PWS- Vehicle Interdiction-Final.pdf

Performance Work Statement (PWS)

Technical Instructor Services for Proactive Criminal Patrol, Advanced Proactive Criminal Patrol and Roadside Interview

Techniques Courses

1.0 General:

1.1 Background: Regional Counterdrug Training Academy (RCTA) Overview. RCTA is located at the Naval Air Station Meridian, MS, (NAS) and features state of the art classrooms and tactical training environments. With a training region that encompasses major international trafficking routes and national border ports of entry, RCTA’s courses strive to impact the illicit flow of drugs throughout the nation. Traditionally, two-thirds (2/3) of the course iterations are conducted throughout the primary training area using mobile training teams, while the remainder of the courses are taught in classrooms located at RCTA using the latest available technology. The training offered at RCTA is enhanced by access to a wide variety of military tactical training facilities such as weapons ranges and urban training areas to give the students realistic instruction and hands-on experience.

1.2 Scope: The Regional Counterdrug Training Academy (RCTA) is one of five (5) National Guard Counterdrug training programs that provides relevant curriculum focused on counternarcotics and counter transnational organized crime (CTOC). RCTA provides courses that support National Drug Control Strategies and positively impact the performance of federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies (LEA), community-based organizations (CBO), and military professionals.

Course curriculum focuses on illicit narcotics interdiction, disruption of drug trafficking organizations, intelligence and analysis, narco-terrorism, homeland security, civil operations, and anti-drug coalition fundamentals. Each course is designed to support the objectives of the DASD- CN, Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), National Northern Border, National Southwest Border, and Caribbean Border counternarcotics strategies and increase national security.

RCTA supports federal, state, and local agencies with current and relevant training maximized by the experiences of subject matter experts in their field. All training events are designed to not only offer world class instruction, but also to break down jurisdictional barriers and offer a unique opportunity for officials across the law enforcement and prevention spectrum to network and share ideas in person.

1.3 Periods/ Places of Performance:

1.3.1 One base period running from 1 September 2024 through 31 August 2025, that will include four (4) iterations of the Proactive Criminal Patrol Course; and two (2) iterations of the Advanced Proactive Criminal Patrol Course.

1.3.2 The contractor shall, with some exceptions, provide services between the hours of 0700- 1700 on Monday through Friday. The exceptions are recognized US holidays or when the Government facility/installation is closed due to local or national emergencies, administrative closings, or similar Government-directed facility/installation closings.

1.3.3 The RCTA service area covers the 54 states and territories, and class iterations may be conducted at any location within this area. Approximately 1/3 of course iterations are conducted at the RCTA main campus at NAS Meridian, Mississippi; and the remainder are conducted at other locations to be determined within the continental United States.

1.4 General Information:

1.4.1 Unscheduled gate closures by the Security Police may occur at any time, causing all personnel entering or exiting a closed installation to experience a delay. This cannot be predicted or prevented.

Contractors are not compensated for unexpected closures or delays. Vehicles operated by contractor personnel are subject to search pursuant to applicable regulations. Any moving violation of any applicable motor vehicle regulation may result in the termination of the contractor employee’s installation driving privileges.

1.4.1.1 The contractor’s employees shall become familiar with and obey the regulations of the installation, including fire, traffic, safety and security regulations while on the installation.

Contractor employees should only enter restricted areas when required to do so and only upon prior approval. All contractor employees shall carry proper identification with them at all times. The contractor shall ensure compliance with all regulations and orders of the installation which may affect performance. The Government reserves the right to direct the removal of an employee from Government property or revoke access to Government systems for misconduct, security reasons, or any overt evidence of communicable disease. Removal of contractor employees for reasons stated above does not relieve the Contractor from responsibility for total performance of this contract.

1.4.2 Quality Assurance (QA): The Government will evaluate the contractor’s performance under this contract in accordance with the Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP) (Reference TE 1).

The Government Facilitator for the course will provide students with an end of course evaluation.

The evaluation, along with the COR observations will be used to evaluate the quality of the course presentation/deliverable.

