Attch 3-PWS Tech Rescue Trainings and Curriculum Development REV A.pdf

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NORAD AND USNORTHCOM J45 ADVISORY AND ASSISTANCE

SERVICES (A&AS)

TECHNICAL RESCUE TRAININGS AND CURRICULUM

DEVELOPMENT

MEXICO, MULTIPLE LOCATIONS

1 May 2026

REV A

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REVISION HISTORY

Revision Description of Change Author Effective Date

A PWS complete for DOGE review followed by RFQ.

J. Pierre/C. Myers 1 May 2026

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

1.0 DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES

2.0 ORGANIZATION BEING SUPPORTED

3.0 TRAINING LOCATIONS:

4.0 MISSION

5.0 BACKGROUND

6.0 OVERVIEW OF SERVICES REQUIRED

7.0 CERTIFICATIONS

8.0 PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS

8.1 REQUIREMENT 1: PROVISION OF ROPE AND TRENCH RESCUE COURSE

DEVELOPMENT AND IN-PERSON TRAINING……………………………………………………. 6

09.0 REQUIREMENT 2: COURSE SPECIFICATIONS

10.0 REQUIREMENT 3: REQUIRED PERIODIC REPORTS, BRIEFINGS, AND MEETINGS 19

11.0 PERFORMANCE EVALUATION

12.0 GENERAL INFORMATION

13.0 QUALITY CONTROL

14.0 REGULATORY COMPLIANCE

15.0 LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY

16.0 SECURITY REQUIREMENTS

17.0 IDENTIFICATION OF CONTRACTOR EMPLOYEES/SUBCONTRACTORS

18.0 DATA RIGHTS

19.0 PRODUCT OWNERSHIP

20.0 RECORDS MANAGEMENT

21.0 ORGANIZATIONAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST

22.0 TRANSITION PHASE-IN

23.0 GOVERNMENT FURNISHED PROPERTY (GFP)

24.0 GOVERNMENT FURNISHED INFORMATION

25.0 GUIDANCE, POLICY, INSTRUCTIONS, AND PROCEDURES DOCUMENTS

26.0 APPENDICES

APPENDIX A: PUBLICATIONS

APPENDIX B: ACRONYM LIST

APPENDIX C: PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS SUMMARY

APPENDIX D: EQUIPMENT LIST

APPENDIX E: DELIVERABLES

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1.0 DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES

The NORAD & USNORTHCOM J45 Foreign Humanitarian Assistance (FHA) Program requires trainings developed with and delivered to Mexico’s National Civil Protection School

(ENAPROC) administered by Mexico’s National Disaster Prevention Center (CENAPRED) including Rope Rescue Awareness, Operations, Technician, Train-the-Trainer, and CENAPRED-instructor-led Courses AND Trench Rescue Awareness, Operations, Technician, Train-the-

Trainer, and CENAPRED-instructor-led Courses. All courses shall be in Spanish, and given to an audience of Mexican responders. FHA requires a complete training curriculum to be developed with CENAPRED and shared with the audience for each course, that is tailored to the organization and suitable for training future course iterations. FHA requires the Contractor to meet with the CENAPRED organization to present and edit a draft of the curriculum for each course. Following the curriculum development with CENAPRED, FHA requires the Contractor provide each course in-person, in Spanish, with the exception of the Awareness courses, which will be hosted virtually by CENAPRED after being developed by the Contractor.

The base of this requirement is curriculum development and training for the Rope Rescue courses.

This includes 1) the course development and instruction for the following four courses with all training materials provided to the audience and CENAPRED: Rope Rescue Operations, Technician, Train-the-Trainer, and CENAPRED-Instructor Led Training with Observation, 2) a curriculum development conference for each of the four courses listed in “1,” and 3) course development and course development conference only (no in-person instruction) of Rope Rescue

Awareness course compatible for CENAPRED to transition to a virtual course.

2.0 ORGANIZATION BEING SUPPORTED

HQ, NORAD and NORTHCOM (N&NC)/J45

250 Vandenberg St, Ste B016

Peterson SFB, CO 80914-3812

3.0 TRAINING LOCATIONS:

• Training and conference locations: National Autonomous University of Mexico – UNAM and National Civil Protection School - ENAPROC in Mexico City, Mexico.

4.0 MISSION

The FHA Program plans, coordinates, and executes FHA to build Partner Nation (PN) capacity and partnerships to respond to shared threats and respond to humanitarian crises in the sectors of

Disaster Preparedness/Disaster Risk Reduction, Health, Basic Education, and Basic Infrastructure.

5.0 BACKGROUND

USNORTHCOM partners with the Government of Mexico to build capacity and capability in disaster response. USNORTHCOM supports CENAPRED in developing curriculum for its

National Civil Protection School (ENAPROC). CENAPRED is responsible for disaster risk reduction programs, policy, and emergency management training coordination in Mexico. This contract enables partnership between CENAPRED and USNORTHCOM in which CENAPRED will experience end-to-end development of a capacity and training curriculum and has trainers and a curriculum ready to begin giving these trainings. CENAPRED’s intent is to include these trainings under the curriculum offered by ENAPROC.

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6.0 OVERVIEW OF SERVICES REQUIRED

Develop curriculum in coordination with USNORTHCOM and CENAPRED for Rope and

Trench Rescue Awareness, Operations, and Technician courses, including curriculum development conferences. Provide in-person instruction of Rope and Trench Rescue Operations, Technician, Operations Train-the-Trainer, and CENAPRED-Instructor-Led Operations courses.

