PWS SFASID GFA Integration-Stabilization Modernization FY26-31.pdf

PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT

FY26-31 Security Force Assistance and Stability Integration Directorate Stabilization Modernization and GFA

C-1.0 SCOPE. The Contractor shall provide non-personal services to support SFASID in executing its responsibilities as the Department of War-directed Joint Proponent for Stabilization and Peace Operations. This includes modernization of stabilization in accordance with IWIG Critical Milestone 1.3.7 and integration of Global Fragility Act (GFA) implementation across doctrine, planning, training, and interagency coordination.

The Contractor shall support the development, operationalization, and institutionalization of stabilization capabilities across the DOTMLPF-P spectrum, ensuring alignment with strategic competition objectives and whole-of-government conflict prevention efforts in GFA priority regions.

C-1.1 Background. The US Army Security Force Assistance and Stability Integration Directorate (SFASID) was established in April 2025 by the Department of the Army as the successor organization to the US Army Peacekeeping and Stability Operations Institute (2003-2025) and the US Army Peacekeeping Institute (1993-2003). The SFASID is located in building 47 Ashburn Drive at Carlisle Barracks, home to the US Army War College (USAWC)

The SFASID mission promotes the collaborative development and integration of security force assistance, stabilization, and peace operations capabilities across the US government and the international community in order to enable the success of future peace and stability activities. Institute staff members study the strategic and operational implications of stabilization and peace activities; advise senior Army leaders, combatant commanders and their staffs regarding the conduct of stabilization activities and stability operations; understand allied and other nations’ military objectives and doctrine;

contribute to evolving stability and peace operations concepts and doctrine; educate the next generation of Army strategic leaders on stability and peace operations; and inform commanders regarding stability and peace operations lessons learned

Since 2025, SFASID has expanded its mission and established relationships with myriad civilian agencies, governmental and nongovernmental, international, and allied militaries supporting peace, post-conflict and stability operations. In October 2019, then PKSOI was realigned under the US Army Combined Arms Center before being redesignated as SFASID. SFASID maintains support to the USAWC curriculum for students, offering assistance on stabilization and peace operations education as part of the core curriculum, teaching electives, and other related educational and leadership development activities.

The U.S. Army is designated as the Joint Proponent for Stabilization and Peace Operations by the Secretary of Defense (19 December 2019), with responsibility to lead the development and integration of joint capabilities in this mission area. SFASID executes these responsibilities on behalf of the Army, including doctrine development, training integration, lessons learned, and interagency coordination in support of the Joint Force.

Key tasks for SFASID include focusing DoW policy and capacity for stabilization modernization to best develop key strategic and operational lessons learned, case studies, after action reviews, and publication of relevant papers. SFASID supports the US Government interagency processes for DOW’s GFA implementation under the US Strategy to Prevent Conflict and Promote Stability (SPCPS). Additionally, SFASID advises the Joint and Army Staffs on concept and doctrine development and combatant commands on integration and execution of initiatives to assist ongoing missions.

SFASID serves as lead agent for joint doctrine manuals JP 3-07 Joint Stabilization Activities, JP 3-23 Joint Peace Operations, and JP 3-29 Foreign Humanitarian Assistance. SFASID is also the lead author for Army manuals ADP 3-07 Stability, FM 3- 07 Stability, FM 3-22 Army Support to Security Cooperation, ATP 3-07.05 Stability Techniques, ATP 3-07.6 Protection of Civilians, ATP 3-07.10 Advising Foreign Security Forces, ATP 3-07.31 Peace Operations, and TC 3-22 Security Force Assistance Mission Handbook. SFASID is also the lead agent for NATO doctrine AJP 3.28 Allied Joint Doctrine for the Military Contribution to Stabilization.

C-1.2 Purpose. The purpose of this requirement is to provide SFASID with expert advice, analysis, research, and writing support to execute Irregular Warfare Implementation Guidance (IWIG) Critical Milestone 1.3.7: modernize stabilization to prioritize strategic competition and positions of advantage for the DoW.

This effort supports the transition of stabilization from post-conflict activities to targeted, scalable, and resource-efficient approaches in contested environments that advance security, resilience, burden sharing, and access to strategic resources.

In parallel, this requirement supports implementation of the GFA by integrating conflict prevention and stabilization principles into doctrine, planning, training, and interagency coordination across GFA priority countries and regions.

