NAVY SCHOOL MANAGEMENT MANUAL

When requesting a curriculum development contract,
every task and all products must be fully explained
with the context of the statement of work (SOW). The
requiring activity prepares a SOW specifying the
requirements of the task and provides an independent
government estimate that indicates work-months and/or
work-hours including the cost required to complete the
task. Prior to submitting the SOW, the SOW and
accompanying Contract Requirements Review Board letter
must be submitted to NETC for review by the Contract
Requirements Review Board. Once approved, the
activity must also ensure that funds are available and
that the appropriate funding document is prepared to
accompany the SOW and other documents. The entire
package is submitted to the supporting contracting
office via the appropriate chain of command. The
contracting office will then prepare and distribute
the solicitation.
The SOW describes the elements of curriculum
development in terms of the deliverables, their
development sequence, review and approval steps,
implementation, and validation in support of existing
courses or development of new courses. Each
curriculum development project has unique
requirements. Some may be complex and others may be
relatively simple.
Each SOW should address the areas below:
• Background. The background paragraph should
identify the title of the course requiring
curriculum development, the activity requiring
the services and its location. It may also
include a brief statement regarding the objective
of the course or any other pertinent information.
• Scope. In this paragraph, training managers must
explain in general terms what the contractor is
required to do.
• Applicable Documents. NETC curriculum
development documents with supporting
instructions that they reference shall form the
basis for the SOW. Other documents,
instructions, manuals, and handbooks may apply as
the scope of the project dictates. All
references shall be listed in this paragraph.
The government will provide all government
furnished information, government furnished
equipment, and government furnished facilities if
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