Instruction of Institutional Integrity Modules International Border Security Short Courses Defense Analysis Department Naval Postgraduate School

This is a COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION for commercial items prepared in accordance with the information in FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures, and as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation on FedBizOpps; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.



Solicitation is issued as a request for quotation (RFQ). The Defense Analysis Department at the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) has an immediate requirement for contractual services from an experienced instructor to update and deliver the several iterations of short courses relating to integrity instruction.

While discussions are not anticipated, the Government reserves the right to do so.

Award will be Firm-Fixed Price (FFP) for the services detailed in the accompanying SOW. Travel is NOT anticipated. The period of performance is from the date of award estimated in the Statement of Work



The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-69, effective August 1, 2013 and DFARS Change Notice 20130909.



These courses, delivered under Export and Related Border Security (EXBS), consist of multiple modules covering various topics within the IMBS curriculum.



Contractor support is needed for an instructor to facilitate the Institutional Integrity and Strengthening the Professional Force modules, which include the following topics: “Foundations: Ethics and Public Policy†(Personal Choices and Public Ethics – Stimulating Moral Imaginations; Game Theory, Social Contracts and Institutional Integrity), “Geometric Integrity†(Personnel Integrity, Transparency and Accountability), and “Service, Solicitude and Sovereignty.†Initial course material (PowerPoint files, background material, readers, etc.) will be provided to the instructor and may be modified by the instructor for future iterations.



Module summaries are included with this request for vendor reference.



The course attendees will consist of approximately 20 O-5/O-6 level military students and their civilian agency counterparts, primarily military, customs, and police officials.

Students are anticipated to possess limited English language ability. The course will be delivered in English with consecutive interpretation via an on-site interpretation team.