Department of Public Safety Emergency Communication Networks (DPS-ECN) is seeking a qualified contractor to (in consultation with DPS-ECN) serve as the exercise planner in a mock hazardous materials rail incident exercise in Northern Minnesota. The selected vendor will work as exercise planner to plan, coordinate, and engage with participants to prepare for incidents of this nature. The selected vendor will support the training of first responders by creating a training plan and providing training materials. The selected vendor will support DPS-ECN in managing event logistics. The selected vendor will produce an After-Action Report, a Best Practices document, and a template for Mock Hazmat Rail Incident exercises to be shared with agencies. In addition, the selected vendor will provide pre-event and post-event deliverables.