Question and Answer Doc 2.pdf

Questions and Answers 2 20210511

W912J2-21-R-0003

MRT Instructor/Facilitator II

Q1. How many past performance examples would the government like to evaluate?

A1. There is no Min/Max for past performance examples. Each vendor has eight pages to demonstrate successful/relevant past performance.

Q2. Will the government extend the proposal deadline by two weeks to May 31st? As a small business, we do not have the bandwidth and manpower to easily support a two-week proposal turnaround time.

A2. No extensions granted at this time.

Q3. What does the "II" refer to? Does the government want the offeror to bid only MRT instructor level IIs or does the government want the offeror to bid all instructor levels necessary to teach the courses listed in 5.4?

A3. Level II is the basic level instructor need to facilitate a MRT level II. All positions should be quoted at level II

Q4 Will the Government confirm that MRTs are intended to instruct/facilitate SAFE Talks or is this a different type of instructor? Will the Government confirm that MRTs are intended to instruct ASIST or is this a different type of instructor?

A4. SAFE Talk and ASSIST are additional skill taught by Livingworks. SAFE Talk trainers do not require a prerequisite of MRT

Q5. Will the Government confirm the revision date of the version of ACE-SI to be facilitated? Will the Government confirm that attendance at the 2-day ACE-SI T4T instruction will be provided to certify the contractor's instructors prior to delivery of the 6 hour course?

A5. The government will provide a 5 day Train the Trainer course certifying individuals to teach the 2 day ACE-SI Instructor course ACE-SI revision date is TBD. Currently they are rolling out the preliminary certifications and teaching pilot courses. The governing AR 650-63 will govern this course but has yet to be published`

Q6. Are there current MRT Instructors supporting the fulfillment of the instructor to student ratio? Is the contractor responsible for fulfilling the entirety of the instructor to student ratio for the estimated workload provided or is the contractor supplementing the government's staff to fulfill the estimated workload levels? Will the government provide the current FTE numbers by MRT level so that each offeror has a fair level of understanding to provide an estimate? Will the government provide their anticipated training schedule for each course?

A6. Yes, there are currently 8 contractors already fulfilling those roles. The contractor is supplementing the government's staff to fulfill the estimated workload levels. The positions in this contract are minimum level 2 with the potential to become up to a level 4. There are currently no updated government lists with MRT Levels. The training schedules for Level 1 MRT are built 3 years in advance. We provide a 2-week MRT course every month.

Contract Topic Question No.

Contract Wording/Question WIARNG Answer

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02. Section 1.4.4 Place and Performance of Services

1. Have the alternate locations for the Mobile Training Teams been identified?

If so, where are they located? Are all the mobile training sites located within Wisconsin?

No, they are not identified yet.

Available anywhere within the 54 states and territories.

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08. Section 1.4.9 Contract Manager

(CM)

2. Is the CM required to be on site?

Is the alternate CM required to be on site?

No.

No.

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08. Section 1.4.12 Travel

3. It is noted that “the cost of shipping training aids shall be borne by the contractor.” Will the contractor be reimbursed for the shipping of training materials as ODCs?

There no anticipated costs for this.

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08. Section 1.4.12 Travel

4. Will the contractor be required to copy/duplicate materials to be shipped to mobile training sites?

If yes, how many pages are printed per course? Is printing required to be in color?

No, Attachment 1. Page

08. Section 1.4.12 Travel

5. It states “anticipated travel for each contractor is 3-6 training events per year.

Should this read “instructor/trainer” opposed to “contractor”?

Instructor/Trainer= Contractor.

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12. Section 3.2 Property

6. What does “other items necessary to maintain an office environment” include?

(for example, staplers, notepads, etc.)

See paragraph 3.2 of

PWS

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12. Section 3.2 Property

7. Will the government provide all classroom equipment necessary (projectors, computers, whiteboard, etc.)?

See paragraph 3.2 of

PWS

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12. Section 5.1.2 & Attachment 1. Page

14. Section 5.4

8. Are all the courses listed already developed and ready for delivery?

Yes

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13. Section 5.2.1 …the MRT Primary Instructor…

9. Is the MRT Primary Instructor a government employee, or is this person to be provided by the contractor?

Not required by the contract, there are current level IV’s amongst the incumbents

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13. Section 5.3.1 Conduct training exercises…

10. Are the exercises mentioned classroom-based exercises or field collective exercises?

Anticipated to be classroom based.

