Homeland Security and Innovation Center (HSIC) - Executive Education Seminar Services

HSIC, located at Joint Force Headquarters–Massachusetts, supports the National Guard by connecting senior-leader education with the evolving challenges of homeland security, emergency management, crisis leadership, and innovation. Its education mission includes General and Flag Officer Seminar (GFOS) and Leadership in Homeland Security (LHS) audiences. The seminars emphasize rigorous academic study, case-based analysis, facilitated discussion, critical thinking, and peer networking in a university setting. The curriculum should address National Guard roles in complex domestic response and intergovernmental coordination and, as appropriate to each seminar, emerging challenges such as artificial intelligence, cyber threats, small unmanned aircraft systems/counter-sUAS, and innovation. Inclusion and emphasis of these topics remain subject to HSIC/GOMO mission validation. The broader HSIC innovation/incubation mission does not automatically expand the scope of this seminar-services requirement. MARKET RESEARCH FEEDBACK REQUESTED Institutions are invited to comment on academic capability, delivery and pricing feasibility, and requirements that may unnecessarily constrain participation. Responses should identify the affected section, explain the practical or financial impact, and propose alternatives that preserve HSIC educational quality. Contracting will determine final response instructions. Academic institution and faculty qualifications: experience educating GOs or comparable senior executives; relevant faculty credentials; impact of tenured-Ph.D./ten-year criteria. GFOS and LHS differentiation: recommended objectives, topics, and approaches appropriate to each audience; capability to address AI, cyber, sUAS/cUAS, and innovation. Case-study pedagogy and research: existing course adaptation, case-study counts, original case development, guest speaker access, realistic research and approval timelines. Seminar capacity, location, and duration: in-person facilities for 6