Special_Notice_Posting_for_ARL's_Outreach_Programs_Industry_Day_FBO_Posting.pdf

CCDC-ARL OUTREACH PROGRAM INDUSTRY DAY

The US Army Contracting Command - APG- Research Triangle Park Division proposes to award a five-year Cost plus Fixed Fee, Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract to strengthen networks that connect the Combat Capabilities Development Command (CCDC)- Army Research Laboratory (ARL), academia, industry, and government agencies and that facilitate the exchange of scientific ideas, the production of knowledge, and the development of a Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) workforce by carrying out the Kindergarten (K) through College STEM education and outreach programs on behalf of the U.S.

Department of Defense(DoD) and the U.S. Department of the Army (DoA) to help address the nation’s need for a diverse, agile and highly competent STEM-literate talent pool.

The Army derives value from its relationships with academia, industry, and other government agencies. The mission of the CCDC-Outreach Program Office is to create and strengthen connections to the academic, industrial, and government agencies who have shared interests and a stake in the Nation’s advancement of science and technology. The community is populated by the STEM talent and the Outreach Program Office augments the pipelines that provide the STEM talent. The outreach mission is simultaneously a philosophy, a purpose, and a commitment. In pursuit of this mission, the CCDC-ARL Outreach Program Office will contribute to the overarching missions of the CCDC-ARL and of the Army.

Through this award, CCDC-ARL’s Outreach Program Office envisions the government to work with an Offeror with a team of organizations to collaboratively advance DoD and DoA sponsored STEM education and outreach programs, conducted across the United States and Puerto Rico.

The CCDC-ARL IDIQ Contract envisions a collaborative approach in the management, planning and execution of the Laboratory’s STEM education and outreach program portfolio that will focus on the following DoD, DoA and CCDC-ARL STEM priorities and core objectives:

Goal 1: Broaden, deepen, and diversify the pool of STEM talent in support of our Defense Industry Base. Objectives include:

Encourage and reward student participation in DoD and CCDC-ARL STEM programs Inspire students to excel in science and mathematics Increase participation of underserved populations in DoD and CCDC-ARL Outreach initiatives Expand involvement of students in ongoing DoD/DoA related research Increase awareness of DoD and CCDC-ARL STEM career opportunities Increase participants’ awareness of DoD, DoA and CCDC-ARL opportunities to further their interest in STEM

Goal 2: Support and empower educators with unique Army research and technology resources.

Objectives include:

Partner with universities, schools and teachers at local, state and regional educational agencies for shared standards in science and mathematics

Provide online resources for educators and the CCDC-ARL workforce to share best practices

Provide and expand mentor capacity of the DoA’s highly qualified scientists and engineers

Increase educators’ awareness of DoD, DoA and CCDC-ARL opportunities

Goal 3: Develop and implement a cohesive, coordinated, and sustainable STEM education outreach infrastructure across the CCDC-ARL. Objectives Include:

Develop and implement cohesive program metrics for each individual program and across all of CCDC-ARL

Provide awareness of STEM educational opportunities for students at all stages of their K-20 education

Develop, capture and communicate program standards and best practices Integrate CCDC-ARL programs into strategic and comprehensive marketing strategy inclusive of an internal centralized website and application tool Support and compliment the DoA and CCDC-ARL STEM Strategies The Contract consists of six (6) fundamental elements: (1) Sub-contractor Management;

(2) Program Evaluations (individual and collective assessment): Data Collection, Analysis and Reports; (3) Marketing/Communications – internal and external; (4) Development of an DoD and DoA program alumni database; (5) Strategic Outreach Initiatives; (6) DoA/DoD student/faculty participant management: HBCU/MI Design Competition, Faculty Fellow Research Team, Women in STEM, DoD Faculty Fellow Program, Hampton University COE, DoD Intern Program and other DoA/DoD initiatives launched under this agreement (Program descriptions follow)

Goal 4: The Contractor shall complete the tasks at the quality and timeliness levels described in the performance based standards. The Contractor shall develop and submit a Quality Control Plan (QCP) for the Governments approval. The Government will perform formal semi-annual and annual IDIQ Contract Performance Reviews.

An Industry Day will be held on November 14, 2019 from 9:00am 12:00 noon at the Army Research Office. (800 Park Office Drive, Suite 4229). There will be an opportunity for individual meetings with the Program Manager and Contracting Officer on the afternoon of November 14, 2019 between 01:00pm and 04:30pm.

If interested in scheduling a meeting, please contact Ms. Ramila Century, email address:

ramila.century.civ@mail.mil or Mr. Leroy Hardy, email address: Leroy.r.hardy.civ@mail.mil by Thursday, November 7, 2019.

A draft copy of the Performance Work Statement (PWS) will be posted on the FedBizOpps, https://www.fbo.gov/, NLT 31 Oct 2019.

Any prospective offeror having questions concerning this notice should submit questions to Mr.

Leroy Hardy at leroy.hardy.civ@mail.mil .