PWS_TMT_2401_BTATM.pdf

PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT (PWS)

FOR

BEHAVIORAL THREAT ASSESSMENT AND THREAT MANAGEMENT (BTATM)

TRAINING

1.0 SCOPE.

The scope of effort is to obtain support services to conduct behavioral threat assessment and threat management training, which addresses the multiple types of evolving threats and offers a measured process based on scientific research for intervention tactics and threat mitigation involving a reported person of concern.

2.0 BACKGROUND.

The Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) is the federal law enforcement agency charged with conducting investigations of felony-level offenses affecting the Navy and Marine Corps.

NCIS is comprised of approximately 2,000 personnel in over 40 countries around the globe. The organization is roughly 90% civilian, and its cadre of federal agents, about half its total personnel, is 98% civilian. Criminal investigation is at the foundation of virtually all the organization does, but the NCIS mission is broad, “Prevent Terrorism, Protect Secrets, and Reduce Crime.” A portion of the NCIS mission encompasses conducting proactive efforts aimed at threat mitigation, intervention and prevention involving Department of Navy (DoN) personnel, facilities and assets.

3.0 GENERAL REQUIRED SERVICES.

NCIS requires instructional services to conduct specialized behavioral threat assessment and management training, based on the depth/range of services the vendor is able to provide, to develop NCIS’ capability for recognizing, collecting and analyzing behavioral information in order to identify threat enhancing and mitigating characteristics and determine the potential national security and/or violence threat. The class will be comprised of approximately twenty-four (24) NCIS personnel to include special agents (SAs), investigators and analysts.

The training shall highlight the threat assessment process and present a unique combination of domains: analysis of threatening communications, targeted violence warning signs/behaviors, historical active shooter/mass murder cases, various violent extremist beliefs, ideologically driven terrorist acts, public figure and prior sexual intimate stalking, current threat research, legal issues related to threat assessment cases, Structured Professional Judgment (SPJ) instruments used in workplace and/or academia violence situations such as the Workplace Assessment of Violence Risk (WAVR-21) and the Terrorism Assessment Radicalization Protocol (TRAP) -18, and factual evidence related to mental illness and violence risk. Additionally, the training shall introduce general best business practices for approaching threatening situations and describe contemporary threat intervention and management strategies.

This instruction shall cover cutting-edge concepts related to threat assessment and management, utilizing scientific based methodology with particular investigative and operational applications.

This training will sensitize the students to the type of behavioral information needed to be collected in order to assess the level of concern a person may pose as a violence or national security threat. This training shall provide students with research findings from actual case studies of past violent attacks, amplifying behavioral information about those individuals who were responsible and the significance of the observable indicators that were displayed by the attacker prior to the incidents.

The objectives of the training shall include the following:

1. Students will become familiar with a wide variety of behavioral concepts in threat assessment and management, to include learning about the differences between a threat assessment and violence risk assessment, different types of targeted violence, warning behaviors, mental health considerations, stalking and systematic approaches for handling workplace violence and other threat scenarios.

2. Students will increase their awareness and knowledge of historical/current threat research as well as threat enhancing and mitigating factors, which will result in the improved ability to better understand and consistently evaluate the potential threat so that the most appropriate management strategies can be applied to mitigate violence and national security risks.

3. Students will be given a multitude of case examples that demonstrate these behavioral concepts and can provide a measured framework for handling threatening investigations and mitigating potential threats.

4.0 PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE.

A period of 90 days prior to the training date is anticipated to allow sufficient time to prepare training materials and personnel coordination for the 2-day presentation. The Contractor shall provide at least seven (7) hours of instruction each day, but the instructional day will not run over the normal eight (8) hour block of instruction.

5.0 PLACE OF PERFORMANCE.

Training shall be presented at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC) located in Charleston, SC. The Contractor shall be responsible for arranging off-site billeting and sustenance for its employees. All transportation, billeting, per diem, and incidental expenses must be calculated and included within the contractor’s price.

