Intent to Sole Source - Cyber Training Course

The Air Force District of Washington, HQ USSF Enterprise Support Division (AFDW/PKF), intends to award a sole-source Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) to Purdue University for the continued delivery of the Cyber Training Course. The course provides practical, mission-focused training in both red-team offensive cyber operations and blue-team defensive cyber operations. The curriculum covers core cyber domains, including ethical hacking, vulnerability management, Python scripting, threat identification, defensive monitoring, and cyber response activities. • The program consists of 416 hours of instruction. • The program provides access to a cyber lab or cyber range environment with mobile training capabilities. • The program culminates in a Capstone Event consisting of a minimum of 100 hours. • The Capstone Event requires students to apply the skills developed throughout the course by conducting integrated red-team and blue-team activities in a controlled operational environment.