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DRAFT PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT

Military Mobile Force Protection Training

1. GENERAL: This is a non-personal services contract to provide Military Mobile Force Protection Training (MMFPT). The Government shall not exercise any supervision or control over the contract service providers performing the services herein. Such contract service providers shall be accountable solely to the Contractor who, in turn is responsible to the Government. The Contractor, in turn, shall be accountable to the Government for Contractor or subcontractor personnel.

1.1. Description of Services: The Contractor shall provide all direct labor, training material, equipment, supervision, facilities, and all other items and non-personal services necessary to conduct Basic and Advanced courses on Military Mobile Force Protection Training (MMFPT), except for those items specified as government furnished property and services, in support of the United States Army Special Operations Command (USASOC). The Contractor shall perform in accordance with (IAW) the terms and conditions of the contract and consistently with the established standards in this Performance Work Statement (PWS).

1.2. Scope and Objectives:

1.2.1. The intent is of this PWS is to specify the requirements of the MMFPT support. The Contractor shall provide realistic training scenarios, where rates of speed during the conduct of this training will be limited only by road safety considerations, the student’s ability, vehicle capability, scenario norms based on actual combat operations, and the instructor’s ability to control the training event.

1.3. Period of Performance: The anticipated period of performance is for a 12-month base year and four (4) optional ordering periods.

1.4. Hours of Operation: The Contractor shall provide eight (8) hours of daylight training daily, excluding meal time. Two (2) 4-hour night training sessions shall be provided as part of the basic course in addition to the normal 8-hour day portion for a minimum of eight (8) hours of night training.

1.4.1. The breakdown of the training cycle will be no less than 10% classroom training and no less than 75% Scenario-based training where the students are actual participants in the various training scenarios.

1.5. Place of Performance: The Contractor shall provide a primary training site that is owned or leased throughout the duration of this contract and located within a four (4) hours commute of Fort Bragg, North Carolina.

1.5.1. PRIMARY AND ALTERNATE TRAINING SITES/FACILITIES.

1.5.1.1. The training site shall consist of multiple driving tracks that replicate paved and unpaved multi-lane road conditions similar to those that exist in Afghanistan and the other areas where Army Special Operations Forces (ARSOF) Soldiers are involved in combat or other high risk operations. One track shall be a minimum of three quarters of a mile to facilitate all required training events within this PWS. The Contractor’s proposed training site shall be designed to meet all the training requirements stated herein.

1.5.1.2. As needed, the Contractor may be required to perform trainings at alternate training sites located at either Fort Carson, CO, Eglin Air Force Base, FL, Joint Base Lewis McChord, WA, or Fort Campbell, KY. The Contractor shall utilize a Mobile Training Team to travel to the respective location(s). The courses available to be conducted in a MTT environment will be negotiated with the Contractor at the task order level. The Contractor may be required to conduct trainings simultaneously at both the primary and alternate locations.

1.5.1.3. The Contractor shall coordinate with Range Control to determine availability and request to utilize a range at any of the alternate locations prior to utilizing land in the private sector to conduct training.

1.6. General Information:

1.6.1. Quality Control: Quality Control is the responsibility of the Contractor. The Contractor is responsible for the delivery of quality services/supplies to the Government (see FAR 52.246-1 Contractor Inspection Requirements).

1.6.1.1. Quality Control Program: The Government is committed to a highly interactive relationship between quality control by the Contractor and quality assurance by the government recipient of services. This relationship shall be achieved through an effective Prevention Based Quality Control Program dedicated to ensuring the best possible products and services to end users. The Contractor shall provide their final written Quality Control Plan (QCP) no later than (NLT) within ten (10) days after contract award and within five (5) days of any proposed changes to the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) and Contracting Officer (KO).

1.6.1.1.1. The Contractor’s quality program shall demonstrate its prevention-based outlook by meeting the objectives stated in the PWS throughout all areas of performance. The QCP shall be developed to specify the Contractor’s responsibility for management and quality control actions to meet the terms of the contract. The QCP as a minimum shall address continuous process improvement; procedures for scheduling, conducting and documentation of inspection; discrepancy identification and correction; corrective action procedures to include procedures for addressing Government discovered non-conformances; procedures for root cause analysis to identify the root cause and root cause corrective action to prevent re-occurrence of discrepancies; procedures for trend analysis; procedures for collecting and addressing customer feedback/complaints.

1.6.1.1.2. Upon request from the COR, the Contractor shall provide, all reports generated as a result of the Contractor’s quality control efforts. This shall include any summary information used to track quality control, including any charts/graphs.

1.6.1.1.3. The Contractor’s QCP shall be incorporated into and become part of this contract after the plan has been accepted by the KO. Proposed changes made after KO acceptance shall be submitted in writing through the COR to the KO for review and acceptance prior to implementing any revision. The Contractor’s QCP shall be maintained throughout the life of the contract and shall include the Contractor’s procedures to routinely evaluate the effectiveness of the plan to ensure the Contractor is meeting the performance standards and requirements of the contract.

