19GE5023Q0027-Combined Synopsis-Solicitation.docx

COMBINED SYNOPSIS & SOLICITATION

TRAP-18 Licenses and Training U.S. Embassy Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

SOLICITATION NO.: 19GE5024Q0027

Issued by:

Regional Procurement Support Office Frankfurt Giessener Strasse 30 60435 Frankfurt am Main Germany

Regional Procurement Support Office Frankfurt

Giessener Strasse 30 60435 Frankfurt am Main Germany

Tel: (49) 69 7535 3335 E-mail: MacDougallM@state.gov

June 11, 2024

Combined Synopsis and Solicitation Solicitation Number 19GE5024Q0027

The American Consulate General Frankfurt hereby provides the following Combined Synopsis and Solicitation for:

TRAP-18 Licenses and Training U.S. Embassy Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina Synopsis:

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial services/products prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; offers are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation number is 19GE5024Q027 and is issued as a Request for Quotes (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular FAC 2024-05, effective December 30, 2022. The solicitation is not set-aside.

Contract Type:

The Government intends to award a single, firm fixed-price contract/purchase order to the responsible offeror whose offer is evaluated as the lowest-priced and technically acceptable. The total price shall include training services, materials, overhead, profit, insurance, and all other expenses necessary to deliver the required services and equipment. No additional sums will be payable on account of any escalations in the cost of materials, equipment, or because of the Contractor’s failure to properly estimate or accurately predict the cost or difficulty of achieving the results required by this contract. Nor will the contract price be adjusted on account of fluctuations in currency exchange rates.

STATEMENT OF WORK

EQUIPMENT FOR THE ALBANIAN GENRAL DIRECTORATE OF PRISONS AND THE KOSOVO CORRECTIONAL SERVICES

1. BACKGROUND

The Department of Justice, Int'l Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program (DOJ/ICITAP) will partner with MHS Public Safety to facilitate the delivery of two onsite trainings on threat assessment, namely the Terrorist Radicalization Assessment Protocol-18™ (TRAP-18) for correctional intelligence units in Albania and Kosovo. Virtual Training will run for 1 ½ - 2 days each with at least a one day break in-between. A total of 15 participants (maximum 25) are expected to attend each training. An annual license will be granted to trained professionals to administer the TRAP-18 protocol on persons of interest within their jurisdiction upon successful completion of the program.

The Terrorist Radicalization Assessment Protocol™ (TRAP-18), developed by Dr. Reid Meloy, is the most validated instrument for assessing the risk of targeted violence. It is designed for the assessment of subjects who may be at risk for lone actor terrorism, regardless of ideology or beliefs.

The TRAP-18 helps organize data pertinent to a threat assessment of a person of concern who may become a lone actor terrorist. It focuses on prevention rather than prediction. The TRAP-18 is intended to help assessors prioritize cases based upon imminence of risk, identify the pattern within the warning behaviors, and efficiently assign personnel resources. The instrument codes for eight proximal warning behaviors and ten distal characteristics of the lone actor terrorist. These warning behaviors are derived from pre-attack signals identified in research on lone perpetrators of mass killings, assassinations, homicide, and terrorist attacks.

The TRAP-18 has been in use since 2015 by various counterterrorism analysts, investigators and threat assessment professionals in the US, Canada, Europe, and Australia. The TRAP-18 is supported by a growing body of research demonstrating its reliability and validity.

To support Albanian General Directorate of Prisons and the Kosovo Correctional Services, CT wants to procure the items described below.

2. COSTS

Training for up to 15 participants (maximum 25)

Days

TOTAL

3. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION

Two virtual group trainings totalling 1 ½ - 2 days in length each will be delivered in Albania and Kosovo. Trainings will take place approximately 60 days after award, with actual dates to be mutually agreed to by both parties. A total of 15 participants (maximum 25) are expected to take part in the training program. The trainings will provide agency staff with a review of the foundational principles of threat management and assessment and the development and utility of the TRAP-18™. The content of the training involves a conceptual overview of the instrument, its origins, research basis, and purpose.

As training will be delivered in English, ICITAP shall be responsible for providing an onsite interpreter to the local language(s) of participants for the entire duration of training.

4. WARRANTY

None

5. CUSTOMS CLEARANCE AND TAX EXEMPTIONS

None

6. EXPORT LICENSE

N/A

7. INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE

The final inspection and acceptance of ALL items shall be performed by the USG upon their arrival at the customs facility in Albania. The payment(s) to the Contractor shall be made following satisfactory inspection and acceptance of products by the Office of INL in Albana.

8. GUARANTEE OF CONDITIONS

By the end of the trainings, participants will be able to:

· Describe the background, theory, and rationale for using the TRAP-18™,

· Proximal warning behaviors that may be apparent in a subject at risk for targeted violence,

· Distal characteristics that may be apparent in a subject at risk for engaging in more proximal warning behaviors,

· Apply the item coding criteria for both instruments,

· Observe how a case study demonstrates the utility of both instruments,

· Professionally apply the tool to cases to help organize thinking, data collection, and operational planning The training format will provide ample opportunity for participants to interact with the trainer.

9. PERIOD AND PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

All deliverables must be delivered to Albania and Kosovo 60 days after award.

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