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Contractor: Willdan Homeland Solutions
<br />A) Discusslon-Based Exercises - focus on strategic, policy-orlented Issues; facilitators and/or presenters usually lead the discussion, keeping participants on
<br />track towards meeting exercise objectives, (*Note: Estimated costs are example costs only and depict a range that an exercise may fall within. Actual costs
<br />can vary and is dependent on the size, scope, and variables Involved with a particular exercise)
<br />Exercise Type
<br />Seminar
<br />Description
<br />Seminars generally orient participants to, or provide an overview of,
<br />authorities, strategies, plans, policies, procedures, protocols, resources,
<br />concepts, and ideas. Seminars can be valuable For entities that are
<br />developing or malting major changes to existing plans or procedures.
<br />Variables
<br />Participants (9),
<br />Facilitation, Hours,
<br />Materials, Location
<br />Range of Cost
<br />(Estimated)
<br />$5,000•$25,000
<br />Although similar to seminars, workshops differ In two Important
<br />aspects: 1. Participant interaction Is Increased, and 2. focus Is placed on
<br />Participants (N),
<br />Workshop
<br />achieving or bulldinga product. To be effective, workshops should have
<br />Facllitation, Hours,
<br />$g,000-$35,000
<br />clearly defined objectives, products, or goals, and should Focus on a
<br />Materials,
<br />specific Issue.
<br />Location, Plans
<br />Tabletop Exercises (TTX) are intended to generate discussion of va nous
<br />issues regarding a hypothetical simulated emergency. They can be used
<br />to enhance general awareness, validate plans and procedures, rehearse
<br />concepts, and/or assess thetypes of systems needed to guide the
<br />Participants (hi,
<br />Tabletopprevention
<br />of, protection from, mlligatlon of, response to, and recovery
<br />Facilitation, Hours,
<br />from a defined incident, The effectiveness of a TTX is derived from the
<br />Materials,
<br />$25,000-$50,000
<br />energetic involvement of participants and their assessment of
<br />Location,
<br />recommended revisions to current policies, procedures, and plans;
<br />Reporting/Plans
<br />therefore facilitation is critical to keeping participants focused on
<br />exercise objectives.
<br />B) Operation -Based Exercises - used to validate plans, policies, agreements, and procedures; clarify roles and responsibilities; and Identify resource gaps.
<br />Exercises are characterized by actual reaction to an exercise scenario, such as Initiating comm unicatlons or mobilizing personnel and resources. (*Note:
<br />Estimated costs are example costs only and depict a range that an exercise mayfall within. Actual costs can vary and is dependent on the size, scrape, and
<br />variables involved with a particular exercisel
<br />Exercise Type Description Variables Range of cost
<br />(Estimated)
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