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SECTION B – SUPPLIES OR SERVICES AND PRICES/COSTS

B.1 General

(a) The services to be performed under this contract are asset forfeiture investigation support services for the Asset Forfeiture Management Staff (AFMS). All requirements will be fulfilled on an indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) task order basis.

(c) Because the continuing provision of support services is essential to continuity of the program, it is critical that the phase-in of contractor personnel and the assumption of ongoing tasks is accomplished in a well-planned, orderly and efficient manner.

(d) The performance of all work under this contract shall be initiated by the issuance of task orders by the Contracting Officer as discussed in Sections C.8.1 and H.2. Task orders may be issued on a firm-fixed price, labor-hour, or time-and-materials basis, or any combination thereof.

B.2 Minimum and Maximum Amounts

(a) The Government will order a minimum amount of $2,500.00 under this contract. The Government will have the entire term of the contract (to include all options) to fulfill the contract minimum. The specific contract line item numbers (CLINs) and quantities will be identified in the task order(s) issued under this contract. The exercise of the renewal options (see Section F.1) does not re-establish the contract minimum. During the life of this contract, the Government may order items in any quantity up to the maximum amount specified in paragraph (b) below. If the minimum amount has not been ordered, the Government will exercise the option for the next year.

(b) There are no maximum quantities or amounts for each individual CLIN, task order, or contract period. The maximum aggregate amount of all task orders issued under the contract shall not exceed $600,000,000.00 for the entire term of this contract, including all options which may be exercised.

B.3 Pricing Tables

(a) All contract unit prices and estimated Travel and Other Incurred Expenses shall be as specified in the pricing table contained in Section B Attachment 1. The pricing table contains fixed unit prices of hourly rates for labor and estimated Other Incurred Expenses and Travel as defined below. All labor prices are fixed unit prices that include direct labor, fringe benefits, applicable indirect costs, and profit necessary to provide the services specified in the contract and/or task order. Additional pricing tables may be added throughout the duration of the contract, as applicable, as support for other asset forfeiture investigation services are needed.

The basic contract line item number (CLIN) structure includes a one-digit prefix and a four-digit core number. The first digit of each CLIN represents the contract period, i.e., for the Base Period, the first digit for all CLINs is "0", for Option Period 1, the first digit for all CLINs is "1", etc. The remaining three digits are reserved as the “unique identifier”.

(b) The following definitions apply to the applicable pricing table(s) contained in Attachment 1:

(1) Loaded Hourly Rate. All loaded hourly rates shall be all inclusive of direct labor, local travel expenses, fringe benefits, applicable indirect costs, and any profit necessary for each labor category. The contractor may discount the loaded hourly rates at the task order level.

(2) Other Incurred Expenses. Other Direct Costs (ODC) are classes or categories of supplies and services which are not included in the unit prices for labor but are required to complete a given task order that is issued on a time-and-materials basis or to price a task order on a fixed-price basis. The Government anticipates the only ODC will be travel; however, in the event there are other reasonable and necessary ODCs, they shall only be allowable with the prior consent of the COR/ACOR/GTM and authorized through a task order or modification to an existing task order. Any ODCs incurred prior to the issuance of an order or modification will not be authorized for payment by the Government. All ODCs will be billed at cost. No administrative handling charge is allowed.

(3) Travel. As a general rule, local travel will not be reimbursed under this contract. Examples of local travel which will not be subject to reimbursement are: travel to and from normal job site or to perform services within a 50 mile radius of normal performance location; supervisory personnel traveling to a Government site or alternative facility to oversee operations. Contractor personnel temporarily working at a Government site or alternative facility will consider such facility his/her normal performance location. All reimbursable long distance travel shall be approved in advance by the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR). Approval shall include the total price of the trip and this will serve as the not to exceed amount for the trip. Requests for approval shall include a total price and a price for each category of travel associated with the trip. As a general rule, salary is not reimbursable unless travel occurs during normal business hours. Reimbursement for actual (approved) travel costs incurred during the performance of support services shall be in accordance with Part 31 of the Federal Acquisition Regulations. Travel requirements under this contract shall be met using the most economical form of transportation available. If economy class transportation is not available, the Contractor must submit (to the COR) a request for advance approval to utilize higher class travel. If the trip is canceled or travel dates are changed due to the Government's actions, the Government will, absent special circumstances, pay airline cancellation charges or airline charges for changes in the travel dates as long as the cancellation is provided to the COR for approval within 5 business days of the cancellation.

