M00264-22-RFI-0218 CDET_E8_PWS (Draft).docx

PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT

for the

MARINE CORPS TRAINING AND EDUCATION COMMAND

COLLEGE OF DISTANCE EDUCATION AND TRAINING

SENIOR ENLISTED BLENDED SEMINAR PROGRAM (SEBSP)

SUPPORT CONTRACT

Contents

1.0 Scope

The scope of this effort is to provide program management, instructional services, administrative services, faculty development services, and curriculum development services for the modernization of SEBSP in support of the Marine Corps College of Distance Education and Training (CDET), Marine Corps University (MCU). This support is to be provided at the CDET Headquarters in Quantico, VA and at four regional campus and Staff Non-Commissioned Officer (SNCO) Academy locations: Marine Corps Base (MCB) Quantico VA, MCB Camp Lejeune NC, MCB Camp Pendleton CA, and MCB Camp Butler Okinawa Japan. (see Appendix A for a map of the regional areas).

1.1 Background

The MCU, CDET is located at MCB Quantico, VA. The CDET mission is to design, develop, deliver, evaluate, manage, and resource distance learning products and programs across the training and education continuum, in order to increase operational readiness. Since 2012 CDET has been modernizing enlisted PME programs to meet Commandant of the Marine Corps (CMC) directed requirements for ranks LCpl –GySgt or E-3 through E-7. In 2021 Commanding General (CG) Education Command (EDCOM) provided CDET direction to modernize the E-8 level PME program.

The current PME requirement for E-8 consists of a 5 day in person seminar. Given the E-8 learning outcomes and the modernization of the PME programs for E-3 through E-7, the current E-8 seminar curriculum and execution fails to foster the intellectual edge required of our senior enlisted leaders for success in increasingly complex, distributed, and fluid operating environments. Marine Corps University (MCU) offers a six-week resident Senior Enlisted Professional Military Education (SEPME) program aboard MCB Quantico. While SEPME achieves the MCU-designated learning outcomes for E-8s, it is neither available to the majority of the E-8 population nor a PME requirement. CDET’s solution is the SEBSP, a SEPME-like curriculum in a blended format available to all E-8s across the Total Force. The SEBSP is designed for delivery in two stages: an eight-week nonresident period followed by a two-week resident period. Stage one, the nonresident seminar (NRS) period, will be accomplished as an onsite or online seminar of up to fifteen students facilitated by an instructor. Students will complete the NRS during off-duty hour’s onsite at or near their primary duty station or online; NRS cohorts will meet one night per week, in person or virtually via the CDET virtual classroom. Each cohort will then transition to stage two, the final resident seminar (FRS). The FRS will occur over two weeks at a SNCOA at the following MCU regional campuses: MCB Camp Pendleton, CA; MCB Camp Lejeune, NC; MCB Quantico, VA; and MCB Butler, Okinawa, Japan. To allow for maximum participation in the program a separate 18-week SEPME Online only seminar option will be available by exception to those stationed in billets and areas where participation in the BSP is impossible.

In order to facilitate consistency in delivery and to ensure quality of instruction, CDET has established regional offices, each managed by a Government Regional Director (RD). Each RD is responsible for managing their office and providing educational support to the students and unit commanders in their region. RDs will coordinate with the base, stations, and SNCO Academies within their region for the classroom facilities to conduct the seminars. At full operational capability (FOC), this program is expected to support a maximum of up to 1080 seats available through the BSP and up to 110 through SEPME Online. Calendar Year 2023 capacity will be 540 through the BSP and 0 through SEPME Online. CY 2024 capacity will meet FOC requirements. See specific support in Ch. 3.

The Government will provide the following services and facilities in support of the CDET regional offices:

· Adequate office and storage space for personnel, courseware and materials.

· Adequate space for personnel is defined as the following: Up to XX spaces at Bldg 2076 MCB Quantico VA supporting the Quantico regional office or similar space.

· Up to XX spaces at Bldg 3078, MCB Quantico VA Supporting Enlisted College

· Up to XX spaces at Bldg 407, MCB Camp Lejeune, NC, supporting the regional office.

· Up to XX Spaces at Bldg 22181, MCB Camp Pendleton, CA; supporting the regional office.

· Up to XX spaces at Bldg 5674, MCB Camp Butler, Camp Foster, in Okinawa, Japan.

· An RD (Government employee) will manage each regional office.

· Essential environmental services such as lighting, electric, heating and air conditioning.

· Furniture and standard telephone services.

