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STATEMENT OF WORK

International Police Peacekeeping Operations Support

C.1 INTRODUCTION

The Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) is responsible for the development, supervision, coordination, and implementation of international narcotics control and law enforcement assistance activities and for international criminal justice and law enforcement issues for the United States (U.S.) Department of State (DOS). INL also works with the individual partner countries, international organizations, regional organizations, and the United Nations (UN) 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 civilians, 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 Nations 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 peacekeepers. Performance is also an important part of the Secretary- General’s Action for Peacekeeping (A4P+) 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 capabilities 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, mentoring and advising.

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).

• Provide specialized training to FPUs and IPOs in accordance with current training standards and the UNPOL Training Architecture.

C3 Program Activities

C3.1 Overview

The IPPOS program consists of seven (7) discrete components:

• Capacity building and organizational development expertise

• Specialized trainings (ex: FPU Command Staff, IPO Job Specific, FPU and IPO Specialized

Training Materials (STM))

• 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 or regional strategy for Police Contributing Countries (PCCs). 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 conditions 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 and assessment 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 guidance, through a Statement of Objectives (SOO) when the specific country context has been decided 30 days prior to implementation. The majority 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. An 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. The contractor should have the ability to provide Advisors with this capacity building expertise in up to three (3) countries concurrently.

C3.3 Specialized Training

The IPPOS program currently offers eight (8) specialized training courses and these materials will be provided (to include facilitator guides, participant guides, course assessment tools, additional resources) to the contractor upon contract award:

• FPU Command Staff Course (2- weeks)

• Trainer Development Course (2-3 weeks)

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

• Enhanced Medical Training for FPUs (3-weeks)

• Community Oriented Policing Instructor Development Course (2-weeks)

• Capacity Building and Development Instructor Development Course (2 -weeks)

• Monitoring, Mentoring, and Advising Instructor Development Course (2-weeks)

• Individual Police Officer Specialized Training Materials Course (2-weeks)

The contractor will be required to deliver the training via Mobile Training Teams (MTTs) of the appropriate size and composition (usually 2 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 and conducts training in collaboration with several regional and international organizations. INL has developed metrics to track acquisition of knowledge and abilities, as well as application of skills. These will be provided to the to the contractor upon contract 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 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, and information management tools that the contractor MTTs shall use in collecting pre- and post-training data and local training cadre capabilities 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) –ten (10) weeks, six-days/week. IPO pre-deployment training is anywhere from three (3) -six (6) weeks in accordance with the UN Police (UNPOL) Training Architecture. 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 development courses immediately prior to UNPOL pre-deployment training.

During 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 to PDT participants. Exceptions include if PCC trainers are providing information with gross inaccuracies in areas of human rights, use-of-force, prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse, etc.

MTTs may be expected to mentor PCC trainers preparing multiple FPUs or IPO Job Specific Training (JST) 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 purchases are authorized not to exceed $5,000 per transaction. If a transaction exceeds this amount, COR approval is required.

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 and the contractor is expected to comply with all International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) applicable legal requirements.

At INL’s discretion, some equipment may be transferred to the PCC. There may be different handling instructions 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 accordance with Federal Property Management Regulations and FAR Part 45. The contractor shall ensure that property 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 contract award.

As INL learns of additional needs for police peacekeeper training (usually obtained 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 Staff Course from a one-week lecture-based course to a three-week scenario-based course. Curriculum 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 currency of the pre-deployment curriculum. The plan should include a systematic approach to making course improvements and content changes on a pre-determined schedule. The sustainment calendar should include appropriate times to adjust the training courses based on facilitator and program office requests, annual training delivery assessments (TDAs), participant feedback, and process improvement, which may be drawn from INL’s separately 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 contract award.

INL coordinates with UN and Member States to conduct courses and workshops support for certification of instructors who will facilitate training for other IPOs. INL will provides Statement of Objectives for supporting these workshops upon UN Police Division request for support, at least 60 days prior to the course start date. Upon INL’s approval of logistics and costs the Contractor shall coordinate with UN to conduct the workshops.

C3.7 Subject Matter Experts

INL regularly collaborates with UN Police Division and Integrated Training Services (ITS) to improve doctrine, develop UN training standards for police, and certify UN instructors.