Amendment 7

SECTION C – DESCRIPTION/SPECIFICATIONS/WORK STATEMENT

C.1 Introduction

The Department of Justice (DOJ) Asset Forfeiture Program (AFP or the Program) is a nationwide law enforcement program that operates as an effective and powerful weapon in the fight against crime. The principal mission of the AFP is to ensure that the forfeiture of criminals’ assets remains an effective deterrent to crime. Federal employees, contract personnel, and state and local law enforcement officials work cooperatively in investigating and prosecuting cases involving asset seizure and forfeiture to support the AFP’s mission. The primary objectives of the program are to:

(a) punish and deter criminal activity by depriving criminals of tools and property used in or acquired through illegal activities

(b) promote and enhance collaboration among federal, state, local, tribal, and foreign law enforcement agencies

(c) recover assets that may be used to compensate victims when authorized under federal law, and

(d) ensure the Program is administered professionally, lawfully, and in a manner consistent with sound public policy

The primary mission of the Government’s AFP is to employ asset forfeiture powers in a manner that enhances public safety and security. This is accomplished by removing the proceeds of crime and other assets relied upon by criminals and their associates to perpetuate their criminal activity against our society. Asset forfeiture has the power to disrupt or dismantle criminal organizations that would continue to function if the Government only convicted and incarcerated specific individuals.

The Asset Forfeiture Management Staff (AFMS) is the Program Office that administers the Department of Justice (DOJ) Asset Forfeiture Investigation Support Services (AFISS) contract. AFISS are contracts for professional services that have been successful in supporting AFMS with the accomplishment of mission objectives and operations. AFMS is responsible for the execution of the Asset Forfeiture Program (AFP). This program is designed to deliver quality professional services in a timely and cost-effective manner to support DOJ organizations, Federal agencies, and law enforcements partners.

The Asset Forfeiture Management Staff (AFMS) has responsibility for the administrative management functions of the AFP in the Department of Justice including management of the Department’s Assets Forfeiture Fund (AFF); interpretation of the AFF statute; management and operation of the consolidated Asset Forfeiture Systems; management of both internal and external budget processes regarding AFF monies; managing investment of AFF and Seized Assets Deposit Fund (SADF) surplus balances; development, administration, and oversight of AFP-wide contracts; review, audit, and evaluation of AFP activities; identification of program weaknesses; development, monitoring, and review of appropriate internal controls; and analysis of legislative, policy, and regulatory proposals that may affect the execution of the AFP.

The AFMS provides asset management and financial oversight to the AFP, in support of seven DOJ components (Criminal Division, Money Laundering and Asset Recovery Section; the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; Drug Enforcement Administration; Federal Bureau of Investigation; Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces; U.S. Marshals Service; and U.S. Attorneys) and five non-DOJ agencies (U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of Inspector General; U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Office of Inspector General; U.S. Postal Inspection Service; U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Diplomatic Security; and U.S. Department of Defense, Defense Criminal Investigation Service).

The Treasury Executive Office for Asset Forfeiture (TEOAF) has the responsibility for administering the Treasury Forfeiture Fund (TFF). The TFF is the receipt account for seizures and forfeitures made by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP); U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE); U.S. Secret Service; and Internal Revenue Service-Criminal Investigation. Other members of the TFF include the U.S. Coast Guard; Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC); Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN); and the Treasury Department’s Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence. Forfeiture revenue augments TEOAF’s budget authority for meeting expenses of running the forfeiture programs of the Department of Treasury and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) law enforcement agencies.

TEOAF is responsible for the administration of the Treasury Asset Forfeiture Program. This includes interpretation of the TFF’s enabling legislation; implementing all policy decisions by the Assistant Secretary and Deputy Assistant Secretary in connection with seized and forfeited assets; planning and development of TFF budgets; monitoring TFF investments to participating law enforcement agencies; development, administration, and oversight of asset forfeiture program-wide contracts; review, audit, and evaluation of asset forfeiture program activities; identification of program weaknesses and development, monitoring, and review of appropriate internal controls; and analysis of legislative, policy, and regulatory proposals that may affect the execution of the Treasury Asset Forfeiture Program.

C.2 AFP Background and Objective.

Section 524(c) of Title 28 of the United States Code makes the Department of Justice (DOJ) Assets Forfeiture Fund available for purposes of contracting for services related to the seizure and forfeiture of property. DOJ has two contract vehicles that provide administrative and professional services to the support of AFP. The administrative support component is to provide the DOJ AFP with ongoing, repetitive administrative support services involving document analysis and review, technical legal support, data entry, and clerical support. A single contract was awarded to support these administrative services. The professional services component involves investigative, analytical, and technical support. Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contracts were awarded to seven vendors to provide that support. These contracts were called the Asset Forfeiture Investigative Services Support (AFISS) contracts and they are scheduled to expire September 30, 2022.

