19AQMM19R0082_-_Final_(JAS)_8-6-19_.pdf

SOLICITATION, OFFER, AND AWARD

1. THIS CONTRACT IS A RATED ORDER UNDER DPAS (15 CFR

700)

RATING

2. CONTRACT NUMBER 3. SOLICITATION NUMBER

19AQMM19R0082 SEALED BID (IFB)

X NEGOTIATED (RFP)

4. TYPE OF SOLICITATION 5. DATE ISSUED

08/06/2019

6. REQUISITION/PURCHASE NUMBER

CODE: LMAQM

OFFICE OF ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT (A/LM/AQM)

PO BOX 9115, ROSSLYN STATION

US DEPARTMENT OF STATE

ARLINGTON, VA 22219

7. ISSUED BY 8. ADDRESS OFFER TO (If other than Item 7)

NOTE: In sealed bid solicitations "offer" and "offeror" mean "bid" and "bidder".

SOLICITATION

CAUTION - LATE Submissions, Modifications, and Withdrawals: See Section L, Provision No. 52.214-7 or 52.215-1. All offers are subject to all terms and conditions contained in this solicitation.

9. Sealed offers in original and ____ copies for furnishing the supplies or services in the Schedule will be received at the place specified in item 8, or if handcarried, in the depository located in ____ until

__17:00:00__ local time __08/28/2019 __

10. FOR

INFORMATION

E-MAIL:

A. NAME

JoAnn Stewart 703-875-6646

B. TELEPHONE (NO COLLECT

CALLS)

C. E-MAIL ADDRESS

stewartj@state.gov

11. TABLE OF CONTENTS (See Table of Contents on page 2)

(X) SEC. DESCRIPTION PAGE(S) (X) SEC. DESCRIPTION PAGE(S)

PART I - SCHEDULE PART II - CONTRACT CLAUSES

X A SOLICITATION/CONTRACT FORM 3 X I CONTRACT CLAUSES 10

X B SUPPLIES OR SERVICES AND PRICES/COSTS 10 PART III - LIST OF DOCUMENTS, EXHIBITS AND OTHER ATTACHMENTS

X C DESCRIPTION/SPECS./WORK STATEMENT 24 X J LIST OF ATTACHMENTS 11

X D PACKAGING AND MARKING 2 PART IV - REPRESENTATIONS AND INSTRUCTIONS

X E INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE 1 X K REPRESENTATIONS CERTIFICATIONS AND OTHER

STATEMENTS OF OFFERORS

X F DELIVERIES OR PERFORMANCE 6

X L INSTRS., CONDS., AND NOTICES TO OFFERORS 8X G CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION DATA 6

X M EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD 6X H SPECIAL CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS 15

OFFER (Must be fully completed by offeror)

NOTE: Item 12 does not apply if the solicitation includes the provisions at 52.214-16, Minimum Bid Acceptance Period.

In compliance with the above, the undersigned agrees, if this offer is accepted within __________ calendar days (60 calendar days unless a different period is inserted by the offeror) from the date for receipt of offers specified above, to furnish any or all items upon which prices are offered at the price set opposite each item, delivered at the designated point(s), within the time specified in the schedule.

12.

13. DISCOUNT FOR PROMPT PAYMENT (See Section I, Clause No.

52.232-8)

10 CALENDAR DAYS(%)

0.00 %

20 CALENDAR DAYS(%)

0.00 %

30 CALENDAR DAYS(%)

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14. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF AMENDMENTS (The offeror acknowledges receipt of amendments to the SOLICITATION for offerors and related documents numbered and dated):

AMENDMENT NO. DATE AMENDMENT NO. DATE

15A. NAME AND

ADDRESS OF

OFFEROR

CONTACT: DUNS: 16. NAME AND TITLE OF PERSON AUTHORIZED TO SIGN OFFER (Type or Print)

15B. TELEPHONE NUMBER

15C. CHECK IF REMITTANCE ADDRESS IS DIFFERENT FROM

ABOVE - ENTER SUCH ADDRESS IN SCHEDULE.

17. SIGNATURE 18. OFFER DATE

AWARD (To be completed by Government)

19. ACCEPTED AS TO ITEMS NUMBERED 20. AMOUNT 21. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION

10 U.S.C. 2304(c) ( ) 41 U.S.C. 253(c) ( )

22. AUTHORITY FOR USING OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION: 23. SUBMIT INVOICES TO ADDRESS SHOWN IN (4 copies unless otherwise specified)

ITEM

CODE:24. ADMINISTERED BY (if other than Item 7) CODE:25. PAYMENT WILL BE MADE BY

26. NAME OF CONTRACTING OFFICER (Type or print)

Reaver Clements

(Signature of Contracting Officer)

27. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 28. DATE

IMPORTANT - Award will be made on this Form, or on Standard Form 26, or by other authorized official written notice.