These efforts enable the DoW to institutionalize stabilization as a core component of strategic competition and whole-of-government conflict prevention.

C-2.0 REFERENCES/APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS. Schedule for SFASID and external conferences, meetings, seminars, working groups, exercises, etc., that may require Contractor participation (to be provided at contract award). Additional applicable references include, but are not limited to:

- 2025 National Security Strategy (NSS)

- 2026 National Defense Strategy (NDS)

- 2020 United States Strategy to Prevent Conflict and Promote Stability

- 2023 Irregular Warfare Implementation Guidance (IWIG)—CLASSIFIED

- Department of Defense Directive 3000.05 Stabilization, December 2018

- 2018 Stabilization Assistance Review: A Framework for Maximizing the

Effectiveness of U.S. Government Efforts to Stabilize Conflict Affected Areas

- Secretary of Defense Memorandum Subject: Designation of the U.S. Army as the

Joint Proponent for Stabilization and Peace Operations, dated 19 Dec 2019

- JS J-8 FAD Literature Review for Defense Support to Stabilization, April 2022—

CLASSIFIED

- Joint Publication (JP) 3-07 Joint Stabilization Activities, Feb 2022

- Army Doctrine Publication (ADP) 3-07 Stability, draft July 2026

- Field Manual (FM) 3-07 Stability, draft July 2026 Some of the aforementioned documents are classified to the Secret NOFORN level and contractor must have appropriate clearance.

C-3.0 TASK REQUIREMENTS. The Contractor shall perform tasks to support SFASID execution of IWIG Critical Milestone 1.3.7 and GFA implementation through integrated efforts across doctrine, policy, training, analysis, and interagency coordination. All tasks performed under this contract shall explicitly demonstrate linkage between IWIG stabilization modernization requirements and Global Fragility Act implementation objectives.

C-3.1 The Contractor shall develop, operationalize, and integrate stabilization frameworks that support strategic competition objectives and Global Fragility Act implementation across the Joint Force.

C-3.1.1 Update and integrate stabilization policy and doctrine, including leading modernization of JP 3-07, Joint Stabilization Activities, to incorporate IWIG guidance, GFA principles, and interagency coordination mechanisms.

C-3.1.2 Support stabilization modernization across the DOTMLPF-P framework, including:

Development and refinement of stabilization concepts and frameworks Recommendations for organizational and capability development Inputs to planning, requirements, and force development processes

C-3.1.3 Analyze and develop recommendations to refine and reframe stabilization terminology and concepts to better support strategic competition and operational application.

C-3.1.4 Support exercises, forums, and research initiatives to test and refine stabilization frameworks, including integration of GFA-related scenarios and lessons learned from priority regions.

C-3.1.5 Collaborate with interagency, allied, and partner stakeholders to align stabilization efforts with GFA implementation and broader U.S. Government strategic objectives.

C-3.1.6 Assess and support implementation of GFA 10-year country and regional plans by identifying DoW roles, capability gaps, and opportunities for enhanced integration with whole-of-government efforts.

C-3.1.7 Develop training materials, case studies, and educational content aligned with IWIG and GFA objectives for integration into Joint and Army professional military education and training programs.

C-3.1.8 Assess and provide recommendations on funding authorities, legislative proposals, and strategic guidance to support stabilization modernization and GFA implementation.

C-4.0 DATA CONSIDERATIONS.

C-4.1 Deliverables. The Contractor shall deliver drafts and final deliverables for any of the above tasks on a schedule provided by the USG. Deliverables shall reflect progress in both IWIG Critical Milestone 1.3.7 execution and GFA implementation, including measurable outputs in doctrine development, training integration, interagency coordination, and analytical support.

C-4.1.1 Government Review. The Government will review all deliverables within 10 working days of receipt. Upon review of the draft deliverables, the Government will provide comments/revisions as appropriate. Government review shall not begin until such time that quality deliverables are received in accordance with the final event execution document. During the final review period, if errors are discovered, it shall be the responsibility of the Contractor to correct errors within two working days without additional cost to the Government.

C-4.2 Deliverable Medium. The Contractor shall provide all materials, unless otherwise specified, using MS Office products/applications – e.g. MS Word, MS Publisher, MS Excel, etc. MS Word documents will be prepared and submitted using Arial, font size 12, normal (sentence case) capitalization throughout, and formal grammar writing style.