The Treasury Forfeiture Fund (31 U.S.C. § 9703) defines those purposes for which Treasury forfeiture revenue may be used, and one such purpose is the contracting for services related to the seizure and forfeiture of property.

In 2011, the Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP) required the Federal Government, in its procurement activity, to leverage its buying power to the maximum extent as well as achieve administrative efficiencies and cost savings. Additionally, in September 2012, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) issued a report ‘Justice and Treasury Should Determine Costs and Benefits of Potential Consolidation’ (GAO-12-972) recommending that the Attorney General and the Secretary of the Treasury ‘conduct a study to determine the feasibility of consolidating asset management activities, including but not limited to, the use of asset tracking systems and the sharing of vendor and contract resources.

The initial Asset Forfeiture Investigative Support Services (AFISS) contract sought to incorporate these recommendations by narrowing the scope to focus solely on investigative support that will become available to both the Justice and Treasury Asset Forfeiture Programs.

C. 3 Purpose

The purpose of this Statement of Work is to obtain professional investigative, legal, analytical, and technical support services to support AFP operations and management. The contractor shall provide specific case-related professional and technical services in support of the AFP. DOJ intends to award a contract to one or more firms to provide all required tasks and services. The AFP operates nation-wide and order place of performance may be stated as anywhere within the United States.

C.4 Scope

The scope of this contract is to provide all tasks and services necessary to provide professional services including program management in support of the AFMS AFP. The contractor shall provide a team that will increase the capacity for DOJ AFMS or the participating federal agency to obtain data about licit and illegal typologies and networks through intelligence gathering and cash flow analysis. The contractor will be required to perform analysis of complex financial and business records and transactions associated with federal investigations and prosecutions in support of the AFP. All contract services are in support of the AFP in the area of law enforcement with specific investigative competency in Forfeiture, Domestic and Transnational Organized Crime, White Collar Crime, Financial/Money Laundering, Cyber Crimes, Drug, Illicit Trade Finance, or similar area of activity.

The contractor shall provide detailed and complex analysis of financial transactions in support of the AFP program for participating federal agencies. The contractor will be required to provide on-site services at Government facilities designated CONUS (Continental United States) and OCONUS (Outside Continental United States) to support DOJ, its components, and other Federal agencies identified as AFP Participant Agencies.

The Government has provided the following to inform its requirement for professional services:

(a) Current performance locations. Additional performance locations may be required during contract performance and will be specified on each task order.

(b) Labor categories and associated qualifications

(c) Ordering office or AFP participant agency descriptions

C.5 AFP Participating Agencies

The federal agencies listed below are provided to inform the requirement for services. The federal agencies are both AFP participant agencies and other agencies that can order services. The agencies will order services specific to their role within the AF process or to meet any AF related need within scope of the contract. Agencies that require the services within scope of this contract are also included in the summary listing of ordering offices.

(a) Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF)

Enforces the federal laws and regulations relating to alcohol, tobacco, firearms, explosives, and arson by working directly and in cooperation with other federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies. ATF has the authority to seize and forfeit firearms, ammunition, explosives, alcohol, tobacco, currency, conveyances, and certain real property involved in violation of law. In addition, ATF acts as the primary custodial agency for seized weapons, ammunition, and explosives.

(b) Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)

Enforces the controlled substances laws and regulations of the United States and recommends and supports non-enforcement programs aimed at reducing the availability of illicit controlled substances on the domestic and international markets. DEA has responsibility for investigations, seizures, and administrative forfeiture processing as well as secondary responsibility for property management and disposition. The various field offices support the AFP; however, many support activities are consolidated in the Office of Chief Counsel.

(c) Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

Investigates a broad range of criminal violations, integrating the use of asset forfeiture into its overall strategy to eliminate targeted criminal enterprises. The FBI has successfully used asset forfeiture in White Collar Crime, Organized Crime, Drug, Violent Crime, and Terrorism investigations. The FBI has responsibility for investigations, seizures, and administrative forfeiture processing as well as secondary responsibility for property management and disposition. All field offices support the AFP. Forfeiture Asset Seizure Teams have been formed in many offices to provide dedicated teams of agents and support personnel.

(d) U.S. Attorney's Offices (USAO)

The USAOs are responsible for the prosecution of both criminal and civil actions against property used or acquired during illegal activity. Each of the 94 offices may handle civil and criminal forfeiture cases.

(e) U.S. Marshals Service (USMS)

USMS is the primary custodian of seized property for the AFP. USMS manages and disposes of the majority of the property seized for forfeiture.

