension/release, and balance to convey expressive intent, Task 2, Professional Learning—The Contractor shall:

1) Provide three live, virtual webinars for each grade band—K–5 and 6–8—that give an overview of digital resources and recommendations about their use in the classroom setting. Each webinar will be three hours long.

2) Deliver each webinar three times, one for each region: Americas, Europe, and Pacific. Note: The exact times will be determined by the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) in consultation with the Contractor post-award.

3) Record each webinar for posting on DoDEA’s learning management system (LMS), currently Schoology, soon to be Cornerstone on Demand, for the life of the contract.

4) Provide one webinar per region for each grade band in each year of the contract and highlight any changes in the digital resources and/or their use in the classroom to be recorded and placed on DoDEA’s LMS. The webinar will be no less than one hour long.

5) Provide an outline of webinars and provide access to webinars to the COR no less than ten days prior to delivery of the webinars. The contractor shall adjust the webinar based on feedback from the COR.

Task 3, Meetings—The Contractor shall:

1) Medium and Minutes: Provide the medium through which each meeting occurs, record each meeting’s minutes, and submit them to the COR within two business days of the meeting. Finalize the minutes two business days after receipt of written feedback from the COR.

2) Post-Award Conference: Participate in a video- or tele-conference with the COR five business days after award IAW FAR Subpart 42.5.

3) IT Meeting: Convene a video- or tele-conference with DoDEA Information Technology staff ten business days after award, per Technical Exhibit #1.

4) Other Post-Award Meetings: Meet with the Contracting Officer (KO), COR, and/or other Agency personnel, as appropriate, to review Contractor performance, as required by DoDEA. The KO may discuss the Agency’s view of Contractor performance, and the Contractor shall apprise the Agency of any problems being experienced. The Contractor shall take appropriate action to resolve any outstanding issues the Agency raises.

5) Attendance: Attend virtual meetings at no additional cost to the Government. Note: Costs associated with attendance at face-to-face meetings, if any, shall be handled/paid for as stated in the contract.

Task 4, Delivery of Digital Resources: The Contractor shall provide a mechanism for batch administration and automation to integrate delivery of all web-based materials and digital resources within three days after receipt of delivery order (see Technical Exhibit 1).

Task 5, Technical Support: The Contractor shall provide industry-standard technical support for its digital resources for the life of the contract via telephone or by email within one business day or less from the initial contact to include but not limited to assisting with service problems, product setup, upgrades, and troubleshooting.

2.2 Performance Standards and Acceptable Quality Levels

2.2.1 Performance Standard: Tasks shall be completed by the required completion date.

2.2.2 Acceptable Quality Level: Ninety-five percent of tasks will be completed by the required

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3 Constraints

3.1 Place of Performance: Work performed at the Contractor’s facilities.

3.2 Liaison: The Contractor shall provide a person to be responsible for the performance of work. The liaison’s name shall be designated in writing to the Contracting Officer. The liaison shall have full authority to act for the Contractor on all contract matters relating to the daily operation of this contract. S/He shall have at least one year of experience working in a similar role. If the liaison is changed post-award, the replacement shall meet or exceed the qualifications and experience of the person assigned upon contract award. Notify the COR in writing regarding the personnel change ten business days in advance of the change.

3.3 Holidays and Hours of Operation

3.3.1 The liaison shall be available during the hours of 9AM to 3PM Eastern Standard Time (EST), except for Federal holidays and Federal government closures/shutdowns. The following lists recognized Federal holidays: New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King Jr.’s Birthday, Presidents Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth National Independence Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day.

3.3.2 Although there are different time zones within Europe and the Pacific and different hours for specific schools throughout DoDEA, the normal business hours for the regions roughly correspond to the following: Americas, 0700-1500 EST; Europe, 1300-2100 EST; and Pacific, 2000-0400 EST.

3.4 Availability: The Contractor shall make all resources available for the life of the contract.

3.5 Anti-Bias, Diversity, and Inclusion—The Contractor shall provide resources free of racial, color, national origin, age, disabling conditions, sexual, gender, religious, and ethnic bias and present balanced coverage of multi-cultural contributions and representation, where appropriate.

3.6 Privacy—The Contractor shall:

3.6.1 User Accounts: Require, wherever applicable, that individual accounts possess unique usernames and passwords that do not require personally identifiable information (PII) to access online content, i.e., first & last name and any other unique personal information.

