Attachment 1 - Performance Work Statement.docx

Performance Work Statement (Includes associated Performance Requirements Summary (PRS)

PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT (PWS)

Hanuman Guardian Customs Support Services

Part 1 General Information

1. General: This is a non-personal service(s) contract under which the personnel rendering the service(s) are not subject, either by the contract’s terms or by the manner of its administration, to the supervision and control usually prevailing in relationships between the Government and its employees.

1.1 Description of Services/Introduction: This is a non-personal service(s) contract to provide Customs Support Services in support of Hanuman Guardian 2023.

1.2 Background: U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM) and U.S. Army Pacific (USARPAC) conduct Exercise Hanuman Guardian in the Royal Kingdom of Thailand and require Customs Support services to ensure accuracy and no-delay with customs import and export documentation processing.

1.3 Scope: The Contractor shall provide non-personal service(s). The Contractor shall provide all personnel, equipment, supplies, facilities, transportation, tools, materials, supervision, and other items necessary to perform Customs Support services as described in the PWS and associated contract documents, except for those items specified in Part 3 Government Property and Services. The Contractor shall perform to the standards and acceptable quality levels identified in this PWS and associated contract documents.

1.3.1 Specific services for this customs support requirement include preparation, review, and submission of all required customs government forms, commercial Bill of Ladings (BOL), and Airway Bills (AWB); prepare and submit Joint United States Multi-National Advisory Group – Thailand (JUSMAGTHAI) Import and Export Letter and Royal Thai Armed Forces (RTArF) Customs Exemption letter; process a DP1 Embassy Endorsement; and represent the Organization Conducting the Event (OCE) at RTArF Customs Representative and Commercial Carriers meetings in order to clear in/outbound shipments and customs clearances for military vessels.

1.3.2 Due to the volatility of US Army Military Exercises, contractors must remain flexible to changes in the periods of performance, quantities, and potential for the addition of services within the general scope of the contract.

1.4 Objectives: The objective of this contract is to provide customs support services to help facilitate the preparation, review, and submission of all customs clearance documentation requirements during Exercise Hanuman Guardian.

1.5 General Information:

1.5.1 Quality Control Plan (QCP): The contractor’s existing quality assurance system shall be utilized in accordance with FAR 12.208.

1.5.1.1 Reserved.

1.5.1.2 The Contractor shall inform the COR, if applicable, or Contract Specialist otherwise, of issues or potential issues that might affect the performance within two (2) hours of identifying those issues. Verbal reports shall be followed up by written reports within 1 day of discoverance of the issue.

1.5.2 Quality Assurance: 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 must 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 the acceptable quality levels (performance thresholds).

1.5.3 Recognized Holidays: The following provides information on recognized holidays for the purpose of the PWS. If submittal of any documentation (e.g. deliverables, submittals, etc.) deadlines fall on a holiday, the closest work day prior to the holiday will apply as the deadline for submittal.

1.5.3.1 U.S. Holidays: Work shall be performed on U.S. federally recognized holidays occurring during the normal workweek unless otherwise directed by the Contracting Officer. When a U.S. holiday occurs on a Saturday or a Sunday, the holiday is observed on the preceding Friday or following Monday, respectively.

Juneteenth June 19th Independence Day July 4th Labor Day 1st Monday in September Columbus Day 2nd Monday in October Veteran’s Day November 11th Thanksgiving Day 4th Thursday in November Christmas Day December 25th

1.5.3.2 Host Nation Holidays: Work shall be performed on local Host Nation holidays occurring during the normal workweek unless otherwise directed by the Contracting Officer.

1.5.4 Operating Hours: The Government facility office hours, facility operating hours, and the Contractor support hour requirements often coincide, however, they may differ. Please refer to the following.

1.5.4.1 Government Facility Office Hours: Reserved.

1.5.4.2 Government Facility Operating Hours: Reserved.

1.5.4.3 Contractor Support Hours: The Contractor shall maintain an adequate workforce at all times, for the uninterrupted performance of all tasks defined within this PWS when the Government facility is not closed for the above reasons. When hiring personnel, the Contractor shall keep in mind that the stability and continuity of the workforce is essential. See Part 5 of the PWS for specifics; coordinate with the Contracting Officer Representative (COR), if applicable, for scheduling during contract performance.