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STANDARD FORM 33 (REV. 9-97)

Prescribed by GSA - FAR (48 CFR) 53.214(c)

19AQMM19R0082

Table of Contents

Section Description Page Number

B Supplies or Services and Prices/Costs Section B Supplies or Services and Prices

C Descriptions/Specifications/Statement of Work Section C Descriptions and Specificatoins

D Packaging and Marking Section D Packaging and Marking

E Inspection and Acceptance Section E Inspection and Acceptance

F Deliveries or Performance Sectoin F Deliveries or Preformance

G Contract Administration Data Section G Contract Administration Data

H Special Contract Requirements Section H Special Contract Requirements

I Contract Clauses Section I Contract Clauses

J List of Attachments K Representations, Certifications, and Other Statements of Offerors or Respondents

Section K Representations, Certifications and Other Statements of Offerors or Respondents L Instructions, Conditions, and Notices to Offerors and Respondents

Section L Instructions, Conditions and Notices to Offerors or Respondents M Evaluation Factors for Award

Section M Evaluation Factors for Award

001 Labor 1.00 LT Doc Ref No:

Delivery Date FOB:

09/17/2019 Destination

002 ODC/Travel 1.00 LT Doc Ref No:

Delivery Date FOB:

09/17/2019 Destination

Section B Supplies or Services and Prices

SECTION B – SUPPLIES OR SERVICES AND PRICES/COSTS

B.1 TYPE OF CONTRACT (05/95)

This is a single-award Labor Hour reimbursable contract. This is a 100% Small Business Set Aside.

B.2 PRICES/COSTS

The offeror shall fill in the hourly rate and totals by CLIN and labor category as appropriate. The Government reserves the right to order above or below the quantities, limited only by the contract ceiling price. Contractor shall propose equivalent labor category for the various tasks listed below.

Base Year CLIN Description Estimated Quant-ity Unit Unit Price Total

0001 Program Manager 1920 HR ____ ____ 0002 Deputy Program

Manger

1920 HR ____ ____

Hourly Rate- Paid Only When Activated for Work

0003 Admin Support Of-ficer

1760 HR ____ ____

0004 MTT - Team Lead 720 HR ____ ____ 0005 MTT Senior Train-ing Advisor

3000 HR ____ ____

0006 MTT - Training Advisor

12000 HR ____ ____

0007 Medic 520 HR ____ ____ 0008 Subject Matter Ex-perts (Capacity Building, Organiz-ational Develop-ment, Technical Experts)

2000 HR ____ ____

0009 Curriculum De-signer

750 HR ____ ____

0010 Travel -TBD ____ ____ ____ ____ 0011 Other Direct Cost

(ODC) - TBD

Estimated Total Cost for Option Year One $__________

19AQMM19R0082

Line Item Summary

Solicitation Number:

19AQMM19R0082

Contract Number: Title: IPPOS Date of Solicitation:

08/06/2019

Line Item No. Description Quantity Unit Unit Price Total Cost

Option Year One CLIN Description Estimated Quant-ity Unit Unit Price Total

1001 Program Manager 1920 HR ____ ____ 1002 Deputy Program

Manger

1920 HR ____ ____

Hourly Rate-Paid Only When Activ-ated For Work

1003 Admin. Support Officer

1760 HR ____ ____

1004 MTT - Team Lead 720 HR ____ ____ 1005 MTT Senior Train-ing Advisor

3000 HR ____ ____

1006 MTT - Training Advisor

12000 HR ____ ____

1007 Medic 520 HR ____ ____ 1008 Subject Matter Ex-perts (Capacity Building, Organiz-ational Develop-ment, Technic-al Experts)

2000 HR ____ ____

1009 Travel - TBD @ the Task Order Level

750 HR ____ ____

1010 Travel -TBD ____ ____ ____ ____ 1011 Other Direct Cost

(ODC)

Estimated Total Cost for Option Year One $__________

Option Year Two CLIN Description Estimated Quant-ity Unit Unit Price Total

2001 Program Manager 1920 HR ____ ____ 2002 Deputy Program

Manger

1920 HR ____ ____

Hourly Rate-Paid Only When Activ-ated For Work

2003 Admin. Support Officer

1760 HR ____ ____

2004 MTT - Team Lead

720 HR ____ ____

2005 MTT Senior Training Advisor

3000 HR ____ ____

2006 MTT - Training Advisor

12000 HR ____ ____

2007 Medic 520 HR ____ ____ 2008 Subject Matter Ex-perts (Capacity Building, Organiz-ational Develop-ment, Technical Experts)

2000 HR ____ ____

2009 Curriculum De-signer

750 HR ____ ____

2010 Travel -TBD ____ ____ ____ ____ 2011 Other Direct Cost

(ODC)

Estimated Total Cost for Option Year Two $__________

Option Year Three CLIN Description Estimated Quant-ity Unit Unit Price Total

3001 Program Manager 1920 HR ____ ____ 3002 Deputy Program

Manger

1920 HR ____ ____

Hourly Rate-Paid Only When Activ-ated For Work

3003 Admin. Support Officer

1760 HR ____ ____

3004 MTT - Team Lead 720 HR ____ ____ 3005 MTT Senior Train-ing Advisor

3000 HR ____ ____

3006 MTT - Training Advisor

12000 HR ____ ____

3007 Medic 520 HR ____ ____ 3008 Subject Matter Ex-perts (Capacity Building, Organiz-ational Develop-ment, Technical Experts)

2000 HR ____ ____

3009 Curriculum De-signer

750 HR ____ ____

3010 Travel -TBD ____ ____ ____ ____ 3011 Other Direct Cost

(ODC) l

Estimated Total Cost for Option Year Three $__________

Option Year Four CLIN Description Estimated Quant-ity Unit Unit Price Total

4001 Program Manager 1920 HR ____ ____ 4002 Deputy Program

Manger

1920 HR ____ ____

Hourly Rate-Paid Only When Activ-ated For Work

4003 Admin. Support Officer

1760 HR ____ ____

4004 MTT - Team Lead 720 HR ____ ____ 4005 MTT Senior Train-ing Advisor

3000 HR ____ ____

4006 MTT - Training Advisor

12000 HR ____ ____

4007 Medic 520 HR ____ ____ 4008 Subject Matter Ex-perts (Capacity Building, Organiz-ational Develop-ment, Technic-

2000 HR ____ ____

al Experts) 4009 Curriculum De-signer

750 HR ____ ____

4010 Travel - TBD ____ ____ ____ ____ 4011 Other Direct Cost

(ODC) - TBD

Estimated Total Cost for Option Year Four $__________

Estimated Total Cost for Base Year and Option Years $_____________

B.3 CEILING PRICE (Time and Materials/Labor Hour Contract)

(a) The ceiling price(s) of this contract is as set forth below.