· Access to Marine Corps Distance Learning Network (MarineNet E-learning Ecosystem including the CDET Learning Support System (LSS) and virtual classroom. The Current CDET LSS is Moodle and the current virtual classroom is Adobe Connect.

The Government will provide Common Access Card (CAC) cards for all contractors that require access to the Government network and restricted Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) sites.

The Government will evaluate the contractor's performance in accordance with the Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP). The COR will perform a Quality Assurance Review with the contractor on a monthly basis.

1.2 Government Furnished Information (GFI).

The Government will provide the following GFI to the contractor:

1.2.1 GFI provided before contract award

a) Instructor Qualifications

b) Course schedules

1.2.2 GFI provided after contract award

a) All courseware and grading rubrics for E-8 curricula

b) CDET instructor evaluations standards

c) CDET faculty development tools

d) Annual Course Content Review Board (CCRB) process

2.0 General Support Requirements

The contractor shall deliver all contract deliverables to the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR), who is responsible for tracking and acceptance, unless otherwise specified by the deliverables.

Contractor employees shall identify themselves as contractor personnel by introducing themselves as contractor personnel and by displaying distinguishing badges or other visible identification for meetings with Government personnel. In addition, contractor personnel shall appropriately identify themselves as contractor employees in telephone conversations and in formal and informal written correspondence.

Enterprise-wide Contractor Manpower Reporting Application (ECMRA):

The contractor shall report ALL contractor labor hours (including Subcontractor labor hours) required for performance of services provided under this contract via a secure data collection site. The contractor shall fill in all required data fields completely using the following web address: SAM.gov.

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 the contractor may report inputs 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, linked at .SAM.gov.

All personnel providing services in Japan shall meet the Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) criteria for this country. The Government reserves the right to require the Contractor to remove from this contract effort any employee that fails to abide by installation rules and, if OCONUS, fails to abide by any applicable SOFA.

Provide services in this PWS during regular business hours 0730-1630 local for all locations. Seminar hours are as required Course schedules in section 3 and Appendices D-F of this PWS.

2.0 Post Award Conference

Within 30 days of contract award, as specified by the Government, the contractor shall attend a Post Award Conference at Quantico, VA. At this conference, the Contracting Officer, COR, Defense Contract Management Agency representative and contractor personnel will review performance requirements, including the Contractor's transition plan, use of team members/ subcontractors, security requirements, funding, management of funds, and quality control measures associated with the Performance Requirements and Standards (PRS) at Appendix B, and any other topics added to the agenda after award.

2.1 Security Requirements

Any contractor personnel requiring access to U.S. Government CUI shall possess a completed background investigation (minimum of a T-1/NACI) for this Public Trust Position.

The contractor shall notify the Government of employees that are required to be on the Government- approved access list prior to entering any access controlled area. The contractor shall notify the Government in writing, within 24 hours, of contractor personnel added to or removed from the access control list.

This contract will require the contractor to have adjudicated Secret Facility Clearance eligibility and will require contractors providing services under PWS section 3.1 Regional Chief Instructor services, Blended Teaching Faculty Services, 3.3 and Adjunct Faculty Teaching Services 3.4 to obtain and maintain classified access eligibility. The contractor shall have a valid Secret Facility Clearance prior to classified performance. The prime contractor and all sub-contractors (through the prime contractor) shall adhere to all aspects of DoD Directive 5220.22-M and DoD Manual 5220.22 Volume 2. All personnel identified to perform on this contract shall maintain compliance with Department of Defense, Department of the Navy, and Marine Corps Information and Personnel Security Policy to include completed background investigations (as required) prior to classified performance. This contract shall include a DoD Contract Security Classification Specification (DD-254) as an attachment.

Facility Security Officers (FSOs) are responsible for notifying the Marine Corps University (MCU) Security Manager, Ms. Lisa Nelson at lisa.nelson@usmcu.edu if any contractor performing on this contract receives an unfavorable adjudication. The FSO must also notify the PERSEC Office of any adverse/derogatory information associated with the 13 Adjudicative Guidelines concerning any contractor performing on this contract, regardless of whether a DISS Incident Report is submitted. The FSO shall notify the Government (written notice) within twenty-four hours of any contractor personnel added or removed from the contract that have been granted classified access, issued a Common Access Card (CAC) and/or any type of government building access badge that has been issued in the performance of this Contract.

Certain contractors may require the issuance of a DBID card in order to gain access to Marine Corps bases/stations. The COR will identify and approve only those contractor employees performing on this contract that require a DBID card in order to perform their job function aboard the base. All contractor personnel accessing Marine Corps Base Quantico must be in compliance with MCB Quantico Access Control policy.

