Training for DoD 8570 Directive

eSmart offers training classes that can help you prepare for and become compliant with the DoD Directive 8570, Information Assurance certification.
 

What is the DoD 8570.01-M?
The DoD 8570 is also known as the Information Assurance Workforce Improvement Program.
The Department of Defense passed a regulation stating that all Information Assurance personnel must become compliant with the mandated IT and Security certification standards within a certain time frame. There are various levels of compliance based on the level of job function. The most common certifications included in the DoD Directive 8570.01 include A+, Network+, Security+ and CISSP. The actual DoD Directive can be found here: http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives/corres/pdf/857001m.pdf 

In summary, the Directive’s objectives are:

1. Establish standards where Information Assurance (IA) personnel obtain a uniform level of     competency with regard to DoD information and networks. 
2. Standardize the minimum skill level for all Information Assurance personnel throughout the DoD. 
3. Provide qualified IA Workforce members to the soldiers that need them. 
4.  Creation of a set of formal training requirements and establishment of certification programs. 
5. Increase the knowledge base of every IA Workforce team member through education and / or experience.
    

Training for the DoD Directive 8570

Part of the regulation is that the agency will help pay for training in preparation for the certifications. We offer  following courses as a part of DoD 8570 offerings:

• CompTIA A+
• CompTIA Network+
• CompTIA Security+
• CISSP (coming soon!)
  

DoD 8570 Training Pricing Structures

Contact us for more information about for the DoD 8570 training programs. As SBA 8a participant company Agencies can choose various options as below: 

-Sole-Source

Any federal agency can identify work especially suited for an 8(a) firm and can set-aside the project without advertising in FedBizOpps/Commerce Business Daily. This allows the federal agency to directly award a profes­sional service contract to 8(a) firm without lengthy contracting delays. If this option is chosen, the steps typically followed are:

1. The project manager or interested party identifies a statement of work, prepares a government estimate and earmarks funds.
2. The agency chooses us to perform the work.  An authorization to negotiate is ob­tained from the SBA by filling out a Small Business Coordination Record form. The interested party may consult with their small business program office and/or the contracting office in order to complete the Business Coordination Record or a Procure­ment Request Form, depending on the agency.  

Federal departments have different forms; for example, the DOD and its agencies use DD Form 2579. 

1. The prepared contract documents must include the following statement: “Request procurement be made pursuant to Section 8(a) of the Small Business Act 15 U.S.C. 637(a) and in accordance with FAR 19.8.”
2.  Once the procurement request has been made, the Small Business Deputy or the Contract Officer prepares an offer letter or a proposed project form (FAR 19.804-2).
3.  After the offering information is re­ceived and processed by the SBA, the process returns to the contracting of­ficer who submits the Scope of Work and Request for Quotation to us.
4. We submits our proposal and the package is evaluated and negoti­ated (if necessary) by the agency.
5. The contract is awarded. 

-Sole-Source IDIQ

When an agency finds an 8(a) com­pany that they would like to utilize on a regular basis, the agency might choose to award a sole-source Professional Services IDIQ (Indefinite Delivery/In­definite Quantity) contract. Prepara­tion of this IDIQ is very cost-effective for the agency as it minimizes the length of time involved in contract­ing out individual task orders and it is not as costly and time-consuming to award as a competitive IDIQ. This type of contracting mechanism can be awarded very much like the sole-source contracts described above. 

-BOA

BOA (Basic Order Agreement) can also be awarded on a sole-source basis under the 8(a) program. A BOA is a written instrument of un­derstanding, negotiated between an agency, contracting activity, or contracting office and a contractor, that contains the following items:

1. Terms and clauses applying to fu­ture contracts (orders) between the parties during its term
2. A description, as specific as practicable, of supplies or services to be provided
3. Methods for pricing, issuing, and delivering future orders under the Basic Ordering Agreement.