6.1.1 The audience for the in-person training progressions will include up to twenty-five responders for each training progression (rope rescue and trench rescue). The same training audience of twenty-five personnel will go through each course of the progression (Awareness

– Operations – Technician – Train-the-trainer – CENAPRED instructor led course). Course and audience details are included in the detailed course descriptions.

6.1.2 The intent is to train responders to become instructors, while also providing

CENAPRED a usable written curriculum. This will enable CENAPRED to experience developing a capability and curriculum, and to apply this curriculum immediately following the Contract’s conclusion.

6.1.3 The following visual (Figure 1) presents the curriculum development and training progression for each topic (Rope and Trench Rescue):

Awareness Course Development Conference with CENAPRED → **CENAPRED Hosts

Awareness Online Course (not Contractor Deliverable)** → Operations Course Development

Conference with CENAPRED → Operations Course Delivery (In-Person Training) → Technician

Course Development Conference with CENAPRED → Technician Course Delivery (In-Person

Training) → Train-the-Trainer (Operations) Course (In-Person Training) → CENAPRED-

Instructor-Led Operations Course (In-Person training delivered by CENAPRED instructors, with

Contractor instructor feedback)

Note: **The Course Development Conferences for multiple courses can take place during the same visit but shall occur prior to their corresponding virtual (awareness) or in-person training

(operations or technician) delivery.

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Figure 1: Rope and Trench Rescue Courses Workflow

7.0 CERTIFICATIONS

7.0 CERTIFICATIONS:

All rope rescue Contractor instructors shall be certified at the NFPA Technician level in Rope rescue and have demonstrated evidence of training conducted at the Technician level in Rope rescue.

Trench rescue Contractor instructors shall be certified at the NFPA Technician level in Trench

Rescue and have demonstrated evidence of training conducted at the Technician level in Trench

Rescue.

8.0 SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS

8.1 REQUIREMENT 1: PROVISION OF ROPE AND TRENCH RESCUE COURSE

DEVELOPMENT AND IN-PERSON TRAINING

8.1.1 Awareness Curriculum: Contractor shall provide Rope Rescue Awareness and

Trench Rescue Awareness Courses suitable to be utilized in an online format. Curriculum shall include instruction guide, student manual, periods of instruction, and question bank.

Formats shall be editable for Microsoft Office products. Sound files, graphics, or videos shall be in editable formats (PNG/JPG), MP4. CENAPRED will create a virtual course using the materials. The base of the contract includes Rope Rescue Awareness course development.

USNORTHCOM shall have the data rights for all course materials and will share these materials and all data rights with CENAPRED.

8.1.2 Rope Rescue and Trench Rescue Operations and Technician Curriculum: The

Contractor shall develop and deliver a training curriculum to be shared with the audience for each course and CENAPRED, that is tailored to the organization and suitable for training future course iterations. The contractor shall develop the below curriculum elements for classroom Operations and Technician Level training that align with National Fire Protection

Association (NFPA) standards in the areas of Rope Rescue and Trench Rescue. These include all the materials the audience will need to act as both students and future instructors.

All materials shall be shared with USNORTHCOM in editable Microsoft Office formats, or

Awareness Course Development

Conference with CENAPRED

**CENAPRED Hosts Awareness

Online Course (not Contractor

Deliverable)

Operations Course Development

Conference with CENAPRED

Technician Course Delivery

(In-Person Training)

Technician Course Development

Conference with CENAPRED

Operations Course Delivery

(In-Person Training)

Train-the-Trainer (Operations)

Course (In-Person Training)

CENAPRED-Instructor-Led

Operations Course (In-

Person training delivered by

CENAPRED instructors, with Contractor instructor feedback).

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JPG/PNG or MP4 files for images, videos, or sound clips. USNORTHCOM and

CENAPRED shall have full data rights to all materials.

• Course manuals: course manuals shall be created for participants that include detailed descriptions of all skills taught, 30 per course shall be available for the training. For Awareness, Operations, and Technician Courses, participants should be able to use the manual as a reference on how to execute all NFPA skills at the level being taught with adequate detail to enable refresher training and skills review:

• Visual Presentations (POI): Contractor shall provide slides or visual presentations of modules being taught for all courses.

• Instruction guides: Instruction guides shall be given to CENAPRED for Awareness, Operations, and Technician courses, and to the audience for train-the trainer courses

• Question banks: Question shall be given to CENAPRED for Awareness, Operations and Technician courses, and to the audience for train-the trainer courses

Training materials shall be tailored to the Mexican context by removing examples/ scenarios that reference U.S. organizations, laws and regulations, and disasters (disaster references shall be tailored) and instead including only references relevant to the Mexican context, while still meeting training standards.

8.1.3 Curriculum Development Conferences: The contractor shall provide all labor, training materials, supplies, transportation, and all other items and/or non-personnel services necessary to complete a curriculum development conference prior to the application of each

Awareness, Operations, and Technician course, for each course. Separate visits for each course are not required; however, all course materials shall be ready to present for the courses in development, and the Contractor prepared to engage in discussions regarding the material to meet the objective of obtaining CENAPRED feedback on the entire and complete course curriculum draft. The Contractor shall meet with CENAPRED to present and edit a draft of the curriculum for each course, with the intent that the organization will use the trainings in their curriculum going forward. The curriculum shall be further tailored to integrate changes agreed on in the curriculum conferences.