2.2 Qualifications

In accordance with Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCSI) Enlisted Professional Military Education Policy (EPMEP) 1805.01C and CDET SEBSP Instructor Qualifications, the Government considers the following list of services as faculty services:

a) Chief Instructor Faculty Services Section 3.1

b) Teaching Faculty Services Section 3.3

c) Adjunct Faculty Services Section 3.4

The contractor shall satisfy all qualification requirements for faculty services in accordance with CJCSI EPMEP 1805.01C, and SEBSP Instructor Qualifications. As faculty services require collaboration and the ability to interface with students and other faculty members, both DPME and resident, the Government requires faculty services from 0730-1630 Monday through Friday, except for Adjunct Faculty services.

Government office spaces are closed during Federal holidays.

Personnel and Administrative Services. The contractor shall provide faculty biographies (Contract Data Requirements List DELIVERABLE B001, CDET Faculty Biographies) containing information on related academic and military experience and a 3” x 2” color picture for all contractors providing faculty services for use in the faculty biographies binder which is referenced by CDET headquarters personnel. The contractor shall provide photos of faculty wearing appropriate civilian (business professional) attire.

2.3 Data Rights

The Government shall have those rights in technical data and software that applicable statute and regulation require the Government to receive. No deliverable technical data or non-commercial software shall be delivered to the Marine Corps with less than unlimited rights unless all DFARS requisites for marking of restrictive legends have been met.

Neither the contractor nor contractor personnel shall release data nor information developed or obtained under performance of this contract, except to authorized Government personnel or upon written approval of the Contracting Officer in accordance with DFARS 252.204-7000 Disclosure of Information.

2.4 Common Access Card (CAC) Requirement.

The COR will identify and only approve those contractor employees performing on this contract that require CACs in order to perform their job function. In accordance with Headquarters, United States Marine Corps issued guidance relative to Homeland Security Presidential Directive – 12 (HSPD-12), all personnel must meet eligibility criteria to be issued a CAC. In order to meet the eligibility criteria, contractor employees requiring a CAC must obtain and maintain a favorably adjudicated Personnel Security Investigation (PSI). Prior to authorizing a CAC, the employee’s Joint Personnel Adjudication System (JPAS) record must indicate a completed and favorably adjudicated PSI or (at a minimum) that a PSI has been submitted and accepted (opened). The minimum acceptable investigation is a T-1 or a National Agency Check with Written Inquiries (NACI). If a contractor employee’s open investigation closes and is not favorably adjudicated, the CAC must be immediately retrieved and revoked. CACs are not issued for convenience.

Facility Security Officers (FSOs) are responsible for notifying the Contracting Officer’s representative (COR) and the MCU Security Office within 24 hours of notification if any contractor performing on this contract receives an unfavorable adjudication after being issued a CAC. The FSO must also immediately notify the COR of any adverse/derogatory information associated with the 13 Adjudicative Guidelines concerning any contractor issued a CAC, regardless of whether a JPAS Incident Report is submitted.

Each CAC is issued with a “ctr@usmc.mil” e-mail account that the individual contractor is responsible to keep active by logging in on a regular basis (at least twice a month), sending an e- mail and clearing any unneeded e-mails. Contractors issued a CAC are prohibited from “auto- forwarding” e-mail from their .mil e-mail account to their .com e-mail account. If the “ctr@usmc.mil” e-mail account is not kept active, G-6 will deactivate the account and the CAC will also lose its functionality. Contractor employees shall solely use their government furnished “ctr@usmc.mil” e-mail accounts for work supporting the USMC, conducted in fulfillment of this contract, and shall not use a contractor supplied or personal e-mail account to conduct FOUO government business. The use of a contractor or personal e-mail account for contractor business or personal use is allowed, but only when using cellular or a commercial internet service provider.

If a contractor loses their eligibility for a CAC due to an adverse adjudicative decision, they have also lost their eligibility to perform on this contract.

2.5.1 Marine Corps Enterprise Network (MCEN) Computer Access

Contractor personnel accessing Computer systems must maintain compliance with United States Marine Corps Enterprise Cybersecurity Manual 007 Resource Access Guide.

MCEN IT resources if provided are designated For Official Use Only (FOUO) and other limited authorized purposes. DoD military, civilian personnel, consultants, and contractor personnel performing duties on MCEN information systems may be assigned to one of three position sensitivity designations.