C-4.3 In-Progress Review Meetings. Technical meetings between the Contractor and SFASID shall occur informally. Two formal in-progress review meetings may be held during the period of performance. The in-progress review meeting(s) shall be no longer than a total of three hours and shall be held between the Contractor, Project Manager (if required), Government Technical POC, and the Contracting Officer's Representative (COR). If the Project Manager is required to attend, the meeting(s) shall be held via telephone conference call, video teleconference, or virtual via MS Teams.

C-4.4 Project Status Report. A project status report shall be completed the second month of performance, once every month thereafter, and at the end of performance.

The report is due on or before the 5th working day of the month. A digital copy of the report shall be provided to the COR.

C-5.0 GOVERNMENT RESPONSIBILITIES. The Government will provide the following Government-Furnished Information (GFI), Government-Furnished Materials (GFM), and Government-Furnished Equipment (GFE). Any additional GFI, GFM, and/or GFE shall be requested through the COR.

The Contractor shall be directly responsible and accountable for all Government property in their possession used in the performance of this Contract. All Government property shall be returned, in its original condition, at the end of the contract period of performance. The Contractor shall be required to sign for receipt of Government property.

Government mail shall be used for official Government business only.

C-5.1 GFI. Requests for additional GFI will be approved by COR.

C-5.2 GFM. The Government will provide normal and reasonable expendable office supplies to complete the task.

C-5.3 GFE. Requests for additional GFE other than specified below will be approved by the COR.

C-5.3.1 For conferences and/or meetings at Carlisle, PA. The Government will provide standard office furniture, a computer workstation with internet and intranet access, and phone to complete on-site contract tasks only.

C-5.3.2 The Government will provide necessary software applications and access to appropriate Government shared drives, portals, websites, web-servers, file servers, database servers as necessary to complete contract requirements.

C-6.0 OTHER CONSIDERATIONS/REQUIREMENTS.

C-6.1 Place of Performance. The Contractor shall perform majority of work at 47 Ashburn Dr, Carlisle Barracks, PA. Telework will be used by exception and with prior written approval from the Director, PKSOI and coordination with the COR. Virtual work with SFASID analysts and other key stabilization stakeholders will be via government means such as MS Teams A365, DCS, Zoom.gov, or Webex.

C-6.2 Period of Performance. The Contractor shall provide services for twelve months from date of the award for the base year, and twelve months for each subsequent OY that is executed.

C-6.3 Travel. Contractor will be expected to travel at government expense to conduct on site collaboration with Combatant Commands and other stabilization practitioners.

Travel must be preapproved by COR.

C-6.4 Personnel Qualifications. The Contractor shall be required to possess the following qualifications though qualifications can be met through a team approach. If a team approach is used, Contractor will identify a key person who will be responsible for leading contractor activities supporting Joint operational concepts and SFASID participation in concept development by other DoW components.

C-6.4.1 Minimum of 7 years of experience in stabilization, stability operations, or irregular warfare, including demonstrated experience in joint planning processes and integration with interagency partners. Experience supporting conflict prevention, security cooperation, or activities in fragile or conflict-affected environments is required.

Experience supporting Joint Proponent responsibilities, doctrine proponency, or enterprise-level capability integration within DoW is highly desirable.

C-6.4.2 Minimum of 2 years of experience assigned to, or supporting, the Joint Staff or OSD required, including experience supporting policy development, doctrine integration, or operational planning related to stabilization, irregular warfare, or Global Fragility Act implementation. A highly qualified candidate would possess a minimum of four (4) years of experience, and an exceptional candidate would possess six (6) or more years of experience.

C-6.4.3 Demonstrated experience working with U.S. Government interagency partners (e.g., Department of State, USAID, Combatant Commands, or OSD) in areas related to conflict prevention, stabilization, or development is required. Experience supporting Global Fragility Act implementation or similar whole-of-government initiatives is highly desirable. A highly qualified candidate would possess a minimum of four (4) years of experience, and an exceptional candidate would possess six (6) or more years of experience.

C-6.4.4 Minimum Professional Military Education (PME), or relevant civilian education/experience for former government employees, at the Intermediate Service School (Army Military Education Level 4 or equivalent) level required, and JPME II or significant Joint experience. A highly qualified candidate would possess Joint experience, Senior Service School (Army MEL 1 or equivalent, and JPME Level II), and an exceptional candidate would have been a Joint Qualified Officer (JQO) and possess experience at the Army MEL 1 (or equivalent).