3.6.2 Contractor Personnel: Ensure personnel assigned to this contract take proper precautions to protect information from disclosure. Collect and/or store all agency-owned or agency-controlled PII in accordance with the relevant requirements of the Privacy Act, 5 U.S.C, which may be found at the following URL: http://www.archives.gov/about/laws/privacy-act-1974.html.

3.6.3 Privacy Training: Ensure Contractor staff who have access to DoDEA’s student, teacher and/or staff personally identifiable information take the DoD Privacy Act/Personally Identifiable Information (PA/PII) training before gaining access to the data and yearly thereafter. Provide copies of the certificates of completion to the COR which can be audited at any time by the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) or his/her designee.

3.7 Section 508 Compliance—Ensure Contractor resources, wherever applicable, meet the following requirements:

3.7.1 IT Requirement: Ensure that all electronic hardware and software that is procured under this contract/purchase order comply with Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, (29 U.S.C. 794d) and the Architectural & Transportation Barriers Compliance

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Board Electronic Information Technology (EIT) Accessibility Standards (36 CFR part 1194).

More information may be found at the following URL: http://www.section508.gov.

3.7.2 Deliverable Requirement: Ensure the following occur:

1) Outputs/deliverables do not adversely affect accessibility features of existing EIT technologies.

2) EIT related to the requirements of the contract are accessible to people with disabilities, per 29

U.S.C 794(d).

3) Outputs/deliverables including functional performance, information, documentation, and support requirements are considered. Standards from 36 CFR Part 1194 Subpart B, C and D apply to this acquisition.

3.8 Optical Character Resolution (OCR): The Contractor shall provide, upon request, two digital OCR copies of print materials in one or more of the following formats:

Digital Accessible Information System/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

3.9 Upgrades: The Contractor shall, if applicable, (1) submit detailed information of system requirements for subsequent software upgrades for each option year to DoDEA HQ and (2) provide DoDEA HQ with complete copies of any upgrades for testing prior to dissemination to schools.

3.10 Organizational Conflict of Interest (OCI): The Contractor (including any subcontractor) personnel performing work under this contract may receive, have access to, or participate in the development of, proprietary or Privacy Act information (e.g., personal information, education, etc.) may create a current or subsequent OCI as defined in FAR Subpart 9.5. Whenever the Contractor becomes aware that such access or participation may result in actual or potential OCI, the Contractor shall (1) immediately notify the Contracting Officer (KO) in writing and (2) promptly submit a plan to the KO to avoid or mitigate any such OCI. Note: The KO will unilaterally determine if the Contractor’s plan is acceptable. If the KO determines the plan cannot satisfactorily avoid or mitigate an OCI, s/he may implement other remedies to include prohibiting the Contractor’s further participation in contracted requirements.

4 Government-Furnished Information / Resources

4.1 DoDEA will schedule the webinars described in Task 2 and will assist, if necessary, in posting the recorded webinars on our LMS.

5 Deliverables

Deliverables Frequency Medium/Format Submit To

Tasks 1 and Task 4 Digital Resources and Delivery

Ongoing access after three business days after receipt of initial delivery order

Provide a digital report that Task 1 and Task 4 has been completed.

COR

Task 2, Professional Learning

Annually, as scheduled post-award Virtual As scheduled

Task 3, Meetings

Initial Conference: Participate in a post-award video- or tele-conference within five business days after award. Provide minutes in writing in a format acceptable to the COR within two business days after the conference.

Virtual/Phone

Minutes emailed as Word document attachment

COR

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Deliverables Frequency Medium/Format Submit To

IT Meeting: Convene ten business days after award. Provide minutes and medium as stated above.

Other Meetings: As required by the COR. Provide minutes and medium as stated above.

Task 5, Technical Support

Ongoing after receipt of initial delivery order

Email as MS Word/ Excel attachment

COR and those who requested assistance

6 Acronyms & Definitions

CCRS College and Career Ready Standards DoD/DOD Department of Defense DFARS Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement EIT Electronic Information Technology FAR Federal Acquisition Regulations IAW In Accordance With PA/PII Privacy Act/Personally Identifiable Information

Contract Line-Item Number (CLIN) – Basic structural element in a procurement instrument describing and organizing the required product or service for pricing, delivery, inspection, acceptance, invoicing, and payment.

