PWS Statement of Work.pdf

STATEMENT OF WORK

FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING CENTERS

INVESTIGATIVE OPERATIONS DIVISION

GENERAL INVESTIGATIVE SKILLS BRANCH

INTERNAL AFFAIRS INVESTIGATIONS TRAINING PROGRAM

I. INTRODUCTION

The Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers (FLETC), Investigative Operations Division (IOD), offers a 4 ½-day advanced training program, the Internal Affairs Investigations Training Program (IAITP), to its more than 95 Partner Organizations to provide specialized training to Special Agents and other Law Enforcement Investigators assigned to conduct internal investigations. The IAITP is designed to provide specialized training to Special Agents and other law enforcement investigators assigned to conduct narrowly defined, sensitive and often times high profile internal affairs investigations.

II. SERVICES REQUIRED

Guest Lecturers: This program requires that the selected contractor provide a guest lecturer with subject matter expertise in federal personnel/labor relations law. The two lecturers provided shall be the same lecturer throughout the contract.

Location: The IAITP will be held at FLETC, Glynco, Georgia.

Class Size: 22 Students.

Time Period: This is a four and one half day training program which runs on a schedule of 8:00AM – 5:00PM, Monday through Thursday, and 8:00AM – 12:00PM on Friday.

Type of Contract: This will be a firm-fixed price contract, with a base plus three option periods.

The Period of Performance: October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2031.

III. GUEST LECTURER’S EXPERIENCE

The guest lecturers must possess a Juris Doctorate degree from an accredited law school, be licensed, active members in good standing of the bar of a state and admitted to practice before the highest court of the state of licensure. Additionally, the lecturers must be currently admitted to practice before a United States District Court and a Federal appellate court.

The Defense Perspective

One of the guest lecturers should have extensive experience in representing federal managers, federal employees and law enforcement officers in criminal and administrative investigations, hearings/trials before the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB), the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), and in U.S. District Court. The lecturer should also have experience defending security clearance revocation and adverse suitability determinations.

The guest lecturer must have at least 7 years of experience defending federal managers, federal employees and law enforcement officers in criminal, civil, and administrative investigations.

Preferably, the lecturer will have experience serving as primary counsel defending employees against agency investigations; representation during investigative interviews; analysis of administrative and criminal charging documentation; negotiations with agency counsel and federal prosecutors; defense of law enforcement officers in Bivens/§1983 actions; defending security clearance revocation and adverse suitability determinations; and litigation in hearings before the MSPB, the EEOC; trials in U.S. District Court; and appeals arguments.

Though not mandatory, the guest lecturer will preferably have at least 3 years of experience developing and delivering instructional presentations. The use of specific cases and examples illustrating teaching points is also preferable to illustrate learning objectives. The focus of the presentation will include the rules and best practices governing employee misconduct/internal affairs investigations, the burden of proof and elements of administrative offenses, the role of agency officials and the MSPB in evaluating investigations, common mistakes made by investigators and government disciplinary officials in investigations, the impact of investigative errors on case outcomes, and investigator personal liability.

The Government Perspective

Alternatively, the second guest lecturer should have similar experience, but in the representation of government agencies, rather than employees.

The guest lecturer representing the “government perspective” must have at least 7 years of experience representing government agencies that have taken adverse actions against employees in criminal, civil, and administrative investigations, in addition to managing the federal employee discipline and performance process. Preferably, the lecturer’s experience will include serving as primary counsel representing the government’s actions in employee misconduct investigations; analysis of administrative and criminal charging documentation; negotiations with employee counsel and federal prosecutors; case investigation and preparation; representing government agencies in defending the revocation of employee security clearance, and adverse suitability determinations; litigation in hearings before the MSPB, the EEOC; trials in U.S.

District Court; and appeals arguments.

Though not mandatory, the guest lecturer will preferably have at least 3 years of experience developing and delivering instructional presentations to federal law enforcement investigators.

The guest lecturer must remain up to date on new regulations, guidelines, policies, and judicial rulings involving adverse employee actions, as this is a quickly evolving and changing field currently experiencing significant change. The use of specific cases and examples illustrating teaching points is also preferable. Additionally, the lecturer must focus on rules and best practices governing agency actions taken against employees as part of misconduct investigations, the burden of proof and elements of administrative offenses, the role of agency officials and the MSPB in evaluating investigations, common mistakes made in investigations, the impact of investigative errors on case outcomes, and investigator personal liability.

IV. CANCELLATION POLICY

Due to the nature of the law enforcement training environment, the FLETC reserves the right to cancel services ten (10) or more business days prior to the start date of each training program without any compensation to the service provider. Procurement will award the contract based on all of the requirements and qualifications based on this Statement of Work.

V. COSTS

The guest lecturer who is representing the “government perspective” will travel to the FLETC, Glynco, Georgia, and deliver a 3-hour presentation for each IAITP scheduled for the fiscal year.

This session is typically scheduled on Wednesday, 8:00AM – 11:00AM.

The guest lecturer who is representing the “defense perspective” will travel to the FLETC, Glynco, Georgia, and deliver a 7-hour presentation for each IAITP scheduled for the fiscal year.

This session is typically scheduled on Thursday 1:00PM – 5:00PM and Friday 8:00AM –

11:00PM.

All instructional costs, travel costs, lodging, and per diem are borne by the guest lecturers and must be incorporated into a flat rate fee per scheduled iteration.

Both guest lecturers must be available on the date and time of the scheduled IAITP courses. The FLETC will not reschedule programs based on unavailability of guest lecturers.