1.5.4.3.1 Contractor Work Plan: Reserved.

1.5.5 Training Holidays: Reserved.

1.5.6 Place of Performance: The work to be performed under this contract will be performed at the OCE facilities, JUSMAGTHAI, Bangkok and at sea/air ports within Royal Thai Army Areas I-IV; this includes, 1) Airports: Suvarnabhumi, Commercial; Utapao, Military (Navy) and Krabi, International Commercial, 2) Seaports: Laem Chabang, Commercial; Chuk Samet, Commercial and Military and Tung Prong, Military (Navy).

1.6 Security Requirements: The following information is provided on security related matters.

1.6.1 Security Program: Reserved.

1.6.2 Personnel Security Clearance Requirements: Reserved.

1.6.3 Installation Access: Access to U.S. and Host Nation installations, buildings and controlled areas is limited to personnel who meet security criteria and are authorized. Failure to submit required information/data and obtain required documentation or clearances will be grounds for denying access to installations, buildings and controlled areas. The Contractor shall ensure that any subcontractors used in performance of this contract complies with these requirements and that all employees, of both the Contractor and any subcontractor utilized by the Contractor, are made aware of and comply with these requirements.

1.6.3.1 Installation Pass Log: Reserved.

1.6.3.2 Individual Termination or Expiration of Employment: Reserved.

1.6.3.3 Contract Termination or Cancellation: Upon termination or cancellation of this contract, the Contractor shall collect all outstanding installation access passes, if applicable, and return them to the issuing office within 3 days.

1.6.3.4 Common Access Cards (CAC) and CAC Log: Reserved.

1.6.4 Background Checks: Reserved.

1.6.4.1 U.S. Citizen: Reserved.

1.6.4.2 Local Nationals and Third Country Nationals: Reserved.

1.6.5 Physical Security: The Contractor shall safeguard their own equipment without the assistance of the US Government.

1.6.6 Operations Security (OPSEC) Requirements: Contractor personnel shall adhere to facility security policies and restrictions. The Contractor shall immediately report suspicious activities to security personnel.

1.7 Key Control: Reserved.

1.8 Post Award Conference/Periodic Progress Meetings: The Contractor shall attend any post award conference convened by the contracting activity or contract administration office in accordance with FAR Subpart 42.5. The Contracting Officer, COR, and other Government personnel, as appropriate, may meet periodically with the Contractor to review the Contractor's performance. At these meetings the Contracting Officer 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. Appropriate action shall be taken to resolve outstanding issues. These meetings shall be at no additional cost to the Government.

1.8.1 The Contractor shall attend, participate in, and furnish input to scheduled and unscheduled meetings, conferences, and briefings that relate to the functions and services herein as required by the Government to provide effective communication and impart necessary information. The Contract Manager or designated representative shall attend meetings as requested by the Government. Meeting attendees shall at times include Contractor managerial, supervisory, and other personnel knowledgeable of the subject matter. Meetings may start or end outside of regular duty hours.

1.9 Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR): Refer to Part 2 of this PWS for the definition of a COR. As determined by the Contracting Officer, a COR will be appointed and identified by letter of designation, a copy of which will be provided to the Contractor by the Contracting Officer. The designation letter states the responsibilities and limitations of the COR, especially with regard to changes in cost or price, estimates, or changes in delivery dates. The COR is not authorized to change any of the terms and conditions of the resulting order. The COR monitors all technical aspects of the contract and assists in contract administration. The COR is not authorized to obligate the Government. If the work is not written in the contract, the COR is not authorized to request new work. The COR is authorized to perform the following functions: assure that the Contractor performs the technical requirements of the contract, perform inspections necessary in connection with contract performance, maintain written and oral communications with the Contractor concerning technical aspects of the contract, issue written interpretations of technical requirements, including Government drawings, designs, specifications, monitor Contractor's performance and notifies both the Contracting Officer and Contractor of any deficiencies, coordinate availability of Government property, and coordinate site entry of Contractor personnel.