1.6.2. Contractor Discrepancy Report (CDR): When the Contractor's performance is unsatisfactory, a CDR will be issued. The Contractor shall reply in writing within five (5) work days from the date of receipt of the CDR, giving the reasons for the unsatisfactory performance, corrective action taken, and procedures to preclude recurrence.

1.6.3. Quality Assurance: The COR will evaluate the Contractor’s performance under this contract in accordance with the Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP). This plan is primarily focused on what the COR 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). When an observation indicates defective performance, the COR will require the Contractor or designated on-site representative to initial the observation to acknowledge the defective performance. The acknowledgement of the observation does not necessarily constitute Contractor concurrence with the observation, only that the Contractor has been made aware of the defective performance.

1.6.4. Security Requirements: Contractor personnel shall comply with all applicable security and safety regulations, guidance, and procedures, including local, referenced in this PWS and in effect at the work sites.

1.6.5. Key Position Personnel: The Contractor shall provide a Contract Manager and alternate(s) who shall be responsible for the performance of all work required under this contract. The name of this person and an alternate(s) who shall act for the Contractor when the manager is absent, shall be designated in writing to the KO within five (5) calendar days after contract award. The Contractor shall provide advance written notification to the KO of any changes to these personnel within five (5) days of such action. Additionally, the Contractor shall provide a training division organizational chart of personnel with contact phone numbers of individual responsible for this contract within five days after contract award.

1.6.5.1. The Contract Manager or alternate(s) shall have full authority to act for the Contractor on all matters relating to daily operation of this contract. The Contract Manager or alternate(s) shall be available to the Government during normal duty hours (8 a.m. to 5 p.m.) in person or telephonically to discuss and, if required, correct problem areas. When training is conducted outside normal duty hours, the Contract Manager or designated alternate(s) shall be available by telephone within three hours of placing the call to address any unresolved areas of training with the COR.

1.6.6. Special Qualifications:

1.6.6.1. Instructors. The Contractor shall provide instructors who have at least one (1) year of documented experience in providing this specific type of training in environments and conditions the same as, or similar to, those found in Afghanistan and/or the other areas where ARSOF Soldiers are involved in combat or other high risk operations. All instructors shall have documented and current (within the last 60 months) experience in real world situations in Afghanistan and/or the other areas where ARSOF Soldiers are involved in combat or other high risk operations that are specific to the tactics being taught.

1.6.6.2. Instructor/Student Ratio. The Contractor shall meet a minimum 1:3 Instructor to Student Ratio.

1.6.6.3. The Contractor shall provide primary instructors that maintain all required certifications to instruct their respective trainings. The Contractor shall provide trained personnel who have experience with the capabilities and driving of the vehicles listed in Part 3.1.1. Default vehicles will be the Contractor supplied sedans and SUVs.

1.6.6.4. Language Fluency. The Contract Manager and Alternate(s) shall fluently read, write, speak, and understand English.

1.6.6.5. Medical Instructor personnel shall be certified instructors by the National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians (NAEMT) for the areas that they are instructing.

1.6.7. Post Award Conference/Periodic Progress Meetings: The Contractor agrees to attend any post award conference convened by the contracting activity or contract administration office in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 42.5. The KO and/or COR may meet periodically with the Contractor to review the Contractor's performance. At these meetings the KO 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.

1.6.8. Contracting Officer Representative (COR): The COR will be identified by separate letter of appointment.

The COR monitors all technical aspects of the contract and assists in contract administration. The COR is authorized to perform the following functions: Assures that the Contractor performs the technical requirements of the contract; performs inspections necessary in connection with contract performance; maintains written and oral communications with the Contractor concerning technical aspects of the contract; issues written interpretations of technical requirements, including government drawings, designs, specifications; monitors Contractor's performance and notifies both the KO and Contractor of any deficiencies; coordinates availability of government furnished property, and provides site entry of Contractor personnel. A letter of designation issued to the COR, a copy of which is sent to the Contractor, states the responsibilities and limitations of the COR, especially with regard to changes in cost or price, estimates or changes in delivery dates. The COR is not authorized to change any of the terms and conditions of the resulting contract.

1.6.9. Organizational Conflict of Interest: The provisions of FAR Subpart 9.5, Organizational Conflicts of Interest (OCI), concerning organizational conflicts of interest govern this contract. The Contractor shall notify the KO immediately whenever it becomes aware that such access or participation may result in any actual or potential OCI and shall promptly submit a plan to the KO to avoid or mitigate any such OCI. The Contractor’s mitigation plan will be determined to be acceptable solely at the discretion of the KO and in the event the KO unilaterally determines that any such OCI cannot be satisfactorily avoided or mitigated, the KO may affect other remedies as he or she deems necessary, including prohibiting the Contractor from participation in subsequent contracted requirements which may be affected by the OCI.

1.6.10. Travel: The Contractor may be required to travel CONUS during the performance of this contract to perform Contractor-led training. The Contractor will be authorized travel expenses consistent with FAR 31.205- 46, and the limitation of funds specified in the contract. The request for travel shall be included at time of task order proposal submission, which will result in a Firm Fixed Price “Other Direct Cost” Contract Line Item Number (CLIN). The information included in the proposal shall include at a minimum number of traveler(s), purpose for travel, itemized estimated cost of travel (airline ticket, lodging per day, meals & essentials per day, rental car per day, fuel for rental car, airport parking & baggage handling, additional Contractor processing fees), and the contract line item travel billed against. The travel costs will be negotiated and approved prior to the task order being executed. The Contractor shall submit an invoice for reimbursement citing the appropriate travel contract line item.

