20th SFG Training PWS 3 (1).pdf

Ver. January 2021

PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT (PWS)

FOR

Pre-Mission Readiness Training

1.0 General:

1.1 Scope: The contractor shall provide all personnel, equipment, tools, materials, supervision, and quality control necessary, except as specified in Paragraph 3.0 as Government Furnished, to perform Pre-Mission Readiness training for the 20th

Special Forces Group (Airborne) (SFG) (A) Services, as defined in this PWS.

1.1.1 Objectives: This training shall encompass instruction on antiterrorism/force protection subjects as delineated throughout this Performance Work Statement

(PWS).

1.2 Background: The 20th Special Forces Group has a requirement for pre-mission readiness training. The training will support four separate courses:

- 5-day Mobile Force Protection course

- Optional Advanced Skills training course

- 5-day Surveillance Identification and Operations course

- 5-day Asymmetrical Threat Survivability course

1.3 Period of Performance (PoP): The Blanket Purchase agreement will be for 5 years or $750,000.00 whichever is reached first.

1.4 General Information:

1.4.1 Place and Performance of Services: The contractor shall provide 8 hours of daylight training daily and two 4-hour night training sessions. Performance shall be at the contractor will provide a training site. The Contractor shall at all times maintain an adequate work force for the uninterrupted performance of all tasks defined within this PWS. The contractor shall keep in mind that the stability and continuity of the work force are essential.

1.4.1.1 Reserved

1.4.1.2 Reserved

1.4.1.3 Reserved

1.4.2 Reserved

1.4.3 Quality Control (QC): The Contractor shall develop and maintain an effective QC Plan (QCP) to ensure services are performed in accordance with this PWS. The contractor shall develop and implement procedures to identify, prevent, and ensure non-recurrence of defective services. The contractor’s QCP is the means by which it assures itself that its work complies with the requirements of the contract. As a minimum, the contractor shall develop QC procedures that address the areas identified in Technical Exhibit 1, Performance Requirement Summary (PRS).

1.4.4 Quality Assurance (QA): The Government will evaluate the contractor’s performance under this contract in accordance with the Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP). This plan is primarily focused on what the Government will do to ensure that the contractor has performed in accordance with the performance standards. It defines how the performance standards will be applied, the frequency of surveillance, and acceptable quality level(s) (defect rate(s).

1.4.5 Security Requirements: The contractor shall comply with all applicable installation/facility access and local security policies and procedures, which may be obtained from the 20th SFG. The contractor shall also provide all information required for background checks to meet installation access requirements to be accomplished by installation Provost Marshal Office, Director of Emergency Services or Security Office.

The contractor shall ensure compliance with all personal identity verification requirements as directed by Department of Defense (DoD), Headquarters Department of the Army (HQDA) and/or local policy. Should the Force Protection Condition (FPCON) change, the Government may require changes in contractor security matters or processes.

1.4.5.1: Reserved

1.4.5.1.1 Reserved

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1.4.5.1.4 Reserved

1.4.5.1.5 Reserved

1.4.5.1.6 Reserved

1.4.5.2 Reserved

1.4.5.3 Reserved

1.4.5.4 Reserved

1.4.5.5 Communications Security/Information Technology (COMSEC/IT) Security. All communications with DoD organizations are subject to COMSEC review. All telephone communications networks are continually subject to intercept by unfriendly intelligence organizations. DoD has authorized the military departments to conduct COMSEC monitoring and recording of telephone calls originating from, or terminating at, DoD organizations. Therefore, the contractor is advised that any time contractor personnel place or receive a call they are subject to COMSEC procedures. The contractor shall ensure wide and frequent dissemination of the above information to all employees dealing with DoD information. The contractor shall abide by all Government regulations concerning the authorized use of the Government's computer network, including the restriction against using the network to recruit Government personnel or advertise job openings.

1.4.5.6 Reserved

1.4.5.6.1 Reserved

1.4.5.6.2 Reserved

1.4.5.6.3 Mark and safeguard files, output products, and storage media per classification level and disseminate them only to individuals authorized to receive them with a valid need to know.

1.4.5.6.4 Protect IS and IS peripherals located in their respective areas in accordance with physical security and data protection requirements.

1.4.5.6.5 Practice safe network and Internet operating principles and take no actions that threaten the integrity of the system or network.

1.4.5.7: Reserved

1.4.5.8: Reserved

1.4.5.9: Reserved

1.4.5.10 Protection of Personally Identifiable Information (PII). The contractor shall protect all PII encountered in the performance of services in accordance with Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) 224.103 Personally Identifiable Information and Department of Defense Directive (DoDD) 5400.11, Department of Defense Privacy Program, and DoD 5400.11-R. If a PII breach results from the contractor’s violation of the aforementioned policies, the contractor shall bear all notification costs, call-center support costs, and credit monitoring service costs for all individuals whose PII has been compromised.

1.4.5.11 Reserved

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1.4.5.14 Reserved

1.4.6 Physical Security: The contractor shall safeguard all Government property provided for contractor use. At the close of each work period, Government facilities, equipment and materials shall be secured.

1.4.6.1 Reserved

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1.4.6.2 Lock Combinations: The contractor shall establish and implement methods of ensuring that no lock combinations are revealed to unauthorized persons. The contractor shall ensure that lock combinations are changed when personnel having access to the combinations no longer have a need to know such combinations.

1.4.7 Special Qualifications: Reserved

1.4.8 Post Award Conference/Periodic Progress Meetings: The contractor agrees to attend any post award conference convened by the KO in accordance with FAR 42.5.