8.1.3.1 NORTHCOM Review: The contractor shall provide an

opportunity for USNORTHCOM review of curriculum materials in advance of the conferences presenting the curriculum to CENAPRED (required three weeks). All instruction shall avoid politically sensitive topics including U.S.

and Mexico bilateral policy, sensitive current events, and examples related to demographic factors. The contactor must submit the curriculum materials three weeks before the scheduled conference.

8.1.4 In-Person Operations, Technician, Train-the-Trainer (Operations Level) and

CENAPRED-Instructor-Led Operations Courses: The contractor shall provide all labor, training materials, supplies, transportation, and all other items and/or non-personnel services necessary to deliver in-person Rope Rescue Operations, Technician, Train-the-Trainer, and

CENAPRED-Instructor-Led Operations Courses AND Trench Rescue Operations, Technician, Train-the-Trainer, and CENAPRED-Instructor-Led Operations Courses in

Spanish, at the training locations in Mexico, for Mexican responders that will become trainers. The basis of the contract will include the four Rope rescue in-person courses.

8.1.4.1 The contractor is responsible for ensuring the safety of instructors, participants, and personnel supporting the training and shall adhere to safety

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requirements and applicable standards for conducting all trainings and other activities of this PWS, including all standards included in NFPA 1006, Standard for Technical Rescue Personnel Professional Standards and NFPA

2500, Standard for Operations and Training for Technical Search and Rescue

Incidents and Life Safety Rope and Equipment for Emergency Services. The contractor shall ensure the safety of all drills and exercises and integrate all relevant safety considerations to all modules to ensure that that the audience understands the safety considerations they will need to apply for the safe future execution of drills and trainings.

8.1.4.2 The Contractor shall propose a schedule of conference and course delivery to USNORTHCOM. USNORTHCOM will coordinate proposed dates with the partner and suggest changes. The Contractor shall integrate requested changes or propose new dates to arrive at a final schedule. In-person courses shall be taught during different visits to Mexico with at least three weeks between subsequent trainings to enable the Mexican partner organization to support logistics requirements and integrate AAR lessons learned as required.

8.1.4.3 Certification will be the responsibility of the Mexican government -not the Contractor’s. The Contractor shall translate materials into Spanish if materials are created in or adapted from English.

8.1.4.4 The Contractor shall provide a small amount of materials as training aids if required to meet the training objectives. Contractor shall supply a limited amount of materials (training aids and equipment) required to achieve hands-on training that are not included in the equipment available in Appendix

D. This may include small tools, consumable items, and hardware items/materials used for obstacle and other training aid preparation.

8.1.4.5 Training courses shall include end-to-end teaching and practical application of all skills, with participants able to demonstrate their execution by the end of the course. Participants in each training progression will have received the prior courses in the progression provided by this Contract.

Otherwise, the participants should be assumed to require teaching in all NFPA knowledge and skills for the level being taught.

8.1.4.6 Contractor shall ship or deliver the training manuals to each of the training sites in Mexico prior to the beginning of each class. Contractor shall travel to and from the training sites (one day travel time each way for each class with additional day for setup if required).

8.1.4.7 Contractor shall coordinate with CENAPRED, with

USNORTHCOM as the intermediary, for course and conference logistics of set up and execution.

8.1.4.8 Contractor shall prepare and send reports to the COR, including monthly activity and financial reports, for each course a one-page post-class after action report, and final AAR after the completion of all courses (reports shall be submitted in English using Microsoft Office software within time frames stipulated in the contract schedule).

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8.1.4.9 USNORTHCOM shall have the data rights to all course materials and will share these materials with all data rights with CENAPRED. Details on course specifications are in PWS Section 9.0.

8.2 Section 8.2: Estimated Workload. Estimated workload for the general requirements, curriculum development, and logistical tasks described in section 8.2.

Task Description PWS

Para.

Requirement

Curriculum

Development

Develop comprehensive, editable course materials for Rope and Trench Rescue

(Awareness, Operations, Technician levels). Includes instructor/student guides, manuals, POIs, activities, and question banks.

8.1.1, 8.1.2

All materials must be tailored to the Mexican context and provided in editable formats (MS

Office, PNG/JPG, MP4).

Curriculum

Conferences

Conduct development conferences with

CENAPRED for feedback on all draft curricula. Includes travel and preparation.

8.1.3 Requires a complete

draft of all course materials to be ready for presentation and discussion.

Government

Reviews

Provide curriculum materials to

USNORTHCOM for review in advance of the CENAPRED conferences.

8.1.3.1 To verify that content is

free of politically sensitive topics.

In-Person

Training

Provide instructors and materials for 8 separate in-person courses in Mexico (4

Rope, 4 Trench).

8.1.4 40-hour course week, plus setup. (8 courses *

(40 training hours + 8 setup hours) * 2 instructors)

Logistics, Shipping and

Reports

Ongoing coordination with

CENAPRED/USNORTHCOM, logistics management, and creation of all required reports (monthly, AARs), and at least 3 weeks between subsequent in-person training visits.

8.1.4.7

8.1.4.8

Includes coordination for travel, shipping of manuals, and course setup.

Material

Translation

Translate all English-language course materials into Spanish for all course levels.

8.1.4.3 Required for all in-

person and online course materials.

Training Aid

& Supply

Procure and supply a limited amount of training aids, consumable materials, and small tools required for hands-on training exercises.

8.1.4.4 To supplement

equipment from

Appendix D.