1.6.11. Other Direct Costs (ODC): Contract Other Direct Costs (ODC) are supplies tied directly to support of MMFPT mobile training events and activities and are items whose costs are not allocated to a line item in the contract's schedule. The Contractor shall submit requests for all ODCs required at time of task order proposal submission, which will result in a Firm Fixed Price ODC CLIN. Items purchased and charged against the ODC line item must specifically support the PWS. The costs will be negotiated and approved prior to the task order being executed. The Contractor shall submit an invoice for reimbursement citing the appropriate ODC contract line item.

PART 2

DEFINITIONS & ACRONYMS

2. DEFINITIONS AND ACRONYMS:

2.1. DEFINITIONS:

2.1.1. CONTRACTOR. The total contractor organization or a separate entity of it, such as an affiliate, division, or plant that performs its own purchasing.

2.1.2. CONTRACTING OFFICER. A person with authority to enter into, administer, and/or terminate contracts, and to make related determinations and findings on behalf of the Government. Note: The only individual who can legally bind the Government.

2.1.3. CONTRACTING OFFICER'S REPRESENTATIVE. An employee of the U.S. Government appointed by the contracting officer to administer the contract. Such appointment shall be in writing and shall state the scope of authority and limitations. This individual has authority to provide technical direction to the Contractor, as long as that direction is within the scope of the contract, does not constitute a change, and has no funding implications. This individual does NOT have authority to change the terms and conditions of the contract.

2.1.4. CONTRACTOR PERSONNEL. Contractor and subcontractor employees performing working under this contract.

2.1.5. CONTRACTOR TEAM ARRANGEMENT. Two or more companies form a partnership or joint venture to act as a potential prime Contractor; or, a potential prime Contractor agrees with one or more other companies to have them act as its subcontractors under a specified Government contract or acquisition program.

2.1.6. DEFECTIVE SERVICE. A service output that does not meet the standard of performance associated with the Performance Work Statement (PWS).

2.1.7. DELIVERABLE. Anything that can be physically delivered, but may include non-physical things, such as meeting minutes or reports.

2.1.8. GOVERNMENT-FURNISHED PROPERTY (GFP) OR GOVERNMENT PROPERTY (GP). Property, Equipment, or Material in the possession of or directly acquired by the Government and subsequently made available to the Contractor.

2.1.9. KEY PERSONNEL. Contractor employees who are critical for achieving SOW objectives. Key personnel shall meet position qualification and experience requirements indicated in the SOW. When key personnel qualifications are used as an evaluation factor in “Best Value” procurement, the Contracting Officer is the only one authorized to concur with key personnel replacement after award of the contract. When proposed key personnel resumes are used as an evaluation factor in best value procurement, a letter of commitment may be required from the individual whose resume is provided.

2.1.10. PERFORMANCE PREQUIREMENT SUMMARY (PRS). A listing of the service outputs under the contract that are to be evaluated by the COR on a regular basis, the surveillance methods to be used for these outputs, and the performance requirement of the listed outputs.

2.1.11. PHYSICAL SECURITY. Actions that prevent the loss or damage of government property.

2.1.12. QUALITY ASSURANCE. A planned and systematic pattern of all actions necessary to provide confidence that adequate technical requirements are established; products and services conform to established technical requirements; and satisfactory performance is achieved. For the purposes of this document, quality assurance refers to actions by the Government.

2.1.13. QUALITY ASSURANCE SURVEILLAND PLAN (QASP). The Government’s organized written document specifying the surveillance methodology to be used for surveillance of Contractor performance.

2.1.14. QUALITY CONTROL. All necessary measures taken by the Contractor to assure that the quality of an end product or service shall meet contract requirements.

2.1.15. SUBCONTRACT. Any contract, as defined in FAR Subpart 2.1, entered into by a subcontractor to furnish supplies, or services for performance of a prime contract or a subcontract. It includes but is not limited to purchase orders, and changed and modifications to purchase orders.

2.1.16. SUBCONTRACTOR. Any supplier, distributer, vendor, or firm that furnishes supplies or services to or for a prime Contractor or another subcontractor.

2.1.17. WORK DAY. The length of time during a day in which the Contractor provides services, in accordance with the contract. Also referred to as Business Day.