6.0 SPECIFIC TASKS/DELIVERABLES.

The Contractor shall provide qualified subject matter expertise for the threat assessment and management training course presented as a 2-day presentation, combining lecture and a table top exercise, covering behavioral threat assessment and management concepts. The Contractor shall deliver a PowerPoint presentation and any supplemental training materials to NCIS 30 days prior to the training date in electronic format only, for review/approval by the Advanced Training Program Supervisor.

7.0 PERSONNEL REQUIREMENTS.

The Contractor shall have ten (10) or more years of experience in conducting training related to behavioral threat assessment and management, ten (10) years of experience in working criminal investigations or teaching forensic/criminal justice related professionals the various concepts in threat assessment and management, consulting worldwide on criminal and civil cases, and have held a position as a federal criminal investigator or a professor within a department of forensic psychology/psychiatry for ten (10) or more years. The Contractor shall have previous experience presenting training at federal law enforcement and/or federal government training venues and have over ten (10) years of work history of providing a combination of training, consulting and classroom instruction related to the topic of threat assessment and management.

The Contractor shall have experience in leading research, publishing first-authored scientific, peer-reviewed journal articles, authoring and editing books, and providing peer reviews for academic journals in connection to multiple aspects in the threat assessment and management arena. Relative to threat assessment, the Contractor shall have knowledge of general law enforcement investigations and extensive knowledge of clinical matters, such as personality disorder, psychopathy, psychosis, criminality and serious mental illness, as illustrated by academic position, publications, consultation and previous training provided. The Contractor shall have either a Juris Doctor (JD) degree or received a PhD in clinical psychology along with certification from the American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP) in Forensic Psychology at least ten (10) or more years ago. The Contractor shall have specific knowledge and/or practical experience involving measures, tests or instruments used in the Threat Assessment and Management field. The Contractor shall have membership in specialized threat organizations, including the Association of Threat Assessment Professionals (ATAP), the Canadian Association of Threat Assessment (CATAP) and/or the Association of European Threat Assessment Professionals (AETAP).

8.0 FACILITIES ACCESS AND SECURITY REQUIREMENTS.

The Contractor shall provide documentation of employment eligibility, individual identification as required to facilitate installation access at FLETC Charleston, SC. All personnel must be U.S.

Citizens. NCIS will assist the contractor in obtaining installation access. The Contractor must supply personnel information (full names) to the Threat Management Training (TMT) Program Manager (SA Sarah Griffin) at least fifteen (15) business days prior to arrival. Her contact phone numbers are 571-305-9784 and 904-591-5093 and email sarah.griffin@ncis.navy.mil. Secondary contact is Division Chief for Threat Assessment Unit (SA Carl Tamura). His contact phone number is 571-305-9696 and email carl.tamura@ncis.navy.mil.

Upon award of the contract, and no later than fourteen (14) calendar days prior to the start of training, NCIS will contact the Contractor regarding the upcoming training. The Contractor shall report to the NCIS TMT Program Manager no later than 7:45am on April 30 and/or May 01, mailto:sarah.griffin@ncis.navy.mil mailto:carl.tamura@ncis.navy.mil

2024. The Contractor shall allow approximately forty-five (45) minutes to enter through security and gain access to FLETC Charleston.

9.0 QUALITY ASSURANCE AND ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA.

The Government will inspect and accept all work performed at the place of performance.

NCIS will validate and approve all goods and services reflected on invoices submitted by the Contractor. Measurable standards are as follows:

(1) Did the contractor provide the lesson plan/training outline, applicable power point presentations and handouts on time?

(2) Did the instructor arrive on time?

(3) Did the instructor meet the qualifications set forth in this contract?

(4) Did the class instructor execute the lesson plan/training outline as approved by the

Advance Training Program Supervisor, in a clear, concise and professional manner?