The use of the term “line item” includes “subcontract line number”, (SLIN), as applicable.

Contracting Officer (KO) – The only individual with expressed authority to obligate (bind) the Government by means of entering, administering, and terminating contracts within the limits of authority delegated via a Contracting Officer’s warrant.

Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) – Qualified and trained Government employee, nominated by the requiring activity (RA) and appointed in writing by a KO primarily to perform specific technical or administrative functions on a specific contract(s); serves as the ‘eyes and ears’ of a KO to assure the Government’s best interests are protected via the terms and conditions of the contract(s) appointed. COR’s do not have authority to obligate (i.e., bind) the Government.

Contractor - Supplier or vendor having a contract to provide specific supplies or service to the Government. The term used in this contract refers to the prime.

Deliverable – Usually physically delivered items but may include such items as digital documents/reports.

Performance Requirements Summary (PRS) – Tabular listing of performance objectives and standards that provides the basis for a meaningful QASP.

Performance Work Statement (PWS) - A statement of work for performance-based acquisitions describing the required results in clear, specific, and objective terms with measurable outcomes.

7 Performance Requirements Summary

Performance Standard and Related

Task Acceptable Quality Level Inspection Method Incentives*

* Unless specified otherwise, possible ratings are as follows: exceptional, very good, satisfactory, or unsatisfactory, per FAR 42.1503, Table 42-1, “Evaluation Ratings Definitions”.

Objective 1, K–8 Music Teacher Digital Resources

Tasks 1 and 4, Digital Resources and Delivery

100% compliance with PWS COR inspection and stakeholder feedback

Exercise Option

Task 2, Professional Learning

At least 80% of participants rate the presentations as good or excellent

COR inspection Exercise Option

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Performance Standard and Related

Task Acceptable Quality Level Inspection Method Incentives*

Task 3, Meetings No more than one meeting per year will need to be rescheduled COR inspection Exercise Option

Task 5, Technical Support

95% of requests shall be handled in the time limit specified in the PWS.

COR inspection and stakeholder feedback

Exercise Option

Technical Exhibit #1

TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS

The Contractor shall comply with the applicable technical requirements detailed below.

1.1 Software and Cloud Security Requirements—The Contractor shall:

1.1.1 Ensure all online resources, cloud-based services and instructional software meet the Department of Defense (DoD) and DoDEA Cybersecurity requirements as defined below. Note: Software, cloud services and associated websites are rigorously tested to ensure no security risks are posed to DoDEA infrastructure and its users.

1.1.2 Complete the Cloud Services questionnaire that was submitted as part of the proposal submission and provide copies of and/or access to any software listed in the proposed solution.

1.1.3 Ensure on-premises software support post-installation integration of the necessary Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIG) for applicable systems and applications, including Microsoft Windows 10, Microsoft Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019, Microsoft Windows IIS, Apache, Oracle databases, and Microsoft SQL Server databases. Note: The application to obtain the STIG Viewer is found at https://public.cyber.mil/stigs/srg-stig-tools/, and the STIGs themselves may be downloaded from https://public.cyber.mil/stigs/downloads/.

1.1.4 Ensure its content accessible from the web is compatible with the following browser platforms: Internet Explorer 11, Google Chrome and Edge. Ensure that any applicable STIGs are implemented.

1.1.5 Ensure on-premises software, which is subject to static and dynamic analysis testing, imposes no risk to DoDEA systems, users and/or data. Note: DoDEA assesses software products to ensure compatibility with existing system configurations and software, testing may also include reverse engineering analysis.

1.1.6 Provide a plan of actions and milestones (POA&M) to mitigate any cybersecurity findings resulting from non-compliant and/or vulnerable components within 30 calendar days of written notification from DoDEA.

1.1.7 Participate, as needed, in interviews and deep system architecture inspections. Note: Per DoD policy for cloud-based services, DoDEA conducts a supplemental series of validations, which closely mirror the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) Internet Cloud vetting processes.

Contractor participation/cooperation is normally required to complete this process.

1.2 System Requirements—The Contractor shall:

1.2.1 Ensure, per Section 1.1 (above), any software installed and/or accessed in or by a DoDEA system, network whether stand-alone or web-based, is compatible with standards cited herein.

