NASBLA_SOW_Training_GPS_Forensics_Course.pdf

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Attached to: Notice of Intent to Sole Source - National Association of State Boating Law Administrators (NASBLA)
Solicitation number: CG-721-70098PR240017224
Issued by: Department of Homeland Security US Coast Guard

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This document is a Statement of Work (SOW) for a one-day GPS Forensics course to be provided to the United States Coast Guard's (USCG) Digital Evidence First Responders (DEFR) C-School. The USCG is seeking a vendor to provide approximately 8 hours of instruction to maritime law enforcement officers on the identification, preservation, and analysis of GPS devices, including the history of GPS, components, and basic concepts, as well as best practices for securing GPS evidence and conducting forensic examinations. The course is to be delivered twice per fiscal year from September 2024 through December 2028 at the UCF National Center for Forensic Science in Orlando, FL. The total value of the contract is $75,000. The USCG intends to award this as a sole source contract to the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators (NASBLA) based on their specialized expertise in maritime GPS forensics training and curriculum.

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PR 70098PR240017224

Attachment 1 – Statement of Requirements

Statement of Requirements

GPS Forensics Course

( September 2024 to December 2028)

United States Coast Guard

CG-7213 DF/DOMEX

1.0 Background

1.1 Per COMDTINST M3800.7, CG-7213 is the Program Manager of the United States Coast Guard’s Document and Media Exploitation (DOMEX)/Digital Forensics (DF) program. The USCG program utilizes both commercial off the shelf (COT) and proprietary, sole source software and hardware to execute USCG DOMEX operations and meet tactical level, unit requirements. The USCG DOMEX/DF Program operates a variety of commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) software as well as proprietary, sole source, software and hardware to perform the function of DOMEX/DF in support of its statutory missions. These functions include, but are not limited to, the aquisition and analysis of data lawfully obtained from gps devices within the maritime domain.

2.0 Objective

2.1 The United States Coast Guard (USCG) Office of Specialized Capabilities Document and Media Exploitation (DOMEX) (CG-7213) is seeking vendor(s) who are interested, specialized and capable of supporting the Coast Guard’s only forensic C-School training program; the Digital Evidence First Responder’s (DEFR), with advanced curriculum, certification and/or competency focusing on GPS forensic aquisitions within the maritime environment.

3.0 Scope

3.1 Approximately eight-hour(s) of instruction designed to provide maritime law enforcement officers the foundational knowledge, skills and ability for recovering evidence from GPS devices and preparing it for courtroom presentation. The class should take students through the history of the GPS system, describe the components of the system, and explain the basic concepts of how GPS works. Students should learn about the wide variety of devices that are on the market and the types of data the devices might hold. They should learn the best practices for securing a GPS for examination and the legal guidelines that must be followed. Finally, students should learn about the tools and software needed to conduct a basic examination of a GPS, and learn how to present the results.

4.0 Applicable Documents

4.1 Reference Documents

• National Security Presidential Memorandum 7 (NSPM-7) Integration, Sharing, and Use of National Security Threat Actor Information to Protect Americans

• Intelligence Community Directive (ICD) 302 Document and Media Exploitation

(DOMEX)

• Digital Evidence Search and Seizure (DESS) Business Rules 1.5

• USCG Document and Media Exploitation Manual COMDTINST M3800.7

5.0 SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS/TASKS

5.1 One-day GPS FORENSICS (GPS) course of instruction to the United States Coast Guard (USCG) Digital Evidence First Responders (DEFR) C-School & a maximum of 30 students.

Additional requirements/tasks are as follows:

• Provide comprehensive lecture(s), demonstration(s), and practical exercise(s) on the identification, preservation, and analysis of GPS devices.

• Provide GPS manufacturer software to allow the forensic examinations of GPS devices.

• Provide learning platform with training paths that align with maritime law and can be used on a standalone computer and/or personal device.

• Provide student pertinent curriculum material such as handbooks and presentation material.

• Provide the following instructional deliverables:

• Certification for 30 students

• Comprehensive review of GPS basics and proprietary brands

• Comprehensive review of GPS Data, Transmissions, and Receivers

• Comprehensive review of TTPs on Seizure and applicable hardware and software evidence collection

• Comprehensive review of Case Law as it applies to GPS Forensics and pertinent legal considerations

• Comprehensive review of how to conduct GPS examination, preparation, and analysis

• Comprehensive review of post GPS seizure, data collection, and analysis report writing

• Comprehensive review of GPS case package building with maritime law

6.0 QUALIFIED PERSONNEL

The Contractor must provide qualified personnel to perform all requirements specified in this

SOW.

7.0 OTHER APPLICABLE CONDITIONS

7.1 PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE

The period of performance for this contract is to occur TWICE per fiscal year following the initial September 2024 Pilot Course with no less than ONCE per fiscal year. See Table 1-0 below. September 19, 2024 & December 12, 2024.

Table 1-0

ITEM DATE DELIVERABLE /

EVENT LOCATION

1 September

One Day GPS Forensics Course