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RFI Cyber Training Requirement - 2025

ID: SHOP-PR-25-000697 • Type: Sources Sought

Description

Posted: Feb. 10, 2025, 12:42 p.m. EST

The Cyber Division (CyD), Cyber Education and Training Unit (CETU) is tasked with providing training to law enforcement
personnel who conduct computer intrusion investigations. CETU's priority is to identify and deliver core cyber training and
continuing education offerings for the Cyber Investigators. CETU provides a combination of internal FBI courses in conjunction
with external contractor classes to ensure that Cyber Investigators (FBI Employees and Federally deputized Task Force Officers)
obtain necessary skills to investigate complex cyber matters.

Please follow the instructions on the attached RFI document and complete both tabs of the technical questions.

RFI Questions & Answers:

Question 1. Provide a roadmap of what order of your courses will guide a student from novice to expert. Are you looking for role base training and if so, do you have any current examples of those roles?

Answer: Not necessarily. The FBI will conduct its own internal role-based training specific to FBI scenarios. The FBI is looking to establish proficient technical foundations via 3rd party training in order to support more efficient internal, FBI-specific training.

Question 2: Do you need any cyber industry certifications and if so, do the contractors or instructors need to be certified?

Answer: The FBI requires that courses end with assessment of some sort (certification or otherwise) that can be reported to FBI's Program Managers for recording increased technical proficiency in students. The FBI expects technical proficiency in vendors' instructors/contractors, which may be demonstrated by exceptional career record or certifications.

Question 3: This RFI was posted on eBuy today as RFQ1742765 with a link to GSA MRAS. The RFI on GSA MRAS asks for past performance while this RFI asks not to submit past performance. Can you clarify?

Answer: Past performance is not required for RFI submission.

Posted: Jan. 29, 2025, 10:49 a.m. EST
Background
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is tasked with protecting and defending the United States against terrorist and foreign intelligence threats, enforcing criminal laws, and providing leadership and criminal justice services to various agencies.

The Cyber Division (CyD), specifically the Cyber Education and Training Unit (CETU), focuses on training law enforcement personnel in computer intrusion investigations. CETU aims to deliver core cyber training and continuing education to Cyber Investigators, including FBI employees and federally deputized Task Force Officers, ensuring they acquire necessary skills for complex cyber investigations. Annually, CETU estimates training for 500 to 600 students.

Work Details
The contract requires the following tasks/services:

1. Formal Training Courses: Develop cyber skills through theoretical and hands-on training in multiple disciplines such as Cyber Security, Intrusion Detection/Threat Hunting, Open-Source Intelligence, Cyber Threat Intelligence, Cloud Technologies/Security, Digital Forensics, Network Traffic Analysis, Network Penetration Testing, and AI/Machine Learning. Courses must be current and relevant to the FBI's mission.

2. Training Assessment: Implement meaningful assessment methods to demonstrate return on investment in training. This includes certification recognized by the cybersecurity industry that validates both theoretical and practical knowledge of the subject matter.

3. Course Development and Update: Ensure courses are updated with new cyber-related topics as technology evolves.

Period of Performance
07/13/2025 to 07/12/2030

Place of Performance
Courses must be available through multiple delivery methods, including virtual and in-person training options.

Overview

Response Deadline
Feb. 13, 2025, 1:00 p.m. EST Past Due
Posted
Jan. 29, 2025, 10:49 a.m. EST (updated: Feb. 10, 2025, 12:42 p.m. EST)
Set Aside
None
PSC
None
Place of Performance
Quantico, VA United States
Source
SAM

Current SBA Size Standard
$16 Million
Pricing
Likely Fixed Price
Est. Level of Competition
Low
Odds of Award
16%
On 1/29/25 FBI Headquarters issued Sources Sought SHOP-PR-25-000697 for RFI Cyber Training Requirement - 2025 due 2/13/25. The opportunity was issued full & open with NAICS 611420.
Primary Contact
Name
Robert Shifflet   Profile
Phone
None

Secondary Contact

Name
Ashley Johnson   Profile
Phone
None

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Additional Details

Source Agency Hierarchy
JUSTICE, DEPARTMENT OF > FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION > FBI-JEH
FPDS Organization Code
1549-15F067
Source Organization Code
100181668
Last Updated
March 1, 2025
Last Updated By
aljohnson5@fbi.gov
Archive Date
Feb. 28, 2025