The KO, and other Government personnel, as appropriate, may meet periodically with the contractor to review the contactor’s performance. At these meetings, the KO will apprise the contractor of how the Government views the contractor’s performance and the contractor shall apprise the Government of problems, if any, being experienced. The contractor shall resolve outstanding issues raised by the Government. Contractor attendance at these meetings shall be at no additional cost to the Government.

1.4.9 Contract Manager (CM): The contactor shall designate a CM who shall ensure performance under this contract. The name of this person, and an alternate who shall act for the contractor when the CM is absent, shall be designated in writing to the KO.

The CM or alternate shall have full authority to act for the contractor on all contract matters relating to daily operation of this contract. The CM shall work through the KO, to resolve issues, receive technical instructions, and ensure adequate performance of services. The CM shall ensure that contractor employees do not perform any services outside the scope of the contract without an official modification issued by the KO. The CM shall ensure contractor employees understand that services performed outside the scope of the contract are performed wholly at the expense of the contractor.

1.4.10 Identification of Contractor Employees: All contractor personnel attending meetings, answering Government telephones and working in other situations where their contractor status is not obvious to third parties are required to identify themselves as such to avoid creating an impression that they are Government employees. The contractor shall ensure that all documents or reports produced by contractor personnel are suitably marked as contractor products or that contractor participation is appropriately disclosed. The contractor’s status as a “contractor” shall be predominantly displayed in all correspondence types (to include signature blocks on e-mail) and dealings with Government or non-Government entities. Contractor personnel shall wear identification badges distinguishing themselves as such. The badges shall have the company name, employee name and the word “contractor” displayed.

1.4.10.1 The contractor shall retrieve all identification media (including vehicle passes) from its employees who depart employment for any reason. The contractor shall return all identification media (i.e., badges and vehicles passes) to the KO within 14 days of an employee’s departure.

1.4.11. Combating Trafficking in Persons: The United States Government has adopted a zero tolerance policy regarding trafficking in persons. Contractors and contractor employees shall not engage in severe forms of trafficking in persons during the period of performance of the contract; procure commercial sex acts during the period of performance of the contract; or use forced labor in the performance of the contract. The Contractor shall notify its employees of the United States Government’s zero tolerance policy, the actions that will be taken against employees for violations of this policy. The contractor shall take appropriate action, up to and including termination, against employees or subcontractors that violate the US Government policy as described at

FAR 22.17.

1.4.12 Contractor Travel: Reserved

1.4.13 Data Rights: The Government has unlimited rights to all documents/materials produced under this contract. All documents and materials, to include the source codes of any software, produced under this contract shall be Government owned and are the property of the Government with all rights and privileges of ownership/copyright belonging exclusively to the Government. These documents and materials may not be used or sold by the contractor without written permission from the KO. All materials supplied to the Government shall be the sole property of the Government and may not be used for any other purpose. This right does not abrogate any other Government rights.

1.4.14 Organizational Conflicts of Interest (OCI): The contractor and subcontractor personnel performing services under this contract may receive, have access to or participate in the development of proprietary or source selection information (e.g., cost or pricing information, budget information or analyses, specifications or work statements, etc.) or perform evaluation services which may create a current or subsequent OCIs, as defined in FAR Subpart 9.5. The contractor shall notify the KO immediately whenever it becomes aware that such access or participation may result in any actual or potential OCI and shall promptly submit a plan to the KO to avoid or mitigate any such OCI. The contractor’s mitigation plan will be determined to be acceptable solely at the discretion of the KO. In the event the KO unilaterally determines that any such OCI cannot be satisfactorily avoided or mitigated, the KO may impose other remedies as he or she deems necessary, including prohibiting the contractor from participation in subsequent contracted requirements which may be affected by the OCI.

1.4.15 Reserved

2.0 Definitions and Acronyms:

2.1 Definitions: Reserved

2.1.1 Contractor: A supplier or vendor awarded a contract to provide specific supplies or service to the Government. The term used in this contract refers to the prime.

2.1.2 Defective Service: A service output that does not meet the standard of performance associated with the PWS.

2.1.3 Deliverable: Anything that can be physically delivered and includes non-manufactured things such as meeting minutes or reports.

2.1.4 Key Personnel: Contractor personnel that are evaluated in a source selection process and that may be required to be used in the performance of a contract by the PWS. When key personnel are used as an evaluation factor in best value procurement, an offer can be rejected if it does not have a firm commitment from the persons that are listed in the proposal.

2.1.5 Physical Security: Actions that prevent the loss or damage of Government property.

2.1.6 Quality Assurance: The Government procedures to verify that services being performed by the Contractor are performed according to acceptable standards.

2.1.7 Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP): An organized written document specifying the surveillance methodology to be used for surveillance of contractor performance.

2.1.8 Quality Control: All necessary measures taken by the Contractor to ensure that the quality of an end product or service shall meet contract requirements.

2.1.9 Subcontractor: One that enters into a contract with a prime contractor. The Government does not have privity of contract with the subcontractor.

2.2 Acronyms:

AEI Army Enterprise Infostructure AR Army Regulation AT/OPSEC Antiterrorism/Operational Security BI Background Investigation CM Contract Manager DA Department of the Army DD254 Department of Defense Contract Security Classification Specification DFARS Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement DoD Department of Defense FAR Federal Acquisition Regulation GFP/M/E/S Government Furnished Property/Material/Equipment/Services HQDA Headquarters, Department of the Army HSPD Homeland Security Presidential Directive IA Information Assurance IS Information System(s) KO Contracting Officer NGB National Guard Bureau OCI Organizational Conflict of Interest PII Personally Identifiable Information PIPO Phase In/Phase Out POC Point of Contact PRS Performance Requirements Summary PWS Performance Work Statement QA Quality Assurance QASP Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan QC Quality Control QCP Quality Control Program SCR Service Contract Reporting SSN Social Security Number TE Technical Exhibit USD(I) Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence

3.0 Government Furnished Property, Material, Equipment and Services (GFP/M/E/S):

3.1 Reserved

3.2 Reserved

3.3 Equipment: the Government will provide rental vehicles (1 per 2 students), full-sized sedan, mini-van or SUV with tinted windows, for use during vehicular portion of the Surveillance Identification and Operations course.