2.1.18. WORK WEEK. Monday through Friday, unless otherwise specified.

2.2. ACRONYMS:

AR Army Regulation ARSOF Army Special Operations Forces ACOR Assistant Contracting Officer Representative CBRN Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear CDR Contract Discrepancy Report CFR Code of Federal Regulations CLIN Contract Line Item Number CONUS Continental United States (excludes Alaska and Hawaii) COR Contracting Officer Representative DA Department of the Army DD250 Department of Defense Form 250 (Receiving Report) DFARS Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement DOD Department of Defense FAR Federal Acquisition Regulation IAW In Accordance With IED Improvised Explosive Device IVCP Illegal Vehicle Check Point KO Contracting Officer KS Contracting Specialist MMFPT Military Mobile Force Protection Training MTT Mobile Training Team NAEMT National Association Emergency Medical Technicians NLT No Later Than OC Oleoresin Capsicum OCI Organizational Conflict of Interest OCONUS Outside Continental United States (includes Alaska and Hawaii) ODC Other Direct Costs OPFOR Opposing Forces PIPO Phase-In/Phase- Out POC Point of Contact PCOR Primary Contracting Officer Representative PRS Performance Requirements Summary PWS Performance Work Statement QA Quality Assurance QAP Quality Assurance Program QASP Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan

QC Quality Control QCP Quality Control Plan SFX Special Effects SOP Standard Operating Procedure SUV Sport Utility Vehicle TCCC Tactical Combat Casualty Care TE Technical Exhibit USASOC United States Army Special Operations Command

PART 3

GOVERNMENT FURNISHED PROPERTY, EQUIPMENT, AND SERVICES

3. GOVERNMENT FURNISHED ITEMS AND SERVICES:

3.1. Equipment:

--Level 3 Body armor --Athletic Supporter Cup, Solid --Rain Gear --Hat --Eye and Ear Protection rated for firearm training --4 sets of BDUs, DCUs, ACUs, or flight suits --Combat boots --6 pair of socks --Gloves NOMEX and Heavy work --Ballistic Helmet w/NVG mount --Knee and elbow pads --Camelback --Sunscreen --Ballistic Sunglasses

3.1.1. When coordinated in advance with the designated COR, the Government may provide the following:

US Military tactical vehicles as listed or current variant as used by the unit in training.

M-1114 (Armor-Up) M-997 (Ambulance) M-998 series (GTV and adaptations) M-1078 (LMTV Cargo) M-1083 (MTV, Cargo) in place of civilian vehicles NVG’s w/batteries Non-Lethal Weapons (At the discretion of the Government and when coordinated with the Contractor) FM Radios (PRC-148) w/Peltors as listed or current variant as used by the unit in training.

Battery chargers for radios.

Extra battery per radio w/accessory antenna.

PART 4

CONTRACTOR FURNISHED ITEMS AND SERVICES

4. CONTRACTOR FURNISHED ITEMS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

4.1. General: The Contractor shall furnish all supplies, equipment, facilities and services required to perform work under this contract that are not listed under Part 3 of this PWS.

4.2. Equipment. The Contractor shall provide sufficient quantities of equipment for the number of students attending each course. The following listing of equipment is not intended to be all inclusive and represents the minimum equipment the Government anticipates is necessary:

--M-4 Carbine 5.56 rifle, to include appropriate ammunition.

--M-9 pistol, 9mm, to include appropriate ammunition --M-4 Carbine 5.56 rifle simunition barrel --M-9 pistol, 9mm simunition barrel --AK47 or AKM, 7.62x39 rifle, to include appropriate ammunition --PKM, 7.62x54R machine gun, to include appropriate ammunition --RPG7, 7.62x39 Tracer Trainer --Makarov, 9x18mm pistol, to include appropriate ammunition --Communications equipment --Arms Room and or Vault --Serviceable SUVs, training vehicles (full size sedans), ramming vehicles to facilitate the training requirements in paragraph 7 for up to 24 students.

--Serviceable U.S military HMMWVs to facilitate the training requirements for up to 18 students.

Operational vehicles shall be available for training at all times.

--Fuel/tires

HMMWV vs. Sedan: HMMWV, or suitable operational vehicle, will be used for a minimum 20% of the practical exercises and evaluations when applicable. A suitable operational vehicle is one that will be used by the unit in the operational environment that is the focus of the training. There will be no requirement for the HMMWVs to be utilized during any training event that calls for the damage or destruction of the vehicle. Sedans will be used primarily to teach fundamentals/training rehearsals.

4.2. Materials. The Contractor shall provide the following materials.

--Training ammunition (5.56 Ball and 9mm Ball and simunition ammunition AA21, AA12), lethal and non- lethal weaponry and simulation apparatus --Other simulation weapons and ammunition required to meet the training objectives, i.e. paint balls.

--Other pyrotechnic devices necessary to simulate a combat environment during training --Training aids consumed or destroyed in training to include targets, windshields, windows, doors, vehicle parts, etc.

--Student handouts and all other training material, equipment and devices

PART 5

SPECIFIC TASKS

5. Specific Tasks:

5.1. Basic Services. The Contractor shall provide a Program of Instruction (POI) that utilizes current combat, or other high risk operational threat profiles, that are continually increasing in difficulty based on student ability to find, fix, and eliminate the enemy threat throughout all training venues. The attack profiles and threat scenarios replicated during the practical exercises shall be based on recent tactics used against U.S.

troops. The students shall be briefed on recent threat scenarios and “lessons learned” by the use of actual observations on the battlefield and open source materials that focus on current attack methodologies. Recent is defined as occurring within the preceding 12 months.