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9.0 REQUIREMENT 2: COURSE SPECIFICATIONS

Details of course requirements are included below and are as follows:

The contractor shall conduct the following trainings with the specifications detailed below. This section focuses on specifics of training that may differ from one course to another; the Contractor shall meet course development and execution requirements of both sections 8.1 and 9 for each training.

9.1 Rope Rescue Awareness (No In-Person Training, Course Development and Conference

Only)

9.1.1 The contractor shall provide Rope Rescue Awareness course materials suitable to be utilized in an online format, to be administered without in-person instructors. Provide periods of instruction, with information on how the course would be administered in a virtual format, including information on how transitions should be made between lessons/modules, etc., and question bank. Formats shall be an editable Microsoft Office product. Any sound files, graphics, or videos should be in editable formats (PNG/JPG), MP4. Data rights shall be shared with NORTHCOM and CENAPRED. CENAPRED will create a virtual course using the materials. Additional information in PWS section 8.1.

9.1.2 Training shall enable participants to acquire the knowledge and skills to recognize the need for support resources; recognize incident hazards and initiate isolation procedures, recognize needed resources for a rescue incident, initiate a discipline-specific search, perform ground support operations for helicopter activities. Also, initiate triage of victims, and assist a team in operation of the haul line of a rope mechanical advantage system raising operation, in accordance with NFPA 1006 and 1670 Rope Rescue Awareness standard training requirements.

9.1.3 Content shall include all NFPA 1006 and 1670 Rope Rescue awareness standard training requirements.

9.1.4 CENAPRED will host this virtual training course for individuals that will participate in subsequent Rope Rescue courses provided under this contract.

9.2 Rope Rescue Operations

9.2.1 Rope rescue operations training shall include one course, taking place over forty hours with up to twenty-five participants.

9.2.2 Training shall enable participants to acquire the following knowledge and skills in accordance with NFPA 1006 and 1670 Rope Rescue Awareness standard training requirements:

Item # Required Rope Rescue Training Objectives

1 Perform size up of a rescue incident.

2 Inspect and maintain hazard-specific PPE.

3 Inspect and maintain rescue equipment.

4 Demonstrate knots, bends, and hitches.

5 Construct a single-point anchor system.

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6 Construct a multiple-point anchor system.

7 Conduct a system safety check.

8 Place edge protection.

9 Construct a belay system.

10 Operate a belay system during a lowering or raising operation.

11 Belay a falling load in a high-angle environment.

12 Construct a fixed rope system.

13 Ascend a fixed rope in a high-angle environment.

14 Descend a fixed rope in a high-angle environment.

15 Demonstrate the ability to escape from a jammed or malfunctioning device during a fixed rope descent in a high angle environment.

16 Construct a lowering system.

17 Direct a lowering operation in a high-angle environment.

18 Construct a simple rope mechanical advantage system.

19 Direct a team in the operation of a simple rope mechanical advantage system in a high-angle raising operation.

20 Construct a compound rope mechanical advantage system.

21 Direct the operation of a compound rope mechanical advantage system in a high-angle environment.

22 Negotiate an edge while attached to a rope rescue system during a high-angle lowering and raising operation.

23 Access, assess, stabilize, package, and transfer victims.

24 Direct a litter-lowering and litter-raising operation in a low-angle environment.

25 Operate as a litter tender in a low-angle lowering or raising operation.

26 Direct a litter-lowering or litter-raising operation in a high-angle environment.

27 Terminate a technical rescue operation.

9.2.3 Content shall include all Rope Rescue Operations Level NFPA 1006 and 1670 standard training requirements.

9.2.4 Course manuals shall be created for participants that include detailed descriptions of all skills taught. Participants should be able to use it as a complete reference of how to execute all NFPA skills at the level being taught. The Contractor shall share with

CENAPRED the manuals and all other materials comprising the curriculum, including POIs, if these differ from the manuals, instruction guides, exercises/drills descriptions, and question banks. The Contractor shall share all data and reproduction rights with NORTHCOM and

CENAPRED. Section 8.1 includes details on these requirements.

9.2.5 The training audience will include CENAPRED-selected responders. Candidates may have some experience in rope rescue but should be assumed to be starting from zero

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experience beyond completion of Awareness course for the purpose of topic selection (all

NFPA knowledge and skills).

9.2.6 The equipment in Appendix D will be available for the training.

9.2.7 Mexican partners will provide adequate facilities that include a classroom space, practical training range, and space for land drills. Contractor shall coordinate with

CENAPRED, with USNORTHCOM as the intermediary, for course logistics of set up and execution.

9.2.8 Contractor shall provide training materials as required: Training aids, flipchart/dry erase board, markers, and other equipment and supplies necessary for instruction that is not included in the equipment list (Appendix D).

9.3 Rope Rescue Technician

The Rope Rescue Technician course shall include one training course, taking place over forty hours with up to twenty-five participants. Training shall enable participants to acquire the following knowledge and skills in accordance with NFPA 1006 and 1670 Rope Rescue

Technician standard training requirements:

Item # Rope Rescue Technician Training Objectives

1 Direct a team in the operation of a rope rescue system to remove a victim stranded on or clinging to a natural or manmade feature in a high-angle environment.

2 Direct a team in the operation of a rope rescue system to remove a victim suspended from rope or webbing in a high angle environment.

3 While suspended from a rope rescue system, perform the transfer and movement of a victim suspended from rope or webbing in a high-angle environment to a separate rope rescue lowering or mechanical advantage system.