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14. Para 5.4 Courses Taught

11. Is it standard that one Instructor teach more than one course?

Yes

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14. Para 5.4 Courses Taught

12. Are courses listed taught concurrently? Yes

Contract Wording/Question WIARNG Answer

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14. Section 5.4 Courses Taught

13. Are the ratios identified in the PWS accurate per course?

For example, if the instructor/ student ratio of 1/6 is an accurate reflection for the Master Resilience Training Level 1, then, in 2020, over 905 students went through the course. When divided by 12, equates to a little over 75 students per class. With the ratio of 6 students per instructors, we would need 12.5 instructors.

Yes, while historically 8 people have been on contract, these courses are often supplemented by military personnel

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15. Section 5.4.6 Performance Enhancement

14. Can you advise as to how many hours per course, instructor ratio, and course max students per year?

This is by request only.

Hours/ratio to be determined.

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15. Section 5.4.6 Performance Enhancement

15. Does the Performance Enhancement Instructor need to be a sports psychologist or have a specific certification?

True, Master’s Degree in Sports Psychology. Course will only be taught if there qualified personnel on contract.

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15. Section 5.4.6 Performance Enhancement

16. It is noted that there are 12 performance enhancement courses a training year.

What is the duration of each course (hours per course)?

Upon request and availability of qualified instructor/facilitator

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15. Section 5.4.8 SAFE Talks

17. Is the SAFE Talks Course 3 hours or 4 hours in length?

3 hours.

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16. Section 5.5.1 … experience…

18. The skill sets listed are often those of non-military personnel. Does the USG expect all instructors to be MRT Certified from day 1 of the contract? Or will the USG provide training for any instructors who need MRT certification?

Yes, Certified from day 1. Exception will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

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17. Section 5.5.3.1 Must be Master Resilience Trainer

(MRT)

19. Will the USG provide training to contract instructors for both level 1 and level 2 instructors?

Yes

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17. Section 5.5.3.8 Prepare and take part in concurrent and MRT-C Course curriculum changes

20. Will instructors be required to update/change courses while they are conducting training?

Contract Wording/Question WIARNG Answer

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17. Section 5.5.3.8 Prepare and take part in concurrent and MRT-C Course curriculum changes

21. Is there a development tool or specific software that instructors will need to use for updating training materials?

No

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17. Section 5.5.3.8 Prepare and take part in concurrent and MRT-C Course curriculum changes

22. Does the USG provide a method in which course updates are tracked?

If yes, who is designated to track and approve changes made in each course?

This question is being asked for version control methods.

No, not at this level.

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17. Section 5.5.3.8 Prepare and take part in concurrent and MRT-C Course curriculum changes

23. Will the instructors be required to upload updated training materials to the Army Training Requirements and Resources System (ATRRS)?

No, this will be a USG function

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17. Section 5.5.3.9 Strong organizational skills.

24. Is the contractor responsible for creating the training schedule?

If yes, will the ATRRS be used and will the contractor have access to use the scheduling tool?

No, this will be a USG function

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17. Section 5.5.3.9 Strong organizational skills.

25. Will the Army Learning Management System (ALMS) be used to track student progress per course?

No

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22. Section 4.0 Volume 3 (Cost/Price Factor 3); Questions and Answers dated 20210505 (Q/A #2)

26. Would like to verify that Wisconsin, Monroe County, GS 12 rates will be at the 15.95% locality adjustment for this effort? Should we assume an average of a mid-level GS 12 (Steps 5-7)?

The USG cannot tell a vendor what price to propose.

Questions and Answers #1 W912J2-

21-R-0003 MRT

Instructor Facilitator

II

27. The RFP does not specifically designate what MRT levels instructors the contractor is to provide; does the contractor need to provide MRT certified instructors for levels I, II, III, and IV?

Level II

Questions and Answers #1 W912J2-

21-R-0003 MRT

Instructor Facilitator II and Question and Answer 2:

incumbent and number of Facilitator

II

28. In the Questions and Answers provided, the answer to Question 2 says there are currently 8 level II instructors who are GS 12 equivalents. Is the contractor supposed to provide levels I, III, and IV instructors also? If yes, how many at each level are currently involved in delivering the MRT curriculum?

No, see previous question

Contract Wording/Question WIARNG Answer

Technical Exhibit 3 29. Although each individual course is listed with the number of iterations per year and the instructor to student ratio is provided, there is no indication for what level instructor is needed for each course. If there is a need for Instructors at all 4 levels of MRT can you provide the instructor level expected for each course?

Instructors only need to Level II. Contract requirement is to provide level II