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United States Department of State Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs INL Training Instructional Design and Support Two TIDeS 2 Introduction The staff and partners of the US Department of States Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs INL require specialized knowledge skills and attitudes to counter crime illegal drugs and instability abroad Recent Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey data identified a need to provide better training and development of INL staff A recent Training Needs Assessment of the bureau provided recommendations for doing so and to ensure staff training is applied on the job Some of those recommendations can be summarized as such INL should professionalize its training design delivery measurement curriculum sustainment and evaluation The Bureau supports capacity building of foreign justice law enforcement and corrections institutions Staff and leadership from hostnation criminal justice agencies need professional foreign assistancefunded training as they improve their own criminal justice systems abroad INL partners with other US government agencies state and local criminal justice organizations multilateral institutions nongovernmental entities and the private sector to provide a wide range of training both foundational and specialized expertise to hostnation law enforcement corrections and justice personnel to increase their capacity to counter crime illegal drugs and instability abroad The purpose of this INL Training Instructional Design and Support Two TIDeS 2 contract is to provide instructional services for INLs Office of Knowledge Management INLKM These services shall provide INLs staff and hostnation partners with knowledge skills and attitudes to counter crime illegal drugs and instability abroad INLKM requires development delivery support and sustainment of training This includes through synchronous and asynchronous training and facilitation including inperson virtual and hybrid training Background INLs mission is to Keep Americans safe by countering crime illegal drugs and instability abroad KMs mission is to maximize INL effectiveness by providing services for INL program offices and overseas staff in a customerfocused manner Situated within INLKMs Continuing Education and Training Division CET the Training and Organizational Performance TOP team TOP empowers INL personnel with the knowledge skills and attitudes to accomplish INLs mission and promotes INLs learning culture INL recognizes that training professional development and talent management are integral components to the success of INL programs worldwide The TOP team supports the Bureau in defining and evaluating critical behaviors and competencies for the INL workforce and it creates provides and supports INLcentric training and facilitation for both domestic and overseas personnel that are closely associated with administering and effectively managing the Bureaus foreign assistance INL provides staff training and facilitation in three buckets Orientation Prepares individuals to succeed in their new role in INL Technical Provides technical knowledge and skillsbased training that can be applied to many types of programs with different goals and methods Specialized Provides knowledge and skills to better understand and tackle INLs policy priorities INLKMCETs State and Local Partners SLP program leverages the expertise of US criminal justice agencies and personnel to provide training technical assistance and mentoring support to their foreign counterparts Experts from INLs state and local partners serve on shortterm INLfunded international assignments to mentor and train their counterparts in cooperating countries as well as to host foreign counterparts in the United States for study tours and trainings Training and mentorship via SLPs work best when INLs programs use State and localpartners for specific interventions or expertise that can be difficult to find at the federal level or to address issues such as combating genderbased violence or promoting community outreach by law enforcement These interventions directly support INL country program to accomplish their goals and objectives To improve the efficacy and impact of our foreign assistance training the SLP program has standardized and professionalized training provided by INL implementing partners to foreign criminal justice professionals Scope General Scope The purpose of the INL TIDeS 2 contract is to provide instructional services for INLKM These services shall provide INLs staff and host nationpartners with knowledge skills and attitudes to counter crime illegal drugs and instability abroad INLKM requires development delivery support and sustainment of training and facilitation hereafter simply referred to as training This includes through synchronous and asynchronous training including inperson virtual and hybrid Hybrid includes training using synchronous and asynchronous learning ANDOR Blended training which consists of live instructorled training for both an inperson audience as well as a remote online audience simultaneously Instructional services shall include learner analysis and design development implementation including training as requested evaluation and curriculum sustainment Training design development and sustainment shall use an instructional systems design framework adherent to industry standards and all training development and delivery shall employ adultlearning theories and principles The Contractor shall apply knowledge of learning sciences to develop instructional approaches and select tools systems and processes required for designing and supporting effective and highly interactive training The Contractor shall Collaborate with Subject