Period Ceiling Price:

(b) If this contract includes options and a ceiling price is specified for each option, each ceiling price shall ap-ply separately and independently to that option. The Contractor shall not exceed the ceiling price(s) of this con-tract except as provided in FAR 52.232-7 “PAYMENTS UNDER TIME-AND-MATTERIALS and LABOR-

HOUR CONTRACTS”.

(c ) Notwithstanding the above, if this contract is funded below the ceiling price(s), the Contractor shall not ex-ceed the funded amount. (end of clause)

B.4 FUNDING

This contract will be incrementally funded.

B.5 OTHER DIRECT COSTS

The Government Travel Regulation limits actual expenses and all travel must be pre-approved by Contracting Officer Representative.

B.6 MISCELLANEOUS UNPRICED COSTS

The Program Manager or the Deputy Program Manager may approve a purchase request (PR) prior to purchase up to the Micro Purchase threshold if it is under $10,000.00 per PR and under $10,000.00 as a monthly cumu-lative value, as long as sufficient funds are obligated to the task order. All PRs with values above this must be approved by the CO/COR prior to purchase and supporting documentation submitted with the invoice request-ing reimbursement.

B.7 TRAVEL

The contractor shall make all contractor employees travel arrangements including obtaining necessary visas and travel documents, appropriate per diem and/or travel allowances and accommodation as needed. The contractor shall provide travel/transport to the determined country as described in contract upon award, from the U.S. for their personnel, as well as return travel to the U.S. when the project is completed. The contractor is responsible for all employees being deployed and shall make effort to minimize time en route or unnecessary delays or overnight accommodations. The Contractor shall provide international airfare to/from the PCC.

B.8 TRAVEL COSTS

a) Travel under this contract is defined as Contractor air and ground transportation, lodging, meals and incid-ental expenses, and passport/visa costs.

b) Except as otherwise provided herein, the Contractor shall be paid its allowable travel costs in accordance with FAR 31.205-46 (Travel Costs).

c) Travel costs are authorized only for travel beyond a 50-miles’ radius of the Contractor employee’s local place of performance (official duty station) whenever work is required to be accomplished at a remote work site.

d) No travel costs (or associated labor time during travel) shall be allowable for work performed at a Con-tractor’s local office or any other work site within a 50-miles’ radius of the Contractor employee’s local place of performance (official duty station).

e) No travel costs (or associated labor time during travel) shall be allowable for regular commuting or tele-commuting beyond (or within) a 50-miles’ radius of the Contractor’s local place of performance (official duty station).

f) Costs when using a privately owned vehicle (POV) for official travel are allowable provided that such costs do not exceed costs that would have resulted from use of other reasonable transportation methods (e.g., taxi, airplane, train). Reasonable associated costs, such as tolls and parking fees, are also generally allowable.

g) When traveling in a POV for official travel, the Contractor shall be paid mileage costs at a rate that does not exceed the POV mileage rate established by the Internal Revenue Service.

h) Costs for car rentals for official travel are allowable pursuant to the following:

1. such rentals are consistent with good business practice;

2. such costs do not exceed costs that would have resulted from use of other reasonable transportation meth-ods (e.g., taxi, airplane, train); and

3. such costs do not exceed the actual cost of renting a compact automobile (maximum of one automobile for four Contractor personnel), unless extenuating circumstances (e.g., excess baggage) require other arrange-ments and Contracting Officer approval is obtained.

Reasonable associated costs, such as tolls and parking fees, are also generally allowable.

i) The Government will pay the Contractor, under the applicable labor category CLIN(s), for each Contract-or employee’s travel time to or from authorized work locations as long as the following are met:

1. Payment of travel time described herein is in accordance with the Contractor’s established travel policy.

2. Travel time begins no earlier than two (2) hours prior to the scheduled departure time and concludes upon arrival to the initial destination point (e.g., airport) at the place of performance.

3. The Government will not pay for a Contractor employee's time spent in layovers that are for the conveni-ence of the Contractor employee or Contractor.

4. The Government will not pay more than eight (8) hours per day per Contractor employee for travel time.

5. The Government will not pay for a Contractor employee's travel time that is outside the employee’s regu-lar working hours.

6. The Government will not pay for a Contractor employee more than the number of hours in the employee's normal workweek. “Number of hours” includes productive time hours, travel time hours, and paid time off hours (e.g., sick, vacation, holiday).

7. “Productive time hours” consist of hours that, other than travel time hours, directly benefit the contract.

8. Exceptions must be authorized in advance and in writing by the Contracting Officer.

j) The following items concern passports and visas:

1. The Contractor shall be responsible for ensuring that all personnel who will be required to travel outside the United States have a current and valid U.S. passport.

2. The Contractor shall be responsible for obtaining any visas required for travel to foreign countries under this contract.

