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The Midwest Counterdrug Training Center (MCTC) requires technical instruction services for an “Open Source Investigations for Anti-Trafficking Operations” course for a base (approximately 10 months, d... The Midwest Counterdrug Training Center (MCTC) requires technical instruction services for an “Open Source Investigations for Anti-Trafficking Operations” course for a base (approximately 10 months, depending on date of award) with six (6) iterations, plus four (4) 12-month option periods with up to 10 iterations. We are in the market research stage of this acquisition and are searching for vendors who can provide the following services. The requirements below are copied and pasted from the Performance Work Statement. We request your responses to the following questions for the requirements provided below: 1. Is your organization able to provide these services for the requirements provided below? 2. Do the requirements appear to be too restrictive? 3. Do the requirements appear to be “copied and pasted” from another vendor’s course? 4. Do the requirements appear to be too general/generic? Is there a requirement you believe should be added? 5. Is there anything else not listed above that you believe the Government should know about the requirements outlined below? Please review the specifications below and respond to this email by no later than Friday, 22 July 2022, 8:00 a.m. local (central) time. Requirements: 5.0 Requirements: The contractor shall: 5.1 Provide an Open Source Investigations for Anti-Trafficking Operations course for up to 40 law enforcement officers and military personnel directly involved in counternarcotic missions per iteration. The course length shall be a minimum of 16 hours of instruction over a period of two (2) class days. The Contractor shall provide multiple iterations of the course, at dates and locations to be coordinated with MCTC during the contract performance period. Dates and locations for each course iteration are selected based on training requests submitted by law enforcement agencies. The course title may change during the life of the contract per MCTC’s needs, but the course topics will remain constant. The Contractor shall update the content within the course topics at MCTC’s request, and as necessary, to keep the course current and relevant throughout the contract PoP. 5.1.1 The contractor shall develop the course in a manner that shall be presented in person or via DL. The course objectives, content, slide presentation, pre-tests and post-tests shall remain constant whether the course is presented in person or via a DL platform. 5.1.2 Course Iterations. The contractor shall provide the course on dates and at locations to be determined by MCTC, based on training requests from law enforcement agencies. All locations will be within the MCTC service area described in paragraph 1.4.1. 5.1.2.1 The contractor shall provide six (6) course iterations in the base period. 5.1.2.2 The contractor shall provide up to 10 course iterations in each of the option periods. The number of iterations in the option periods will be determined by funding availability and the Government’s need. 5.2 Target Audience: Up to 40 law enforcement officers and military personnel directly involved in counternarcotics missions; with an emphasis on civilian law enforcement to include specifically local, state, and federal officers per course iteration. 5.3 Course Content. Course content shall be unique to this course, current, and shall not duplicate the content of other courses provided by MCTC or other National Guard Counterdrug Training Centers, with the exception of case law examples. To ensure that MCTC is teaching constitutionally permissible practices, a professional who has legal training and experience in the conduct of criminal court proceedings on behalf of the Government (e.g., current or former attorney, District Attorney, etc.) shall vet the course. The course of instruction shall cover the following topics (learning objectives), at a minimum: 5.3.1 Introduction – Open Source Intelligence for law enforcement 5.3.2 National trends of traffickers using social media for illicit purposes 5.3.3 Legal considerations for open source investigations 5.3.4 Using the internet and social media sites for intelligence gathering in law enforcement operations 5.3.5 Key apps and sites to use in investigations 5.3.6 Identifying threats through the internet and social media 5.3.7 Tracking criminals and missing persons 5.3.8 Apps and technology used against law enforcement 5.3.9 How to protect the agent’s identity on social media 5.3.10 How to establish a safe and legal undercover persona through social media 5.3.11 How to conduct undercover investigations through the internet and social media 5.3.12 Smart Phone Utilization during law enforcement investigations 5.3.13 Doxing – how to combat and use as a tool in investigations 5.4 A slide presentation is required. 5.4.1 Slides shall display the MCTC logo, no other corporate logos shall be displayed; 5.4.2 Slides shall be unique to this course and shall not duplicate the slide content of other courses provided by MCTC or any other National Guard Counterdrug Training Centers. 5.5 Pre-test and Post-test. The contractor shall administer a pre-test and post-test to each student. 5.5.1 Pre-test and post-test may be written or practical, or a combination thereof 5.5.2 Pre-test shall assess students’ pre-course knowledge and understanding of the course topics 5.5.3 Post-test shall assess students’ post-course knowledge and understanding of the course topics 5.6 Practical Exercises. The contractor shall incorporate practical exercises into the instruction to reinforce teaching points. All practical exercises shall be clearly defined and structured for review in the submission. 5.6.1 The contractor shall provide a deconfliction report to the COR at least seven (7) days prior to each course iteration. The deconfliction report shall contain information on the vehicles, if any, and people involved and the locations for each practical exercise. MCTC will distribute the deconfliction report to affected agencies upon review/revision. The contractor shall acknowledge this in their proposal. 5.6.2 The contractor shall provide role players for the practical exercise scenarios. 5.6.2.1 The contractor shall provide names of the role players to the COR at least seven (7) days prior to each course iteration for approval. The contractor shall acknowledge this in their proposal. 5.6.3 The contractor shall provide a list of all materials and equipment required to conduct practical exercises in the submission, in adequate quantity to accommodate all instructors, role players, and students. 5.7 Student Manual. The contractor shall provide a student manual, which shall be used as a reference/resource for students to use during and after the course. The contractor shall ship student manuals for course iterations to the location disclosed by the MCTC no less than one (1) week prior to the scheduled course date. The contractor shall provide a student manual to each course participant the 1st day of each in-person course iteration. The contractor shall provide student manuals to the COR no later than 21 days prior the scheduled start date of each DL iteration. The COR will ensure each DL student is issued a student manual prior to the first scheduled course iteration. The contractor shall acknowledge these requirements in their proposal. The student manual shall be: 5.7.1 Professionally and thoroughly researched and developed. 5.7.2 Comprehensive, current, and relevant. 5.7.3 Professionally organized, assembled and securely bound (hard copy student manual is required) 5.7.4 Display the MCTC logo in color on the front cover (a mock-up MCTC logo for proposal submission is acceptable; official MCTC logo artwork will be provided by MCTC upon award); shall not include any other logos 5.7.5 Digital media. A copy of the student manual on digital media is optional, but if provided, it shall: 5.7.5.1 Display the MCTC logo in color on the front cover, shall not include any other logos. 5.7.5.2 Be provided to each student by the first day of each in-person or DL course iteration Offeror/Instructor Qualifications: Offeror Qualifications. The contractor shall meet the following minimum qualifications: The offeror (contractor) shall determine the appropriate number of instructors required to conduct the course based on instruction methodology and class size. The offeror (contractor) shall have prior experience in the design, development, and delivery of law enforcement courses to uniformed patrol officers or other law enforcement personnel at the local, state, or federal level. The offeror (contractor) shall have a background in the training of law enforcement and be currently engaged in training law enforcement officers on the subject of open source investigations. Instructor Qualifications. Each instructor shall meet the minimum qualifications. The instructor(s) shall have experience in the delivery of law enforcement courses to uniformed patrol officers or other law enforcement personnel at the local, state, or Federal level. The instructor(s) shall have a background in the training of law enforcement and be currently engaged in training law enforcement officers on the subject of open source investigations. Instructor(s) shall have a minimum of five (5) years of experience as an Investigator/Detective or working in (or with) a narcotics unit or task force as a narcotics officer or supervisor. Instructor(s) shall have a minimum of five (5) years of experience in instructing and/or training law enforcement officers on Open Source Investigations are preferred.