1.2.2 Provide minimum desktop/server system technical specifications, available reference architectures, networking specifications and diagrams, and applicable systems configuration documentation for the proposed product solution.

1.2.3 Ensure all software is compatible with the following minimum baseline:

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Specifications Minimum

Memory 4 GB Hard Drive 100 GB

Processor Intel® Core™ i5-8365U Processor 8th Generation (up to 4.1GHz, 6MB cache) equivalent or better (Must show benchmark/passmark scores)

Video Graphics Integrated Intel HD Graphics 620 (1920x1080) equivalent or better Operating System Windows 10

Browser Environment Chrome; Edge; Edge Chromium, IE 11 or higher

1.2.4 Ensure software is completely functional on a standard DoDEA desktop without the need / requirement for administrative-level user rights and/or permissions or the requirement to use or insert external media to execute the software.

1.2.5 Provide software that does not require modifications to folder permissions while executing.

1.2.6 Ensure, if applicable, that software packages support unattended installation methods used by enterprise software packaging and deployment systems. Notes: DoDEA currently distributes software packages via Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM). Older 16-bit software are automatically denied.

1.3 Data Management Requirements—The Contractor shall:

1.3.1 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). The mechanism shall provision and manage data objects within the Contractor’s system, including but not limited to organizational structures, student accounts, staff accounts, courses, and class rosters.

1.3.2 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.

1.3.3 Provide a single point of contact to support DoDEA in performing the required data integration activities within the Contractor’s system.

1.3.4 Configure DoDEA enterprise within its system and/or databases as the appropriate organizational entity (i.e., region, district, school) upon a request in writing from the contracting officer’s representative (COR). Note: DoDEA’s organization hierarchy consists of the following: one system, three regions, eight districts, 62 communities, and 160 schools, including the K-12 virtual school programs.

1.3.5 Participate in a technical meeting with DoDEA within ten business days after award for the purposes of preparing for onboarding of new services and initial configuration of administrator-level accounts.

1.3.6 Ensure the transfer of any Sensitive, Confidential data including but not limited to PII data be transferred in a secure means meeting any requirements set by DoDEA’s Chief Information Security Officer (CISO).

1.4 DoDEA Software License Keys: The Contractor shall provide (1) license keys and electronic downloads for software required under this Contract to the COR and (2) software directly to DoDEA schools, districts, or regions only if explicitly required to do so in the contract or in writing by the COR.

1.5 Cybersecurity Supporting Elements/Requirements and Scalability—The Contractor shall:

1.5.1 Comply with the same Federal law and DoD policies and guidance to which DoDEA is subject. These requirements include but are not limited to the cybersecurity requirements defined in the following documentation:

DoD Directive (DoDD) 8500.01E, Information Assurance, which may be found at https://www.esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/Documents/DD/issuances/dodi/850001_2014.pdf.

DoD Security Technical Implementation Guidance (STIG), which may be found at the following URL: https://public.cyber.mil/stigs/downloads/.

DoD Risk Management Framework (DODRMF) per DoD Instruction 8510.01 found at https://www.esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/Documents/DD/issuances/dodi/851001p.pdf?ver=2019-02- 26-101520-3004.5.2.

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1.5.2 Provide security patches/upgrades to include third-party applications in response to public-released security vulnerabilities associated with its software solution. Provide a POA&M for any security vulnerabilities within five business days of discovery. Software upgrades/patches shall be included in the licensing cost and be performed at the least disruptive times as determined by DoDEA in writing. Note: Any exception to this requirement must be approved in advance and in writing by DoDEA’s Chief Information Officer (CIO) or designated official.

1.5.3 Ensure any portion of its solution that involves Internet access by DoDEA students complies 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.

1.5.4 Ensure its solution is robust enough to serve the needs of a large community of learners dispersed across the world using a variety of bandwidths and scalable to meet future growth, both in terms of instruction and the number of users.

1.5.5 Ensure Contractor staff who have access to DoDEA’s student, teacher and/or staff personally identifiable information take the DoD Privacy Act/ Personally Identifiable Information (PA and PPI/PII) training before gaining access to the data and yearly thereafter. Provide copies of the certificates of completion to the COR which can be audited at any time by the CISO or his/her designee.