4 Perform the activities of a litter tender in a high-angle lowering or raising operation.

5 Participate as a member of a team in the construction of a rope rescue system intended to move a suspended rescue load along a horizontal path to avoid an obstacle.

6 Direct a team in the operation of a rope system to move a suspended rescue load along a horizontal path.

7 Climb, ascend, descend, and traverse natural features or man-made structures that require the use of climbing aids, positioning equipment, or fall protection systems to prevent the fall or unwanted movement of the rescuer.

8 Interact with a person at height who is in an emotional or psychological crisis.

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9.3.1 Content shall include all Rope Rescue Technician Level NFPA 1006 and 1670 standard training requirements.

9.3.2 Course manuals shall be created for participants that include detailed descriptions of all skills taught. Participants should be able to use it as a complete reference of how to execute all NFPA skills at the level being taught. The Contractor shall share with

CENAPRED the manuals and all other materials comprising the curriculum, including POIs, if these differ from the manuals, instruction guides, exercises/drills descriptions, and question banks. The Contractor shall share all data and reproduction rights with NORTHCOM and

CENAPRED. Section 8.1 includes details on these requirements.

9.3.3 The training audience will include CENAPRED-selected responders. The audience will have completed the Rope Rescue Operations Course under this contract.

9.3.4 The equipment in Appendix D will be available for the training.

9.3.5 Mexican partners will provide adequate facilities that include a classroom space, practical training range, and space for land drills. Contractor shall coordinate with

CENAPRED, with USNORTHCOM as the intermediary, for course logistics of set up and execution.

9.3.6 Contractor shall provide training materials as required: Training aids, flipchart/dry erase board, markers, and other equipment and supplies necessary for instruction that is not included in the equipment list in Appendix D.

9.4 Rope Rescue Operations Train-the-Trainer

9.4.1 Course instruction provided for up to twenty-five personnel on providing an

Operations-level Rope Rescue course as instructors.

9.4.2 Participants shall be provided refresher instruction on all Operations knowledge and skills, theory on teaching adult learners, theory and practice of module development, and teach backs. The Operations review shall include the knowledge and skills to:

Item # Required Rope Rescue Operations Train-the-Trainer Knowledge and Skills

Objectives

1 Perform size up of a rescue incident.

2 Inspect and maintain hazard-specific PPE.

3 Inspect and maintain rescue equipment.

4 Demonstrate knots, bends, and hitches.

5 Construct a single-point anchor system.

6 Construct a multiple-point anchor system.

7 Conduct a system safety check.

8 Place edge protection.

9 Construct a belay system.

10 Operate a belay system during a lowering or raising operation.

11 Belay a falling load in a high-angle environment.

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12 Construct a fixed rope system.

13 Ascend a fixed rope in a high-angle environment.

14 Descend a fixed rope in a high-angle environment.

15 Demonstrate the ability to escape from a jammed or malfunctioning device during a fixed rope descent in a high angle environment.

16 Construct a lowering system.

17 Direct a lowering operation in a high-angle environment.

18 Construct a simple rope mechanical advantage system.

19 Direct a team in the operation of a simple rope mechanical advantage system in a high-angle raising operation.

20 Construct a compound rope mechanical advantage system.

21 Direct the operation of a compound rope mechanical advantage system in a high-angle environment.

22 Negotiate an edge while attached to a rope rescue system during a high-angle lowering and raising operation.

23 Access, assess, stabilize, package, and transfer victims.

24 Direct a litter-lowering and litter-raising operation in a low-angle environment.

25 Operate as a litter tender in a low-angle lowering or raising operation.

26 Direct a litter-lowering or litter-raising operation in a high-angle environment.

27 Terminate a technical rescue operation.

9.4.3 Course manuals shall be created for participants that include detailed descriptions of all Operations knowledge and skills. These may be the same as the manuals for the

Operations level course. Participants should be able to use it as a complete reference of how to execute all NFPA skills at the Operations level. Participants shall also have access to all other materials comprising the curriculum, including POIs, if these differ from the manuals, instruction guides, exercises/drills descriptions, and question banks. The Contractor shall share all data and reproduction rights with NORTHCOM and CENAPRED. PWS Section 8.1 includes details on these requirements.

9.4.4 The training audience will include CENAPRED-selected responders. The audience will have received the Rope Operations and Technician courses under this contract.

9.4.5 Equipment included in Appendix D will be available for the course.

9.4.6 Mexican partners will provide adequate facilities that include a classroom space, practical training range, and space for land drills. Contractor shall coordinate with

CENAPRED, with USNORTHCOM as the intermediary, for course logistics of set up and execution.

9.4.7 Contractor shall provide training materials as required: Training aids, flipchart/dry erased board, markers, and other equipment and supplies necessary for instruction that is not included in the Appendix D.

9.5 CENAPRED-Instructor-Led Rope Rescue Operations with Contractor Observation and Feedback

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9.5.1 Approximately ten individuals who have completed the four previous Rope Rescue courses will teach Operations-level Rope Rescue courses. Contractor shall provide feedback to refine new instructors’ teaching of the curriculum.

9.5.2 CENAPRED instructors shall provide the Rope Rescue Operations curriculum developed by the Contractor to an audience of up to twenty-five Mexican responders selected by CENAPRED. These audience individuals will not have participated in the other courses under this contract (except Awareness).

