Performance Work Statement (PWS) - Contractor Support of the DISCS Academic Program (Course Design and Development)

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Performance Work Statement (PWS) defining a non-personnel services contract for contractor support of the DISCS Academic Program focused on course design and development. It specifies required deliverables and responsibilities for providing personnel, equipment, supplies, facilities, transportation, and other items needed to perform the services. DISCS mission and background context are included, along with objectives to design and develop interactive courseware, graphical elements, scenarios, knowledge checks, and interactions. Quality control, quality assurance surveillance, and inspection and acceptance timelines are established. The period of performance runs from the base year through four option years.

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PART 1 - GENERAL INFORMATION

GENERAL

Description of Services/Introduction

Background

Objectives

Scope

Period of Performance

General Information

Quality Control

Quality Assurance

Inspection and Acceptance

PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT (PWS) Contractor Support of the DISCS Academic Program (Course Design and Development) PART 1 GENERAL INFORMATION 1. GENERAL: This is a non-personnel services contract to provide Contractor Support of the Defense Institute of Security Cooperation Studies (DISCS) Academic Program (Course Design and Development) . The Government shall not exercise any supervision or control over the contract service providers performing the services herein. Such contract service providers shall be accountable solely to the contractor who, in turn is responsible to the Government. 1.1 Description of Services/Introduction: The contractor shall provide all personnel, equipment, supplies, facilities, transportation, tools, materials, supervision, and other items and non-personal services necessary to perform Contractor Support of the DISCS Academic Program (Course Design and Development) as defined in this Performance Work Statement, except for those items specified as government furnished property and services. The contractor shall perform to the standards in this contract. 1.2 Background: DISCS is the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) school house for the Security Cooperation Workforce. DISCS’s mission is to educate the Security Cooperation Workforce (SCW) to develop and execute innovative Security Cooperation solutions that support mutual United States and partner nation interests. Additionally, the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2017 mandated that DSCA develop a Security Cooperation Workforce professionalization program that included certification. As DSCA’s schoolhouse, DISCS has been tasked with developing new curriculum to support the SCW professionalization effort. In order to contend with a large course workload, heavy travel requirements, and limited instructional staff to meet worldwide (US and International Partners) security assistance and security cooperation education requirements, DISCS has also developed an online learning program that incorporates both asynchronous and synchronous courses delivered through a Learning Management System (LMS) . DISCS currently uses Blackboard as its LMS, but that is subject to change. DISCS currently has more than 30 online courses and online learning modules (Learning Guides) available to its students for credit and for performance support to the SCW. DISCS also provides training and education through more than 20 resident (classroom) courses delivered at the DISCS campuses located at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (WPAFB) and in the National Capital Region (NCR), as well as at CONUS and OCONUS locations. This academic program is expanding and DISCS is developing more than 19 additional courses (primarily hybrid online and resident), and modifying many of the existing courses. 1.3 Objectives: The purpose of this contract is to provide learning design and development services for DISCS courseware. The contractor will work closely with DISCS faculty to design and develop interactive courseware, graphical elements, scenarios, knowledge checks, and interactions for members of the DoDSCW to support new requirements. No contractor proprietary software/hardware will be used, and all materials and software developed (inclusive of source code and source code documentation) under this contract shall become the property of the DoD. The source consists of all course files, graphics original files, video files, etc. No use of cookies, custom code, cloud-based products, or third-party software will be incorporated without DISCS approval. 1.4 Scope: Academic Program Support Services. Services include designing and developing interactive courseware, graphical elements, scenarios, knowledge checks, and interactions for members of the DoDSCW to support new requirements. 1.5 Period of Performance: The period of performance shall be for one, twelve month base year and four, twelve month option years. The Period of Performance reads as follows:

FAQs

What is the contract purpose described in the PWS?

The purpose is to provide learning design and development services for DISCS courseware, working with DISCS faculty to build interactive courseware and related learning elements.

What services does the contractor need to provide?

The contractor provides non-personal support to design and develop interactive courseware, graphical elements, scenarios, knowledge checks, and interactions for members of the DoDSCW.

How are quality and acceptance handled under the contract?

The contractor must develop and maintain an effective quality control program, while the Government evaluates performance using a Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan. Deliverables are inspected and the contractor is notified of findings within 15 workdays, with the right to reject or require corrections.

Sep 12, 2026

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