Matter Experts SMEs also referred to as Content Liaisons CLs both in and out of INL as well as with INL leadership to design develop deliver sustain evaluate the effectiveness of training Develop and implement evaluation tools using the Kirkpatrick method or other appropriate evaluation model to measure training effectiveness and impact Ensure training materials are consistent uptodate and in line with Bureau initiatives and Ensure foreign partner training uses content related to international standards and best practices rather than policies and laws specific to the United States Three Training Programs for Three Audiences The contractor shall provide instructional services for three training programs with three different audiences Staff Training for INLs staff of about 1500 personnel including those domestic and overseas who design manage oversee or support foreign assistance programs PreDeployment Training PDT for trainers and advisors funded by INL and working overseas to directly implement INLs mission and Foreign Partner Training FP Training for INLs state and local partners who deliver training to foreign government criminal justice practitioners The Contractor shall provide all personnel materials equipment tools activities deliverables and reports to standardize update and professionalize training and support knowledge and skill retention The Contractor shall create new training or improve existing training as requested Attached is a list of existing trainings and a training implementation calendar that the Contractor shall support in terms of delivery evaluation and sustainment Further below is a representative listing of requirements for the annual development of new training or training support products such as microlearnings or microtrainings INLKM refers to microlearnings and trainings as asynchronous videos or related mediums of less than ten minutes on a topic Learnings can simply provide information while a microtraining requires interactivity The actual requirements for training development delivery and related services such as evaluation and sustainment will be provided upon award Within 30 days of receiving the US governments specific requirements for the base year the Contractor shall submit for approval the first Annual Work Plan outlining how they will deliver on INLKMs training requirements The Contractor shall manage the work of the contract in accordance with the approved Annual Work Plan or seek adjustment to it if needed This process will be repeated for each Option Year thereafter No later than 60 days before the end of the base year and each Option Year the US government will identify needs for the upcoming year No later than 30 days from the end of the base year and each Option Year the Contractor shall submit for approval an Annual Work Plan outlining how they will deliver on INLKMs training requirements for the upcoming year This contract maybe incrementally funded In the event of incremental funding the US government and Contractor shall discuss expectations for the time funded and come to agreement on services to be delivered The Annual Work Plan will outline this agreement which the Contractor shall submit for US government approval Transition from an existing training support contract may be required That transition shall occur within 30 days of award during which time the US government will provide the Contractor with access to existing training and curriculum content identify equipment and materials available to support training and familiarize staff with facilities Tasks Task 1 Learner Analysis Design and Development Task 2 Training Preparation and Implementation Task 3 Training Product Materials Aids and Devices Task 4 Training Evaluation and Effectiveness Task 5 Curriculum Sustainment Task 1 Learner Analysis Design and Development The contractor shall use an instructional systems design framework following industry standards and all training and training implementation shall employ adultlearning theories and principles The Contractor shall provide a training curriculum example Curricula materials shall be editable and concise for ease of translation as needed Develop tools and knowledge assessments to measure effectiveness and efficacy of the total instructional program utilizing the Kirkpatrick Levels of Training Evaluation Levels 14 or other appropriate evaluation metric Knowledge assessments shall specify knowledge increase targets for each training Measurements shall utilize the learning objectives and subject matter content texts technical manuals and other relevant course materials The US Government will have unrestricted license to all materials developed as a result of this contract and the Contractor shall develop and provide all materials in an editable and easily accessible format as directed by INLKM All materials prepared on behalf of the Government will become property of the Government The Government will be granted with unlimited rights to use andor disseminate information without any restriction whatsoever INLKM requires learning analysis design and development that is generally related to 90 hours of inperson instructorled instructional time or an equivalent time using a 40hours of development to onehour of instructional time formula Analysis design and development maybe for inperson instructorled training or an equivalent of hybridblended training or microlearningmicrotraining Task 2 Training Preparation and Implementation The contractor shall provide handson support implementation support staff and instructorfacilitators as needed to coordinate prepare for and deliver INLKM training as per the provided training implementation calendar and any additional trainings the Contractor shall create Activities shall include but are not limited to classroom