1.4.3 Installation Access and Security Requirements. The contractor shall comply with all applicable installation/facility access and local security policies and procedures, which may be obtained from the COR. The contractor and all associated subcontractor employees shall 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. The contractor shall ensure compliance with all personal identity verification requirements as directed by Department of Defense (DoD), Headquarters Department of Army (HQDA) and/or local policy. Should the Force Protection Condition (FPCON) change, the Government may require changes in contractor security matters or processes.

1.4.3.1 OPSEC Training. Formal training is not required. The following caveats, however, apply. Photography, video-taping, audio recording, or sketching of personnel, facilities, equipment or activities at MSARNG facilities are prohibited, except as needed for performance of contract performance and with approval of the facility commander. Contractors should, however, report suspicious activities observed at MSARNG facilities to the facility commander, officer or non-commissioned officer-in-charge.

1.4.3.2 OPSEC Standard Operating Procedures/Plan. Not applicable.

1.4.4 Access and general protection/security policy and procedures. Contractor and all associated sub-contractors’ employees shall 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 (FAR clause 52.204-9, Personal Identity Verification of Contractor Personnel) as directed by DOD, 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.

1.4.4.1 Homeland Security Presidential Directive-12 (HSPD-12) Considerations:

1.4.4.1.1Routine access to Government-controlled facilities is not required.

1.4.4.1.2 NACI or other security check is not required.

1.4.1.1.3 Government-issued identification and/or building passes are not required.

1.4.1.1.4 Contractor personnel do not require Government escort while performing this work on a government installation.

1.4.1.1.5 Contractor is not required to provide employee and/or vehicle information for an Entry Authorization List (EAL).

1.4.5 For contractors that do not require CAC, but require access to a DoD facility or installation. Contractor and all associated sub-contractors employees shall comply with adjudication standards and procedures using the National Crime Information Center Interstate Identification Index (NCIC-III) and Terrorist Screening Database (TSDB) (Army Directive 2014- 05/AR 190-13), applicable installation, facility and area commander installation/facility access and local security policies and procedures (provided by government representative), or, at OCONUS locations, in accordance with status of forces agreements and other theater regulations.

1.4.6 Combating Trafficking in Persons: The United States Government has adopted a zero-tolerance policy regarding trafficking in persons. Contractors and contractor employees shall not engage in severe forms of trafficking in persons during the period of performance of the contract;

procure commercial sex acts during the period of performance of the contract; or use forced labor in the performance of the contract. The Contractor shall notify its employees of the United States Government’s zero tolerance policy, and the actions that will be taken against employees for violations of this policy. Such actions may include, but are not limited to, removal from the contract, reduction in benefits, or termination of employment. The contractor shall take appropriate action, up to and including termination, against employees or subcontractors that violate the US Government policy as described at FAR 22.17.

1.4.7 Contractor Travel: All travel, lodging and meal expenses will be incurred by the contractor at the contractors expense.

1.5 Offeror/Instructor Qualifications

1.5.1 The instructor(s) must be subject matter experts on commercial vehicle search techniques as demonstrated by training other government training institutions on this topic. Instructor(s) must have extensive experience in training law enforcement officers at all levels to include federal, state, and local agencies.

1.5.2 The contractor and their instructor(s) will have a background in and be currently engaged in training law enforcement officers in commercial vehicle contraband concealment techniques.

Instructor must be an expert in the commercial vehicle industry.

1.5.3 Instructor(s) must have extensive full-time law enforcement experience and currently specialize in the field of commercial vehicle criminal/drug interdiction.

1.5.4 Instructor(s) with extensive law enforcement experience with the majority being in the field of commercial vehicle criminal/drug interdiction are highly sought.

1.5.5 Instructor(s) must have extensive practical experience in searching commercial motor vehicles where hidden contraband can be discovered.

2.0 Definitions and Acronyms:

2.1 Definitions:

2.1.1 CONTRACTOR. A supplier or vendor awarded a contract to provide specific supplies or service to the government. The term used in this contract refers to the prime.

2.1.2 CONTRACTING OFFICER (KO). A person with authority to enter into, administer, and or terminate contracts, and 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 (COR). An employee of the U.S.

Government designated by the KO to monitor contractor performance. Such appointment will be in writing and will 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 DELIVERABLE. Anything that can be physically delivered and includes non-manufactured things such as meeting minutes or reports.

