SOW Concealed Pistol Training.pdf

U.S. Department of Justice Federal Bureau of Investigation Professional Services Acquisition Unit

Concealed Pistol Training Course

Statement of Work (SOW)

Date Version Change Summary 5/9/2023 1.1 Original – SA Jeremy D. Moore 2/29/2024 1.2 SSA Jason Burke 3/4/2024 1.3 SA Jeremy D Moore 3/6/2024 1.4 SSA Jason Burke 3/7/2024 1.5 SA Jeremy D. Moore

Concealed Pistol Training SOW

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1.0 Introduction

1.1 Background

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Counterterrorism Division (CTD) Fly Team detects and disrupts threat actors from engaging in criminal or terrorist activities in OCONUS environments through the deployment of specially trained Agents alongside DoD partners in order to further FBI/ Intelligence Community (IC) cases against known subjects and illuminate threats to the homeland.

Newly assigned Fly Team Agents (FTA) must complete a rigorous training program lasting approximately eight months known as Fly Team Agent Core Training (FACT). Agents must successfully complete the FACT curriculum to be certified as “deployable” FTAs. Once certified and operational, FTAs must maintain their certifications and skills across a multitude of disciplines in order to respond to potential OCONUS requirements in support of Counterterrorism matters.

Required skills are encompassed in a Mission Essential Task List (METL):

1. Conduct Command and Control.

2. Conduct Interviews and Interrogations.

3. Conduct Evidence Recovery and Site Exploitation.

4. Conduct Human Intelligence (HUMINT) Collection and Dissemination.

5. Conduct Document and Media Exploitation (DOMEX).

6. Conduct Force Protection Activities.

Each Mission Essential Task (MET) encompasses collective and individual tasks that must be trained to and evaluated to measure individual readiness to deploy. Under MET 6 (Conduct Force Protection Activities), collective and individual tasks include (but are not limited to):

-In accordance with Department of Justice (DOJ) Deadly Force Policy, employ an issued service pistol with or without an optic from concealment.

Due to the unique requirements and circumstances encountered by Fly Team Special Agents while performing job-related tasks, namely, deploying globally alongside Special Operations units or as a lone Agent, Fly Team Agents (FTA) must be trained across a myriad of Force Protection skills.

Standard FBI Agents are not extensively trained in the concealed carry of firearms during baseline (New Agent Training) or subsequent field training. Due to the nature of deployments/assignments, however, FTAs are expected to demonstrate and maintain core competencies in defeating multiple layers of concealment, and safely drawing, presenting, and engaging multiple targets from concealed platforms.

These collective or individual tasks must be completed under various conditions. This includes but is not limited to presenting the firearm from concealment under various types of clothing and body armor, from within and around vehicles, in and around commercial, industrial, or government buildings, around barricades, in no light or low light conditions, and utilizing firearms of varied

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To this end, the CTD Fly Team submits the following SOW for contracted training that addresses the above individual task and conditions.

1.2 Scope

The scope of this SOW is for the contractor to provide a five-day (5-day) baseline concealed pistol training course to be performed during the FACT curriculum, AND separately a three-day (3-day) concealed pistol sustainment training course for FTAs who have already conducted baseline training, performed. As the sustainment course is designed to SUSTAIN specific skills learned in the baseline course and increase proficiency, the vendor for the five-day and three-day courses must be the same vendor.

1.3 Objectives

The concealed pistol training course shall provide Fly Team Agents (FTA) with baseline fundamentals of drawing, manipulating clothing and shooting from concealment; familiarization with presenting the firearm from concealment under various types of clothing and body armor, from within and around vehicles, in and around commercial, industrial, or government buildings, around barricades and other obstacles, in no light or low light conditions, and utilizing firearms of varied sizes (within the FBI-authorized spectrum of Glock pistols) with varied holster set ups, at various distances, against single and multiple targets. Upon completion of the course, FTAs should be both familiar and comfortable with operating any FBI authorized Glock pistol from concealment across the full spectrum of OCONUS environments

The sustainment pistol training course shall provide FTAs refresher training that readdresses previously learned skills and provides additional repetitions in varied circumstances, environments, and conditions. The sustainment course may be interpreted as an advanced course whose prerequisite is the 5-day baseline training.

1.4 Contract Type

This is a firm fixed price (FFP) contract.

2.0 Requirements

This is a non-personal services contract. As such, the Government will not exercise any supervision or control over contractor employees performing the services herein. Contractor personnel shall be accountable solely to the contractor who, in turn, is responsible to the Government.

The contractor shall provide a five-day concealed pistol training course for ten (10) FBI FTAs providing familiarization of presenting the firearm from concealment under various types of clothing and body armor, from within and around vehicles, in and around commercial, industrial, or government buildings, around barricades, in no light or low light conditions, and utilizing firearms of varied sizes (within the FBI-authorized spectrum of Glock pistols) with varied holster set ups, at various distances, against single or multiple targets.

