HSIC Performance Work Statement Draft

HSIC DRAFT PWS

Homeland Security and Innovation Center (HSIC) | Executive Education Seminar Services

1.0 GENERAL

1.1 Scope

The prospective contractor would provide the personnel, academic faculty, subject-matter experts, instructional content, case-study development, facilities, materials, program administration, quality control, and logistical coordination necessary to deliver customized, resident executive education seminars for HSIC, except for support specifically identified as Government-furnished at the task-order level.

1.2 Background and mission

HSIC, located at Joint Force Headquarters–Massachusetts, supports the National Guard by connecting senior-leader education with the evolving challenges of homeland security, emergency management, crisis leadership, and innovation. Its education mission includes General and Flag Officer Seminar (GFOS) and Leadership in Homeland Security (LHS) audiences. The seminars emphasize rigorous academic study, case-based analysis, facilitated discussion, critical thinking, and peer networking in a university setting. The curriculum should address National Guard roles in complex domestic response and intergovernmental coordination and, as appropriate to each seminar, emerging challenges such as artificial intelligence, cyber threats, small unmanned aircraft systems/counter-sUAS, and innovation. Inclusion and emphasis of these topics remain subject to HSIC/GOMO mission validation. The broader HSIC innovation/incubation mission does not automatically expand the scope of this seminar-services requirement.

1.3 Period of performance and ordering

The planning baseline is a three-year ordering period with individual GFOS and LHS events ordered through task orders. Annual quantities, minimum guarantees, lead times, and the allocation of fixed versus variable costs are unresolved. Institutions should describe the minimum planning horizon and volume assumptions needed to offer viable pricing, without interpreting this draft as a guarantee of orders.

1.4 General requirements

1.4.1 Location and resident delivery

Instruction is anticipated to be delivered in person at suitable academic facilities, with classrooms configured for executive-level dialogue, breakout discussions, and networking. Geographic proximity to HSIC is under review; universities should describe available locations and any travel or logistical considerations. Any geographic limitation in a final requirement will require a documented operational basis.

1.4.2 Academic institution and credentials