Activities include, but are not limited to, provision of in-kind expertise, participation in UN workshops, and the review and feedback of draft materials. The Contractor should have the capacity and capability 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. The Contractor will review the qualifications required by INL for an assignment and identify and vet well-qualified candidates to ensure that they are suitable for working on behalf of the U.S. Government in diplomatic engagements.

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 infrastructure 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 maintenance/repair activities required to provide an adequate and effective training environment. The plan shall include 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 dispatch a representative to oversee the maintenance and repair in-country.

Costs are authorized up to $5,000. If the projected costs exceed this amount, COR approval is required.

C4 Management and Logistics

C4.1 Key Personnel

There are two Key Personnel on this contract:

1) The Program Manager is a headquarters-based position and ultimately responsible for meeting the IPPOS contract objectives, staying within budget, and addressing all performance issues.

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

Position Descriptions:

Program Manager

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 operations, 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 future decision making.

Personnel Management

• Hire staff able to achieve the contract objectives;

• Create a working environment in which staff are able to achieve contract objectives. This includes promoting 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 contract 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 implementation (in terms of timing, budget, and quality); and (2) progress, or lack thereof, toward contract objectives.

Minimum Qualifications:

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

• At least ten (10) years of similar professional experience;

• At least seven (7) years of overseas programs and contracts management experience;

• Demonstrated ability to manage contracts and personnel, including at least three (3) years of supervisory experience;

• 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 contract objectives.

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 operations, 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 contract elements;

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

• Reviewing candidates to achieve contract objectives; and

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

Minimum Qualifications:

• A Bachelor’s degree;

• Five (5) years professional experience;

• Three (3) 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

• At least three (3) 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 organizational 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.

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 deploying 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 systems 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

• 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 requirements;

• Review IPPOS curriculum when directed to ensure it incorporates best practices for adult learning and instructional 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 to 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; and

Preferred Qualifications

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

• Graduate of Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (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 monitoring data, and reporting to the Program Manager.

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

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

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 curriculum to members of a Formed Police Unit or Individual Police Officers. The mentoring role may include assisting trainers with lesson plan development, resolving classroom challenges, and only when necessary, intervening 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.

• 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 partnership;

• 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 experience 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.

• 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 environments;

• 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.

• Assist the Team Lead in the development and implementation of training missions under the IPPOS program;

• 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 austere environments.

Minimum Qualifications

• Five (5) years in an active, sworn position with 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 two (2) years’ experience of conducting trainings (must provide documentation of training experience and certifications);

• Demonstrated experience instructing law enforcement curriculum to different audiences;

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

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

• Must maintain the highest ethical and performance standards while deployed

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

• Must be able to deliver police training to foreign nationals through a language assistant;

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

• UN Police training certification;

• Experience teaching law enforcement instructor development courses;

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

• Familiarity with United Nations peacekeeping; and

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

Capacity Building and Organizational Development Expert

A capacity building and organizational development expert is responsible for guiding host-nation institutions in systematically improving their interface with the UN and staffing of peacekeeping missions. This includes technical knowledge of police, peacekeeping, and administrative procedures, as well as expertise in how to build this knowledge in others.

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

Analysis and Planning

• Determine the most significant challenges a country has in recruiting and deploying qualified, trained personnel into peacekeeping missions. Include host-nation counterparts in the assessment and planning process where appropriate;

• Identify why those challenges exist and what it will take to overcome them;

• Given the available resources, determine the most significant change the expert can reasonably expect to catalyze; and

• Identify the activities to undertake in support of achieving the goal.

Mentor

• Coach host-nation counterparts through the analysis and planning process, including developing specific plans for the assistance they want from the mentor; and

• Provide agreed coaching. This might include, for example, information to increase mentees’ knowledge and skills or reviewing draft work products and providing feedback.

Report

• Keep contract company and INL informed about progress, or lack thereof, toward the goal

(results); and

• Analyze the implications of the results for IPPOS’ overall strategy.

Minimum Qualifications:

• A bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution;

• Demonstrated experience establishing and implementing, or advising on the implementation of, recruitment and/or training processes;

• Demonstrated analytic ability, specifically in analyzing the causes of organizational weaknesses;

• Knowledge of organizational development in an law enforcement context;

• Excellent oral and written communication skills;

• Ability to perform independently and with the highest ethical standards in country;

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

• A graduate degree;

• Experience with United Nations Peacekeeping;

• Demonstrated experience establishing and implementing, or advising on the implementation of, recruitment and/or training processes in an international context;

• Ability to receive and maintain a Public Trust clearance

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

• Formal training/certification in adult training, mentoring, or coaching; and Foreign language skills may be required in certain cases.