C-6.4.5 Bachelor’s degree from an accredited academic institution required in a relevant field (e.g., operations research, defense analysis, military history, or social sciences). A highly qualified candidate would possess a Master’s degree in a relevant field, and an exceptional candidate would possess a Doctorate degree.

C-6.4.6 Experienced verbal communication skills required, demonstrated by broad experience in leading facilitated discussions (among stabilization stakeholders regarding operational, strategic, and institutional challenges) and preparing documents/reports for use in joint decision making. Experience will be documented in a resume, and samples of previous briefings and presentations will be requested as needed to verify the quality and content of work.

C-6.4.7 Professional understanding of the Joint Force Development and Design processes and procedures, and effective staffing efforts required. Experience supporting Combatant Command planning, campaign development, or theater security cooperation activities is desired. Demonstrated understanding of strategic competition, irregular warfare, and the integration of stabilization within competitive environments is required, all as evidenced by previous experience shown on a resume.

C-6.4.8 Demonstrated experience as a lead author or principal contributor to Joint doctrine, Joint Staff concepts, or Service doctrine publications, preferably related to stabilization, irregular warfare, or security cooperation. Experience will be documented in a resume, and samples of previous work required as needed to verify the quality and content of work.

C-6.5 Security Requirement. The overall classification of work associated with this PWS is at the TOP SECRET level. The Contractor shall have a current facility clearance of TOP SECRET / Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) at the time of proposal to work this effort.

C-6.5.1 Investigation Requirements: Personnel requiring Top Secret access under this contract/order shall undergo a favorably adjudicated Tier 5 (T5) Investigation, formerly known as a Single Scope Background Investigation (SSBI), adjudicated by the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) or other federal government adjudication agency as a minimum requirement. The T5 investigation will be maintained current within 5 years, if not personnel will be in Continuous Evaluation status with a more current date or have an investigation initiated Personnel with a favorably adjudicated Tier 5 Reinvestigation (T5R), formerly known as the SSBI-PR or Phased PR (PPR), should be current within the last 5 years, if not personnel will be in Continuous Evaluation status with a more current date or have an investigation initiated.

The contractor is required to have personnel cleared with a temporary or final TOP SECRET clearance at the contract start date. During the performance of the contract, any released contract personnel’s replacement should also have temporary or final clearance at the level of Top Secret.

The Contractor Facility Security Officer (FSO) is required to submit a signed Visitor Authorization Request (VAR) to the duty station Security Office, verifying the Contractor(s) personnel security credentials prior to the beginning of each contracting/task order period of performance and as new Contractor employees are assigned to the contract temporary TOP SECRET eligibility may be accepted provided it has been awarded by the

DCSA CAS, and DISS reflects the information for the contract awarded company.

C-6.5.2 AT Level I Training. All contractor employees, to include subcontractor employees, requiring access to Army installations, facilities and controlled access areas shall complete AT Level I awareness training within 30 calendar days after contract start date or effective date of incorporation of this requirement into the contract, whichever is applicable, and annual AT Level I awareness training if they remain over 365 days. The contractor shall submit certificates of completion for each affected contractor employee and subcontractor employee, to the COR or to the contracting officer, if a COR is not assigned, within 35 calendar days after completion of training by all employees and subcontractor personnel. AT level I awareness training is available at the following website: http://jko.jten.mil.

C-6.5.3 Access and General Protection/Security Policy and Procedures.

Contractor and all associated sub-contractors employees shall comply with applicable installation, facility and area commander installation/facility access and local security policies and procedures (provided by government representative). The contractor shall also provide all information required for background checks to meet installation access requirements to be accomplished by installation Provost Marshal Office, Director of Emergency Services or Security Office. Contractor workforce must comply with all personal identity verification requirements as directed by DOW, HQDA and/or local policy. In addition to the changes otherwise authorized by the changes clause of this contract, should the Force Protection Condition (FPCON) at any individual facility or installation change, the Government may require changes in contractor security matters or processes.