9.5.3 Course manuals shall be created for participants that include detailed descriptions of all Operations level knowledge and skills. These may be the same as those provided during the Operations training. Participants should be able to use it as a complete reference of how to execute all NFPA skills at the level being taught. Participants shall also have access to all other materials comprising the curriculum, including POIs, if these differ from the manuals, instruction guides, exercises/drills descriptions, and question banks. The Contractor shall share all data and reproduction rights with NORTHCOM and CENAPRED. Section 8.1 includes details on these requirements.

9.5.4 Equipment in the list included in Appendix D will be available for the course.

9.5.5 Mexican partners will provide adequate facilities that include a classroom space, practical training range, and space for land drills. Contractor shall coordinate with

CENAPRED, with USNORTHCOM as the intermediary, for course logistics of set up and execution.

9.5.6 Instructors shall provide training materials as required: Training aids, flipchart/dry erase board, markers, and other equipment and supplies necessary for instruction that is not included in the Appendix D equipment.

9.6 Trench Rescue Awareness Course Development

9.6.1 The contractor shall provide Trench Rescue Awareness course materials suitable to be utilized in an online format, to be administered without in-person instructors. The contractor shall provide periods of instruction, with information on how the course would be administered in a virtual format, including information on how transitions should be made between lessons/modules, etc., and question bank. Formats shall be editable Microsoft Office products. Any sound files, graphics, or videos shall be in editable formats (PNG/JPG), MP4.

The Contractor shall share all data and reproduction rights with NORTHCOM and

CENAPRED. CENAPRED will create a virtual course using the materials. Additional information in PWS Section 8.1.

9.6.2 Training shall enable participants to acquire the knowledge and skills to identify the need for trench and excavation collapse rescue, conduct a size-up of a collapsed trench, implement a trench emergency action plan, implement support operations at trench emergencies, and initiate the incident management system given a trench or excavation collapse incident, in accordance with NFPA 1006 and 1670 Trench Rescue Awareness standard training requirements.

9.6.3 Content shall include all NFPA 1006 and 1670 Rope Rescue awareness standard training requirements.

9.6.4 CENAPRED will host this virtual training for individuals that will participate in subsequent Trench Rescue courses provided by the Contractor under this contract.

9.7 Trench Rescue Operations

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The contractor shall provide one Trench Rescue Operations course to an audience of twenty-five personnel. Training shall enable participants to acquire the knowledge and skills to support a nonintersecting straight wall trench of 8 ft (2.4 m) or less in depth as a member of a team, release a victim from soil entrapment by components of a nonintersecting collapsed trench of 8 ft (2.4 m) or less in depth, remove a victim from a trench, disassemble support systems at a trench emergency incident, and terminate a technical rescue operation, in accordance with NFPA 1006 and 1670.

9.7.1 Content shall include all Trench Rescue Operations Level NFPA 1006 and 1670 standard training requirements.

9.7.2 Course manuals shall be created for participants that include detailed descriptions of all skills taught. Participants should be able to use it as a complete reference of how to execute all NFPA skills at the level being taught. The Contractor shall share with

CENAPRED the manuals and all other materials comprising the curriculum, including POIs, if these differ from the manuals, instruction guides, exercises/drills descriptions, and question banks. The Contractor shall share all data and reproduction rights with NORTHCOM and

CENAPRED. PWS Section 8.1 includes details on these requirements.

9.7.3 The training audience will include CENAPRED-selected responders. Candidates may have some experience in trench rescue but should be assumed to be starting from zero experience beyond completion of Awareness course for the purpose of topic selection (all

NFPA knowledge and skills).

9.7.4 The equipment in Appendix D will be available for the training.

9.7.5 Mexican partners will provide adequate facilities that include a classroom space, practical training range, and space for land drills. Contractor shall coordinate with

CENAPRED, with USNORTHCOM as the intermediary, for course logistics of set up and execution.

9.7.6 Contractor shall provide training materials as required: Training aids, flipchart/dry erase board, markers, and other equipment and supplies necessary for instruction that is not included in the equipment list in Appendix D.

9.8 Trench Rescue Technician

The contractor shall provide one Trench Rescue Technician course to an audience of twenty-five personnel. Training shall enable participants to acquire the knowledge and skills to support an intersecting trench as a member of a team, install supplemental sheeting and shoring for each 2 ft

(0.61 m) of depth dug below an existing approved shoring system, remove a victim from a trench, construct load stabilization systems, and coordinate the use of heavy equipment, in accordance with NFPA 1006 and 1670.

9.8.1 Content shall include all Trench Rescue Technician Level NFPA 1006 and 1670 standard training requirements.

9.8.2 Course manuals shall be created for participants that include detailed descriptions of all skills taught. Participants should be able to use it as a complete reference of how to execute all NFPA skills at the level being taught. The Contractor shall share with

CENAPRED the manuals and all other materials comprising the curriculum, including POIs, if these differ from the manuals, instruction guides, exercises/drills descriptions, and question banks. The Contractor shall share all data and reproduction rights with NORTHCOM and

CENAPRED. PWS Section 8.1 includes details on these requirements.

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9.8.3 The training audience will include responders chosen by CENAPRED. Audience will have completed the Trench Rescue Awareness and Operations course under this contract.

9.8.4 The equipment in Appendix D will be available for the training.

9.8.5 Mexican partners will provide adequate facilities that include a classroom space, practical training range, and space for land drills. Contractor shall coordinate with

CENAPRED, with USNORTHCOM as the intermediary, for course logistics of set up and execution.