3.4 Reserved

3.5 Reserved

4.0 Contractor Furnished Property, Materials, and Equipment (CFP/M/E): The contractor will supply sufficient quantities of equipment for the number of students attending each course. The following listing of equipment is not intended to be all inclusive and represents the minimum equipment the Government anticipates is necessary:

--M-4 Carbine 5.56 rifle, to include appropriate ammunition --M-9 pistol, 9mm, to include appropriate ammunition --AK-47 Assault 7.62 rifle, to include appropriate ammunition --M-4 Carbine 5.56 rifle simunition barrel --M-9 pistol, 9mm simunition barrel --Communications equipment --Arms Room and or vault --Serviceable SUVs, training vehicles (full size sedans), ramming vehicles to facilitate the training requirements for driving courses for up to 24 students.

--Serviceable U.S. military HMWWVs to facilitate the training requirements for up to 18 students.

--Fuel/tires --Vehicle Rollover Simulator --220 lb. training dummy --Reduced Visibility Driving Helmet

The contractor will provide the following materials:

--Training ammunition (5.56 Ball and 9mm Ball and simunition ammunition AA21, AA12), lethal and non-lethal weaponry and simulation apparatus --Other simulation weapons and ammunition required to meet the training objectives, i.e., paint balls.

--Other pyrotechnic devices necessary to simulate a combat environment during training --Training aids consumed or destroyed in training to include targets, windshields, windows, doors, vehicle parts. Etc.

--Student handouts and all other training material, equipment and devices

4.1 General: Except for those items specifically stated to be Government-Furnished in Paragraph 3.0, the contractor shall furnish everything required to perform these services as indicated in Paragraph 1.1.

4.2 Secret Facility Clearance: Reserved

4.3 Contractor Security Clearance: Reserved

5.0 Requirements: The contractor shall:

5.1 Provide all direct labor, training material, equipment, supervision (of contractor personnel), facilities, and all other items and services necessary to support four separate courses as follows (see attachments for each) in support of the 20th Special Forces Group (Airborne):

- 5-day Mobile Force Protection course

- Optional Advanced Skills training course

- 5-day Surveillance Identification and Operations course

- 5-day Asymmetrical Threat Survivability course

5.2 Mobile Force Protection Course:

5.2.1 Student Orientation: Program Overview; Battle Drill Guidelines; Threat Awareness; Daily Schedule Brief; Current Threat Profiles (Mobile Threat Environment);

Risk Assessment and Safety Rules; IED Recognition Brief.

5.2.2 Level I Evasive Driving: Range Safety Brief; Skill Assessment Runs on the Cumulative Skills Acquisition Course; Individual Skill Assessment for Corrective Action;

Lane Evasion & Decision-Making Drills – Line of Sight/Path of Travel; Proper Cornering Techniques – Right and Left Hand Constant Radius Curves;

Serpentine Drills – Fender Judgment and Managing Chassis Set; Steering Wheel Management; Evasive Steering and Shuffle Steering; Minor Road Turn Around Drills – Shifting Transitions and Vehicle Positioning; Brake & Evade Drills – Threshold Braking and Incipient Skid Recognition; Under-steer Exercises – Lane Positioning;

Skid Control Exercise; Over-steer/Counter-steer Exercises; Final Assessment Runs on the Cumulative Skills Acquisition Course (CSAC).

5.2.3 Tactical Off-Road Driving: Range Safety Brief; Vehicle Inspections for Off-Road Operations; Fundamental Principles of Off-Road Terrain Negotiation; Brake Throttle Modulation Drill; Approach & Departure Angles Exercise; Rock Climbing & Ground Guiding Exercise; Ascending & Descending Techniques; Tactical Off-Road Self- Recovery Techniques.

5.2.4 Level II Counter Vehicular Ambush Tactics: Range Safety Brief; Counter-Force-off Drills; Counter-Tactical Vehicle Intercept Techniques; Counter VBIED Tactics;

HMMWV Bailout Drills (under fire); Break-Contact Drills from a Downed HMMWV;

Force-on-Force Transition Drills with M-4 Simunitions and M-9 Simunitions; Individual Movement Techniques and Battlefield Recovery Drills; Evasive Driving with SUV’s;

Snap Ambush Counter Measures; Threat Recognition and High Speed Reverse Techniques; Dead Man Takeover Drills; Bail Out Drills; Vehicle Commandeering and Break Out Drills; Individual Protective Measures; Threat Recognition Exercises;

Vehicular Borne Improvised Explosive Device (VBIED) Drills; VBIED Intercept Exercises; Forward & Reverse Tactical Ramming Demo.

5.2.5 Night Mobility Training: Night Mobility Level I Evasive Driving Drills (8 universal principles of vehicle control); Night Mobility Evasive Driving Drills Under RPG Attack;

Night Mobility HMMWV Bailout, Wounded Teammate, Break Contact Drill during hours of darkness. Contractor may use reduced visibility driving helmet to simulate hours of darkness.