(f) Money Laundering and Asset Recovery Section, Criminal Division (MLARS)

MLARS holds the responsibility for coordination, direction, and general oversight of the Program. MLARS handles civil and criminal litigation, provides legal support to the U.S. Attorneys' Offices, establishes policy and procedure, coordinates multi-district asset seizures, administers equitable sharing of assets, acts on petitions for remission, coordinates international forfeiture and sharing, and develops training seminars for all levels of Government.

(g) Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF)

The mission of OCDETF is to combine the resources and expertise of its member federal agencies as well as state and local law enforcement to identify, disrupt, and dismantle the most serious drug trafficking and money laundering organizations and those primarily responsible for the nation's drug supply.

OCDETF was established more than twenty-five years ago to mount comprehensive, multi-level attacks on major drug trafficking and money laundering organizations.

(h) United States Postal Inspection Service (USPIS)

USPIS makes seizures under its authority to discourage profit-motivated crimes such as mail fraud, money laundering, and drug trafficking using the mail.

(i) Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

FDA's Office of Criminal Investigations makes seizures involving health care fraud schemes, counterfeit pharmaceuticals, illegal distribution of adulterated foods, and product tampering.

(j) United States Department of Agriculture, Office of the Inspector General (USDA OIG)

The mission of USDA’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) is to promote the effectiveness and integrity in the delivery of USDA agricultural programs.

Forfeiture is an important law enforcement tool in combating criminal activity affecting USDA programs.

(k) Department of State, Bureau of Diplomatic Security

The Bureau of Diplomatic Security investigates passport and visa fraud and integrates asset forfeiture into its strategy to target the profits made by vendors who provide fraudulent documentation or those who utilize fraudulent visas and/or passports to further their criminal enterprises.

(l) Defense Criminal Investigative Service (DCIS)

The Defense Criminal Investigative Service (DCIS) is the criminal investigative arm of the Department of Defense’s Inspector General. The mission of DCIS is to protect America's war fighters by conducting investigations and forfeitures in support of crucial National Defense priorities that include homeland security/terrorism, product substitution, contract fraud, public corruption, computer crime, and illegal technology transfers.

(m) Homeland Security Investigations – Department of Homeland Security (DHS HSI)

The ICE Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) is responsible for investigating a wide range of domestic and international activities arising from the illegal movement of people and goods into, within, and out of the United States. HSI investigates immigration crime, human rights violations and human smuggling, smuggling of narcotics, weapons and other types of contraband, financial crimes, cybercrime, and export enforcement issues

(n) Customs and Border Protection – Department of Homeland Security (DHS CBP)

Customs and Border Protection’s priority mission is keeping terrorists and their weapons out of the U.S. It also has a responsibility for securing the border and facilitating lawful international trade and travel while enforcing hundreds of U.S. laws and regulations, including immigration and drug laws

(o) U.S. Secret Service – Department of Homeland Security (USSS)

The United States Secret Service (USSS) has a dual mission that includes investigations and protection. To further its ability to protect the integrity of the nation’s financial system, the USSS has jurisdiction for domestic investigations involving the counterfeiting of U.S. and foreign obligations and securities. This authority includes the investigation of financial institution fraud, access device fraud, computer crimes, fraudulent Government and commercial securities, fictitious financial instruments, telecommunications fraud, false identification, and identity theft.

(p) U.S. Coast Guard - Department of Homeland Security (DHS USCG)

The U.S. Coast Guard is the lead federal agency for maritime drug interdiction and shares lead responsibility for air interdiction with CBP.

(q) Internal Revenue Service – Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI)

Internal Revenue Service - Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI) investigates potential criminal violations of the Internal Revenue Code and related financial crimes in a manner that fosters confidence in the tax system and compliance with the law. Proving that a taxpayer willfully attempted to hide income from the Federal Government is an integral part of IRS-CI’s ability to demonstrate other criminal activity including fraud, money laundering or Bank Secrecy Act violations.

C.6 Project Management Support

C.6.1 General

(a) The Contractor shall provide all management, administration, staffing, planning, scheduling, etc., for all items and services required by the contract and individual task orders. Project management support activities include, but are not limited to, all activities associated with overall prime/subcontract/task order management (e.g., key personnel costs and administrative support staff providing contract level, subcontract level, or task order level support (e.g., invoicing, reporting, oversight, etc.)) and will be recovered through fixed unit prices contained within Attachment 1.

(b) The Contractor shall have the responsibility for the following during the life of the contract:

(1) Recruiting, hiring, training, and professional development of personnel.