3. The Contractor’s costs for obtaining and maintaining passports and/or visas will be generally allowable, but the Contractor shall pro-rate equitably such costs if they will benefit cost objectives (e.g., contracts) other than this cost objective.

4. The Government will not reimburse the Contractor for travel expenses when travel is cancelled or modi-fied as a result of the Contractor’s failure to obtain a visa.

5. The Government will not reimburse the Contractor for the use of private visa procurement services provided by a third party.

k) Costs for travel that has been modified or cancelled are not allowable unless such modification or cancel-lation was caused by the Government or otherwise exceeded the control of the Contractor.

l) Pursuant to FAR 47.402, 47.403, and the Fly America Act, the Contractor shall use a U.S.-flag air carrier service unless specific conditions exist. If such conditions exist under a fixed-price arrangement (i.e., delivery order or line item in a delivery order), the Contractor shall submit with its delivery order proposal a memor-andum explaining why it does not intend to use a U.S.-flag air carrier service. Inclusion of such costs in the ne-gotiated fixed-price is contingent upon Government acceptance of such explanation.

B.9 OVERTIME

a) The Contractor agrees to perform this contract, so far as practicable, without using overtime, particularly as a regular employment practice, except when lower overall costs to the Government will result or when it is necessary to meet urgent program needs [reference FAR 22.103-2 (Overtime – Policy)].

b) Overtime is defined as time worked in excess of the number of hours in a normal workweek.

c) “Number of hours” includes productive time hours, travel time hours, and paid time off hours (e.g., sick, vacation, holiday).

d) “Productive time hours” consist of hours that, other than travel time hours, directly benefit the contract.

e) “Travel time hours” consist of hours spent by the employee traveling to or from authorized work loca-tions.

f) A normal workweek is defined in Section B.6(h).

g) For fixed-price arrangements the Government will not pay for overtime.

Section C- Descriptions/Specifications/Statement of Work

Section C Descriptions and Specificatoins

SECTION C - DESCRIPTION/SPECIFICATIONS/WORK STATEMENT

C.1 INTRODUCTION

The Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs is responsible for the development, super-vision, coordination, and implementation of international narcotics control and law enforcement assistance activities and for international criminal justice and law enforcement issues for the U.S. Department of State (DOS). INL also works with the individual partner countries and the United Nations to build effective force generation capacity in police-contributing countries for UN Peacekeeping Missions.

Under-governed spaces fuel instability, criminality, and terrorism, threatening U.S. national security and global stability. The UN relies on police peacekeepers to provide interim security, maintain public order, protect civil-ians, and (re)build host nation law enforcement institutions in peace operations. Police in UN missions also help combat criminal and terrorist organizations that act as spoilers in post-conflict situations.

There is broad recognition on the need to enhance United Nations peacekeeping effectiveness to better achieve peace and security objectives and improve accountability. The 2017 Report “Improving Security of United Na-tions Peacekeepers” (“Cruz Report”) found that deficiencies in training, equipment, and performance increase risk to peacekeepers and those they are meant to protect. Performance improvement is a critical component of peacekeeping effectiveness. The need for this is well established, including in the U.S.-drafted UN Security Council Resolution 2436 (2018), which created a new policy of performance and accountability for peacekeep-ers. Performance is also an important part of the Secretary-General’s Action for Peacekeeping initiative, which commits the UN to develop an integrated performance policy framework based on clear standards and ensure performance data is the basis for mission planning and resourcing.

Through our peacekeeping initiatives, the United States develops the operational and broader institutional cap-abilities of police contributing countries (PCCs) and the UN to ensure the availability of well-led, well-trained, and adequately equipped, high-performing peacekeepers to deploy to UN Peacekeeping missions.

C.2 Program Overview The requirement for this contract is to support U.S. government efforts to enhance the operational effectiveness of police in peacekeeping operations. The goal of this program is to improve the capacity of partner countries to generate, train, deploy, and lead effective police officers and units in UN Peacekeeping missions by providing capacity-building support and specialized training.

The International Police Peacekeeping Operations Support (IPPOS) has a multi-pronged approach:

• Build institutional sustainability to improve the management, logistical, and administrative capacities that contribute to high-quality deployments.

• Collaborate with UN Police Division to improve doctrine, develop UN training standards for police, and certify UN instructors.

• Develop local training staff and mentor them as they deliver UN required pre-deployment training to Formed Police Units (FPUs) and Individual Police Officers (IPOs).

• Train FPU commanders, FPU mechanics, and FPU units in areas that include, but are not limited to, leader-ship, firearms, VIP protection, and equipment maintenance.

C.3 Program Activities

C3.1 Overview The IPPOS program consists of seven (7) discrete components:

• Capacity building and organizational development expertise

• Specialized trainings (ex: command staff, trainer development, VIP protection)

• Pre-deployment training mentoring

• Training equipment procurement and delivery

• Curriculum sustainment and development

• Subject matter expertise on a variety of police peacekeeping issues

• Building Maintenance and Minor Repair

Each component is considered to be independently executable. INL develops a country-specific strategy for each partner country. The contractor shall perform any of the elements separately upon request. Based on the multilateral nature of police peacekeeping, INL is unable to predict all of the needed requirements for each country at contract award. Current missions are successful due to flexibility and responsiveness to the condi-tions in each unique PCC partner country.