5.2.6 Level III Counter Ambush Full Tactical Scenario (with HMWWV bail-out drills):

Range Safety Brief; Counter Vehicle Ambush Tactics with Dead End Breakout Drills;

Vehicle Sabotage Inspections; Route Reconnaissance Exercises; Surveillance Detection; Convoy Counter Ambush Drills in an Urban Area with Role Players and Wounded; Teammate Drill; Tactical Read Drills; ACE Report Exercises; Tactical Cross- Loading Drills (under fire); Gun-Truck Counter-Ambush Drills; .45 & M-9 / Livefire Weapons Handling Assessment; Terminal Ballistics Windshield Drills; Close Proximity .45 & M-9 Live Fire Drills Inside Closed Static Vehicle - Right Passenger Side Glass/ Windshield /Back Glass; Close Proximity .45 & M-9 Live Fire Drills Inside Closed Moving Vehicle (5 to10 mph) as a driver, right front passenger and right rear passenger;

Close Proximity .45 & M-9 Live Fire Break Contact Drills Using Vehicles for Cover;

Close Proximity .45 & M-9 Live Fire Vehicle Commandeering Drills While Engaging Attacker Vehicle Drills / Vehicle Commandeering with Towed Target Array; Close Proximity .45 & M-9 Live Fire Drills Engaging Moving 3-D Targets; Close Proximity M-4 Livefire Vehicular Ambush Scenarios; Close Proximity M-4 Livefire Shoot-No Shoot Drills; Close Proximity M-4 Livefire Limited Resource Drills; Field Expedient Bullet Proofing Exercise.

5.2.7 Level IV Vehicle Countermeasrues (Running Gunfight): Continuation of Level III Scenarios adding Vehicle Rollover Simulator; wounded teammate (220 lb. training dummy); Break Contact Tactics; Vehicle Commandeering Tactics; Counter Force-Off Tactics; Negotiate Level II Combat Driving Obstacles; Evacuate vehicle disabled by RPG attack with wounded teammate to small village; Hold off small arms ambush until another vehicle is located, load team and escape. Approximate length of fight 20 minutes; multiple runs in 4 Pax and 6 Pax teams.

5.2.9 Contractor Provided: All direct labor, training material, supervision, facility, and all other items and services not Government-furnished necessary to conduct Mobile Force Protection Training in accordance with the PWS:

--1 to 3 Instructor/Student Ratio

--ALL BACKSIDE SUPPORT

--M-4 Assault Rifles --M-9 Combat Pistols --Dedicated M-4 Simunitions Assault Rifles--Dedicated M-9 Simunitions Combat Pistols --Customized T-98 High Performance Paintmarker Rifles --Customized A-5 High Performance Paintmarker Rifles --5.56 FMJ Ball Ammunition --9mm FMJ Ball Ammunition --5.56 Gen-III Simunitions --9mm Gen-III Simuntions --.68cal Custom Paintmarker Rounds

--All Pyrotechnics--12ga RPG Simulators, Smoke Grenades, Flashbangs, 12ga Bore Thunders --.38cal Blanks --All Communications Equipment --Arms Vaults --SUV’s, HMMWVs, Training Sedans, Ramming/Full Contact Vehicles, OPFOR Vehicles --Reduced Visibility Driving Helmet --All Fuel & Tires --Vehicle Rollover Simulator --220 lb. training dummy --ALL Peripheral training aids to be consumed in training such as targets, windshields, doors, vehicle parts, & recovery gear --ALL protective gear, except athletic cups --Vendor will generate a Certificate of Completion for each Soldier completing the training, as well as a Certification Letter with Standards of Training & Corporate Stamp for any weapon system qualified on during the course.

--A complete student handout and information book issued on the first day of training.

5.2.10 Government Provided: 1 rental vehicle per 2 students for use during the vehicular portions of the training. Vehicles will be full-sized sedan, minivan or SUV with tinted windows.

5.3 Optional Advanced Skills training course:

5.3.1 Vendor will provide Advanced Skills force protection-training modules that can be combined to allow 20th SFG (A) elements maximum flexibility to construct a specific program that will focus on the specific area of operations, organic weapons/equipment, and specific mission-set that the element is preparing for. Advanced Skills modules will be provided at a fixed per person, per day price to allow 20th SFG (A) to control costs.

All customized training events will be coordinated with the vendor by the requesting element. Number of modules and length of each customized course must be approved by the Group S-3. Listed below are the Advanced Skills training modules:

5.3.1.1 - Weapons Live Fire Drills (contractor provided weapons & ammunition):

Contractor will provide in-depth training using the US and/or foreign weapons common in the areas environments where 20th SFG (A) Soldiers are involved in combat or other high risk operations. This will include procedures and tactics using overt or covert weapons and survival techniques used in close quarters fire fights on foot and traveling in vehicles. This training shall train students on how to increase survivability techniques and tested on their awareness and reaction techniques. All training shall be conducted on various realistic environment attack scenarios. These drills can be conducted in a specific mission scenario per the Unit’s request.

5.3.1.2 - Weapons Live Fire Drills (Unit provided weapons & ammunition)

Contractor will provide in-depth training using the US and/or foreign weapons common in the areas environments where 20th SFG (A) Soldiers are involved in combat or other high risk operations. This will include procedures and tactics using overt or covert weapons and survival techniques used in close quarters fire fights on foot and traveling in vehicles. This training shall train students on how to increase survivability techniques and tested on their awareness and reaction techniques. All training shall be conducted on various realistic environment attack scenarios. These drills can be conducted in a specific mission scenario per the Unit’s request.

5.3.1.3 Combat Driving (Sedans, Trucks, SUVs): Contractor will provide in-depth training covering the fundamentals of evasive driving applicable to all vehicles the student may drive while conducting their duties. This training will include collision avoidance, decision making and lane evasion drills, forward and reverse serpentine drills, minor road turn-around, descending and constant radius curves, brake and steer drills. These drills can be conducted in various vehicle platforms in any specific mission scenario per the Unit’s request.