5.1.1. Following are the minimum “terminal learning objectives” for each course and brief descriptions required for inclusion in the MMFPT POI needed to satisfy the Government’s training requirement. At the completion of the course, each student, successfully completing the training, shall have been taught the antiterrorism/force protection requisite skills indicated and earned certifications, where appropriate. The Contractor shall provide students successfully completing MMFPT course, a certificate of completion. The Contractor shall immediately report student failures to the senior ranking individual in the class and the COR.

5.2. The Contractor shall provide each student with electronic copies of case studies, video clips, PowerPoint presentations, and any other type of printed or electronic information presented during the course.

5.3. The Contractor shall provide rehearsal areas, vehicles, maps, sand table, and scaled models of the course/scenario area, to facilitate rehearsal opportunities during practical exercises.

5.5. BASIC 5-DAY COURSE - SPECIFIC TASKS/FUNCTIONAL AREAS. The Contractor shall provide one (1) lunch meal per day for the basic course. Lunch shall be served on the training site and shall consist of healthy food options.

5.5.1. Tandem Movement Counter Vehicular Ambush Drills Training: The Contractor shall provide not less than two (2) full days of vehicle tandem movement counter ambush training during which student convoys shall experience ambush scenarios/drills. The convoy ambushes will take place in an urban area similar to those found in Afghanistan and/or the other areas where ARSOF Soldiers are involved in combat or other high risk operations.

This portion of training shall include non-combatant role players and two-story structures to simulate high angle fire scenarios.

5.5.1.1. The counter-ambush and dead end breakout drills shall be conducted with a minimum of four (4) vehicles, with no more than four (4) students per vehicle. Each student shall be armed with an M-4 rifle and M-9 pistol with simunition barrels and be provided protective equipment for at least 20% of the convoy runs. Other weapons and simunitions may be used for the remainder of the training. The pattern and timings of the ambushes shall reflect current ambush tactics being encountered by U.S. forces in Afghanistan and/or the other areas where ARSOF Soldiers are involved in combat or other high risk operations.

5.5.1.2. Students shall be trained in the tactics, techniques and skill sets needed to react to these ambush scenarios.

The course will, at a minimum, cover three (3) miles over varied terrain that shall combine hard surface and off-road during which they will be ambushed with simulated Rocket Propelled Grenades (RPGs), 12-gauge shotguns, pyrotechnic devices and simulated full automatic small arms fire by armed aggressors. Students shall also participate in increasingly complex ambushes that will involve multiple ambushes and roadside [simulated] Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs).

5.5.1.3. The Contractor shall ensure each student participates in a minimum of five (5) convoys and seven (7) ambushes during the training and Tandem Movement Counter Ambush Drill. At the end of each convoy run, the Contractor’s instructor(s) shall conduct a “lesson learned” session for students to reinforce the training and correct obvious gaps in the students’ performance(s). The Contractor shall be responsible for all coordination of the drills to include, rotating student positions in the convoy so that, by the end of the exercise, each student experiences the ambushes from each vehicle in the movement. The Contractor shall also ensure that there are sufficient control instructors, assault group instructors, and range assistants to reset, clean, re-supply, and restage convoys between runs so as to minimize downtime between runs and exercises.

5.5.1.4. The Contractor shall provide sufficient training so that at the end of this phase, the students will be able to recognize, evaluate and counter vehicle ambush threats by means of either breaking contact by moving along an alternate route or assault through elimination of the threat. Student teams will rotate vehicle positions within the convoy, experiencing the disabled vehicle position no less than four (4) times.

5.5.2. Level 2 Counter Vehicular Ambush Tactics: Once the Level 1 Fundamentals are in place and tested on each soldier, Level 2 will begin to layer counter-measures onto that “foundation” of fundamental principles. Level 1 Fundamentals include providing training covering the fundamentals of evasive driving applicable to all vehicles the student may drive while conducting their duties. This training will include collision avoidance, decision making and lane evasion drills, forward and reverse serpentine drills, minor road turn-around, descending and constant radius curves, brake and steer drills.

5.5.3. Counter Force-off Techniques and Tactics: Students shall be exposed to the effects of being forced off the road by a would-be attacker and instructed in techniques to prevent or escape such an attack. Each student shall drive an un-reinforced vehicle and shall be repeatedly struck by an instructor vehicle (i.e., attacker). The instructor vehicle shall strike the target vehicle to push it off center which will allow students to employ counter steering, braking techniques, button hook turns, and other neutralizing techniques to escape from the attacker.

The student will drive 250’ or more in one direction while the instructor vehicle shall be used to spin the student vehicle 180 degrees. The Contractor shall ensure sufficient vehicles, spare tires, and training instructors are present to provide each student at least five (5) runs.

5.5.4. Tactical Ramming Techniques: Students shall be trained on and employ the techniques required to breech vehicular roadblocks, such as Illegal Vehicle Check Points (IVCP), with un-reinforced vehicles under simulated hostile fire. The students shall strike the vehicles used as roadblocks. Students shall negotiate at least two (2) roadblocks in succession using techniques that emphasize keeping the vehicle viable while ramming. Each student shall perform a minimum of four (4) tactical ramming problems while under fire (simulated non-lethal weaponry) and being pursued by an attacker vehicle.