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The five-day training program shall include classroom instruction, practical exercises, and drills designed to build proficiency and competence in the aforementioned skills. Additionally, the course shall be designed to reflect Fly Team OCONUS deployments where the common interagency partners are members of Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC) or other Special Operations Task Forces (SOTF). All drills and instructions should take into consideration the DOJ Deadly Force Policy.

The contractor shall provide a three-day concealed pistol sustainment course for ten (10) FBI Sas FTAs. This training shall serve as a refresher course for manipulating various types/layers of clothing, presenting the firearm from concealment, engaging single and multiple targets from various distances. Training shall also cover testing elements of plainclothes operations from the FBI authorized spectrum of Glock pistols.

The three-day training program shall include classroom instruction and drills designed to build and test proficiency and competence. The training shall refresh and build upon foundational skills previously learned.

The contractor for both courses should be intimately familiar with the Deadly Force Policy and have demonstrated practical knowledge of said policy. To this end, the contractor would ideally be a former Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent or Officer familiar with the FBIs Deadly Force Policy and its application in various tactical scenarios; offer a training curriculum recognized by the Firearms Training Unit as a re-certification course for current FBI Firearms Instructors; a Tactical Instructor familiar with the FBIs National Tactical Training standards; a Firearms Instructor familiar with the FBIs firearms standards and industry advanced pistol shooting technique. The contractor must be able to travel to Quantico, Virginia and gain access to the FBI Academy grounds, where training will occur. As such, the contractor must be able to transport all required instructional materials/equipment to the training location.

2.1 Course Requirements

The five-day concealed pistol course shall include, but is not limited to, the following:

Pistol Marksmanship Instruction and Exercise Fundamental pistol marksmanship skills and pistol manipulation.

Advanced pistol marksmanship skills and concepts.

Presenting firearms from concealment utilizing various clothing and body armor types.

Shooting pistol accurately from various ready positions (standing, kneeling, barricaded, prone, one-handed shooting) at multiple distances.

Speed reloading and malfunction drills under all conditions and distances to include one handed drills.

Shooting around barricades and other obstacles of various compositions, sizes, and shapes.

Shooting in low light or no light conditions utilizing a combination of optics, flashlights, and night vision devices (all devices will be organic to Fly Team and not provided by the contractor).

Shooting single or multiple target engagements from concealment, emphasizing DOJ Deadly Force Policy at multiple distances.

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Presenting pistol from concealment from within and around vehicles, conducting single and multiple target engagements, under low light or no light conditions at multiple distances.

Presenting pistol on the move and engaging multiple targets from non-traditional shooting platforms.

Utilizing the full spectrum of FBI-issued Glock pistols, including but not limited to, the G19, G17, and G43X.

Have established Core Skills Testing criteria to test and monitor student progress throughout the training.

The three-day concealed pistol sustainment course shall include, but is not limited to, the following:

Pistol Marksmanship Instruction and Exercise Fundamental pistol marksmanship skills and pistol manipulation.

Advanced pistol marksmanship skills covering importance of trigger preparation to increase student speed and accuracy.

Advanced pistol marksmanship skills covering application of trigger preparation and throttle control to increase student speed and accuracy Single handed shooting concepts and problem-solving drills.

Engagement of single and multiple targets from conventional and unconventional positions.

Drawing and reloading from concealment.

Have established Core Skills Testing criteria for evaluation of students and progress throughout course.

3.0 Period of Performance

The Period of Performance (PoP) is June 25-27, 2024 (three-day sustainment) and August 12-16 (five-day baseline).

3.1 Period of Performance

The primary place of performance will be at the FBI Academy, Quantico, Virginia, which is located aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico, which is located within the Continental United States.

The Contractor must be able to meet both U.S. Marine Corps and FBI Academy background/security requirements for entry onto both installations.

3.2 Hours of operation

Normal daily training operations will generally be expected to run from 0800 to 1800 local time;

certain days will need to be flexible on scheduled hours to accommodate nighttime operations and training requirements.

4.0 Deliverables

The Contractor shall be responsible for successful completion of the 4-day concealed pistol training course. Contractor will provide a certificate of completion to each student.

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5.0 Government Furnished Equipment or Information

The Government will provide weapons and deployable gear issued to Fly Team SAs, as well as all necessary ammunition for required for weapons training and familiarization. The government will additionally provide range facilities, barricades, and structures organic to Firearms Training Unit at the FBI Academy, Quantico, VA. The Government will provide marksmanship targets organic to FBI Ranges at Quantico, VA, but the Contractor will provide any additional targets required to accomplish shooting drills.