(2) Providing effective supervision of all contractor employees.

(3) Monitoring service problems and keeping the COR and designated Government officials informed of project status and problem resolution.

(4) Providing monthly and ad hoc or other periodic reports (when requested by the Government) status and financial reports to the Government in an agreed upon format.

(5) Ensuring that deliverables are supplied to the Government, as defined in Section C.6.3.

(6) Ensuring that all personnel and contractor facilities comply with the security requirements outlined in this contract.

(7) Planning, scheduling, and procuring airfare, lodging accommodations, and ground transportation for all COR approved travel to be completed by contractor personnel; ensuring that invoiced travel costs are itemized in accordance with the Federal Travel Regulations currently in effect. Travel for services performed within the contractor employee’s daily performance location are not reimbursable for travel purposes.

(8) Planning for and making all necessary arrangements to ensure that Contractor personnel performing fieldwork have all necessary supplies and equipment in advance of or at the time of their arrival on-site

(9) Ensuring that all personnel that may have access to information provided by the Department understand the sensitive nature of this information and conduct themselves within all the bounds of applicable rules, guidelines, court orders, confidentially agreements, etc.;

(10) Storing and safeguarding all sensitive information (documents, etc.) provided by the Government to the Contractor for use during the performance of the work and returning this information, as required, to the COR or task order-specific Technical Point of Contact at the conclusion of this work

C.6.2 Staffing

(c) Experience/Qualifications Substitutions. The contractor shall provide resources with the capability to perform services in the area of law enforcement with specific investigative competency in Forfeiture, Domestic and Transnational Organized Crime, White Collar Crime, Financial/Money Laundering, Cyber Crimes, Drug, Illicit Trade Finance, or similar area of activity. If the contractor plans to perform services with individuals that do not meet the qualifications for the labor categories listed; then the contractor shall notify the COR and CO of its intent to propose personnel without the qualifications listed in the contract. The contractor’s notification should identify the candidate and qualifications that would result in successful performance with clear identification of SOW requirements. Alternate acceptable experience that would likely result in acceptable performance is experience in a similar capacity with Government Asset Forfeiture contracts supporting DOJ, TEOAF, or the USPS Fund. The Government will consider the years of experience using the following guidelines 5 years or more of specialized Financial Investigative experience for the SFI and at least 2 years for the FI.

(d) The Government reserves the right to request the Contractor to reassign contractor and/or subcontractor personnel whose services are no longer required by the Government for such reasons as quality of performance, changes in AFISS project objectives or contract/task order requirements. Notification that the contractor’s employee will no longer be required to perform services shall be provided to the contractor in writing by the Contracting Officer. Any notices at the task order level should be coordinated with the AFMS COR and PSS CO. The Government shall include a brief reason and effective date of its request that services are no longer required in its written notice.

(e) The Contractor shall begin the process of transitioning personnel in coordination with the COR and user organizations immediately following completion of all security clearance requirements. Full Contractor performance begins upon completion of all transition activities with incumbent or within 30 calendar days of contract award, whichever comes first. The Contractor shall complete the transition of its workforce within 30 calendar days of contract award ensuring all security clearances have been submitted to the Contracting Officer’s Representative and all Contractor personnel have been vetted prior to movement to the Government site.

(f) Key Personnel.

(1) Contract Manager. The contractors contract manager shall act as the central point of contact with the Government, primarily with the COR. The Contract Manager shall have full authority to act for the contractor in the performance of the required work and services under all task orders. The Contract Manager works independently on all general phases of contract management and has direct responsibility for all phases of performance, including contract management, project/task order management, coordination of resource needs, coordination with corporate resources and management, and has direct accountability for technical correctness, timeliness, and quality of deliverables. The Contract Manager (and Project Managers) shall have a broad knowledge of the contract's functions, project and resource management skills and techniques, problem analysis skills and techniques, and excellent oral and written communications skills. The Contract Manager and Project Managers shall meet with the COR periodically on overall performance issues, problems encountered or anticipated, scheduling, priorities, funding, upcoming projects, and related matters.

(2) The Contract Manager shall coordinate the management and control of all task orders being performed concurrently even if the contractor has a separate Project Manager. The Contract Manager shall be responsible for coordinating the management of all work performed under this contract and is ultimately responsible for coordinating the efforts of all subcontractors and consultants.

(3) A separate order will not be issued for contract manager services. These costs shall be built into the overhead costs for the directly billable hours of the senior manager or partner listed in the contract pricing table

(4) Crypto-Currency SME (CCS). Contractor shall ensure that personnel can demonstrate experience and training sufficient to perform Cryptocurrency analysis, Blockchain analytics, Open Internet, including social media, Deep and Dark Web intelligence gathering and analysis, data analytics, and electronic evidence analysis related to cybercrime investigations.