2.1.5 ITERATION. Each repetition of the course is considered an iteration.

2.1.6 QUALITY ASSURANCE. The government procedures to verify that services being performed by the Contractor are performed according to acceptable standards.

2.1.7 QUALITY ASSURANCE SURVEILLANCE PLAN (QASP). An organized written document specifying the surveillance methodology to be used for surveillance of contractor performance.

2.1.8 SUBCONTRACTOR. One that enters into a contract with a prime contractor. The Government does not have privity of contract with the subcontractor.

2.2 Acronyms:

2.2.1 AQL Acceptable Quality Level

2.2.2 CFP/M/E Contractor Furnished Property, Materials, and Equipment

2.2.3 COR Contracting Officer’s Representative

2.2.4 KO Contracting Officer

2.2.5 GFP/M/E/S Government Furnished Property, Material, Equipment and Services

2.2.6 PWS Performance Work Statement

2.2.7 QASP Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan

2.2.8 QA Quality Assurance

2.2.9 TE Technical Exhibit

3.0 Government Furnished Property, Material, Equipment and Services (GFP/M/E/S):

Property: The RCTA will furnish the necessary workspace for the contractor to perform services outlined in this PWS to include a classroom for instruction, a parking lot to conduct practical exercises, and other items necessary to maintain an office environment. Property furnished by RCTA for the performance of this contract is incidental to the place of performance. FAR 45.000(b)(5). Contractor shall safeguard such property and secure the same at the close of each work period.

4.0 Contractor Furnished Property, Materials, and Equipment (CFP/M/E): Except for those items specifically stated to be Government-furnished in paragraph 3.1, the contractor shall furnish everything required to perform the training as indicated in paragraph 5.0. All expenses related to printing, production, and delivery of course materials are the responsibility of the contractor and shall be included in the firm fixed price.

5.0 Requirement: The contractor shall:

5.1 Provide a Proactive Criminal Patrol, Advanced Proactive Criminal Patrol, and a Roadside Interview Techniques course for up to 50 law enforcement officers per iteration. The course length for Proactive Criminal Patrol shall be a minimum of 24 hours of instruction over a period of three

(3) class days, the Advanced Proactive Criminal Patrol shall be a minimum of 16 hours over a period of two (2) class days, and the Roadside Interview Techniques course length shall be a minimum of 8 hours of instruction over a period of one (1) class day. Contractor shall provide multiple iterations of the course, at dates and locations to be determined, during the contract performance period. The course title may change per RCTA’s needs but the course content will remain consistent with the current trends.

5.2 The Proactive Criminal Patrol course concentrates on improving the officer’s conversational and observational skills to facilitate the development of reasonable suspicion/probable cause.

Through these learned techniques the patrol officer will detect and apprehend traveling criminals. The student will be taught how to identify and locate manual, electronic, and hydraulically controlled aftermarket compartments in motor vehicles that are widely used today by drug trafficking, terrorists, and transnational criminal organizations (TOC). The Advanced Proactive Criminal Patrol course is Part 2 of the Basic Pro-Active Criminal Patrol Techniques. This course should include vehicles with hidden compartments that are presented to the students for training. It will include concealment methods and advanced interview techniques. There should be multiple instructors to manage break-out sessions with each advanced class. The advanced format in this course is designed to meet law enforcement needs in extensive specialized training in criminal patrol. Students will be tested on their observation skills, and traffic stop scenarios. This course will also review some of the topics in the basic course, with an emphasis on the post seizure investigation in order to assist the officer in winning cases. The students will learn how to detect manual and electronically/hydraulically controlled compartments that are being widely employed by drug trafficking and terrorist organizations, this will be conducted in the classroom as well as with “hands on” training. Five stations will be deployed with one instructor assigned per station to show students how to detect contraband effectively and professionally in vehicles. Numerous displays will also be on hand to show students the different types of concealments. The instructors teaching this course are all current interdiction officers working varies interstate systems. The Roadside Interview Techniques course is specifically geared for uniformed law enforcement officials who conduct drug highway enforcement (DHE) and interdiction via traffic stops as part of their daily functions. It should be designed as an abbreviated version of Proactive Criminal Patrol to be utilized for conferences and seminars, etc. The course will teach the officer to develop necessary skills for a continual self-analysis and cultivation of information and intelligence in the interdiction process.

