March 28, 2022 Update: The slides presented at the Training Framework and Process Industry Day are now available in the "attachments" section of this notice. On Tuesday, March 15, 2022, the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) contracting activity and Cooperative Threat Reduction (CTR) Biological Threat Reduction Program (BTRP) will host a Training Framework and Process Industry Day to inform, and discuss updates to the BTRP training framework. The Industry Day will take place virtually. There is no solicitation associated with this event . The sole intent of this notice and event is to engage with current and potential performers to discuss the evolution of BTRPs training framework. The BTRP Training Team welcomes constructive feedback and dialogue from all parties involved with the industry day event. Nothing in this notice or event shall constitute, now or in the future, a binding legal, financial or contractual commitment on behalf of the United States. The Government will not reimburse contractors for any costs associated with this notice or event. BACKGROUND: BTRP’s mission is to protect the United States, its Armed Forces, and our allies from biological threats by strengthening the capabilities of partner nations and the international community to prevent, detect, and prepare for outbreaks caused by especially dangerous pathogens. As the program has evolved and moved into new cooperative engagements to strengthen biosecurity, biosurveillance, and biosafety capabilities, the nature of BTRP’s work has shifted away from heavy infrastructure projects toward the strengthening of sustainable capabilities. Training is a critical component of program engagements. To ensure training activities are effective and sustainable, BTRP invested resources to improve upon existing training processes, including developing mechanisms to track training events and associated outcomes. BTRP has transitioned to a competency-based learning framework to allow for focused development of partner skills, alignment to international certifications and programs, and traceability to programmatic processes, planning, and metrics. Collectively, it is expected that these programmatic updates will have significant impact for both BTRP and our international partners. AGENDA : The agenda for the Industry Day is provided below. Large Group Briefing: Tuesday, March 15 1000 - 1130 Question and Answer Period: Tuesday, March 15 1145 - 1315 REGISTRATION : To register, please complete the DCP Industry Day Registration Form contained in the SAM.gov notice and email the completed form to
[email protected] . All registrations must be submitted no later than Friday, 11 March 2022, 1200 Eastern . Please note that registration for the Industry Day constitutes consent to the listing of your company and POCs in SAM.gov. Companies are encouraged to review DCP materials on SAM.gov prior to the Industry Day event to allow for greater awareness and facilitate discussion. A Microsoft Teams invitation will be sent out by
[email protected] once your company’s registration has been received and confirmed. MICROSOFT TEAMS : Please note that you must participate using your web browser (Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge are recommended). QUESTIONS : A series of related documents have been posted to SAM.gov. Any questions regarding the posted documents may be submitted via email to
[email protected] by Friday, 11 March 2022, 1200 Eastern. Please utilize the DCP Industry Day Q&A Form contained in the SAM.gov notice for all questions.