1. ADP-I (IT-1): Favorably adjudicated T-5, T5R, Single Scope Background Investigation (SSBI)/SSBI Periodic Reinvestigation (SBPR)/SSBI Phased Periodic Reinvestigation (PPR)

2. ADP-II (IT-2): Favorably adjudicated T-3, T3R, Access National Agency Check and Inquiries (ANACI)/ National Agency Check with Law and Credit (NACLC)/Secret Periodic Review (S-PR)

3. ADP-III (IT-3): Completed T-1, National Agency Check with Inquiries (NACI)

All privileged users (IT-1) must undergo an SSBI regardless of the security clearance level required for the position. Privileged users must maintain the baseline Cyberspace Workforce Information Assurance Technical (IAT) or Information Assurance Manager (IAM) relating to the position being filled.

Privileged users are defined as anyone who has privileges over a standard user account as in system administrators, developers, network administrators, code signing specialist and Service Desk technicians.

All MCEN users must read, understand, and comply with policy and guidance to protect classified information and CUI, and to prevent unauthorized disclosures in accordance with United States Marine Corps Enterprise Cybersecurity Manual 007 Resource Access Guide and CJCSI 6510.01F.

MCEN Official E-mail usage – MCEN IT resources are provided For Official Use Only (FOUO) and other limited authorized purposes. Authorized purposes may include personal use within limitations as defined by the supervisor or the local Command. Auto forwarding of e- mail from MCEN-N to commercial or private domains (e.g., Hotmail, Yahoo, Gmail, etc.) is strictly prohibited. E-mail messages requiring either message integrity or non-repudiation are digitally signed using DoD PKI. All e-mail containing an attachment or embedded active content must be digitally signed.

MCEN users will follow specific guidelines to safeguard Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI), including PII and For Official Use Only (FOUO). Non-official e-mail is not authorized for and will not be used to transmit CUI to include PII and Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) information. Non-official e-mail is not authorized for official use unless under specific situations where it is the only mean for communication available to meet operational requirements. This can occur when the official MCEN provided e-mail is not available but must be approved prior to use by the Marine Corps Authorizing Official (AO).

All personnel will use DoD authorized PKI certificates to encrypt e-mail messages if they contain any of the following:

1. Information that is categorized as Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI).

2. Any contract sensitive information that normally would not be disclosed to anyone other than the intended recipient.

3. Any privacy data, PII, or information that is intended for inclusion in an employee’s personal file or any information that would fall under the tenets of MSGID: DOC/5 USC 552A. Personal or commercial e-mail accounts are not authorized to transmit unencrypted CUI or PII.

4. Any medical or health data, to include medical status or diagnosis concerning another individual.

5. Any operational data regarding status, readiness, location, or deployment of forces or equipment.

2.5.2 Contractor assets connectivity to the MCEN

The contracting company is not authorized to connect to the MCEN. Contractor Laptop and other assets will be able to connect to the Campus Net Wireless network which supports a “bring your own device framework”. All Contractor owned laps must meet or exceed the USMC laptop specifications.

2.5 Quality Control Program.

The contractor shall establish a complete Quality Control Program to ensure the requirements of the contract are performed as specified in the Performance Requirements Summary. A copy of the contractor’s Quality Control Plan (QCP) shall be provided to the Contracting Officer at the post award conference or no later than 30 days after award if a post award conference is not conducted. An updated copy shall be provided to the Contracting Officer as changes occur. The QCP shall include, but not be limited to:

a) An inspection system covering all the services stated in the Performance Requirements Summary. It must specify areas to be inspected on either a scheduled or unscheduled basis and indicate the individuals who will do the inspection.

b) A method of identifying deficiencies in the quality of services performed before the level of performance is deemed unacceptable.

c) A corrective action process that will ensure any unacceptable performance is corrected and will not occur again in the future.

d) A file of all inspections conducted by the Contractor and any corrective action taken. This documentation shall be made available to the Government, upon request, throughout the term of the contract.

3.0 Regional Office and facilities support

The contractor shall provide office consumables such as pens, paper, printer cartridges, and basic office cleaning supplies, postage and shipping materials for the contractor's staff at the locations listed in Paragraph 1. Additionally, the contractor shall be responsible for paper card stock and printing of diplomas and completion certificates, as well as any fees associated with base access, such as the Defense Bio Identification Detection System (DBIDS) program. The contractor shall perform work efforts in support of this task order at Government facilities. This task will require the contractor to provide a suitable infrastructure to manage program requirements (document library, databases, web site) throughout the course of performance to support the scope of activities. This task may also require the contractor to register in gate access tracking systems on certain bases. Laptops, cellular equipment and services, and other items of convenience are not reimbursable as ODCs.