Performance also requires demonstration and experience of SFI, LA, FA, or CFE assigned to the contract. SME would ideally be an industry recognized expert in Virtual/Crypto-currency including reference in professional journals.

C.6.3 Deliverables

(a) All reports required under this contract shall be delivered to the COR as shown below. This list of reports is not exhaustive; additional reports shall be delivered as required by the COR.

(b) Generally, the Contractor’s format for all documentation deliverables should be acceptable subject to review by the Government.

(c) The Contractor shall attend any briefings, other meetings, and participate in Government on-the-job technical guidance such ordering office software or procedure trainings. Any on-the-job technical guidance provided by the Government and attended by the contractor must be directly related to the performance of contract services. Briefings are normally held during normal working hours.

C.6.3.1 Management Plan

The Contractor shall implement, and update during contract performance, the Management Plan for the performance of AFISS contract services. The Contractor’s Management Plan shall, at a minimum, address the following:

(1) Lay out the organization and infrastructure the Contractor has in place to manage the day-to-day operations necessary to meet the contract requirements, including the Contractor’s chain of command, points of contact, problem notification procedures and problem response times, problem escalation procedures, and any other processes or procedures the Contractor has in place to facilitate performance;

(2) Establish a schedule for completion of all required tasks;

(3) Establish a “team” approach between the Contractor and subcontractors carrying out the programs at the local level, with the Contractor serving as leader of such team for each order issued.

(4) Address how it will ensure that its staff remains trained and up to date in a continuously changing legal environment. This should include how the contractor will coordinate training its employees while ensuring that the Government maintains acceptable levels of services.

C.6.3.2 Contract Performance Reports

(a) Contract Performance Reports. The contractor(s) shall maintain appropriate tracking systems, which shall enable it to prepare and submit a report to ensure that both the Government and the contractor maintain an accurate record of all task orders issued under this contract and the status thereof. To support this function, the contractor shall conduct, and submit to the COR and Federal Program Manager, a monthly (with quarterly and annual roll-ups) review of all task orders issued as well as document and update the following information for each task order:

(1) Task order number;

(2) Sub-task order number, if applicable;

(3) Date of order;

(4) Case/project number;

(5) Description of case/project;

(6) Type of order [Firm fixed Price (FFP), Time and Material (T&M), and/or Labor Hour (LH)]

(7) Last modification number

(8) Total amount of order (funds obligated)

(9) Cumulative funds expended by contract line item number (CLIN) under the order

(10) Estimated amount of current month’s invoice

(11) Planned/actual completion date

(12) Projected funding shortfall or excess through the end of the fiscal year; and

(13) Cumulative funds expended by CLIN under all orders issued from contract inception

C.6.3.3 Monthly Performance Reports

The Contractor shall submit a monthly program management progress report to the COR. The first monthly progress report shall be delivered electronically to the COR with the invoice each month of contract performance. The COR will also review this report as a means of determining any cost recovery associated with contract performance. The monthly reports shall discuss at a minimum:

(1) Name of contractor employee

(2) Physical Location (Agency supporting, Office, Address)

(3) Monthly hours by case number

(4) Start dates when work is begun on a specific case

(5) Assets attributable by case number

(6) Other hours (if any) charged to the Government that may not be directly attributable to a specific case

(7) A monthly high-level narrative report of the contract activities and assets seized and identified for seizure

(8) Cumulative labor hours / expenses: (1) by case number, by investigator; (2) by work location or assigned location

(9) Cumulative labor hours; (1) by activity category (e.g., identifying assets, financial record analysis, case agent meetings); (2) by investigator; and (3) by case.

C.6.3.4 Other Reports and Deliverables

Other deliverables will be specified in individual task orders and may include, but are not limited to:

(1) Asset Forfeiture Investigation Training – The Contractor shall provide training for all essential participants in the asset forfeiture investigation process, including Contractor presenters and key management staff. The Contractor shall also provide training to Government-contracted personnel and other Government representatives as determined by the COR. This training may be provided through any or all of the following means:

(A) Training Manuals – When training manuals are produced, they shall be updated as needed.

(B) Local On-Site Training Programs (OSTP) – for new presenters and key management staff.

(C) Conference calls, webinars, or other remote learning methods can be used to supplement other training methods.

(2) Written and/or Recorded AFISS Materials –The Contractor shall develop appropriate written and/or recorded AFISS and AFP materials in accordance with Government guidance. These materials must be approved by the Government prior to distribution and use.