6.0 Contract Administration

The contractor shall only receive instruction and guidance from the Contracting Officer (CO) and Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR), specific to their positions, as described below.

Contractors who rely on instruction from personnel other than the CO or COR do so at their own risk and expense. Such actions do not bind the Government contractually. All contractual questions shall be directed to the CO. Contact information for the COR will be provided via COR Delegation Letter at the time of award.

The contractor shall notify the CO and COR in writing within three (3) business days if they receive instruction (i.e., changes in scope, location, or concerns about contractor performance) from anyone other than the CO or COR.

6.1 Contracting Officer

The CO is the appointed authority to bind the Government to the extent of the authority delegated.

Direction modifying the scope, schedule, terms and conditions, funding, or any other action modifying the call order as originally entered with the Government must be given only by the CO.

Contact information for the call order CO is provided below.

Robert Shifflet , Contracting Officer Professional Services Acquisition Unit (PSAU) Redstone Arsenal, AL Email: rtshifflet@fbi.gov

6.2 Contract Specialist (CS)

The CS will assist the CO in the administration of this contract. Contact information for the CS is provided below.

Ashley Johnson, Contract Specialist Professional Services Acquisition Unit (PSAU) Redstone Arsenal, AL Email: ALJohnson5@fbi.gov

6.3 Contracting Officer Representative

The CO has appointed a COR to help provide administration and management support of the work to be performed under the call order. The contractor shall coordinate the award of new call orders and the delivery of deliverables with the COR. Contact information for the COR will be provided after call order award.

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The COR is not authorized to change any of the terms and conditions of the call order. The contractor is advised only the CO can change or modify the call order terms or take any other action which obligates the Government. Then, such action must be set forth in a formal modification to the call order. The authority of the COR is strictly limited to him/her, without re-delegation, for the specific duties set forth in their letter of appointment.

6.4 Invoicing Instructions

The FBI has transitioned its invoice payment processing operations to the Invoice Processing Platform (IPP). This was executed as part of a broader effort to meet compliance with the Office of Management and Budget’s 2018 electronic invoicing mandate.

IPP is a secure, web - based electronic invoicing system provided by the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Bureau of the Fiscal Service in partnership with the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (FRSTL). IPP is available at no cost to any commercial contractor or independent contractor doing business with a participating government agency. To learn more about IPP, please visit IPP.gov.

To prepare for this transition, please review the following timeline and actions:

Upon receipt of this notification

Request an IPP user account from your company’s IPP administrator if your company is registered in IPP but you do not already have an account.

Send the name of a POC who will act as your company’s IPP administrator to the FBI if your company is not registered in IPP.

Review IPP training and help materials.

Obtaining Access to IPP (Registered Contractors)

If your company is already registered in IPP, you will not be required to re-register. Please contact your organization’s IPP account administrator so he/she may add you as an additional user to your company’s vendor profile.

Obtaining Access to IPP (Unregistered Contractors)

If your company is not already registered in IPP, you are required to provide the FBI with a point of contact to serve as your IPP administrator. This individual will be responsible for initial account registration as well as creating and managing your company’s IPP users and permissions. Once the requested point of contact’s information has been received, the FBI will submit a request to begin the enrollment process.

The POC will receive two emails from IPP Customer Support:

The first email contains the initial administrative IPP User ID.

The second email, sent within 24 hours of receipt of the first email, contains a temporary password.

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You must log in with the temporary password within 30 days.

Registration is complete when the initial administrative user logs into the IPP web site with the User ID and password provided and accepts the rules of behavior. Additional user accounts, including administrators, can be created after initial login.

Until further notice, point of contact information pertaining to who will serve as your company’s IPP administrator should be forwarded to Keenan Robinson (krobinson2@fbi.gov) and Jimmy Riffle (jdriffle@fbi.gov). Please include the following contact information:

Full name Email address Phone number Title

Training

Contractor training materials, including a first - time login tutorial, are available on the IPP.gov website. Once you have logged in to the IPP application, you will have access to user guides providing step – by - step instructions for all IPP capabilities ranging from creating and submitting an invoice to setting up email notifications. Live webinars are held monthly and provide a great opportunity to learn the basics of the system. Individuals within your company responsible for submitting invoices should review these materials upon receipt of this notification.

Additional Support

Phone support for IPP is available Monday through Friday from 8:00 am to 6:00 pm ET: (866) 973-3131. The IPP Customer Support team is available during this time to provide user assistance and to answer any questions related to the IPP application. Questions about the IPP application can also be emailed to IPPCustomerSupport@fiscal.treasury.gov.

For answers to frequently asked questions, visit the Vendor FAQ page on the IPP.gov web site.

For call order-specific questions, please contact your CO at the number provided in your call order.