All Government printing requirements MUST be done by or through the local Document Automation and Production Service (DAPS, now called DLA Document Services) http://www.daps.dla.mil/dapsonline.html.

3.1 Regional Chief Instructor (RCI) Faculty Services

Blended seminars consist of a mix of in-residence seminar periods taught by full-time faculty and non-resident seminar periods (onsite and online) taught by a mix of full-time and adjunct faculty. The RCI faculty services will manage the adjunct faculty and execution of the 8-week non-resident seminar (NRS) periods and the 18-week SEPME online.

a) The contractor shall submit qualified Adjunct Faculty (AF) biographies to the CDET Dean of Academics for verification of qualifications.

b) The contractor shall meet the CDET instructor evaluation standards for its onsite and online seminars. These evaluations standards are listed as GFI.

c) Each instructor shall teach at least one NRS or SEPME Online seminar per section 3.4.

d) The contractor shall conduct faculty development (FD) (to include instructional methods) with AF in each region, using CDET FD tools and in conjunction with the CDET FD program. The contractor shall provide AF with no more than eight (8) hours of local FD per AY.

e) The contractor shall ensure respective AF complete Faculty Orientation 101 training and determine AF strengths and weaknesses.

f) Every third year the contractor shall successfully complete Faculty Orientation 201 or its successor course prior to teaching that AY.

g) The contractor shall interact routinely with CDET ECDEP associate dean and course subject matter experts to maintain content currency and to assist with AF questions.

h) The contractor shall monitor Institutional Research (IR) data and reports for each region and brief results to the respective RD.

i) The contractor shall evaluate students and AF end of course feedback and provide the RD and Associate Deans with electronic feedback recommendations.

j) The contractor shall ensure AF grading follows each program’s faculty handbook and grading rubrics, and ensure all grades are reported within the CDET LSS within 10 days of course completion or report any unfinished activity to the RD in accordance with CDET Policy 5-17.

k) The contractor shall ensure that faculty complete End Of Course (EOC) surveys via the LSS at the end of each seminar course (DELIVERABLE B002). The contractor shall encourage maximum participation of student responses for EOC surveys.

l) The contractor shall make a minimum of two visits per year, on a semi-annual basis, to remote locations within the regions that have AF-led seminars.

m) The contractor shall deliver feedback to the RD and CDET Dean of Academics on AF performance, per CDET faculty evaluation criteria GFI 1.2.2.b. (DELIVERABLE B003, Adjunct Faculty Performance).

n) The contractor shall review and recommend papers for MCU writing awards.

o) The contractor shall ensure LSS enrollment of eligible faculty and students into courses and provide faculty and students limited basic LSS support.

p) The contractor shall grade students’ papers, essays, planning products and perform any additional grading requirements as specified in the CDET course close out policies and timelines.

q) The contractor shall attend the annual CDET Faculty workshop at Quantico VA, which is normally 5 consecutive days in the summer months.

r) The contractor shall collect any adjunct faculty adhoc reports as required by CDET or MCU.

· Locations

· MCB Camp Pendleton, CA;

· MCB Camp Lejeune, NC;

· MCB Quantico, VA

· MCB Camp Butler, Okinawa, Japan.

3.2. Administrative and Training Support Services

a) The contractor shall provide word processing, spreadsheet and presentation development and data entry services using Microsoft (MS) Office or compatible products.

b) The contractor shall answer telephones, e-mails, take and deliver messages.

c) The contractor shall draft written correspondence.

d) The contractor shall provide students with assistance with course enrollments, transfers, acquiring academic transcripts, submitting waiver requests, grade reporting, setting up MarineNet and LSS accounts and acquiring course materials.

e) The contractor shall resolve student administrative issues or present student administrative issues to the Regional Director for resolution (e.g., office hour queries, request for phone numbers, etc.).

f) The contractor shall provide technical expertise for using and managing the CDET LSS.

g) The contractor shall work with tier 1 support personnel and management to refine tier 1 technical support strategies. (DELIVERABLE A002, CDET Technical Support Strategies).

h) The contractor shall coordinate with and train tier 1 support personnel

i) The contractor shall establish requested student and instructor LSS accounts and courses.

j) The contractor shall develop and deliver training materials (tutorials) on educational technology to instructors, course directors, RDs, chief instructors and staff electronically.

k) The contractor shall establish course organization, database management and design.

l) The contractor shall coordinate with course developers to provide assistance with technical aspects regarding development of courses within the LSS.

m) The contractor shall act as point of contact for submitting trouble tickets and managing technical issues such as bug fixes, upgrades and routine maintenance downtime with the LSS.