9.8.6 Instructors shall provide training materials as required: Training aids, flipchart/dry erase board, markers, and other equipment and supplies necessary for instruction that is not included in the equipment list in Appendix D.

9.9 Trench Rescue Operations Train-the-Trainer

Course instruction shall be provided to twenty-five personnel on providing an Operations-level

Trench Rescue course as instructors. Participants shall be provided refresher instruction on all

Operations knowledge and skills, theory on teaching adult learners, theory and practice of module development, and teach backs. Operations review shall include knowledge and skills to support a nonintersecting straight wall trench of 8 ft (2.4m) or less in depth as a member of a team, release a victim from soil entrapment by components of a nonintersecting collapsed trench of 8 ft (2.4 m) or less in depth, remove a victim from a trench, disassemble support systems at a trench emergency incident, and terminate a technical rescue operation, in accordance with NFPA 1006 and 1670.

9.9.1 Course manuals shall be created for participants that include detailed descriptions of all Operations level knowledge and skills. These may be the same manuals used for the

Operations level course. Participants should be able to use it as a complete reference of how to execute all NFPA skills at the level being taught. Participants shall also have access to all other materials comprising the curriculum, including POIs, if these differ from the manuals, instruction guides, exercises/drills descriptions, and question banks. The Contractor shall share all data and reproduction rights with NORTHCOM and CENAPRED. Section 8.1 includes details on these requirements.

9.9.2 The training audience will include responders chosen by CENAPRED. Audience will have completed the Trench Rescue Awareness, Operations, and Technician courses under this contract. Equipment in the list included in Appendix D are available for the course.

9.9.3 Mexican partners will provide adequate facilities that include a classroom space, practical training range, and space for land drills. Contractor shall coordinate with

CENAPRED, with USNORTHCOM as the intermediary, for course logistics of set up and execution.

9.9.4 Instructors shall provide training materials as required: Training aids, flipchart/dry erase board, markers, and other equipment and supplies necessary for instruction that is not included in the Appendix D equipment.

9.10 Trench Rescue Operations CENAPRED-Instructor-Led with Observation

Up to ten individuals who have completed the three previous Trench Rescue courses teach

Operations-level Trench Rescue course as instructors. Contractor provides feedback to refine new instructors’ teaching of the curriculum.

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9.10.1 CENAPRED instructors shall provide the Trench Rescue Operations curriculum developed by the Contractor to an audience of up to fifteen personnel selected by

CENAPRED. The audience will not have received the other courses under this contract.

9.10.2 Course manuals shall be created for CENAPRED instructors and course participants that include detailed descriptions of all Operations’ knowledge and skills.

Participants should be able to use it as a complete reference of how to execute all NFPA skills at the level being taught. CENAPRED instructors should also have access to all other materials comprising the curriculum, including POIs, if these differ from the manuals, instruction guides, exercises/drills descriptions, and question banks. The Contractor shall share all data and reproduction rights with NORTHCOM and CENAPRED. Section 8.1 includes details on these requirements.

9.10.3 The training audience will include responders chosen by CENAPRED. The

CENAPRED instructors will have completed the Trench Rescue Operations, Technician, and

Train-the-Trainer courses under this contract.

9.10.4 Equipment in the list included in Appendix D will be available for the course.

9.10.5 Mexican partners will provide adequate facilities that include a classroom space, practical training range, and space for land drills. Contractor shall coordinate with

CENAPRED, with USNORTHCOM as the intermediary, for course logistics of set up and execution.

9.10.6 Instructors shall provide training materials as required: Training aids, flipchart/dry erase board, markers, and other equipment and supplies necessary for instruction that is not included in the Appendix D equipment.

9.11 Estimated Workload. The Contractor shall complete a combination of courses as described in the following table.

Course Title Description PWS

Para.

Rope Rescue Awareness Course development and conference only; no in-person training.

9.1

Rope Rescue Operations One 40-hour in-person course for up to 25 participants. 9.2

Rope Rescue Technician One 40-hour in-person course for up to 25 participants. 9.3

Rope Rescue Operations T-t-T One 40-hour Train-the-Trainer course for up to 25 personnel.

9.4

CENAPRED-Led Rope Rescue

Ops

Contractor observation and feedback for a 40-hour course taught by ~10 new CENAPRED instructors.

9.5

Trench Rescue Awareness Course development for online format only. 9.6

Trench Rescue Operations One 40-hour in-person course for 25 personnel. 9.7

Trench Rescue Technician One 40-hour in-person course for 25 personnel. 9.8

Trench Rescue Operations One 40-hour Train-the-Trainer course for 25 personnel. 9.9

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T-t-T

CENAPRED-Led Trench Rescue

Ops

Contractor observation and feedback for a 40-hour course taught by up to 10 new CENAPRED instructors.

9.10

10.0 REQUIREMENT 3: REQUIRED PERIODIC REPORTS, BRIEFINGS, AND

MEETINGS

Post-Award Conference or Periodic Progress Meetings: The Contractor agrees to attend any post-award conference convened by the contracting activity in accordance with FAR Subpart 42.5. The

CO, COR, and other government personnel, as appropriate, may meet periodically with the

Contractor to review the Contractor's performance. At these meetings, the CO and/or COR will apprise the Contractor of how the government views the Contractor's performance, and the

Contractor will 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 and may be conducted by telephone or other electronic means at the

Government’s discretion.