C3.2 Capacity Building and Organizational Development Expertise

PCCs exhibit a diverse range of challenges in their capacity to plan for peacekeeping missions; their ability to prepare and mobilize their personnel and equipment; and the management of their police peacekeepers in the mission environment, be that in the form of Individual Police Officers (IPOs), or as Formed Police Units (FPUs). To assist PCCs in addressing these challenges INL may require contractor to provide Advisors with technical expertise to assist the PCC leading up to and beyond the training period. Such expertise will need to draw on a variety of capacity building tools and organizational development approaches.

Organizational development is a holistic process for planning and implementing changes in the capabilities of an organization (including its people) and a proven way to achieve long-term, effective and sustainable change within a police organization. Organizational development enhances the capacity of an organization to improve its internal and external functioning and relationships. More specifically, it makes sure the various elements needed for effective functioning are in place and working together, to include leadership, back office functions, policies and procedures, accountability mechanisms, and training. Organizational development can feature a range of capacity building initiatives depending on individual circumstances.

Organizational development and capacity building expertise may be requested at any stage of a partnership:

concurrent with training, following training, or independent of training. INL will supply more detailed guid-ance, through a Statement of Objectives (SOO) when the specific country context has been decided. The major-ity of this work will occur on-site at the PCC peacekeeping training center or police headquarters. Local travel to various training sites may be required. Advisor could be deployed anywhere from three (3) to twelve (12) months in a given country.

Not all partner countries will require capacity building assistance but it is possible several will be in this stage at the same time. Contractor should have the ability to provide Advisors with this capacity building expertise in up-to three countries concurrently.

C3.3 Specialized Trainings

The IPPOS program currently offers four specialized training courses and these materials will be provided (to include facilitator guides, participant guides, course assessment tools, additional resources) to the contractor upon award:

• FPU Command Staff Course (2-weeks)

• Trainer Development Course (2-3 weeks)

• VIP Protection Training-of-Trainers Course (4-weeks)

• Firearms Training-of-Trainers Course (2-weeks)

Training is delivered via Mobile Training Teams (MTTs) of the appropriate size and composition (usually 2 – 4 people) in the partner country (see section 4.2.1 for additional information). These teams are comprised of Senior Training Advisors and/or Training Advisors, and if necessary, a dedicated Team Lead, depending on the size of the MTT and training to be provided. INL currently partners with 8 countries, located in Africa, Asia, and the Pacific. INL has developed metrics to track acquisition of knowledge and abilities, as well as applica-tion of skills.

As INL learns of additional needs for police peacekeeper training, from IPPOS monitoring and evaluation data, the UN, the PCC itself, or the U.S. embassy, additional specialized trainings could be offered.

The contractor shall incorporate all UN-issued policies and UN standardized training curriculum for IPOs, FPUs, and peacekeeping missions into its training delivery. Initially, that burden should be minimal given the prior development of materials for IPPOS in line with UN guidance. INL will provide several pre-designed monitoring tools including pre-post course assessments, exercises, worksheets, and data collection excel work-books that the contractor MTTs shall use in collecting pre- and post-training data and local training cadre cap-abilities to meet INL’s expectation.

C3.4 Pre-Deployment Mentoring

It is the responsibility of the PCC to prepare their personnel for deployment into a UN mission. As noted above, the UN has developed a number of pre-deployment standardized training curricula for police. The entire FPU, composed of 140-200 personnel per unit including command staff, is required to complete pre-deployment training (this requirement is separate from the FPU command staff only course). Typically, FPU pre-deployment training is seven (7) – eight (8) weeks, six-days/week. IPO pre-deployment training is any-where from two (2) -four (4) weeks. Length of pre-deployment training could change in the future dependent on UN requirements.

While these courses can be offered at any time throughout the year, IPPOS has traditionally offered trainer de-velopment courses immediately prior to FPU pre-deployment training.

During unit pre-deployment training, the MTT shall shift to a mentoring role. Mentoring includes but is not limited to assistance with lesson planning, providing instructional feedback, coaching, and troubleshooting.

This generally does not include direct instruction of PDT participants. Exceptions include if PCC trainers are providing information with gross inaccuracies in areas of human rights, use-of-force, prevention of Sexual Ex-ploitation and Abuse, etc.

MTTs may be expected to mentor PCC trainers preparing multiple FPUs at one time. FPU training depends on a country’s rotation schedule, and occasionally PCCs prepare and rotate multiple units at a time.

C3.5 Training Equipment Procurement & Delivery

INL may require the contractor to procure and deliver training equipment for a PCC training facility in order to support the IPPOS mission of local training capacity development. Acquisitions shall comply with 14 FAM

200 – Acquisitions. This equipment includes printers, computers, office supplies, etc.

Contractor tasks include procurement, delivery to training site by most cost effective means in time for training start date, and secure storage (potentially before training commences, during training sessions, between training iterations), and coordination with the Embassy. Some items may require export license and/or special handling-contractor is expected to comply with all International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) applicable legal re-quirements.

At INL’s discretion, some equipment may be transferred to the PCC. There may be different handling instruc-tions for equipment procured with Embassy-held and Washington-held funding. INL will notify the contractor which procedures apply on a case by case basis. The process may vary by country, including the length of time contractor is responsible for storage. Contractor shall comply with 14 FAM 400, for relevant policies and legal requirements.

Contractor shall ensure that all property and equipment acquired for the IPPOS mission is managed in accord-ance with Federal Property Management Regulations and FAR Part 45. The contractor shall ensure that prop-erty records are established, updated and maintained in accordance with those policies.

C3.6 Curriculum Sustainment & Development

The majority of the curriculum required to implement IPPOS training has already been developed by the UN or INL and will be provided to the contractor upon award.