The contractor shall provide Administrative and Training Support Services (ATSS) for the Regional Offices at the following locations:

· MCB Camp Lejeune, NC

· MCB Camp Pendleton, CA

· MCB Camp Butler Okinawa, Japan

3.3 Blended Teaching Faculty Services

Blended seminars for the SEBSP consist of an 8-week nonresident seminar (NRS) period followed by a final resident seminar (FRS) period. The contractor shall provide blended faculty teaching services for three separate areas of expertise, teaching fundamentally different content: leadership and mentoring for a senior enlisted leader, MAGTF operations and operation planning, and communications with an emphasis on writing and oral presentation.

a) The contractor shall ensure all blended teaching faculty maintain USMC SME proficiency in their respective area of expertise as measured through CDET’s CCRB process referenced in Section 1.2.2.

b) The contractor shall conduct Socratic style onsite and online seminars.

c) The contractor shall teach only CDET approved curricula.

d) The contractor shall use CDET teaching materials, faculty guides and faculty LSS sites.

e) The contractor shall grade students’ papers, essays, planning products and meet any subjective grading requirements as specified in CDET course close-out policies and timelines.

f) The contractor shall ensure strict enforcement of test security and integrity.

g) The contractor shall follow the approved teaching schedule.

h) In addition to all resident periods, each instructor shall teach at least two 8-week nonresident periods per section 3.4.

i) The contractor shall grade according to CDET prescribed rubrics.

j) The contractor shall remediate students by providing additional personal instruction to students who fail exams.

k) The contractor shall enforce the CDET academic integrity policy.

l) The contractor shall ensure that at the end of each course, seminar students and faculty complete EOC surveys via the LSS.

m) The contractor shall ensure LSS enrollment of eligible faculty and students into courses and provide faculty and students limited basic LSS support.

n) The contractor shall attend the annual CDET Faculty workshop at Quantico VA, which is normally 5 consecutive days in the summer months.

o) The contractor shall participate in no more than eight (8) hours of local faculty development per AY, as determined by the RD.

p) The contractor shall successfully complete Faculty Orientation 101 prior to teaching.

q) Every third year the contractor shall successfully complete Faculty Orientation 201 or its successor course prior to teaching that AY.

r) The contractor shall provide adhoc reports as required by CDET and MCU. The contractor shall provide teaching services for the following projected locations:

· MCB Camp Lejeune, NC

· MCB Camp Pendleton, CA.

· MCB Camp Butler Okinawa, Japan

3.3.1 Blended FRS Seminars

At FOC, the SEBSP Academic year offers 8 iterations of the 2-week FRS period of instruction. Each FRS will begin approximately two to four weeks after completion of the NRS. Students will primarily migrate from the NRS to the FRS with the same cohort. Different students will attend each section. The FY runs from Oct through Sep; however, this contract is expected to run from January through December. CDET schedules and delivers the following courses during each contract year (CY). The minimum instructional periods and timeline for ECDEP Seminars are listed below in Table 1.

Periods

Table 1 SEBSP FRS Seminar Structure

The contractor shall provide SEBSP FRS seminars by geographic region as listed in Table 2 below.

Quantico MCB Okinawa

Contract Year One

Contract Year Two through Five

Table 2 Annual SEBSP FRS Seminars by Geographic Region

3.4 Adjunct Faculty Teaching Services

Blended seminars consist of a mix of in-residence seminar periods--taught by full-time faculty--and non-resident seminar periods (onsite and online) taught primarily by adjunct faculty. The adjunct faculty teaching services will be for both the 8-week NRS of the SEBSP and the 18-week SEBSP Online.

· For the SEBSP, the contractor shall provide adjunct faculty teaching services for two separate areas of expertise, teaching fundamentally different content: leadership and warfighting for a senior enlisted leader and communications with an emphasis on writing and oral presentation. Each NRS seminar will have two adjunct faculty. The leadership and warfighting faculty will be the seminar group’s primary faculty and will lead 7 of 8 seminar lessons. The communications faculty will lead 1 of 8 seminar lessons and will provide feedback and grades for one 1,000 to 1,500 word essay (outline, rough draft, and final essay) and one seven-minute oral presentation (recorded by the student).