1.10 Key Personnel: The following personnel are considered key personnel by the Government: the contractor’s lead contract manager and/or site manager. Key personnel MUST be fluent in English in both spoken, listening, and written form.

1.11 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 must identify themselves, to include proper marking of signature blocks in correspondence, to avoid creating an impression in the minds of members of the public that they are Government officials. The Contractor shall ensure that all documents or reports, produced by Contractors are suitably marked as Contractor products or that Contractor participation is appropriately disclosed.

1.12.1 Reserved.

1.12.2 Reserved.

1.13 Contractor Travel: The contractor will be required to travel within the country of Thailand during the performance of this contract. The contractor may be required to travel to off-site training locations in support of this PWS. Any contractor travel is done so at the expense of the contractor.

1.14 Other Direct Costs (ODCs): Reserved.

1.15 Data Rights: The Government has unlimited rights to all documents/material 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.

1.16 Non-Disclosure Requirements: Reserved.

1.17 Protection of Government and Contract Information: Per Public Use Notice of Limitations stated by Defense imagery Management operations Center and contained at www.dimoc.mil/resources/limitations/ , the Contractor shall not cite any information (e.g., contract information, pictures, locations, etc.) obtained through this contract on any hard copy or digital marketing tools to include its company website.

1.18 Non-Disclosure Statements: Reserved.

1.19 Organizational Conflict of Interest (OCI): Contractor and subcontractor personnel performing work 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 Organizational Conflict of Interests (OCI) 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 and in the event the KO unilaterally determines that any such OCI cannot be satisfactorily avoided or mitigated, the KO may affect 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.

1.20 Phase In /Phase Out Period: Reserved.

1.21 Safety: The following provides information pertaining to Safety and Accident Prevention:

1.21.1 Safety Laws and Regulations: The Contractor shall comply with FAR 52.236-13, Accident Prevention (November 1991), the references contained therein, as well as all applicable Host Nation Safety Laws and Regulations.

1.22 Environmental Compliance: The contract shall adhere to all host nation environmental laws, to include, but not limited to, the proper disposal of hazardous materials.

1.22.1 Environmental Compliance Plan and Program: Reserved.

1.23 Required Training: Anti-Terrorism – Operations Security (AT-OPSEC) required within 30 calendar days of reporting for duty and annually thereafter.

PART 2

DEFINITIONS & ACRONYMS

2. Definitions and Acronyms

2.1 Definitions: Although not inclusive of every term used within this PWS, the following provides a list of definitions used throughout this PWS and commonly used in the acquisition field.

Contracting Officer – means a person with the authority to enter into, administer, and/or terminate contracts and make related determinations and findings on behalf of the Government. Note: The only individual who can legally bind the Government.

Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) – As defined in DFARS 202.101, means an individual designated and authorized in writing by the Contracting Officer to perform specific technical or administrative functions. DoD Instruction (DoDI) 5000.72, Part II Definitions states the following when defining a COR: “Defined in subpart 202.101 of Reference (f). Any individual delegated responsibilities pursuant to subpart 1.602-2 of Reference (e), regardless of local terminology, must be certified in accordance with this instruction. For example, local terminology can be COR, Contracting Officer’s technical representative, technical point of contact, technical representative, alternate COR, administrative COR, assistant COR, line item manager, task order manager, quality assurance personnel, quality assurance evaluator, or COR management.” In addition, Army Regulation 70-13, Chapter 2, paragraph 2-2g, states, in part, the following when providing other surveillance support personnel to assist the COR when needed, “…These other surveillance support personnel may serve as on-site representatives of the COR in performance of actual contract surveillance if they meet all COR requirements and have been appointed by the Contracting Officer as alternate CORs.”

Contractor – means 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.

Contractor-acquired Property - means property acquired, fabricated, or otherwise provided by the Contractor for performing a contract and to which the Government has title.

Day – means, unless otherwise specified, a calendar day.

Defective Service – means a service output that does not meet the standard of performance associated with the Performance Work Statement.

Deliverable – means anything that can be physically delivered, but may include non-manufactured things such as meeting minutes or reports.