setup training and technology assistance and pre and postcourse knowledge surveys and course implementation The contractor will work closely with the INLKM or their designees in preparing for and delivering training Task 3 Training Product Materials Aids and Devices The contractor shall develop acquire maintain and support training aids and devices for training courses The US Government will have unrestricted license to all materials developed as a result of this contract and the Contractor shall develop and provide all materials in an editable and easily accessible format as directed by INLKM Provide technologyenabled support for products to include mobile applications to complement course modules and multimedia videoaudio to ensure optimal learner experience Task 4 Training Evaluation and Effectiveness The contractor shall develop studies and mechanisms to determine the reliability and validity of training through evaluation and analysis of results Provide detailed reports on training outcomes on a continual basis including training reports monthly and endofyear reports Identify other process and procedural improvements for the operational and fiscal benefit of INLKM Task 5 Curriculum Sustainment The contractor shall create a curriculum sustainment plan to support the ongoing efforts to maintain the relevance and currency of all training The plan should include a systematic approach to making training improvements and content changes on a predetermined schedule The contractor shall Create a curriculum sustainment plan and calendar for all trainings as directed including all those identified in this document and those the Contractor shall develop during the execution of this contract Maintain all current finished products including those outlined above Maintain version control and instructional integrity of curriculum using a digital cloudbased repository Revise instructional materials for trainings in accordance with specific desired outcomes and learning objectives Write review revise and reword evaluation tools and training content as necessary Maintain curriculum files and all training related materials in an editable electronic format so that INLKM can modify edit and print from a cloudbased repository Store files and related training materials in an agreed format and on a platform as agreed to by INLKM Ensure that training content is compliant with Section 508 requirements Continue to coordinate with INL subject matter experts for content updates Optional Services may be exercised at the sole discretion of the Government In the event Optional Services are exercised the contractor shall provide any or all of the tasks identified given the additional hours and funds provided The Contractor shall update the Annual Workplan to reflect the services and products that will be delivered using the additional funded hours commensurate with industry standards United States Department of State Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs INL Training Instructional Design and Support Two TIDeS 2 Introduction The staff and partners of the US Department of States Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs INL require specialized knowledge skills and attitudes to counter crime illegal drugs and instability abroad Recent Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey data identified a need to provide better training and development of INL staff A recent Training Needs Assessment of the bureau provided recommendations for doing so and to ensure staff training is applied on the job Some of those recommendations can be summarized as such INL should professionalize its training design delivery measurement curriculum sustainment and evaluation The Bureau supports capacity building of foreign justice law enforcement and corrections institutions Staff and leadership from hostnation criminal justice agencies need professional foreign assistancefunded training as they improve their own criminal justice systems abroad INL partners with other US government agencies state and local criminal justice organizations multilateral institutions nongovernmental entities and the private sector to provide a wide range of training both foundational and specialized expertise to hostnation law enforcement corrections and justice personnel to increase their capacity to counter crime illegal drugs and instability abroad The purpose of this INL Training Instructional Design and Support Two TIDeS 2 contract is to provide instructional services for INLs Office of Knowledge Management INLKM These services shall provide INLs staff and hostnation partners with knowledge skills and attitudes to counter crime illegal drugs and instability abroad INLKM requires development delivery support and sustainment of training This includes through synchronous and asynchronous training and facilitation including inperson virtual and hybrid training Background INLs mission is to Keep Americans safe by countering crime illegal drugs and instability abroad KMs mission is to maximize INL effectiveness by providing services for INL program offices and overseas staff in a customerfocused manner Situated within INLKMs Continuing Education and Training Division CET the Training and Organizational Performance TOP team TOP empowers INL personnel with the knowledge skills and attitudes to accomplish INLs mission and promotes INLs learning culture INL recognizes that training professional development and talent management are integral components to the success of INL programs worldwide The TOP team supports the Bureau in defining and evaluating critical behaviors and competencies for the INL workforce and it creates provides and supports INLcentric training and facilitation for both domestic and overseas personnel that are closely associated with