*****Response Date Amended to Reflect new Response date of July 8, 2025*******
The purpose of this contract is to procure training by an Instructor that is certified to
provide Virtual classroom instruction in SAE EIA 649C CM Certification. Students
attending the SAE EIA 649C CM Certification training class will use the lessons learned
during classroom instruction to provide and maintain Configuration and Change
Management for the Air Operations Center Weapon System (AOC-WS).
The contractor shall provide an Instructor that is certified to provide Virtual Classroom
instruction on SAE EIA 649C CM Certification. Period of performance (PoP) shall be contract award plus 12 months.
SAE EIA-649C Configuration Management is a certification course that explains the
importance of industry standard and provides classroom instruction on how to apply
these standards. The course will address the full standard and each student shall
receive a licensed PDF copy of the latest version of ANSI/EIA-649C National Consensus
Standard for CM. The training will cover the 649C functions: (a) planning and
management, (b) configuration identification, (c) configuration change management,
(d) configuration status and accounting, and (e) configuration verification and audit,
as well as how these are applied in the AOC environment. The instructor will be
expected to lead discussions on practical ways these principles are addressed in the
AOC.
Virtual classes, in Base Year and Option Year 1 (OY1):
Two (2) virtual class shall be 4 hours per day for 5 days, Mon-Fri, delivered Eastern
Standard Time (EST) Zone and start in the morning (estimate 8 am).
One (1) virtual class shall be 4 hours per day for 5 days, Mon-Fri, delivered Pacific
Standard Time (PST) Zone and start in the morning (estimate 8 am).
2.3.2 Virtual classes, in OY2 through OY4:
One (1) virtual class shall be 4 hours per day for 5 days, Mon-Fri, delivered Eastern
Standard Time (EST) Zone and start in the morning (estimate 8 am).
One (1) virtual class shall be 4 hours per day for 5 days, Mon-Fri, delivered Pacific
Standard Time (PST) Zone and start in the morning (estimate 8 am).
In virtual environment, the contract shall support three SAE EIA 649C CM Certification
training classes, held Mon-Fri. The contractor shall provide the virtual environment
that allows for govt employees to log in/attend via government or personal laptops
with video and audio interaction. All registration information shall be provided NLT 5
working days before class start.