Government-furnished Property – As reflected in FAR 52.245-1, Government-furnished Property “means property in the possession of, or directly acquired by, the Government and subsequently furnished to the Contractor for performance of a contract. Government-furnished property includes, but is not limited to, spares and property furnished for repair, maintenance, overhaul, or modification. Government-furnished property also includes contractor-acquired property if the contractor-acquired property is a deliverable under a cost contract when accepted by the Government for continued use under the contract

Government Property - means all property owned or leased by the Government.Government property includes both Government-furnishedand Contractor-acquired property. Government property includes material, equipment, special tooling, special test equipment, and real property. Government property does not include intellectual property and software.

Property Administrator - means an authorized representative of the Contracting Officer appointed in accordance with agency procedures, responsible for administering the contract requirements and obligations relating to Government property in the possession of a Contractor.

High Level Objective (HLO) – means a key overarching result-based objective for a project necessary to achieve the project’s vision. HLOs are similar to Level 2 in a Work Breakdown Structure. Each HLO may contain several statements to flesh out the areas necessary to meet the objective.

Physical Security – means that part of security concerned with physical measures designed to safeguard personnel; to prevent unauthorized access to equipment, installations, material, and documents; and to safeguard against espionage, sabotage, damage, and theft.

Quality Assurance – (or Government contract quality assurance) means the various functions, including, inspection, performed by the Government to determine whether a Contractor has fulfilled the contract obligations pertaining to quality and quantity.

Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP) – means the key Government-developed surveillance process document, and is applied to Performance-Based Service Contracting (PBSC). The QASP is used for managing Contractor performance assessment by ensuring that systematic quality assurance methods validate that Contractor quality control efforts are timely, effective, and are delivering the results specified in the contract or task order. The QASP directly corresponds to the performance objectives and standards (i.e., quality, quantity, timeliness) specified in the Performance Work Statement (PWS). It provides specific details on how the Government will survey, observe, test, sample, evaluate, and document Contractor performance results to determine if the Contractor has met the required standards for each objective in the PWS. The QASP, with very few if any exceptions, is an internal to Government document.

Quality Control – means all necessary measures taken by the Contractor to assure that the quality of an end product or service shall meet contract requirements.

Statement – means the specific results-based activities required to satisfy HLOs. A statement contains a result, the context of the statement, and the required action(s). Statements focus on “what” is to be accomplished; however they are not prescriptive in describing “how” the outcome is to be achieved. Each HLO may have several statements to flesh out the areas necessary to meet the objective. Statements are similar to Level 3 in a Work Breakdown Structure.

Subcontractor – means one that enters into a contract with a prime Contractor. The Government does not have privity of contract with the subcontractor.

Work Day - The number of hours per day the Contractor provides services in accordance with the contract.

Work Week - Monday through Sunday, unless otherwise specified.

2.2 Acronyms: Although not inclusive of every term used within this PWS, or that may be included in an acquisition, the following provides a list of acronyms commonly used in the acquisition field.

USAG United States Army Garrison

PART 3

GOVERNMENT PROPERTY (GP) AND SERVICES

3. Government Property and Services

The contractor is solely responsible to provide the necessary services, facilities, utilites, equipment, and so forth in order to meet the requirements in this contract.

3.1 Services: Reserved.

3.2 Facilities: Reserved.

3.3 Utilities: Reserved.

3.4 Equipment: Reserved.

3.5 Special Tooling and Test Equipment: Reserved.

3.6 Materials: Reserved.

3.7 Training: Reserved.

3.8 Common Access Cards (CAC): Reserved.

PART 4

CONTRACTOR FURNISHED ITEMS AND SERVICES

4. Contractor Furnished Property and Services

4.1 General: The Contractor shall furnish all personnel, equipment, supplies, facilities, transportation, tools, materials, supervision, and other items necessary to perform services as described in the PWS and associated contract documents, except for those items specified in Part 3 Government Property and Services.