As INL learns of additional needs for police peacekeeper training, from IPPOS monitoring and evaluation data, the UN, the PCC itself, or the U.S. embassy, additional specialized trainings could be developed or current training can be adapted from existing material. For example, based on findings from UN reports and INL’s own program evaluations, the program in-partnership with the UN overhauled the UN Formed Police Unit (FPU) command course from a one-week lecture-based course to a two-week scenario-based course. Cur-riculum design activities will be expected to adhere to proven instructional systems model that applies modern adult learning principles, methods, and techniques. This systems approach to training consists of analysis, design, development, implementation, and evaluation (ADDIE model), and significantly improves quality of learning and ensures we effectively meet learning objectives.

The contractor shall create a sustainment plan to support the ongoing efforts to maintain the relevance and cur-rency of the pre-deployment curriculum. The plan should include a systematic approach to making course im-provements and content changes on a pre-determined schedule. The sustainment calendar should include appro-priate times to adjust the training courses based on facilitator and program office requests, annual training deliv-ery assessments (TDAs), participant feedback, and process improvement, which may be drawn from INL’s sep-arately contracted monitoring and evaluation officer.

The contractor shall maintain currency on all UN-issued policies relevant to police, as well as UN standardized training curriculum for IPOs, FPUs, and peacekeeping missions. The contractor will be granted access to the UN library of training materials upon award.

C3.7 Subject Matter Experts

INL regularly collaborates with UN Police Division to improve doctrine, develop UN training standards for po-lice, and certify UN instructors. Activities include, but are not limited to, provision of in-kind expertise, parti-cipation in UN workshops, and the review and feedback of draft materials. Contractor should have the capacity to cultivate a cadre of current and former U.S. and international law enforcement officials and experts. These subject matter experts could range from senior field officers, law enforcement executives, and law enforcement training professionals, with experience in various components of law enforcement to mentor, advise, and deliver technical assistance to police in peacekeeping and stabilization operations. UN workshops are typically one-to-two weeks in length with possible remote follow-on work reviewing documents and providing input. Con-tractor will review the qualifications required by INL for an assignment and identify and vet well-qualified can-didates to ensure that they are suitable for working on behalf of the U.S. Government in diplomatic engage-ments.

C3.8 Building Maintenance and Minor Repair

There shall be no construction performed under this contract.

To complement training and capacity building efforts, INL may decide to invest in the training facility infra-structure in a PCC partner country. "Invest in the training facility infrastructure" means conducting the minor facility repairs necessary to provide a suitable training space for the purposes of IPPOS training. Nothing more intensive than rewiring, painting, installing ceiling fans, etc. listed above. No construction- no knocking down walls, no installing a new roof, no creating new buildings where none existed before. The terms "minor facility repair" and "maintenance" are used as synonyms.

The contractor shall review all available details about the existing facility and propose a plan for simple main-tenance/repair activities required to provide an adequate and effective training environment. The plan shall in-clude details of what the contractor proposes to do, lists of supplies, materials, furniture, etc. contractor plans to procure, as well as plans for delivery and storage. Requirements may vary by country; the contractor shall out-line viable options and make a recommendation to INL based on cost efficiency, quality, risks, and timeline.

All minor facility repairs proposed should be tied directly to the efficacy of providing training for INL or the host country.

Upon INL's approval of the plan and the projected costs, the contractor shall proceed with procurement and dis-patch a representative to oversee the maintenance and repair in-country.

C4 Management and Logistics

C4.1 Key Personnel

There are two Key Personnel on this contract.

The Program Manager is a headquarters based position and ultimately responsible to the Contracting Officer, Contracting Officer’s Representative, and INL Program Officer for meeting the IPPOS contract objectives, staying within budget, and addressing all performance issues.

The Deputy Program Manager is a headquarters based position and reports to the program manager and assists her/him with meeting IPPOS task order objectives, staying within budget, and addressing all performance is-sues.

Position Descriptions:

Program Manager

The Program Manager is ultimately responsible to the Contracting Officer, Contracting Officer’s Representat-ive, and INL Program Officer for meeting the IPPOS task order objectives, staying within budget, and address-ing all performance issues.

This position may require travel to and within countries with security, health, and other potentially dangerous conditions.

Specific duties include:

Strategy

• Analyze options for how best to achieve the objectives. Include relevant research findings and analysis of performance to date in this analysis. (Note: relevant research might come from fields such as peace opera-tions, adult learning, institution building, conflict sensitivity, gender, and/or evaluation);

• Develop a plan for achieving the desired objectives that is feasible and based on sound logic; and

• Develop a system for monitoring progress toward the desired objectives and linking that information to fu-ture decision making.

Personnel Management

• Hire staff able to achieve the task order objectives;

• Create a working environment in which staff are able to achieve task order objectives. This includes pro-moting communication about objectives, how to achieve them, and addressing obstacles, as well as timely feedback on employee performance; and

• Communicates behavior and performance expectations for staff, follows up to ensure the highest levels are maintained, and takes appropriate action, when needed, to ensure no contractor personnel behavior reflects poorly on the U.S. government.

Project Management

• Ensure internal coordination across all task order elements for successful completion of objectives;

• Coordinate with INL and the INL-designated representative(s) in country;

• Manage a process for establishing and tracking when contract staff need to complete activities;

• Ensure work stays within the authorized budget;

• Provide accurate reporting on: (1) how actual activity implementation compares to planned activity imple-mentation (in terms of timing, budget, and quality); and (2) progress, or lack thereof, toward task order ob-jectives.