C. 7 Performance Objective and Outcomes

(a) The objective of the statement of work is to obtain financial analysis and investigation services necessary to support federal investigations and prosecutions identified by the AFP. The contractor is required to provide skilled contractor support personnel to effectively perform tasks and services as required by the government in support of the AFMS mission and ordering participant agency, as applicable. Financial analysis and investigation services required are classified as White Collar, Money Laundering, or other types of Complex Financial Investigations.

(b) The following are the expected outcomes that would constitute successful performance under these contracts:

(1) The contractor will provide resources that have the ability to perform financial analysis and investigation in support of federal investigations and prosecutions

(2) The contractor shall meet the planning and operational requirements of task orders to maintain effective and efficient program operations and to support contract administration.

(3) The contractor shall provide financial analysis and investigation in support of federal investigations and prosecutions support that is complete, thorough, accurate. Performance shall reflect the contractor’s insight relative to industry practices that are likely to result in the successful seizure and forfeiture of assets.

(4) The contractor performs services based on the participant agency’s AFP emphasis and procedure within the legal and operational dates and timeframes necessary to allow for potential successful seizure and forfeiture of assets

(5) And the support minimizes the expenditure of unnecessary effort or Other Direct Costs (ODCs) and is of acceptable quality needed to further the potential successful seizure and forfeiture of assets associated with the case at hand (this would relate to actual performance as opposed to any cost effectiveness associated with pre-award or fair opportunity competitions).

C.8 General Requirements

C.8.1 Task Orders

The contractor shall perform investigative, analytical, and technical services. AFMS has grouped the required tasks and services under operational categories based on major AFP activities. The services have been grouped by type of services and support to provide detail as to services that may be ordered. The information provided below is to illustrate the type of tasks that will be ordered and is not inclusive of all tasks that maybe required. Specific requirements to satisfy program needs will be defined in individual task orders. Each group of services includes examples of typical tasks and projects that maybe ordered as follows:

C.8.1.1 Investigative Support/Analysis (Criminal/Civil) Support Services

(a) The contractor shall develop the forfeiture processes and procedures associated with an on-going financial investigation. This support shall include the introduction of specific tools and techniques to analyze financial information. The contractor will provide advice and guidance to fully develop the forfeiture aspects of an on-going investigation. Advice and guidance include, but are not limited to, education of Investigating Agencies’ agents on specific tools and techniques utilized to analyze financial information. Tasks performed to meet this requirement would include informal and formal training sessions based on the contractor’s content or design and distribution of reference guides.

(b) The contractor shall analyze financial records obtained by the Investigating Agencies through internal and external databases and submit reports documenting the results. Information to be analyzed and report content will be provided by the Government in advance in writing. Specifically, the contractor will review bank statements; deposits; and debit transactions, including checks, letters of credit, Currency Transaction Reports (CTRs), loan applications, and related records that are obtained pursuant to Federal and State subpoenas and search warrants executed by the Government. The contractor will review the documents to determine hidden assets and false statements that are used to hide illicit assets from investigators and to make the assets appear to be legitimate.

(c) The contractor shall review, process, and analyze information sufficient to assist in determining the amount to seek for forfeiture to identify and trace assets during investigations and assist the Government in perfecting its interest in the property.

(d) The contractor shall repatriate assets that are subject to forfeiture.

(e) The contractor shall identify the individuals and entities making deposits and all related bank accounts, properties, investments, and any other assets that may be identified from the documentation.

(f) The contractor shall maintain detailed case documentation and database files of financial investigative research to trace proceeds of criminal activities and investigative interests in targeted property

(g) The contractor shall research and analyze information derived from various investigative and business-related automated systems including, but not limited to, Choice Point, Autotrack, TECS, FINCEN, CLEAR, THREADS, Accurint, ISYS, Lexis-Nexis, PACER, CourtLink, West Law, NADA, Used Price.com, and other Internet capabilities. Internet capabilities include law enforcement databases that provide forfeiture specific case support to the Government in civil and criminal forfeiture matters. Examples of research and analysis tasks include: analyzing and documenting the ownership interests of targeted properties; analyzing financial records to trace the proceeds of criminal violations to their current form; creating a database from financial records to document the source of targeted property; preparing seizure warrants, civil complaints, and forfeiture counts; preparing exhibits on the source and ownership of targeted property; documenting and cataloguing evidence on the source and ownership of targeted property; and identifying, analyzing, and documenting potential substitute assets.