4.2 Secret Facility Clearance: Reference paragraph 4.1.

4.3 Materials: Reference paragraph 4.1.

4.4 Vehicles and Equipment: Reference paragraph 4.1.

PART 5

SPECIFIC TASKS

5.1 Basic Services: The Contractor shall provide Customs Support services to include the preparation, review, and submission of customs clearance documentation for all in/outbound cargo and personnel throughout the duration of the Hanuman Guardian exercise in accordance with Royal Kingdom of Thailand customs and immigration laws and procedures.

5.2 Tasks: Tasks consist of the following:

5.2.1 Contractor shall assist the government (shipper) in the preparations of cargo clearance request package.

5.2.1.1. Contractor shall provide an estimate of any applicable customs clearing cost to the Government for in/outbound cargo.

5.2.2 Hardcopy Document Clearance

5.2.2.1 The cargo clearance request package shall be transcribed as appropriate and free from errors as to be acceptable when submitted to customs officials for clearance.

5.2.3 The Government may submit to customs or provide to the contractor for the contractor to combine with contractor documents (such as bill of lading) and deliver to customs officials, pay minor processing fees, obtain approvals and notify any others needing to be notified when clearance is approved.

STD: All documentation provided by the Contractor shall be accurate, complete, and not exceed established suspense dates provided by OCE.

AQL: 100%

5.2.4 Contractor-Arranged Cargo Clearance

5.2.4.1 Contractor shall coordinate with shipper/consignee and local customs authorities to obtain and/or prepare (except for signature) all necessary documentation for cargo clearance.

5.2.4.2 Contractor shall provide prepared forms/documents to receiver/Government for signature.

5.2.4.3 Contractor shall deliver documents to the customs office and ensure that documentation is provided to all local entities as required to permit release and on-carriage of cargo to final destination.

STD: All documentation provided by the Contractor shall be accurate, complete, and not exceed established suspense dates provided by OCE.

AQL: 100%

5.2.5 Notification of Cargo Held by Customs

5.2.5.1 The Contractor shall promptly notify the cognizant COR and U.S. Government Customs Officer within two (2) hours if cargo is frustrated by customs or if the local authorities require direct Government intervention for cargo customs clearance.

5.2.5.2 Contractor will ensure that cargo remains within designated customs free zones and/or that cargo remains customs cleared by host nations. The contractor will be required to coordinate all activities with the host nation to implement the requirements in this work statement to include duty- free customs clearance, transit and landing rights.

5.2.6 Other Tasks

5.2.6.1 The Contractor shall support customs planning working groups in support of the OCE support operations.

5.9.2. The Contractor shall support customs procedures in support of the movement of equipment during deployment/redeployment of US personnel and equipment to and from all areas of Thailand where U.S. Forces will be training.

5.9.3. The Contractor shall support customs planning and coordination with the Component exercise planners, US Embassy Force Protection Directorate, JUSMAGTHAI and Royal Thai Armed Forces.

PART 6

INVOICE INSTRUCTION

6.1 Submission of Invoices.

6.2 The contractor shall submit an original invoice monthly to the KO during exercise execution or conference support. An invoice is a written request for payment under the contract for supplies delivered and services rendered. Each summary invoice shall be annotated and signed by the contractor or his/her designated representative that the charges are true and accurate.

6.3 In order to be proper, an invoice should include (and in order to support the payment of Interest penalties, must include) the information required:

(i) Name and address of the Contractor;

(ii) Invoice date and number;

(iii) Contract number; contract line item number and, if applicable, the order number;

(iv) Description, quantity, unit of measure, unit price and extended price of the items Delivered.

(v) Name and address to which payment is to be sent (which must be the same as that in the contract or on a proper notice of assignment;

(vi) Name (where practicable), title, telephone number and mailing address of person to be notified in the event of a defective invoice; and

(vii) Any other information or documentation required by the contract

(viii) While not required, the Contractor is strongly encouraged to assign an identification number to each invoice.

6.4 The KO will verify that all services have been performed in a satisfactory manner and accept service performed by generating, signing, and forwarding an original copy of the DD Form 250, Material Inspection and Receiving Report or signing the invoice as the DD 250 as an alternative IAW the FAR. The LOGREP or service component Organization Coordinating the Event (OCE) will provide signed DD 250 and original copy of the contractor’s invoice to KO during conferences or to the FISCAL Officer during exercise execution.