5.5.5. Bail Out / Breakout Drills: After “Bailing Out” of their disabled vehicle, the students will board another vehicle on the street. That vehicle will be blocked in on all four (4) sides as a prelude to an attack. Each student will practice situational awareness and shall be instructed in maintaining a space cushion between them and the vehicle in front of them to allow them the most options in case an attacker attempts to immobilize their vehicle and initiate an attack. Each soldier shall be instructed to breakout of this trap by utilizing close quarters ramming techniques taught by the Contractor.

5.5.6. Dead Man Takeover Exercises: Students shall be pursued under fire and must negotiate, at a minimum, a 1000-meter track course lined with various types of vehicles and obstacles. At a random spot in the course, the driver shall be simulated “killed” and shall immediately release the steering wheel and control pedals. The student in the right front passenger seat shall be taught to regain directional control of the vehicle and continue to evade the pursuit vehicle under fire. Each student shall perform this exercise initially with an instructor as the driver, then with fellow students.

5.5.7. Wounded Teammate Drills: This training shall be conducted with no more than three (3) students and a 220lb training dummy during each episode. This drill assumes that the student’s vehicle has been disabled by enemy fire or mechanically after sustained evasion. Students must then bailout of that vehicle and extract the training dummy, utilize the best cover points of the downed vehicle, fighting their way down the street and breaking contact with the attackers. This drill shall utilize protective equipment and M-4 rifles and M-9 pistols with simunition barrels. Three (3) fellow students shall dismount the pursuit vehicle and place the students under direct fire. The students shall return fire and maneuver to break contact. If struck by a round, the student or attacker is considered dead. Each student shall run this drill numerous times from single and multiple vehicles.

5.5.8. Bailout / Break Contact Immediate Action Drills: This drill shall involve four (4) students and assumes that the student’s vehicle has been disabled by enemy fire or mechanical fault after sustained evasion. They must then bailout of that vehicle, utilize the best cover points of the downed vehicle, and fight their way down the street, breaking contact with the attackers. The attackers will attack the students from other vehicles as well as from two-story buildings. This drill shall utilize protective equipment and M-4 rifles and M-9 pistols or other weapons and simunitions as coordinated with the unit. At least two (2) instructors will dismount the pursuit vehicle and place the students under direct fire. The students will return fire and maneuver to break contact. If struck by a round, the student or instructor is considered dead for critique purposes but shall continue with the exercise for the training value. Each student will run this drill numerous times from the driver and passenger seats. During this phase of training, the Contractor shall furnish sufficient materials and personnel to allow for successful completion of the drills.

5.5.9. Live-fire Drills in Close Proximity Vehicular Ambush Scenarios: The Contractor shall conduct live-fire exercises with M-4 rifles and M-9 pistols from various conditions in or about static or moving vehicles in close proximity ambush scenarios. Students will conduct familiarization and close proximity shooting drills in a close quarter’s ambush scenario in and around vehicles that will aid team Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) development and testing. All live-fire drills shall be conducted utilizing firearms and munitions provided by the Contractor.

5.5.10. Live-fire Break Contact Drill while Using a Vehicle for Cover: Each student shall utilize the areas on a variety of vehicles that can provide protection from enemy fire while conducting drills to include: dismounting and live-firing from these points engaging targets at 10 to 20 meters. This drill shall begin inside a disabled vehicle and utilize the M-4 and M-9 and will be run with four students. This drill shall be run a minimum of three (3) iterations per 4-man team.

5.5.10.1 The Contractor shall provide sufficient training so that at the end of this phase the students will be able to negotiate scenarios which require the implementation of Counter Force-off Techniques and Tactics, Tactical Ramming Techniques, Bailout / Break Contact Immediate Action Drills, Live-fire Drills in Close Proximity Vehicular Ambush Scenarios, Live-fire Break Contact Drill while Using a Vehicle for Cover and either Dead Man Takeover or Wounded Teammate Drills.

5.5.11. Level 3 Counter Ambush Full Tactical Scenario Drill: This drill shall bring together all of the skill sets and counter ambush tactics taught separately during the Level 2 block of instruction earlier in the course. In 4-man teams, each student will encounter and counter each of the attack scenarios covered in Level 2 with no break.

Similar to an obstacle course, each student will counter attack after attack in a fluid contiguous environment with escalating levels of stress.

5.5.11.1 During the Level 3 final exercise, the students will be exposed to the effects of being forced off the road and/or disabled by a would-be attacker and develop techniques to prevent or escape such an attack. An instructor vehicle will repeatedly strike each soldier’s vehicle.

5.5.11.2. The Contractor shall ensure each student participates in the Level 3 full force on force scenario from both the driver and passenger positions. The Government anticipates the Level 3 training and exercise shall be NLT one (1) full training day. During this phase of training, the Contractor shall furnish sufficient materials and personnel to allow for successful completion of the drills.

5.5.11.3. The Contractor shall provide sufficient training so that at the end of this phase the students will be able to employ the lessons and skills gained from Level 1 and Level 2 training to deter the attack in a fluid contiguous environment with escalating levels of stress.