5.3.1.4 – Tactical Off-Road Driving: Contractor will provide in-depth training in off road driving and self- recovery, utilizing various types of vehicles. Training shall cover different types of recovery equipment and proper techniques used to recover various types of vehicles to include light weight trucks, cars, vans and sport utility vehicles, to include various types of U.S. military vehicles. These drills can be conducted in a specific mission scenario per the Unit’s request.

5.3.1.5 – Operational Explosives: Contractor will provide in-depth hands-on training in cutting & clearing on various types of target materials utilizing Military Grade Explosives such as RDX C-4 M112, Semtex-10 (Recent Lots Numbers Only), TNT, PETN DET- CORD (various grains), HMX SHOK-TUBE, NONEL #8 Blasting Caps, and COMP-B.

Ribbon Charges, Platter Charges, Lined Shape Charges, Flex Linear Shape Charges, EFP’s, UXO, VBIEDs with Propane Boosters, and Pipe Bombs will be covered extensively during the module. This module will also utilize Commercial Mining Grade Explosives such as Binary AN/FO, Binary AN/AL, Jet-Perforators (various grains), and Industrial Grade Black Powder. These drills can be conducted in a specific mission scenario per the Unit’s request.

NOTE: There will be NO USE of Homemade Explosives (HME) during this module, such as TATP Production, HMTD Production, Primary Explosives Production (such as Mercury Fulminate Production), or Secondary Explosives Production. Any HME production involving processing acids and bases or chemical manipulation WILL NOT take place during this module. Two reasons: Too much risk and not enough reward.

These types of HME’s are inconsistent in their yield and characteristics, unreliable in their detonation properties, and are unpredictable in their sensitivity and handling properties.

5.3.1.6 – Counter Surveillance: Contractor will provide in-depth training in the surveillance trade-craft, techniques, & tactics with emphasis on low-tech threat surveillance tactics and techniques in order to uncover and document threat surveillance. The training shall result in rapid recognition of surveillance techniques being employed against 20th SFG (A) Soldiers. These drills can be conducted in a specific mission scenario per the Unit’s request.

5.3.1.7 – Vehicle Commandeering: On today's battlefield, the ability to quickly acquire alternate transportation when your primary vehicle becomes disabled mechanically or during an attack can be the difference between life & death. This block of instruction will provide detailed hands-on training for each 20th SFG(A) Soldier to learn how to circumvent the ignition switch a start a variety of vehicles they may encounter in the Asymmetrical Threat Environments around the world. Hot-Seat Versus Hot-Wire Commandeering: Often in an emergency situation where "getting off the X" is the overriding priority, Hot-Wiring a vehicle can be difficult and impractical. Most vehicle prior to the mid-1990's were simple to hot-wire due to the lack of ECMs and Digital Alarm Systems that today's vehicles have. These components can be easily damaged during a hot-wiring process rendering the vehicle inoperable. Taking the time to accurately select the best vehicle to hot-wire may, therefore, be impractical. Hot-Seat Commandeering (taking a vehicle already occupied) may be faster and more effective.

Each student will explore this dynamic and practice hands-on exercises hot-seat commandeering a vehicle. During this module, these topics will be discussed in detail and all hands-on drills conducted for the following: Hot-Seat versus Hot-Wire Commandeering, Candidate Vehicle Selection, Low-Profile versus Overt Intrusion, Ignition Switch Circumvention, Wheel-Lock Circumvention, Diesel versus Gas Engines During Commandeering, Hands-on Hot-wiring Exercises with Gas Sedans, SUVs, and Pick-up Trucks, & Diesel Dump Trucks, Buses, Front-End Loaders, ATV's, & Motor Cycles. These drills can be conducted in a specific mission scenario per the Unit’s request.

5.3.1.8 – Force-on-Force Scenarios: As stated, fighting at close-quarters such as around streets, buildings, and close terrain require quicker decision-making and response with the weapon without utilizing the sights. Not only is this “Universal Truth of the Battlefield” a result of near distance time-compression and sightline breaks, but also the negative effects of adrenaline on the Warfighter. To demonstrate this effect, there must be a “pain consequence” for poor decisions. Each Soldier will practice these techniques with 9mm & 5.56 Simunitions and Military-Grade Paintballs in force-on-force drills in close proximity scenarios building and street environments. These drills can be conducted in a specific mission scenario per the Unit’s request.

5.3.1.9 – Combat Shotgun: Contractor will provide in-depth training, tactics, techniques and procedures for using both pump and automatic shotguns in close-quarters combat situations using Simunitions, non-lethal munitions and live ammunition to include breeching. These drills can be conducted in a specific mission scenario per the Unit’s request.

5.3.1.10 – Operational Medicine: Contractor Cadre will provide a short seminar in order to demonstrate possible techniques that the team will have to employ throughout the day. All scenarios will be conducted in a controlled force-on-force combat environment.

Participants will conduct care under-fire of wounded teammate. Once the scenario (environment) is secure (safe house) they will perform a Secondary Survey and more definitive care. Contractor will utilize professional role players and Technical SFX Specialists to create a hyper-realistic environment. These drills can be conducted in a specific mission scenario per the Unit’s request.

5.3.1.11 - Vehicle Rollover Drills: In-depth training in a vehicle rollover simulator with three-point seat belts. Upon rolling over, the students shall be required to exit the vehicle and break contact while under simulated attack by hostile forces utilizing paint marker rifles, smoke grenades, flash-bangs, and RPG simulators. These drills can be conducted in a specific mission scenario per the Unit’s request.

5.3.1.12 - Vehicle Sabotage Inspection: In-depth training and understanding of vehicle tactics, techniques and inspection procedures to identify sabotage and the placement of explosive devices on various types of vehicles to include light weight trucks, cars, vans and sport utility vehicles, to include various types of US Military vehicles. These drills can be conducted in a specific mission scenario per the Unit’s request.