6.5 Payment will be made in Thai Baht to the contractor upon submission of proper invoices. Payment will be executed via JUSMAG-THAI RM/US Embassy payment process executed by the FISCAL Officer (exercise execution) or JUSMAG-THAI RM (during conferences).

PART 7

ATTACHMENT AND TECHNICAL EXHIBIT LISTING

7. Attachment and Technical Exhibit List

7.1 Technical Exhibit A – Performance Requirements Summary

7.2 Attachment 1 – Contractor Qualifications

TECHNICAL EXHIBIT A

Performance Requirements Summary (PRS)

PRS#1 - PWS para 5.2.2.1 The cargo clearance request package shall be transcribed as appropriate and free from errors as to be acceptable when submitted to customs officials for clearance.

All documentation provided by the Contractor shall be accurate, complete, and not exceed established suspense dates provided by OCE.

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PRS#2 - PWS para 5.2.4.1 Contractor shall coordinate with shipper/consignee and local customs authorities to obtain and/or prepare (except for signature) all necessary documentation for cargo clearance.

All documentation provided by the Contractor shall be accurate, complete, and not exceed established suspense dates provided by OCE.

PRS#3 - PWS para 5.2.4.2 Contractor shall provide prepared forms/documents to receiver/Government for signature.

All documentation provided by the Contractor shall be accurate, complete, and not exceed established suspense dates provided by OCE.

PRS#4 - PWS para 5.2.4.3 Contractor shall deliver documents to the customs office and ensure that documentation is provided to all local entities as required to permit release and on-carriage of cargo to final destination.

PRS#1 - PWS para 5.2.5.1 The Contractor shall promptly notify the cognizant COR and U.S. Government Customs Officer within two (2) hours if cargo is frustrated by customs or if the local authorities require direct Government intervention for cargo customs clearance.

All documentation provided by the Contractor shall be accurate, complete, and not exceed established suspense dates provided by OCE.

Contractor shall notify the COR and Government Customs Officer no more than two (2) hours after cargo has become held up or frustrated at ports.

ATTACHMENT 1

CONTRACTOR QUALIFICATIONS

1. Qualifications

1.2 Contractor shall possess knowledge on processing customs shipment documentation in the Royal Kingdom of Thailand.

1.3 Contractor should be fully knowledgeable in the preparation, review, and submission of required DD Forms (1149, 1750, 2890), commercial Bill of Lading (BOL), and Airway Bills (AWB).

1.4 Contractor must be able to coordinate with U.S. Exercise Force Customs LNO to ensure that all pertinent information on the DD 1149 matches the DD 1750 Packing list and DD 2890 (weight, value, and address) are correct.

1.5 Contractor must be able to prepare the JUSMAGTHAI Import and Export letter: For non-COBRA GOLD events, e.g. Exercise HANUMAN GUARDIAN, the Contractor must be able to process a DP1 Embassy Endorsement. The Contractor must understand the process to submit these documents to the Royal Thai Armed Forces (RTArF) Customs Representative and be able to represent the OCE at the RTArF Customs Representative and Commercial Carriers meetings in order to clear in/outbound shipments.

1.6 Contractor must be able to represent the Organization Conducting the Event (OCE) in the faciliatation of customs clearance for military vessels.

1.7 The Contractor must be articulate an able to brief, in English and Thai, Unit Customs LNOs, RTARF Customs Representatives and Thai Government Customs Officers during the Initial Planning Conference and the Final Planning Conference. The Contractor must be able to articulate the entire customs procedures for bringing cargo into Thailand and for its redeployment. Additionally, the Contractor must be able to discern the level of understanding of the customs process that unit planners possess and be able to tailor additional briefings to mitigate any knowledge shortcomings.

1.8 The Contractor shall have documented experience with Kingdom of Thailand laws regarding customs procedures with respect to US Government equipment/cargo entering and exiting the Kingdom of Thailand.

2. Security Clearance

2.1 Contractor shall possess a current U.S. SECRET security clearance as access to Time Phased Force and Deployment Date (TPFDD) and personnel movements is inherent in this position.

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