5.5.12. Night training will consist of a minimum of eight (8) hours of training and shall include counter-ambush and dead end breakout drills. This training shall be conducted in, at a minimum, two-hour blocks on evenings that the day training was conducted, extending the training days as required but allowing a minimum of six (6) hours of rest for students. It is preferred these drills be conducted with a minimum of five (5) vehicles with 3-4 students per vehicle. Each student shall be armed with an M-4 rifle and M-9 pistol with simunition barrel adapters or other weapons and simunitions may as coordinated for with the unit and protective equipment. The pattern and timings of the ambushes shall reflect current ambush tactics being encountered by U.S. forces in Afghanistan and/or the other areas where ARSOF Soldiers are involved in combat or other high risk operations.

5.12.1. The Contractor shall provide sufficient training so that at the end of this phase each student will be able to successfully complete counter-ambush and dead-end break out drills during night time limited visibility hours.

5.6. ADVANCED TRAINING OPTIONS. The following paragraphs describe additional training modules in order to better tailor the training to meet requirements based on the upcoming mission. These drills will be conducted in a specific mission scenario according to the unit’s request. The unit can select one or more of the following training options to add to the basic course or as a stand-alone training module.

5.6.1. Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) Drill. Students shall be exposed to 5.3 million scoville units of oleoresin capsicum (OC) spray. The purpose of this is to demonstrate the effectiveness of this less-than-lethal option and shall illustrate the impact it can have on deployment of weapons and tactics. The students shall then be placed back into their protective gear and shall run the force-on-force drills again while experiencing the effects of the OC spray. The Contractor shall provide students with a nationally recognized certification for use of OC Spray.

5.6.2. Hidden Weapons Training. Training on procedures and tactics using hidden weapons and survival awareness of techniques used in close quarters fire fights on foot and traveling in vehicles. The Contractor shall train students on how to increase survivability techniques and tested on their awareness and reaction techniques.

All training shall be conducted on various realistic environment attack scenarios.

5.6.3. Evasive Driving Skills. The Contractor shall provide training covering the fundamentals of evasive driving applicable to all vehicles the student may drive while conducting their duties. This training will include collision avoidance, decision making and lane evasion drills, forward and reverse serpentine drills, minor road turn-around, descending and constant radius curves, brake and steer drills.

5.6.4. Vehicle Rollover Drills. The Contractor shall provide training in a vehicle rollover simulator with three-point seat belts. Upon rolling over, the students shall be required to exit the vehicle and break contact while under simulated attack by hostile forces utilizing paint marker rifles, smoke grenades, flash-bangs, and RPG simulators.

5.6.5. Field Expedient Armor Application. The Contractor shall provide training in tactics, techniques and procedures for the field expedient hardening of vehicles. Techniques will focus on readily available materials and skills needed to effectively increase the armor protection in soft skinned vehicles without destroying the drivability or increasing the visual signature of the vehicle.

5.6.6. Tactical Off–Road Driving Skills. The Contractor shall provide training in off-road driving and self-recovery, utilizing various types of vehicles. Training shall cover different types of recovery equipment and proper techniques used to recover various types of vehicles to include light weight trucks, cars, vans and sport utility vehicles, to include various types of US Military vehicles.

5.6.7. Vehicle Sabotage Inspection. The Contractor shall provide sufficient training and understanding of vehicle tactics, techniques and inspection procedures to identify sabotage and the placement of explosive devices on various types of vehicles to include light weight trucks, cars, vans and sport utility vehicles, to include various types of US Military vehicles.

5.6.8. Route Reconnaissance Skills. The Contractor shall provide training to ensure students are capable of determining safe and expedient routes in hostile environments where ARSOF Soldiers are involved in combat or other high risk operations.

5.6.9. Counter Surveillance Operations. The Contractor shall provide sufficient training in the fundamentals of basic surveillance techniques with emphasis on low tech threat surveillance tactics and techniques in order to uncover and document threat surveillance. The training shall result in rapid recognition of surveillance techniques being employed against ARSOF Soldiers.

5.6.10. US and Foreign Weapons Training Drills. The Contractor shall provide each student training, tactics, techniques and procedures for survival in a close-range firefight using the US and foreign weapons common in the areas environments where ARSOF Soldiers are involved in combat or other high risk operations. This training shall incorporate live-fire familiarization, field maintenance, and live-fire tactical application of at least the following: M4 Carbine (or other currently fielded USASOC rifle), Glock 19 pistol (or other currently fielded USASOC pistol) and AK47 or AKM, AK74 or AK74SU, PKM, RPG7 (with at least a 7.62x39 Tracer Trainer), and Makarov pistol.

5.6.11. Fundamentals of Combat Shotgun Training. The Contractor shall provide each student training, tactics, techniques and procedures for using both pump and semi-automatic shotguns in close quarters combat and breaching situations using simunitions, non-lethal munitions and live ammunition.

5.6.12. Tactical Combat Casualty Care – All Combatants (TCCC-AC) Training. The Contractor shall provide National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians (NAEMT) certified instructors to train students on TCCC with an operational focus. The Contractor is responsible for ensuring that their instructors abide by, and instruct updates from, all Joint Trauma System TCCC Committee and clinical practice guidelines while training the Students. Upon satisfactory completion of the training, the Contractor will provide the Students with an NAEMT TCCC certificate.