Medic

Contractor shall provide a medic or equivalent as part of the MTT to serve two roles. The first role would be as a medical provider to render medical assistance to members of the MTT in the field. The second role would be as a trainer to deliver basic medical courses as needed such as first aid/first responder and casualty care.

• Provide routine and emergency medical support to the MTT during training and/or capacity building deployment which includes the training site, police contributing country, and other locations where the MTT will travel;

• Identify additional medical resources available to the MTT in an emergency and develop a plan to respond to key health risks during training (e.g., climate, parasites, tropical disease, training or firearms accident, traffic incident, etc.);

• Plan for and facilitate emergency medical evacuation. (Contractor will also provide medical evacuation insurance for all deployed personnel.);

• Deliver training in-country based on INL-approved training curriculum on topics such as first aid and first responder, HIV/Aids, malaria, safe travel, stress management, and combat casualty first aid;

• Travel overseas to and within countries that are considered dangerous or unhealthy or other adverse environment;

• In the event of a medical emergency, the medic shall evaluate the extent of the illness or injury and render first aid to stabilize the sick or injured personnel to the best of their ability in the field setting until transport can be arranged for more advanced medical care;

and

• Report to the Training Team Leader.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Active certification as an EMT, Field Medic, Physician Assistant or similar equivalent

• At least one (1) year training experience;

• Demonstrated experience providing medical support in a developing country or austere environment;

• Excellent oral and written communication skills;

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

• Must demonstrate ability to work well in a team environment and with trainers from another country;

• Travel overseas to and within countries that are considered dangerous or unhealthy or have other adverse or austere environments with limited or no medical facilities; and

• Must be able to deliver police training to foreign nationals through a language assistant.

• Ability to serve in dual MTT trainer/medic role (see qualifications of MTT trainer above);

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

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

• Knowledge of multilateral/multidimensional peacekeeping operations; and

• UN Police training certification.

Capacity building advisors will be required to attend the appropriate INL pre-deployment training, currently 8 days for 90-day deployments, and potentially up to 1 day for shorter deployments.

C4.2.1 Size, Composition, and Role of Mobile Training Team

The Contractor shall be responsible for delivering training and PDT mentoring via Mobile Training Teams (MTTs) of the appropriate size and composition (see below table for course/team composition). Depending on the needs, number of different activities happening concurrently, and existing capacity of the particular PCC, the number of trainers or mentors may range from one (1) to six (6). A dedicated team leader is recommended for teams larger than three people, and a medic is required if firearms training is conducted. This program will sometimes have multiple trainings happening concurrently focused on different target audiences i.e., trainers, maintenance staff, command staff.

INL estimates the following FPU/IPO activities per each Period of Performance (one year):

• Command Staff Course – 5

• Trainer Development Course -2

• Master Trainer Development Course-4

• Pre-deployment mentoring – 4

• IPO Job Specific Training – 8

• IPO STM Training - 4

• VIP Protection Training of Trainers – 1

The MTTs shall prepare and conduct training exercises, provide for instructor and trainee safety, lead training sessions if required, actively monitor training schedules and activities, keep list of trainee attendance each day, collect required performance data for cumulative records and conduct other activities as identified by INL.

The contractor shall be responsible for recruiting and preparing the MTTs for deployment to the PCCs. The contractor shall develop and maintain a sufficient roster of available MTT members in order to conduct up to three (3) training deployments of various sizes in different countries simultaneously. INL expects the contractor to mobilize the MTT to start training 4 weeks from receipt of request. INL will endeavor to provide the con- tractor more advance notice whenever possible and may occasionally have to ask the contractor to deploy an MTT more quickly.

Contractor MTTs may be required to work collaboratively or as part of a joint-training team with trainers from other countries. On a case-by-case basis, INL may require the contractor to extend some logistics and/or life support to the international trainers as well.

The Contractor shall identify UN selected participants for certified instructor training for UNPOL courses. These courses are scheduled by the UN and the Contractor shall support the logistics and vetting for selected participants identified by permanent member state representatives at UN Headquarters and the UN Integrated Training Services (ITS) points of contact.

