Statement of Work.pdf

Statement of Work for Cyber Shield 21

Digital Forensics Course with Mile2 Training

Cyber Shield is a National Guard exercise, in cooperation with USAR and USMCR, to conduct cyber defensive operations (DCO) training and assessment for DCO-Elements (DCOE), Cybersecurity detachments/cells, and Cyber Protection teams (CPTs) will train during July 12th thru July 16th, 2021 in a virtual environment. Cyber Shield provides a collective training event for these teams and sets the conditions for evaluation against Army/Joint standards, including: Network Defense, Forensic Analysis, Reporting and Mitigation, Incident Response, etc.

All Vendor provided training must be geared toward one of the Army Cyber standards. Vendors must accurately and completely describe their training courses through the use of a Course Syllabus or Program of Instruction.

DCO-E Operational Training Two core components of the DCO-E mission are support to state and local entities and support to infrastructure. It is vital that DCO-Es receive training that focuses on cyber security digital forensics that will consists of reporting, evidence collection, forensics analysis, and malware analysis in conjunction with Mile2 training. This training allows Soldier’s to be better equipped to handle adversary attacks and quickly detects and respond to threat actors that take place within the digital infrastructure.

DCO-E ICS Training Requirements:

1. Vendor must provide a 3 day virtual training course that focuses on digital forensics that includes but are not limited to: Report Writing for Threats and Events, Acquisition and Collection, Forensics and Analysis, and Malware Analysis starting the 12th of July 2021 through the 14th of July 2021. Course must provide eight hours of instruction per day and include CCI Mile2 Training.

2. Contractor provides necessary training materials (hard/softcopy guides, manuals, workbooks, textbook, etc.), including hardware and software, to students on the first day of class.

3. This training is to teach students how to use Digital Forensics to increase experience in Digital Forensics Reporting, Chain of Custody, Intrusion Timeline/Storyboard (SITREP- event details) and the overall Threat Outline.

4. The contractor must fulfill all requirements defined in this Statement of Work (SOW) except for those items specified as government furnished property and services. Other additional topics and tools deemed necessary and useful by the instructor can be presented in this training. The contractor performs to the standards in this contract.

5. The Contractor provides verbal instruction and hands-on practice in a laboratory environment between 07:00 am and 5:00 pm with a one hour lunch break Monday through Wednesday. Contractors need to be flexible on instruction hours due to the virtual instructions crossing multiple time zones in the U.S.

6. Contractor provides an experienced instructor with current certifications for a three-day course for up to forty (40) students.

7. Vendor should provide documentation that participants can use as a reference guide for the material learned in their course at Cyber Shield 2021.

8. Vendor must be able to complete training in virtual environment due to any Covid-19 restrictions that may be set in place that would limit or prevent the ability of personnel and the exercise to take place in a face-to-face environment.

OPSEC and AT Level 1 Training Requirements:

1. Vendor employees working on Camp Williams must complete OPSEC and Anti-Terrorism Level 1 Awareness training prior to performance on this contract.