· For the SEPME online, the contractor shall provide adjunct faculty teaching services for three separate areas of expertise, teaching fundamentally different content: leadership and mentoring for a senior enlisted leader, MAGTF operations and operation planning, and communications with an emphasis on writing and oral presentation. Each SEPME online seminar will have three associated adjunct faculty. The leadership faculty will be the seminar group’s primary faculty and should remain with the seminar group throughout; the leadership faculty will instruct approximately 50 percent of the SEPME Online seminars. The MAGTF operations and operation planning faculty will instruct approximately 40 percent of the SEPME Online lessons. The communications faculty will instruct about 10 percent of the SEPME Online seminar lessons and will provide feedback and grades for two 1,000 to 1,500 word essays (outline, rough draft, and final essay) and two seven-to-ten-minute oral presentations (recorded by the student).

CDET requires teaching and grading services from Adjunct Faculty. Tasks common to all Adjunct Faculty:

a) The contractor shall conduct Socratic style onsite and online seminars, according to CDET schedules that include seminar sessions meeting either weekly during the evenings or monthly in the case of the weekend seminars. The handling and managing of online seminar instruction is similar to the weekly evening seminar except students complete their assignments online.

b) The contractor shall teach only CDET approved curricula.

c) The contractor shall use CDET teaching materials, faculty guides and faculty LSS sites.

d) The contractor shall grade students’ papers, essays, planning products and perform any grading requirements as specified in CDET course closeout policies and timelines.

e) The contractor shall ensure strict enforcement of test security and integrity.

f) The contractor shall follow the CDET approved academic schedule.

g) The contractor shall grade according to CDET prescribed rubrics.

h) The contractor shall remediate students by providing extra and personal instruction to students who fail assignments.

i) The contractor shall enforce the CDET academic integrity policy.

j) The contractor shall encourage maximum participation of student responses for EOC surveys via the LSS at the end of each seminar course.

k) The contractor shall ensure LSS enrollment of eligible faculty and students into courses and provide faculty and students limited basic LSS support.

l) The contractor shall participate in no more than eight (8) hours of local FD per AY, as determined by the local RD.

m) The contractor shall successfully complete Faculty Orientation 101 prior to teaching.

n) The contractor shall, every third year, successfully complete Faculty Orientation 201 or its successor course prior to teaching that year.

o) The contractor shall complete LSS administrative duties in accordance with CDET policy.

p) The contractor shall provide adhoc reports as required by CDET and MCU.

Location: Onsite and online using LSS and virtual classroom Schedule: How to determine number and timeline

3.4.1 Blended NRS Seminars

At FOC, the SEBSP Academic year offers 4 iterations of the 8-week NRS period of instruction. Different students will attend each section. The FY runs from Oct through Sep; however, this contract is expected to run from January through December. CDET schedules and delivers the following courses during each contract year (CY). The minimum instructional periods and timeline for ECDEP Seminars are listed below in Table 3.

Periods

Table 3 SEBSP NRS Seminar Structure

The contractor shall provide SEBSP NRS seminars by geographic region as listed in Table 4 below.

Quantico MCB Okinawa

Table 4Annual SEBSP NRS Seminars by Geographic Region

3.4.2 SEPME Online Seminars

At FOC, the SEPME Online offers 2 iterations of the 18-week period of instruction. Different students will attend each section. CDET schedules and delivers the following course cycles sequentially during each contract year (CY). The minimum instructional periods and timeline for ECDEP Seminars are listed below in Table 5.

Periods # of Seminars

Table 5Annual SEPME Online Seminars

4.0 CDET Headquarters Quantico Support

4.0.1 Program Management Services

The contractor shall perform Program Management services to support the CDET's distance education programs and regional campuses and serve as the contractor’s primary interface with the Government.

a) The contractor shall manage the execution of CDET programs.

b) The contractor shall coordinate scheduling of seminars with the RDs and CDET staff.

c) The contractor shall review all invoices for accuracy and on-time submittal.

d) The contractor shall maintain weekly contact with the COR regarding overall contract execution and Government satisfaction.

e) The contractor shall conduct a minimum of one Quality Assurance (QA) visit to each regional site annually. (DELIVERABLE B004, Contractor’s Monthly Status Report)

f) The contractor shall participate in the CDET mid-year review held at a regional location.

g) The contractor shall conduct monthly Program Management status reviews with the COR and report on the overall program status and the status of each region.

h) The contractor shall provide Contractor’s Monthly Status Report IAW DELIVERABLE B004.

i) The contractor shall manage and track requests for Common Access Card (CAC) cards for contractor personnel.

j) The contractor shall attend the annual CDET Faculty workshop at Quantico VA, which is normally 5 consecutive days in the summer months.