administering and effectively managing the Bureaus foreign assistance INL provides staff training and facilitation in three buckets Orientation Prepares individuals to succeed in their new role in INL Technical Provides technical knowledge and skillsbased training that can be applied to many types of programs with different goals and methods Specialized Provides knowledge and skills to better understand and tackle INLs policy priorities INLKMCETs State and Local Partners SLP program leverages the expertise of US criminal justice agencies and personnel to provide training technical assistance and mentoring support to their foreign counterparts Experts from INLs state and local partners serve on shortterm INLfunded international assignments to mentor and train their counterparts in cooperating countries as well as to host foreign counterparts in the United States for study tours and trainings Training and mentorship via SLPs work best when INLs programs use State and localpartners for specific interventions or expertise that can be difficult to find at the federal level or to address issues such as combating genderbased violence or promoting community outreach by law enforcement These interventions directly support INL country program to accomplish their goals and objectives To improve the efficacy and impact of our foreign assistance training the SLP program has standardized and professionalized training provided by INL implementing partners to foreign criminal justice professionals Scope General Scope The purpose of the INL TIDeS 2 contract is to provide instructional services for INLKM These services shall provide INLs staff and host nationpartners with knowledge skills and attitudes to counter crime illegal drugs and instability abroad INLKM requires development delivery support and sustainment of training and facilitation hereafter simply referred to as training This includes through synchronous and asynchronous training including inperson virtual and hybrid Hybrid includes training using synchronous and asynchronous learning ANDOR Blended training which consists of live instructorled training for both an inperson audience as well as a remote online audience simultaneously Instructional services shall include learner analysis and design development implementation including training as requested evaluation and curriculum sustainment Training design development and sustainment shall use an instructional systems design framework adherent to industry standards and all training development and delivery shall employ adultlearning theories and principles The Contractor shall apply knowledge of learning sciences to develop instructional approaches and select tools systems and processes required for designing and supporting effective and highly interactive training The Contractor shall Collaborate with Subject Matter Experts SMEs also referred to as Content Liaisons CLs both in and out of INL as well as with INL leadership to design develop deliver sustain evaluate the effectiveness of training Develop and implement evaluation tools using the Kirkpatrick method or other appropriate evaluation model to measure training effectiveness and impact Ensure training materials are consistent uptodate and in line with Bureau initiatives and Ensure foreign partner training uses content related to international standards and best practices rather than policies and laws specific to the United States Three Training Programs for Three Audiences The contractor shall provide instructional services for three training programs with three different audiences Staff Training for INLs staff of about 1500 personnel including those domestic and overseas who design manage oversee or support foreign assistance programs PreDeployment Training PDT for trainers and advisors funded by INL and working overseas to directly implement INLs mission and Foreign Partner Training FP Training for INLs state and local partners who deliver training to foreign government criminal justice practitioners The Contractor shall provide all personnel materials equipment tools activities deliverables and reports to standardize update and professionalize training and support knowledge and skill retention The Contractor shall create new training or improve existing training as requested Attached is a list of existing trainings and a training implementation calendar that the Contractor shall support in terms of delivery evaluation and sustainment Further below is a representative listing of requirements for the annual development of new training or training support products such as microlearnings or microtrainings INLKM refers to microlearnings and trainings as asynchronous videos or related mediums of less than ten minutes on a topic Learnings can simply provide information while a microtraining requires interactivity The actual requirements for training development delivery and related services such as evaluation and sustainment will be provided upon award Within 30 days of receiving the US governments specific requirements for the base year the Contractor shall submit for approval the first Annual Work Plan outlining how they will deliver on INLKMs training requirements The Contractor shall manage the work of the contract in accordance with the approved Annual Work Plan or seek adjustment to it if needed This process will be repeated for each Option Year thereafter No later than 60 days before the end of the base year and each Option Year the US government will identify needs for the upcoming year No later than 30 days from the end of the base year and each Option Year the Contractor shall submit for approval an Annual Work Plan outlining how they will deliver on INLKMs training requirements for the upcoming year This contract maybe incrementally funded In the event