(h) The contractor shall provide tasks and services necessary to complete ingestion, processing, and analysis of varied datasets acquired during investigations by leveraging existing government toolsets. This support requires that the contractor collaborate and consult with government data scientists, system engineers, and software developers to extract insight from proprietary data that result in investigative and law enforcement outcomes.

(i) The contractor will be required to deliver accurate, complete, and timely data analysis to federal users across the organization. In addition, contractor will be required to collect feedback from stakeholders to assist with the design and implementation of tools, applications, and solutions that provide Federal agencies the capability to export data to external systems when directed by the Government. Lastly, the contractor will be required to field test the efficacy of proprietary, COTS/GOTS, and open-source solutions using Federal Agency data and investigative analytics platforms.

(j) The contractor shall provide additional services, including the parsing of dialed number strings, to identify amounts and property that may be subject to forfeiture in a particular investigation and to perfect the Government’s interest in forfeitable property.

(k) The contractor shall organize and conduct detailed examinations of information generated during complex criminal/civil investigations as well as alternative sources for the purpose of conducting financial analyses of personal/business assets of targeted organizations/individuals.

(l) The contractor shall assist with the development of sufficient probable cause to enable the Government to pursue seizure warrants, temporary restraining orders, civil complaints, and forfeiture counts against targeted property and parties.

(m) The contractor shall provide investigative support to the Government with coordinated planning to mitigate excessive risks in seizing targeted property. This includes assessing impacts on the local community. An example would be the seizure of an occupied apartment complex.

(n) The contractor shall prepare documents and catalog case exhibits on the source and ownership of targeted properties.

(o) The contractor shall perform analytical research to identify and record potential substitute assets.

(p) The contractor shall identify witnesses and subjects and assist the case agent/attorney during - interviews and courtroom proceedings regarding the ownership and source of targeted property of ongoing case investigations.

(q) The contractor shall provide courtroom testimony and depositions regarding their investigative analysis and identification of assets derived from specific unlawful activities

(r) The contractor shall conduct detailed link analyses, specific to Forfeiture, utilizing the results of financial analysis and other investigative techniques, such as Title III surveillance to determine relationships between the subjects of the investigation and the events that lead to the alleged forfeitability of property and proceeds.

(s) The tasks and services in this area have previously been ordered and performed by the Senior Financial Investigator (SFI) or the Financial Investigator (FI).

C.8.1.2 Forensic Accounting Investigative Support Services

(a) The Contractor shall use financial forensic skill sets to investigate and analyze all components of the financial infrastructure of MLOs, DTOs, and TCOs syndicates, their methods of criminal money movements, and the professional money laundering infrastructure facilitating these movements. Specific requirements to satisfy program needs will be defined in individual task orders.

(b) The contractor shall participate in strategic planning sessions with financial investigative groups and task forces.

(c) Assist DOJ and its components as well as other agencies with conducting interviews during the financial investigation.

(d) Conduct analysis during investigation support on financial transactions to accurately identify all parties involved in the criminal activity.

(e) Conduct analysis and audit complex financial and business records to support federal investigations and prosecutions.

(f) Obtain raw criminal intelligence from various database resources and correlate the data, culminating in a full analysis of the information.

(g) Input all researched and analyzed data into various professional products for statistical analysis data, intelligence summaries, and power point presentations for law enforcement use

(h) Provide factual witness testimony during federal prosecutions.

(i) These services shall be performed by the Forensic Accountant (FA)

C.8.1.3 Cyber Crime Support Services

(a) Cyber Crimes Investigations Services. The contractor shall perform tasks and services for investigations that involve the Internet and Internet based technologies/methodologies that enable criminals to engage in illegal activity with anonymity and cross international borders without a defined physical presence.

(b) Cyber Crimes Investigations Services. The contractor shall provide analytical and product evaluative services to analyze cyber evidence. In addition, the contractor shall provide case support to identify and evaluate effective technological methods and services to investigate cybercrimes.

(c) Cyber Forensics Support Services. The contractor shall provide tasks and services required to support ordering offices in combatting cyber forensics, to include the acquisition, chain of custody, and analysis of electronic evidence from computers, mobile devices, and other digital storage media. The contractor shall provide tasks and services required to support requiring offices with the application of investigation and analysis techniques to gather and preserve evidence from a particular computing device in a way that is suitable for presentation in a court of law. The Contractor shall perform a structured investigation while maintaining a documented chain of evidence to find out exactly what happened on a computing device and who was responsible for it.

(e) Cyber Fraud Services. The contractor shall perform tasks and services to aid federal agency’s with combatting cyber fraud activities, including the use of Internet services or software with Internet access to defraud victims or to otherwise take advantage of them.