5.3.1.13 – Route Recon Skills: In-depth training to ensure students are capable of determining safe and expedient routes in hostile environments where 20th SFG (A) Soldiers are involved in combat or other high risk operations. These drills can be conducted in a specific mission scenario per the Unit’s request.

5.3.1.14 – U.S. & Foreign Weapons: In-depth training on the tactics, techniques and procedures for survival in a close-range firefight using the US and foreign weapons common in the areas environments where 20th SFG (A) Soldiers are involved in combat or other high risk operations. These drills can be conducted in a specific mission scenario per the Unit’s request.

5.3.1.15 – Advanced Night Training: In-depth instruction and drills shall be conducted with a minimum of 3 vehicles with 3-4 students per vehicle. Each student shall be armed with an M-4 rifle and M-9 pistol with Simunitions adapters and protective equipment.

The pattern and timings of the ambushes shall reflect current ambush tactics being encountered by U.S. forces in Afghanistan and/or the other areas where 20th SFG (A) Soldiers are involved in combat or other high risk operations. These drills can be conducted in a specific mission scenario per the Unit’s request.

5.4 Surveillance Identification and Operations course:

5.4.1 Vendor will provide a 5-day Surveillance Identification & Operations Program course with a POI that provides 10 % classroom and 90 % hands-on exercises IAW the Fundamentals of Conducting Surveillance Operations (as covered in US Army FM 19- 20, Chapter 2) and covers the following events.

5.4.2 Student Orientation Program Overview; Student Field Training Equipment Issue;

Surveillance Operations & Identification Program TLOs; Risk Assessment and Safety Rules; FM 19 -20 US Army Field Manual; Surveillance Operative Desired Characteristics; Fundamentals of Foot Surveillance; Fundamentals of Vehicle Surveillance; Expanding Observation Abilities; Fundamentals of Area Familiarization;

Impact of Stress & Fatigue on Surveillance Team; The Value of Alternate Persona during Surveillance Mission; Fundamentals of Surveillance Identification; Fundamentals of Surveillance Report Construction; Disperse Alternate Persona Exercise Funds.

5.4.3. Fundamental of Surveillance Operations: Why Conduct Surveillance Operations

- confirm or refute information; safeguard an informant or verify their information;

monitor high risk activity; develop strategic intelligence into tactical intelligence;

establish the identity and associations of unknown targets; prepare the battlefield for assaulters; Surveillance Terminology – Methods of Surveillance – Foot, Vehicle, Fixed;

Types of Surveillance – Passive, Active; Degree of Surveillance – Loose, Close; and the Surveillance Cycle – Preparation, Acquire Target, Observe, Record, & Reporting;

Surveillance Mission essential Tasks - Establish the Target’s Pattern of Movement;

Observe the Target’s Deportment, Mannerisms, Habits; Determine the Target’s Personal & Professional Interests; Assess the Relationships between the Target and Contacts; Assess the Target’s Familiarity with the Area; Assess the Target’s Driving Ability; Determine if the Target is Exhibiting a Level of Surveillance Detection Training;

and Determine if the Target is Working with a Team; Surveillance Team Member Characteristics - Ordinary Appearance; Ability to Act Naturally and In-tune with Surroundings; Alertness; Mental Endurance; Comfortable with Multi-tasking; Ability to Function Under Sustained Stress; Comfortable with Change; Reliable with Strong Work Ethic; Clear Thinker; Good Driver with Quick Reactions; Ability to Think in the Abstract;

Utilizes Foresight; and Highly Self-Motivated; Fundamentals of Foot Surveillance - what TO DO during a surveillance mission, but also what NOT TO DO, e.g. Don’t Make Eye Contact with Target; Make Sudden Movements; Contrast with Background; Exhibit Erratic Behavior that will Alert Third Persons to Your Actions and Therefore to the Target; or Establish a Pattern Such as Following at the Same Distance for too long;

Foot Surveillance Contingencies - Target Enters Building; Target Enters an Elevator;

Target Enters a Restaurant, Bar, Shop; Target Enters a Hotel to Register; Target Takes a Taxi; Target Enters a Theater; Target Meets a Contact; Team Loses Target; Target Discovers Team Member; Target Uses Decoy; and Target Sets Trap; Foot Surveillance Preparation - Open-source Intelligence Gathering; Equipment Check; Contingency Practice; Communication Verification; Area Familiarization; and Supporting Unit Coordination; Fundamentals of Vehicle Surveillance - Maintain Observation on a Target that is in a Private Vehicle, Taxi, Bus etc.; Number of Surveillance Vehicles which dictates the Surveillance Method to be utilized; Surveillance Vehicle Team Member Positions; and Surveillance Vehicle Characteristics; Surveillance Assessment Missions

– hands-on exercises.

5.4.4 Fundamentals of Surveillance Identification: Foot Surveillance Identification Techniques - Detect 1-man, 2-man, 3-man, 4-man, or more Surveillance Teams who are conducting foot surveillance operations against U.S. personnel. Each Operator will practice effective tactics and techniques that will uncover, identify, and document enemy surveillance; make the Hostile Surveillance Team react with little to no warning;

make them break pattern and contrast with their surroundings; Vehicle Surveillance Identification Techniques - Detect 1-Vehicle, 2-Vehicle, 3-Vehicle, 4-Vehicle, or more Surveillance Teams who are conducting vehicle surveillance operations against U.S.

personnel; Checking Zone - a “pre-planned leg” of your route to or from a “job-site” conducive to pulling a Foot or Vehicle Surveillance Team into it where it can be more easily contrasted and identified; Gate Keepers use; Surveillance Detection Matrix use;

Dry Cleaning Zone use; Area Familiarization Techniques - assist in determining where the Surveillance Team should set-up; help anticipate behavior; make target reacquisition quicker; and allow the Surveillance Team members to focus more on observing and less on navigation; Physical Appearance Quick Alteration Techniques -quick, low-tech ability to change hair style, color, apparent age, facial hair, eyewear, facial shape, and/or apparent occupation can significantly extend the viability of a Surveillance Operative or greatly assist in “Dry Cleaning” Phase of mission; Full Mission Profile - class will conduct a Surveillance Mission while simultaneously performing a Surveillance Identification Operation during a 24 hour Full Mission Profile Exercise.

