SPECIAL NOTICE
U -- Vulnerability Assessment Methodology for Chemical Facilities - Train-the-Trainer Course
- Notice Date
- 9/2/2003
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- Contracting Office
- Department of Energy, Sandia Corp. (DOE Contractor), Sandia National Laboratories, PO Box 5800 MS: 0115, Albuquerque, NM, 87185
- ZIP Code
- 87185
- Archive Date
- 10/6/2003
- Description
- Training Available Sandia National Laboratories Vulnerability Assessment Methodology for Chemical Facilities Train-the-Trainer Course in Albuquerque, NM 4-7 November 2003 Sandia National Laboratories (Sandia) developed and delivered a course to train chemical companies, chemical facility consultants, security consultants, and other affected parties on the Vulnerability Assessment Methodology for Chemical Facilities (VAM-CFTM). In cooperation with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice (NIJ) Sandia is developing a train-the-trainer version of the course to allow other professional trainers to begin offering this course throughout the United States. The 4-day train-the-trainer course will be offered only one time in 2003, at Sandia’s facilities in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on 4-7 November 2003. There will be space for a total of approximately 40 individuals. Each entity desiring to receive this training and certification to train others will be limited to 4 trainers. Some spaces may be reserved for a not-for-profit entity. The goal of the program is to provide certified trainers that will be available to consultants, chemical/petrochemical facilities, and government/tribal entities to support the objective to have vulnerability assessments conducted at chemical facilities. All certified trainers will be required to publicly provide this training course a minimum number of times. Details are contained below. Proposals are being sought from qualified firms that meet the Selection Criteria listed in the next section. A review panel will evaluate the proposals. Details on the required criteria, desired criteria, and the proposal requirements are contained below. At the end of the course, each trainer who has successfully met the course requirements will be offered a license to use the course materials to train others. A fee of $1,000 per person will be charged to each trainer to attend the course. The target audience for courses subsequently offered by the certified trainers will be comprised of the following groups: 1. Technical consultants offering vulnerability assessment (assessors) support to the chemical industry. 2. Chemical facility staff and management desiring to complete their own assessments. 3. State, local, Federal, tribal and other regulatory staff. Instructors will be taught how to abbreviate the materials to cover the salient points of the course for this audience. Selection Criteria Required Criteria (100 points total) 1. Experience in conducting professional development courses targeted at audiences of management, experienced engineers, scientists, technicians, and related professional disciplines. Criteria to be evaluated will include the number and type of courses offered, training of the instructors, and feedback from course participants. (40 points) 2. Knowledge and experience with industrial security. Criteria to be evaluated will include security training, security design and/or installation, and written recommendations or references from clients for which security services were provided. Reputation and experience of company with respect to integrity and proven assurance that the sensitive information making up the course content will be properly secured. (30 points) 3. Knowledge of and familiarity with chemical/petrochemical facilities. Criteria to be evaluated include experience with training, design and/or construction, formal training of the instructors, and feedback from course participants. (30 points) Desired Criteria (6 bonus points) 1. Experience with risk analysis to include security upgrades and mitigation. Criteria to be evaluated include formal training, and/or completion of risk analyses. (2 points) 2. Experience with security technologies. Criteria to be evaluated include design and/or installation of security hardware and/or formal training. (2 points) 3. Number of professional trainers available. Criteria to be evaluated include the number of staff available that have been engaged, part or full time, in providing professional training. (2 points) Protection of the Course Materials and Course Content Firms chosen to attend this course must agree to maintain the integrity and security of the course materials in accordance with the course distribution agreement. All future attendees of any course taught by the certified trainers must complete the necessary Sandia licensing agreements so that security information can be shared with relevant stakeholders, but not be generally available in the public domain. Additionally, employment of all course attendees with a reputable chemical company, consultant, or other entity must be verified. Course Dates The course will be offered 4-7 November 2003. It is possible that another train-the-trainer course will be offered in 2004 although none is currently planned. This is currently the only date that is available to receive this training. Entities interested only in an End-User License Agreement (EULA) can request to attend this course on a space-available basis. They will not be required to submit a proposal. Course Offerings All successful firms/trainers receiving this training will be required to publicly (open to target audiences mentioned earlier) offer the course a minimum of 2 times in the first year following the training. The train-the-trainer course will have a test-out section to certify that the participants understand the material and can convey it to others. The primary intent of offering the train-the-trainer program is to train the chemical industry on the security risk assessment methodology. To ensure the on-going quality of the course, Sandia will require that all course offerings by the certified trainers include written feedback that will be reviewed by Sandia. Sandia trainers will also randomly attend the courses offered by the certified trainers to provide feedback to the trainers. Certified trainers are allowed and encouraged to provide training internal to their respective companies. All the same requirements apply. Licensing Fees The materials for this course are licensed through Sandia to the firms/trainers that successfully complete the train-the-trainer course. The materials are copyrighted by Sandia and can only be distributed in accordance with the license agreement. There is a one-time licensing fee of $500 for the Train-the-Trainer license. The EULA has no licensing fee. Each attendee at a course subsequently offered by one of the certified trainers will be charged a fee of $25 to receive the copyrighted materials. How much each attendee is charged (in addition to the licensing fee) to receive this training from certified trainers is solely at the discretion of the certified trainer and their respective firms. Response to Solicitation The response to this solicitation will be limited to 10 pages, single sided, 12 point type minimum. Please supply 5 copies. No cost information is required. Please respond by mail or fax to Sharon O’Connor by October 6, 2003, at: Sandia National Laboratories, MS 0782, P.O. Box 5800, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87185-0782. Fax: (505) 844-0011. Please indicate the date and title of this Federal Business Opportunities notice and the legal status of your company (for-profit, not-for-profit).
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