C-6.5.4 For contractors requiring Common Access Card (CAC). Before CAC issuance, the contractor employee requires, at a minimum, a favorably adjudicated National Agency Check with Inquiries (NACI) or an equivalent or higher investigation in accordance with Army Directive 2014-05. The contractor employee will be issued a CAC only if duties involve one of the following: (1) Both physical access to a DoW facility and access, via logon, to DoW networks on-site or remotely; (2) Remote access, via logon, to a DoW network using DoW-approved remote access procedures; or (3) Physical access to multiple DoW facilities or multiple non-DoW federally controlled facilities on behalf of the DoW on a recurring basis for a period of 6 months or more. At the discretion of the sponsoring activity, an initial CAC may be issued based on a favorable review of the FBI fingerprint check and a successfully scheduled NACI at the Office of Personnel Management.

C-6.5.5 Contractor Employees Who Require Access to Government Information Systems. All contractor employees with access to government information system must be registered in the Army Training Certification Tracking System (ATCTS) at commencement of services and must successfully complete the Army IA awareness training prior to access to the information system and then annually thereafter.

Additionally personnel must annually sign an acceptable use policy (AUP). The training is available online at https://ia.signal.army.mil/DoDIAA/. Personnel must also meet all personal security requirements IAW AR 25-2.

C-6.5.6 For Contracts that Require OPSEC Training. Per AR 530-1, Operations Security, new contractor employees must complete Level I OPSEC training within 30 calendar days of their reporting for duty. All contractor employees must complete annual OPSEC awareness training.

C-6.5.7 For Information assurance (IA)/information technology (IT) training. All contractor employees and associated subcontractor employees must complete the DoW IA awareness training before issuance of network access and annually thereafter. All contractor employees working IA/IT functions must comply with DoD and Army training requirements in DoDD 8570.01, DoD 8570.01 8570.01-M, and AR 25 25-2 within six months of appointment to IA/IT functions.

C-6.5.8 For Contracts That Require Handling or Access to Classified Information.

Contractor shall comply with FAR 52.204-2, Security Requirements. This clause involves access to information classified “Confidential,” “Secret,” or “Top Secret” and requires contractors to comply with— (1) The Security Agreement (DD Form 441), including the National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (DoD 5220.22-M);

any revisions to DOD 5220.22-M, notice of which has been furnished to the contractor.

If secure telecommunication requirements apply, include clause 252.239-7016 and follow guidance at 239.74.

If covered system support requirements apply, include provision 252.239-7017 into the solicitation, clause 252.239-7018 into the contract, and follow guidance at 239.73.

C-6.5.9 Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI). Include DFARS clause 252.204 252.204-7012, which requires the contractor to comply with NIST 800 800-171. Also include DFARS provision 252.204 252.204-2019 into solicitations. Acquisition officials should follow procedures outlined in DFARS 204.73 and verify vendors have an adequate NIST SP 800 800-171 summary assessment score within the Supplier Performance Risk System (within PIEE). If the score doesn’t show a medium medium-or high-level assessment with a score of 110 or better (as described in the “NIST SP 800 800-171 DoD Assessment Methodology”), include clause 252.204 252.204-7020 and obtain the vendor’s “system security plan” and “plan of action” for NIST SP 800 800-171 verification and assurance by Army security officials.

C-6.5.10 Threat Awareness Reporting Program. For all contractors with security clearances. Per AR 381-12 Threat Awareness and Reporting Program (TARP), contractor employees must receive annual TARP training by a CI agent or other trainer as specified in 2-4b.

C-6.5.11 Building Access. Contractor will work from their normal facilities. If on-site work is approved, duty hours at Building 47 are 0800 to 1700, Monday through Friday.

The contractor shall be provided access during the stated duty hours. Access during other than stated duty hours will not be authorized. Unescorted access to restricted areas by the contractor personnel is not authorized. Access to these areas will therefore require prior coordination with the authorized Government representative.

C-6.5.12 iWATCH Training. The contractor and all associated subcontractors shall brief all employees on the local iWATCH Army program (training standards provided by the requiring activity ATO). This locally developed training will be used to inform employees of the types of behavior to watch for and instruct employees to report suspicious activity to the COR. This training shall be completed within 10 calendar days of contract award and within 10 calendar days of new employees commencing performance, with the results reported to the COR NLT 10 calendar days after contract award.

C-6.5.13 OPSEC Training. Per AR 530 530-1, Operations Security, the contractor employees must complete Level I OPSEC Awareness training. New employees must be trained within 30 calendar days of their reporting for duty and annually thereafter.