5.4.5 Contractor Provided: all direct labor, training material, supervision, facility, and all other items and services not Government-furnished necessary to conduct a Surveillance Identification & Operations training course in accordance with the PWS:

--1 to 3 Instructor/Student ratio --Specifically trained Fulltime Counter Surveillance Team as OPFOR --Vetted and Trained Fulltime Roll Players --Cameras, Radios, Recorders, Laptops --Read-ahead materials (prior to start of course)

5.4.6 Government Provided: One rental vehicle per two students for use during the vehicular portions of the training. Vehicles will be full-sized sedan, minivan or SUV with tinted windows.

5.5 Asymmetrical Threat Survivability course:

5.5.1 Vendor will provide a 5-day Asymmetrical Threat Survivability Course with Level 1

– IV Combat Driving; Reduced Visibility Driving; Tactical Off-Road Driving and Concealed Weapons live-fire events with a 50 hour POI that covers the following events.

5.5.2 Student Orientation: Program Overview; Battle Drill Guidelines; Daily Schedule Brief; Asymmetrical Threat Environment; Current Threat Profiles; Risk Assessment and Safety Rules; IED Recognition Brief.

5.5.3 Level I, II, III, & IV Combat Driving:

5.5.3.1 Level I Evasive Driving: Range Safety Brief; Skill Assessment Runs on the Cumulative Skills Acquisition Course; Individual Skill Assessment for Corrective Action;

Lane Evasion & Decision-Making Drills – Line of Sight/Path of Travel; Proper Cornering Techniques – Right and Left Hand Constant Radius Curves;

Serpentine Drills – Fender Judgment and Managing Chassis Set; Steering Wheel Management; Evasive Steering and Shuffle Steering; Minor Road Turn Around Drills – Shifting Transitions and Vehicle Positioning; Brake & Evade Drills – Threshold Braking and Incipient Skid Recognition; Under-steer Exercises – Lane Positioning;

Skid Control Exercise; Over-steer/Counter-steer Exercises; Final Assessment Runs on the Cumulative Skills Acquisition Course (CSAC).

5.5.3.2 Level II Counter Vehicular Ambush Tactices: Range Safety Brief; Counter- Force-off Drills; Counter-Tactical Vehicle Intercept Techniques; Counter VBIED Tactics;

HMMWV Bailout Drills (under fire); Break-Contact Drills from a Downed HMMWV;

Force-on-Force Transition Drills with M-4 Simunitions and M-9 Simunitions; Individual Movement Techniques and Battlefield Recovery Drills; Evasive Driving with SUV’s;

Snap Ambush Counter Measures; Threat Recognition and High Speed Reverse Techniques; Dead Man Takeover Drills; Bail Out Drills; Vehicle Commandeering and Break Out Drills; Individual Protective Measures; Threat Recognition Exercises;

Vehicular Borne Improvised Explosive Device (VBIED) Drills; VBIED Intercept Exercises; Forward & Reverse Tactical Ramming Demo.

5.5.3.3 Level III Counter Ambush Full Tactical Scenario (with HMWWV bail-out drills):

Range Safety Brief; Counter Vehicle Ambush Tactics with Dead End Breakout Drills;

Vehicle Sabotage Inspections; Route Reconnaissance Exercises; Surveillance Detection; Convoy Counter Ambush Drills in an Urban Area with Role Players and Wounded; Teammate Drill; Tactical Read Drills; ACE Report Exercises; Tactical Cross- Loading Drills (under fire); Gun-Truck Counter-Ambush Drills; .45 & M-9 / Livefire Weapons Handling Assessment; Terminal Ballistics Windshield Drills; Close Proximity .45 & M-9 Live Fire Drills Inside Closed Static Vehicle - Right Passenger Side Glass/ Windshield /Back Glass; Close Proximity .45 & M-9 Live Fire Drills Inside Closed Moving Vehicle (5 to10 mph) as a driver, right front passenger and right rear passenger;

Close Proximity .45 & M-9 Live Fire Break Contact Drills Using Vehicles for Cover;

Close Proximity .45 & M-9 Live Fire Vehicle Commandeering Drills While Engaging Attacker Vehicle Drills / Vehicle Commandeering with Towed Target Array; Close Proximity .45 & M-9 Live Fire Drills Engaging Moving 3-D Targets; Close Proximity M-4 Livefire Vehicular Ambush Scenarios; Close Proximity M-4 Livefire Shoot-No Shoot Drills; Close Proximity M-4 Livefire Limited Resource Drills.

5.5.3.4 Level IV Vehicle Countermeasures (Running Gunfight): Continuation of Level III Scenarios adding Vehicle Rollover Simulator; wounded teammate (220 lb. training dummy); Break Contact Tactics; Vehicle Commandeering Tactics; Counter Force-Off Tactics; Negotiate Level II Combat Driving Obstacles; Evacuate vehicle disabled by RPG attack with wounded teammate to small village; Hold off small arms ambush until another vehicle is located, load team and escape. Approximate length of fight 20 minutes; multiple runs in 4 Pax and 6 Pax teams.