The below table provides examples of MTT team compositions:

Type of Training Team Composition

FPU Command Course (less than or equal to 2 FPUs 2 MTT members

FPU Command Course (greater than or equal to) 3 FPUs

An additional MTT member per FPU

Trainer Development Course 2 MTT members

PDT Mentoring advanced partner 1-2 MTT members

PDT Mentoring newer partner 3-4 MTT members

Enhanced Medical Training 1-2 MTT members

VIP ToT

2-3 MTT members IPO STM 2 MTT members

C4.3 Team Diversity - General

In line with U.S. foreign policy goals and objectives to foster the participation of women in peacekeeping and peacebuilding, in recognition that police trainers often serve as mentors and role models for citizens in the partner country and mission environments, and that language skills beyond English are increasingly mandatory in the UN system (especially French and Arabic), the Contractor should strive to deploy diverse teams with well-balanced skill sets.

C4.4 Logistics and Life Support

The Contractor will provide all logistics, travel and life support, including lodging, per diem, transportation to/ from airports, international airfare, visas, immunizations, DBA and medical evacuation insurance, for deployed personnel. The contractor shall also provide vehicles and local drivers to support personnel throughout all activities. When necessary to effectively deliver training and mentoring, the contractor must also provide local interpreters for language support to include material translation and simultaneous interpretation.

To reiterate the variables expressed above: The requirements for each training deployment may vary by the size of the training class; the intensity/volume of curriculum to be delivered;

the level of existing capacity of PCC trainers and/or trainees; the supplies necessary to conduct the proscribed training (initial stock vs. replenishment); and, the amount of advanced notice INL is able to provide the contractor. INL will endeavor to provide minimum of 60 days advance notice when possible. Typically, INL will work with Contractor to develop an activity schedule at the start of each option year based on UN deployment schedules.

C4.4.1 Deployment Preparation

The Contractor shall provide each individual deploying on an MTT with a set of personal gear including the following: 1 memory stick (8 GB), 1 pair boots, 6 polo shirts with IPPOS logo, 4 khaki tactical pants (511-type), 1 utility belt. As necessary, the personal gear kit may also include climate appropriate clothing (e.g., 2 piece rain suit, beanie hat, etc.). MTT members shall maintain and reuse personal gear on successive deployments.

The Contractor shall provide each deployment MTT with appropriate supplies to conduct the training session. The appropriate delivery method will be determined on a country-by-country basis. Often, MTTs carry supplies to the training site with them as excess baggage. The contractor should also consider procuring items locally when it is cost effective and efficient to do so. Regardless, all items must be on-site at the start of training.

The Contractor shall maintain inventory and care for all items and ensure that items are available to be reused whenever possible. The Contractor should include an inventory of reusable items in the after-action training report. At the conclusion of a country partnership, INL may decide to transfer unexpended items to the host country in lieu of reusing or transporting to a new training site/country. The Contractor shall provide assistance as required in these instances to deliver items from inventory to the host country and obtain required signatures confirming receipt of specific items.

If INL requests training activities, an advanced team of no more than two MTT members should be prepared to arrive in a partner country approximately a week before training to set-up all in-country logistics.

C4.4.2 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 the contract upon award, from the United States or country of residence for their personnel, as well as return travel to the United States or country of residence when the project is completed. The contractor is responsible for all employees being deployed and shall make effort to minimize time enroute or unnecessary delays or overnight accommodations. The

Contractor shall provide international airfare to/from the PCC.

C4.4.3 Visas

The Contractor shall ensure that all personnel have valid passports with appropriate visas prior to deployment and shall ensure timely renewals of visas and passports. INL will not provide support or facilitation for obtaining visas or passports.

C4.4.4 Language Assistants

When required to effectively deliver training and mentoring, the Contractor must provide local interpreters for language support.

C4.4.5 Firearms

Contractor personnel are not authorized to possess or carry any firearms in performance of the requirements of this contract. Most foreign government(s) law prohibits the carrying of firearms or ammunition into the country. The handling of firearms or other weapons is restricted solely to the classroom or training site (i.e., firearms training at an academy shooting range). A Contractor-provided medic is required at all courses with live fire. MTT composition should also include a safety officer.

C4.4.6 Leahy Vetting

In coordination with INL, the MTTs must ensure that all trainees have undergone Leahy vetting by the Department of State prior to commencing training. The Department of State must ensure compliance with Section 620M of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (FAA), as amended, a provision titled “Limitation on Assistance to Security Forces” (the “Leahy Amendment”).