Specifications include, but are not limited to: A cyber range provides a safe place to allow training of personnel, testing of tools, and development of software, techniques, or hardware. As a membership benefit of the Massachusetts Cybersecurity Consortium, the non-profit is expected to manage a bundled cyber range license and make cyber range services available to the Consortium’s Range CCEs. This RFP will establish a contract for the interim period between MassCyberCenter and a cyber range vendor in order to accelerate the establishment of Range CCEs. Range CCEs can focus specifically on one customer sector or serve a combination of many types of customers, including: students in cybersecurity academic programs; adult learners transitioning careers; employees needing cybersecurity training, or specialized industry training for businesses needing credentials (i.e. defense). Range CCEs will recruit and establish fee structures with their customers. ; 1 Experiential Use of the facility to demonstrate the nature of threat activity and experience cybersecurity actions ; Certification of individual operators A. Using range developed standards B. Using custom standards ; Certification of team operators A. Using range developed standards B. Using custom standards; Academic Credit A. High School B. College or university