4.1 Academics Support Services

4.1.1 Faculty Development Services

The contractor shall provide simultaneous FD SME services to support the prospective faculty for E-8 programs.

a) The contractor shall ensure faculty know and understand education theory and the newest teaching techniques given the technology provided.

b) The contractor shall ensure all faculty completed Faculty Orientation (FacO101) and Faculty Refresher (FacO 201) as required in policy letter 4-16.

c) The contractor shall maintain FacO 101 and 201 student and faculty course sites.

d) The contractor shall develop FacO 101 and 201 schedules based on the timing and needs of the government.

e) The contractor shall develop program/learning outcomes and lesson objectives using Bloom’s revised taxonomy and andragogy to accomplish FD educational outcomes.

f) The contractor shall establish and electronically maintain FD courseware, curriculum and assessment version control.

g) The contractor shall create and safeguard FD course assessments electronically.

h) The contractor shall electronically document the linkages between course lesson objectives and assessments.

i) The contractor shall develop electronic answer and reference keys for course assessments.

j) The contractor shall develop and maintain an electronic mapping document demonstrating appropriate linkages between issues for discussion and specific educational objectives and learning outcomes.

k) The contractor shall maintain electronic files of all documents, assessments, graphics, readings, electronic media and supporting information for the FD courses.

l) The contractor shall maintain and manage the master LSS course sites, keeping them current.

m) The contractor shall answer questions from the field on all aspects of FD courses.

n) The contractor shall teach every FacO 101 and 201 online seminar according to the approved schedule.

o) The contractor shall participate in Course Content Review Boards (CCRB) and prepare electronic reports and/or briefings on IR findings on faculty for each course in the SEBSP and SEPME online programs.

p) The contractor shall participate in mid-year reviews located at a designated regional office and the CDET annual summer FD workshop located in Quantico.

q) The contractor will attend MCU FD events and/or meetings.

5.0 IT Support Requirements/Services

5.1 IT Requirements

The Government will provide .edu or .mil access and equipment at the locations listed in appendix A up to the amounts listed in section 1.1 to support services provided in the regional campus locations only. Campus Net Wireless connection will be available if contractors elect to supply their own laptops to support regional services.

Otherwise the contractor shall furnish laptops, printers and IT support for all contractor personnel except AF. IT equipment and network connectivity are not required for AF. The laptops must be equipped with Wi-Fi cards, cameras and microphones. The Government will provide connectivity access for personnel at Quantico either through the wireless CAMPUS Net at the Marine Corps University area. The Government will install a limited number of non-dedicated MCEN or .EDU seats to provide contractors access to their Government email accounts and to DoD PKI sites.

6.0 Travel Requirements

The Contractor shall travel to various CONUS and OCONUS locations in support of Program training requirements. The anticipated level of travel is shown in the table below. This travel is for attendance at conferences, training facilities, and Government meetings as determined necessary by the COR. Or required in the PWS.

When travel requirements are identified, the COR will provide planning information to the Contractor (e.g., plans, agenda, itinerary, dates, number of travelers). Within 10 business days, the Contractor shall submit a travel request with a travel plan (including costs). All travel requests must be validated and approved by the COR prior to travel. Upon approval, the travel request costs become a "not to exceed" amount. Any incurred costs greater than the approved "not to exceed" amount for that trip will be an unallowable expense (that cannot be offset by future travel underruns). Costs for travel shall be billed in accordance with FAR 31.205-46 Travel Costs.

Appendix A CDET SEBSP Regional Responsibility Map

Appendix B Performance Requirements and Standards

the contractor accomplish to give the Government the desired result?)

Performance Standard (What are the standards for completeness, reliability, accuracy, timeliness, quality and/or cost?)

Acceptable Quality Level (AQL) (How much error will the Government accept?)

Monitoring Method (How will the Government determine contractor s uccess?)

meet Security requirements at least 95% of the time [threshold] and 100% of the time [objective].

Inspection/ Analysis/ Demonstration/ Observation.

Policy Letter 4-16 or current version.

CDET policy Letter4- 16.

shall provide qualified, effective and efficient RCI and admin support all DPME regions.

All RCI and Admin Services shall be thorough and accurate and performed by individuals who possess the qualifications and are capable of performing all designated Services on time and with professional quality.

efficient DEP SME Ser vices to support the CDET's distance education programs at Quantico, VA All Academic Support Services shall be thorough and accurate and performed by individuals who possess the qualifications and are capable of performing all designated Services on time and with professional quality.

The contractor will achieve acceptable performance when they provide CDET Headquarters wit h effective, efficient and qualified DEP Subject Matter Expert Services at least 85% of the time [threshold] and 95% of the time [objective].

Inspection/ Analysis/ Demonstration/ Observation.

Appendix C Acronyms