5.6.13. Operational Medicine Training. The Contractor will provide classroom and realistic training on conducting care under fire, moving casualties, and more definitive care following a Secondary Survey once in a secured location. Students will conduct practical exercises while in force-on-force combat scenarios. The Contractor will provide casualty trained role players and Technical SFX Specialists to facilitate realistic scenarios.

5.6.14. Advanced Night Training. Instruction and drills shall be conducted with a minimum of three (3) vehicles with no more than four (4) students per vehicle. Each student shall be armed with an M-4 rifle and M-9 pistol with Simunition adapters and protective equipment. The pattern and timings of the ambushes shall reflect current ambush tactics being encountered by U.S. forces in Afghanistan and/or the other areas where ARSOF Soldiers are involved in combat or other high risk operations. Night training shall be completed in sufficient time to allow students a minimum 6-hours rest.

5.6.15. Full Mission Profile (FMP). The Contractor shall provide their venue for units to conduct a FMP with U.S.

Government and/or Contractor provided equipment and ammunition. The venue must be large enough (see 1.5.1.1) to facilitate the actions of the entire training element as coordinated between the requesting unit and the Contractor. The Contractor will provide Contractor employed personnel to act as safeties, role-players, and opposing forces (OPFOR) but provide no scenario assistance or critique to the unit conducting the FMP. The unit is responsible for conducting coordination with the Contractor for all FMP required assets and facilities.

5.6.16. Lodging. The Contractor shall provide adequate lodging facilities either on site or within 15 miles of the training site. Rooms shall sleep no more than two (2) soldiers per room. Men and women shall be billeted in separate rooms and have separate bathroom facilities.

5.6.17. During the advanced training options, which either requires personnel to be on the training site for all three

(3) meals or when lodging is required, the Contractor shall provide three (3) meals per day, with at least two (2) of them being hot meals (breakfast and dinner). Lunch shall be served on the training site. Meals shall be of restaurant quality and shall consist of healthy food options.

5.7. After Action Review (AAR). The Contractor shall provide a method (i.e. electronic/hardcopy after course/event/task) for students to provide feedback and course critique at the completion of course. This feedback shall be provided to the COR within five (5) business days after receipt. This report will be used to make continuous improvements and any adjustments required throughout the life of the contract.

5.7.1. All video and photographic materials collected for the purposes of providing feedback to the training elements will be considering U.S. Government property and therefore will not be used for Contractor marketing purposes without explicit written permission by the USASOC Public Affairs Office.

5.8. TRAINING SCHEDULE. After the issuance of a task order, the COR will be responsible for scheduling training iterations, coordinating student attendance and issues, as well as, completion of the Government Receiving Report(s).

5.8.1. Deliverables: The Contractor shall provide the training in accordance with the following:

5.8.2. Quantity. Provide the estimated number of slots noted in the projected schedule below in the prescribed course. Recommended class size shall have a minimum of 6 students, but not exceed 36 students. There may be months that the Government will require training of multiple classes; however, each class will remain at or below 36 students.

5.8.3. Projected Schedule. The utilization of this training is based primarily on unit deployment schedules and available funding. Therefore a projected schedule cannot be produced by the Government. The Contractor is required to meet the requested training schedule when notified 30 days in advance of training and to make every effort to meet the training schedule when notification is not within 30 days as they are typically pre-deployment related and are considered critical. The COR will be responsible for de-confliction when 2 or more units require training during the same time period.

5.8.3.1. To facilitate the scheduling by the training unit, the Contractor shall provide an electronic training request form that details all of the training options available per this BPA.

5.8.3.2. Once coordination between the Contractor and requesting unit for training is complete and the training event is tentative scheduled (pending a Task Order), the Contractor shall provide a Proposal detailing the training requested and the total price of the training to the training unit POC, ACOR, PCOR and USASOC Contracting office (KO and KS).

5.8.4. The estimated quantities provided in this PWS are estimates and may increase or decrease throughout the life of the contract, according to the units training requirements. Contractor shall have the capability and capacity to perform up to the maximum quantities estimated.

PART 6

APPLICABLE PUBLICATIONS

6. APPLICABLE PUBLICATIONS (CURRENT EDITIONS):

6.1. The Contractor shall abide by all applicable regulations, publications, manuals, and local policies and procedures.

AR 190-13 The Army Physical Security Program

AR 385-10 The Army Safety Program

AR 530-1 Operations Security (OPSEC)

Joint Trauma System TCCC Guidelines

FM 3-05 Army Special Operations

NAEMT TCCC Guidelines for All Combatants 1708

NAEMT TCCC Instructor

PART 7

TECHNICAL EXHIBIT LISTING

7. Technical Exhibit List:

7.1. Technical Exhibits:

Technical Exhibit 1 - Performance Requirements Summary

Technical Exhibit 2 - Deliverables Schedule

TECHNICAL EXHIBIT 1

Performance Requirements Summary (PRS)

The Contractor service requirements are summarized into performance objectives that relate directly to mission essential items.