of incremental funding the US government and Contractor shall discuss expectations for the time funded and come to agreement on services to be delivered The Annual Work Plan will outline this agreement which the Contractor shall submit for US government approval Transition from an existing training support contract may be required That transition shall occur within 30 days of award during which time the US government will provide the Contractor with access to existing training and curriculum content identify equipment and materials available to support training and familiarize staff with facilities Tasks Task 1 Learner Analysis Design and Development Task 2 Training Preparation and Implementation Task 3 Training Product Materials Aids and Devices Task 4 Training Evaluation and Effectiveness Task 5 Curriculum Sustainment Task 1 Learner Analysis Design and Development The contractor shall use an instructional systems design framework following industry standards and all training and training implementation shall employ adultlearning theories and principles The Contractor shall provide a training curriculum example Curricula materials shall be editable and concise for ease of translation as needed Develop tools and knowledge assessments to measure effectiveness and efficacy of the total instructional program utilizing the Kirkpatrick Levels of Training Evaluation Levels 14 or other appropriate evaluation metric Knowledge assessments shall specify knowledge increase targets for each training Measurements shall utilize the learning objectives and subject matter content texts technical manuals and other relevant course materials The US Government will have unrestricted license to all materials developed as a result of this contract and the Contractor shall develop and provide all materials in an editable and easily accessible format as directed by INLKM All materials prepared on behalf of the Government will become property of the Government The Government will be granted with unlimited rights to use andor disseminate information without any restriction whatsoever INLKM requires learning analysis design and development that is generally related to 90 hours of inperson instructorled instructional time or an equivalent time using a 40hours of development to onehour of instructional time formula Analysis design and development maybe for inperson instructorled training or an equivalent of hybridblended training or microlearningmicrotraining Task 2 Training Preparation and Implementation The contractor shall provide handson support implementation support staff and instructorfacilitators as needed to coordinate prepare for and deliver INLKM training as per the provided training implementation calendar and any additional trainings the Contractor shall create Activities shall include but are not limited to classroom setup training and technology assistance and pre and postcourse knowledge surveys and course implementation The contractor will work closely with the INLKM or their designees in preparing for and delivering training Task 3 Training Product Materials Aids and Devices The contractor shall develop acquire maintain and support training aids and devices for training courses The US Government will have unrestricted license to all materials developed as a result of this contract and the Contractor shall develop and provide all materials in an editable and easily accessible format as directed by INLKM Provide technologyenabled support for products to include mobile applications to complement course modules and multimedia videoaudio to ensure optimal learner experience Task 4 Training Evaluation and Effectiveness The contractor shall develop studies and mechanisms to determine the reliability and validity of training through evaluation and analysis of results Provide detailed reports on training outcomes on a continual basis including training reports monthly and endofyear reports Identify other process and procedural improvements for the operational and fiscal benefit of INLKM Task 5 Curriculum Sustainment The contractor shall create a curriculum sustainment plan to support the ongoing efforts to maintain the relevance and currency of all training The plan should include a systematic approach to making training improvements and content changes on a predetermined schedule The contractor shall Create a curriculum sustainment plan and calendar for all trainings as directed including all those identified in this document and those the Contractor shall develop during the execution of this contract Maintain all current finished products including those outlined above Maintain version control and instructional integrity of curriculum using a digital cloudbased repository Revise instructional materials for trainings in accordance with specific desired outcomes and learning objectives Write review revise and reword evaluation tools and training content as necessary Maintain curriculum files and all training related materials in an editable electronic format so that INLKM can modify edit and print from a cloudbased repository Store files and related training materials in an agreed format and on a platform as agreed to by INLKM Ensure that training content is compliant with Section 508 requirements Continue to coordinate with INL subject matter experts for content updates Optional Services may be exercised at the sole discretion of the Government In the event Optional Services are exercised the contractor shall provide any or all of the tasks identified given the additional hours and funds provided The Contractor shall update the Annual Workplan to reflect the services and products that will be delivered using the additional funded hours commensurate with industry standards
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