11.0 PROJECT SCHEDULED MILESTONES

Milestone/Timeline Requirement PWS Paragraph Reference

Kickoff Meeting & Project Plan PWS para 10.0, 8.1.4.2

Draft Project Schedule Submission Appendix C (SS-1), 8.1.4.2

Quality Control Plan (QCP) Submission PWS para 13.0, Appendix E

(A016)

Phase 1: Curriculum Development Conference and Training Materials

• Rope Rescue Ops Curriculum Draft PWS para 8.1.2, 8.1.3.1.

• Rope Rescue Technician Curriculum Draft PWS para 8.1.2, 8.1.3.1.

• Trench Rescue Ops Curriculum Draft PWS para 8.1.2, 8.1.3.1

• Trench Rescue Technician Curriculum Draft PWS para 8.1.2, 8.1.3.1

• Rope Rescue Ops Curriculum Development Conference PWS para 8.1.2, 8.1.3.1

• Rope Rescue Technician Curriculum Development Conference PWS para 8.1.3

• Trench Rescue Ops Curriculum Development Conference PWS para 8.1.3

• Trench Rescue Technician Curriculum Development Conference PWS para 8.1.3

• Rope Rescue Awareness Curriculum Delivery PWS para 8.1.1

• Rope Rescue Ops Curriculum Delivery PWS para 8.1.2

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12.0 PERFORMANCE EVALUATION

Contractor performance is subject to Government surveillance to ensure PWS compliance. The

Contractor shall comply with the following:

12.1 Access

The Contractor shall permit the CO, COR or authorized government representatives’ access to all work areas, records, and data used in the performance of the contracted services. The Contractor shall provide support, and not interfere with the CO, Contracting Officer’s Representatives

(CORs), state, federal, and other designated personnel in the performance of their official duties.

The Contractor shall provide access as soon as possible, but not to exceed one (1) workday after the request.

12.2 Non-conformance

The Contractor shall identify root causes of non-conformances and shall control them through analysis, corrective actions, and preventive actions. The Contractor shall focus on eliminating the cause to prevent reoccurrence. The Contractor shall maintain records of non-conformities and actions taken. The Contractor shall correct and provide responses to all Government-identified non-conformances in accordance with (IAW) time frames specified by the CO. There are two types of non-conformances: Minor and Major.

12.3 Minor Non-conformance.

A Minor Non-conformance is a non-conformance, which by itself does not adversely impact mission, safety of personnel and equipment, performance (quality), schedule (delivery), or cost.

A Minor Non-conformance does not normally increase risk to the Government. Minor Non-conformances are typically low risk and are communicated through a Corrective Action Request

• Rope Rescue Tech Curriculum Delivery PWS para 8.1.2

• Trench Rescue Awareness Curriculum Delivery PWS para 8.1.1 & 9.6

• Trench Rescue Ops Curriculum Delivery PWS para 8.1.2

• Trench Rescue Tech Curriculum Delivery PWS para 8.1.2

Phase 2: Curriculum Training Conference and Training Materials PWS para 8.1.3

• Rope Rescue Ops Training Course (Includes Instruction, Materials, and

Travel) PWS para 9.2

• Rope Rescue Train-the-Trainer Training Course (Includes Instruction, Materials, and Travel)

PWS para 9.4

• Trench Rescue Ops Training Course (Includes Instruction, Materials, and

Travel)

PWS para 9.7

• Trench Rescue Tech Training Course IAW PWS 9.8 (Includes Instruction, Materials, and Travel)

PWS para 9.8

• Trench Rescue Train-the-Training Course (Includes Instruction, Materials, and Travel)

PWS para 9.9

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(CAR) notice. First notices are issued for any identified non-conformance, second notices are issued for repeat non-conformances or failing to correct issues within a reasonable amount of time. Upon receipt of a non-conformance notification (first or second notice), the Contractor shall complete applicable sections and return it to the CO within time constraints directed by the CO in the notice. A formal corrective action plan may not be required for minor CAR notices.

12.4 Major Non-conformance.

A Major Non-conformance is a non-conformance that adversely impacts (or has the potential to impact) mission, safety of personnel and equipment, performance (quality), schedule (delivery), or cost. A Major Non-conformance may also be a significant number of recurring non-conformances, which is an indication of inadequate preventive measures or actions and lowers the

Government’s confidence that the Contractor can provide quality services on time and within costs. The CO will communicate Major Non-conformances using the CAR notice and will include a suspense date for the Contractor’s Corrective Action Plan. As a minimum, the

Contractor’s Corrective Action Plan shall address:

• Actions taken to fix the immediate problem

• Root cause analysis of the problem to determine cause

• Corrective action on the cause of the problem

13.0 GENERAL INFORMATION

14.0 QUALITY CONTROL

The contractor shall establish and maintain an effective quality control program to ensure services are performed in accordance with this PWS. This program must include procedures to identify, prevent, and correct defective services. The contractor's quality control program is the method by which they ensure their work complies with the contract's requirements. A comprehensive, written Quality Control Plan (QCP) must be delivered electronically to the Contracting Officer's

Representative (COR) within 7 days of contract award. Any subsequent changes to the QCP must be delivered within 5 working days. After the initial QCP is accepted, the contractor must receive written acceptance from the contracting officer for any proposed changes to the quality control system.

14.1 QUALITY ASSURANCE

The government shall evaluate the contractor’s performance under this contract in accordance with the Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan. 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 minimum acceptable defect rate(s).

15.0 REGULATORY COMPLIANCE

The contractor is responsible for complying with all federal, business, state, and local laws applicable to their operations.