Minimum Qualifications:

• A graduate degree in international relations, business, law, public administration, or related fields;

• At least ten years of professional experience;

• At least seven years of overseas programs and contracts management experience;

• Demonstrated ability to manage contracts and personnel, including at least three years of supervisory exper-ience;

• Demonstrated analytic ability;

• Excellent oral and written communication skills and proficient in Microsoft Office Suite;

• Ability to function effectively in diplomatic and developing country environments;

• Knowledge of theory-of-change program design and Department of State program development per 18 FAM 300; and

Ability to receive and maintain a Moderate Risk Public Trust (MRPT) certification.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with peacekeeping and/or international criminal justice sector reform;

Deputy Program Manager (Key Personnel)

The Deputy Program Manager will provide strategy, managerial, and administrative support to the Program Manager to fulfill the IPPOS task order objectives.

This position may require travel to and within countries with security, health, and other potentially dangerous conditions.

Strategy

• Analyze options for how best to achieve the objectives. Conduct research for relevant findings and analysis of performance to date in this analysis. (Note: relevant research might come from fields such as peace op-erations, adult learning, institution building, conflict sensitivity, gender, and/or evaluation.);

• Assist with developing a plan for achieving the desired objectives that is feasible and based on sound logic;

and

• Support the Program Manager in developing and maintaining a system for monitoring progress toward the desired objectives and linking that information to future decision making.

Management Support

• Provide support to the Program Manager for all aspects of Personnel and Project Management tasks as needed, including but not limited to:

• Support for ensuring internal coordination across all task order elements;

• Assistance for tracking when project staff need to complete activities;

• Reviewing candidates to achieve task order objectives; and

• Communicating with staff deployed overseas on behavior and performance issues.

Minimum Qualifications:

• A bachelor’s degree;

• Five years professional experience;

• Three years experience in program management;

• Demonstrated experience organizing multifaceted projects;

• Demonstrated analytic and problem-solving ability;

• Excellent oral and written communications skills and proficient in Microsoft Office Suite;

• Ability to function in diplomatic and developing country environments; and

Ability to receive and maintain a Moderate Risk Public Trust (MRPT) certification.

Preferred Qualifications:

• At least three years experience in overseas program management;

• Demonstrated ability to manage contracts and personnel;

• Experience with peacekeeping and/or criminal justice sector reform; and

• Knowledge of theory-of-change and Department of State program design per 18 FAM 300.

C4.2 Other Personnel

The administrative support officer, MTT personnel, medics, curriculum designers, capacity building and organ-izational development experts, and SMEs are not key personnel. Local drivers and interpreters are independent vendors and should not be considered contractor personnel.

The contractor should propose a program management team structure identifying how this structure will ensure contactor can meet IPPOS task order objectives. The program manager will lead the management team. Size of the management team is at the discretion of INL beyond the two required key personnel.

Administrative Support Specialist

The administrative support specialist is responsible for logistical tasks associated with contract objectives. This includes scheduling, travel, and implementation support.

This position may require travel to and within countries with security, health, and other potentially dangerous conditions.

Specific duties include:

Scheduling

• Track trainings in multiple countries and develop a calendar to ensure sufficient preparation time for each;

and

• Adjust calendars and inform relevant individuals when training dates shift.

Travel Support

• Make travel arrangements for deploying personnel;

• Arrange in-country life support, such as hotels and, if not available on the local economy, food, for deploy-ing personnel; and

• Manage documents necessary for invoicing.

Implementation Support

• Identify venues for training and/or mentoring activities;

• Facilitate use of host-nation training venues and/or arrange to rent external spaces;

• Arrange all necessary training support, including training materials, training equipment, and necessary sys-tems for conveying training material; and

• Provide administrative support to all IPPOS activities.

Minimum Qualifications:

• A bachelor’s degree;

• Two years professional experience;

• Demonstrated experience organizing multifaceted projects;

• Excellent oral and written communication skills and proficient in Microsoft Office Suite; and

• Ability to receive and maintain a Moderate Risk Public Trust (MRPT) certification.

Preferred Qualifications:

• One year experience arranging events overseas; and

• Experience with foreign assistance.

Curriculum Designer

The role of the Curriculum Designer is to assist in updating the established INL-provided UN curriculum to in-corporate current best practices for adult learning and content updates from INL and/or the UN. This is a part-time, as-needed role as the curriculum for the courses INL offers has already been approved. Updates to the curriculum may be required periodically and the Curriculum Designer will be required to incorporate changes to the current curriculum materials, or develop new courses and curriculums as directed by INL.

Responsibilities

• Serve as an adult-centric learning expert in his/her area of expertise in support of IPPOS training require-ments;

• Review IPPOS curriculum when directed to ensure it incorporates best practices for adult learning and in-structional methods;

• Remain up-to-date on curriculum content as published by the UN;

• Remain up-to-date on best practices for adult learning;

• Make content updates to curriculum based on UN curriculum content updates in consultation with and as directed by INL;

• Attend UN peacekeeping training workshops;

• Understand the mission, goals, processes, and roles to support enhancements to existing curriculum;

• Collaborate with subject matter experts to understand requirements and recommend a variety of appropriate learning solutions;

• Develop complex scenarios or interactions and other course material using diverse approaches, platforms, and authoring tools;

• Manage the development of instructional materials that are functional, informative, and consistent with sound instructional design principles;

• Manage project timelines and coordinate with team members and partners to meet project deliverables; and

• Participate in deployment reviews (training assessments) in the field to validate the effectiveness of training curriculum and delivery methodologies, and adjust and improve engagement as necessary.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field or equivalent work experience;

• Five (5) years’ experience in instructional design using the ADDIE model (Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation, Evaluation);

• Excellent communication and organizational skills and proficient in Microsoft Office Suite;

• Proven experience collaborating with subject matter experts, global stakeholders, and managers;

• Experience managing/updating training content residing on content management systems; and

• Experience managing, monitoring, reporting on curriculum and assessment data.