5.5.4 Reduced Visibilty Driving Helmet Drills: Reduced Visibility Level I Evasive Driving Drills (8 universal principles of vehicle control); Reduced Visibility Evasive Driving Drills Under RPG Attack; Reduced Visibility HMMWV Bailout, Wounded Teammate, Break Contact Drill utilizing reduced visibility driving helmet.

5.5.5 Tactical Off-Road Driving: Range Safety Brief; Vehicle Inspections for Off-Road Operations; Fundamental Principles of Off-Road Terrain Negotiation; Brake Throttle Modulation Drill; Approach & Departure Angles Exercise; Rock Climbing & Ground Guiding Exercise; Ascending & Descending Techniques; Tactical Off-Road Self- Recovery Techniques.

5.5.6 Close Proximity Gunfights with Concealed M-4 Assault Rifle & Concealed M-9 Combat Pistol in Live-fire & Force-on-Force React-to-Contact Drills; Live-fire AK-47 Assault Rifle Battlefield Recovery Drills.

5.5.7 Proactive Threat Avoidance: Vehicle Sabotage Inspection; Vehicle Tracker Detection; Green-on-Blue Threat Awareness; Hostile Surveillance Identification; Vehicle Commandeering & Hotwiring; Field Expedient Bullet Proofing; Field Expedient Vehicle Repairs; Operational Trauma management Scenarios.

5.5.8 Vendor Provide: All direct labor, training material, supervision, facility, and all other items and services not Government-furnished necessary to conduct Mobile Force Protection Training in accordance with the PWS:

--1 to 3 Instructor/Student Ratio

--ALL BACKSIDE SUPPORT

--M-4 Assault Rifles --M-9 Combat Pistols --AK-47 Assault Rifles --Dedicated M-4 Simunitions Assault Rifles--Dedicated M-9 Simunitions Combat Pistols --Customized T-98 High Performance Paintmarker Rifles --Customized A-5 High Performance Paintmarker Rifles --5.56 FMJ Ball Ammunition --9mm FMJ Ball Ammunition --7.62 FMJ Ball Ammunition --5.56 Gen-III Simunitions --9mm Gen-III Simuntions --.68cal Custom Paintmarker Rounds --All Pyrotechnics--12ga RPG Simulators, Smoke Grenades, Flashbangs, 12ga Bore Thunders --.38cal Blanks --All Communications Equipment --Arms Vaults --SUV’s, HMMWVs, Training Sedans, Ramming/Full Contact Vehicles, OPFOR Vehicles

--All Fuel & Tires --Vehicle Rollover Simulator --220 lb. training dummy --Reduced Visibility Driving Helmet --ALL Peripheral training aids to be consumed in training such as targets, windshields, doors, vehicle parts, & recovery gear --ALL protective gear, except athletic cups --Vendor will generate a Certificate of Completion for each Soldier completing the training, as well as a --Certification Letter with Standards of Training & Corporate Stamp for any weapon system qualified on during the course.

--A complete student handout and information book issued on the first day of training.

5.5.9 Government Provide: One rental vehicle per two students for use during the vehicular portions of the training. Vehicles will be full-sized sedan, minivan or SUV with tinted windows.

5.6 Performance Requirements: Following are the terminal learning objectives for each course and brief descriptions required for inclusion in each course “program of instruction” needed to satisfy the Government’s training requirement. At the completion of each course, each student, successfully completing the training, will have been taught the antiterrorism/force protection skills indicated and earned certifications, where appropriate. The contractor will provide students successfully completing each course, a certificate of completion. The contractor will report student failures to the senior ranking student in the class and the 20th SFG (A) Operations Office.

5.6.1 Training Scenarios. The contractor will provide realistic training scenarios, including rates of speed (for driving and mobility training) this training will be limited only by road safety considerations, the student’s ability, vehicle capability, scenario norms based on actual combat operations, and the instructor’s ability to control the training event.

5.6.2 Program of Instruction (POI). The contractor shall provide a POI that utilizes current Afghanistan and other current combat or other high risk operational threat profiles that are continually increasing in difficulty based on student ability to find, fix, and eliminate the enemy threat throughout all training venues. The attack profiles (direct action and/or clandestine, i.e., surveillance) and threat scenarios replicated during the practical exercises will be based on recent tactics used against U.S. troops.

The students will be briefed on recent threat scenarios and “lessons learned” by the use of actual observations on the battlefield and open source materials that focus on current attack methodologies. Recent is defined as, within the preceding 12 months.

5.6.3 Material. The contractor will provide each student with electronic copies of case studies, video clips, PowerPoint presentations, and any other type of printed or electronic information presented during the course, to include any type of required “read-ahead” material.

5.6.4 Rehearsals. The contractor will provide rehearsal areas, vehicles, maps, sand table, and scaled models of the course/scenario area, to facilitate rehearsal opportunities during practice exercises.

5.7 Training Site/Facilities:

5.7.1 Site Requirements. For consistency, the contractor will provide a training site that is owned or leased throughout the duration of this Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) and located within the continental U.S. The training site shall consist of multiple driving tracks that replicate paved and unpaved multi-lane road conditions similar to those that exist in Afghanistan and the other areas where 20th SFG (A) soldiers are involved in combat or other high risk operations. One track shall be a minimum of three quarters of a mile to facilitate all required driving training events within this PWS. The contractor’s proposed training site will be designed to meet all the training requirements stated herein.

5.7.2 Meals. The contractor will provide one lunch meal per training day for each course. Lunch will be served on the training site and consist of healthy food options

5.7.3 Lodging. The contractor will maintain an agreement with local (to the training site) motels for student lodging during each course. Pricing for double-occupancy rooms will be maintained at a discounted rate. The contractor will block off rooms and make reservations for each course based on student rosters for each course supplied by 20th

SFG (A).

5.7.4 HMWWV vs.