Preferred Qualifications

• Certified Professional in Learning and Development, or equivalent certification;

• Graduate of FLETC Instructional Systems Design Training Program or comparable program;

• Familiarity with United Nations Peacekeeping affairs;

• Familiarity with international and/or law enforcement training programs; and

• Experience designing curriculum for law enforcement training programs.

MTT – Team Lead

The Team Lead will be responsible for managing the training team, liaising with the host country, managing any logistical, in-country procurement, identifying and addressing training set-up challenges, collecting monit-oring data, and reporting to the Program Manager.

Qualifications will be the same as the MTT-Senior Training Advisor Role.

MTT – Senior Training Advisor

The senior training advisor will focus on developing higher-level skills in trainees including institutional and command-level functioning, and advising local trainers how to train effectively.

The senior training advisor may mentor PCC trainers as they deliver the UN Pre-Deployment Training cur-riculum to members of a Formed Police Unit or Individual Police Officers. The mentoring role may include as-sisting trainers with lesson plan development, resolving classroom challenges, and only when necessary, inter-vening to ensure trainers do not deliver grossly inaccurate information on key issues.

One senior training advisor will serve as MTT team lead when in-country, responsible for managing the rest of the training team, liaising with the host country, and reporting to the Program Manager to include arranging training logistics and set-up.

Responsibilities:

• Serve as Training Team Leader during identification, development, implementation, and management of the IPPOS program;

• Ensure only vetted and approved trainees participate in training;

• Serve as an expert on principles of adult learning based on the INL approved training curriculum;

• Increase the skills, leadership and management capacity of FPU command staff and PCC trainers;

• Track, monitor, and evaluate training and trainees based on the IPPOS Performance Measurement Plan and toolkit and assist in drafting/submitting assessment reports when required;

• Manage, provide guidance, and oversee the MTT trainers and other deployed staff supporting the PCC part-nership;

• Communicate and encourage adherence to highest ethical and performance standards for MTT staff, and take remedial steps when needed;

• Troubleshoot issues in order to successfully complete training or mentoring requirements;

• Conduct pre-training assessments and assist in the drafting and submission of the assessment reports when required;

• Communicate closely with INL and contract headquarters during deployments, alerting both as to ongoing challenges and solutions; and

• Travel overseas to and within countries that are considered dangerous, unhealthy or have other adverse and austere environments.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Seven (7) years in an active, sworn position in a full-time federal, state, or local law enforcement agency or foreign law enforcement agency;

• Certified police instructor from an accredited law enforcement instructor development training program with at least three (3) years’ experience of conducting trainings (must provide documentation of training ex-perience and certifications);

• Demonstrated experience delivering classroom instruction and hands-on exercises using adult learning methods;

• Experience working/living in developing and/or post-conflict countries

• Must be willing and capable of working in a fluid, austere environment, under challenging circumstances;

• Demonstrated ability to work well in a team environment and with trainers from other countries;

• Excellent oral and written communication skills and proficient in Microsoft Office suite;

• Knowledge of multilateral/multi-dimensional peacekeeping operations; and

• Must demonstrate knowledge of and ability to assess the capabilities of at least five (5) of the following skill sets:

• Human rights

• Gender violence issues

• Community policing and problem solving

• Crowd control and public order maintenance

• Proper use of UN standard firearms – rifle, pistol, and grenade launchers

• Defensive tactics and self defense

• Tactical progression

• Basic police techniques

• VIP protection

• Check points

• First aid and CPR

• Land navigation, map reading, and GPS

• Driver training

• UN System and operations in peacekeeping.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Prior UN peacekeeping experience or international police training and mentoring experience;

• Experience teaching law enforcement leadership and management courses;

• Familiarity with mission planning and organizational development in developing or post-conflict environ-ments;

• UN Police training certification; and

• Ability to speak and read foreign languages, especially French or Arabic.

MTT - Training Advisor

The role of the training advisor is to increase the capabilities of PCC trainers through instructor development and tactical training courses. The content will primarily be INL- and/or UN-developed curriculum, though the training advisor may be required to deliver other course curricula as directed. Requirements for this role will also include using INL-developed teaching tools and measurement systems to ensure learning occurred.

Responsibilities:

• Assist the Team Lead in the development and implementation of training missions under the IPPOS pro-gram;

• Deliver INL-approved course curriculum to students through lectures, discussions, and practical exercises;

• Ensure only vetted students participate in trainings;

• Ensure appropriate performance measurement tools relevant to pre-and post- training data are accurately completed and assist in the drafting and submission of the assessment reports when required;

• Track, monitor, and evaluate training and trainees based on the IPPOS Performance Measurement Plan and toolkit;

• Ensure on-time delivery of training-related requirements, including all work products, M&E deliverables, training, etc.; and

• Travel overseas to and within countries that are considered dangerous, unhealthy or other adverse and aus-tere environments.

Minimum Qualifications

• Five (5) years in an active, sworn position with a full-time…