The student will be shown how to adapt their own personality to the various situations and the personalities of the people whom they will encounter during the interdiction interview process.

5.3 Course Content: This course of instruction shall cover the following topics (learning objectives), at a minimum:

5.3.1 Proactive Criminal Patrol

• Starting a criminal patrol program

• Ethical approach to interdiction

• Other crimes discovered during traffic stops

• Officer safety issues

• Observations prior to lawful traffic stop

• Indicators and Items of Interest

• Domestic Highway Enforcement Strategy

• El Paso Intelligence Center Resources

• National Seizure System

• Currency detention

• Report writing.

• Testifying in court

• Roadside Interview (verbal/non-verbal behavior)

• Vehicle contraband concealment

• Commercial Motor Vehicle

• Vehicle assessment

• Documents

• Driver/occupant assessment

• Load Concealment

• Vehicle Concealment

• include a pre-test and a post-test to assess students’ understanding of learning objectives

• If a slide presentation is used, all slides must display the RCTA logo.

5.3.2 Advanced Proactive Criminal Patrol

• Review on identifying indicators and items of interest.

• Roadside interview

• Clone vehicles.

• Post seizure investigations.

• Pre search objectives and safety issues

• Systematic search techniques

• Types of tools used during searches.

• Current concealment trends

• include a pre-test and a post-test to assess students’ understanding of learning objectives

• If a slide presentation is used, all slides must display the RCTA logo.

5.3.3 Roadside Interview Techniques

• The history and the art of interviewing

• Establishing rapport during traffic stops

• Using non-confrontational greeting

• Verbal Communication

• Non-verbal behavior

• Roadside interview process

• The foundation of the roadside interview

• If a slide presentation is used, all slides must display the RCTA logo.

5.4 Target Audience: Up to fifty (50) for the law enforcement officers and military personnel for the basic course and twenty four (24) for the advanced course and up to a hundred (100) for the Roadside interview techniques course to include local, state, tribal, and federal law enforcement officers.

5.5 Offeror / Instructor Qualifications:

5.7.1 The instructor(s) must be subject matter experts on vehicle search techniques as demonstrated by training other government training institutions on this topic. Instructor(s) must have extensive experience in training law enforcement officers at all levels to include federal, state, and local agencies.

5.7.2 The contractor and their instructor(s) will have a background in and be currently engaged in training law enforcement officers in vehicle contraband concealment techniques.

5.7.3 Instructor(s) must have extensive full-time law enforcement experience and currently specialize in the field of vehicle criminal/drug interdiction.

5.7.4 Instructor(s) with extensive law enforcement experience with the majority being in the field of vehicle criminal/drug interdiction are highly sought.

5.7.5 Instructor(s) must have extensive practical experience in searching motor vehicles where hidden contraband can be discovered.

TECHNICAL EXHIBIT 1

Performance Requirements Summary

This Performance Requirements Summary indicates the performance standards the Government will use to determine contractor performance. The Government COR will compare the course evaluation for each iteration to the Acceptable Quality Level (AQL) indicated below.

Deliverable Acceptable Quality Level (AQL) Method

Used/Frequency

1. Instructor presentation of information

75% average or above on each class’s evaluation

Course Evaluation / Each Course

2. Instructor knowledge of subject matter

75% average or above on each class’s evaluation

Course Evaluation / Each Course

3. Hands on training of materials 75% average or above on each class’s evaluation

Course Evaluation / Each Course

4. Textbook & handout materials presented to the students

75% average or above on each class’s evaluation

Course Evaluation / Each Course

5. Instruction’s strong points of course

75% average or above on each class’s evaluation

Course Evaluation / Each Course

6. Overall course rating 75% average or above on each class’s evaluation

Course Evaluation / Each Course

TECHNICAL EXHIBIT 2

Number of copies required is one (1) for all items listed.

Deliverables Schedule

PWS

Paragraph DELIVERABLE FREQUENCY

1.5.1, 1.5.2, Offeror/Instructor Qualifications Included with 1.5.3, (Resumes/Evidence that the Offeror and Instructors meet the Request for 1.5.4, 1.5.5 minimum qualification requirements) Proposal (RFP)

TECHNICAL EXHIBIT 3

Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP)

Commercial Vehicle Interdiction and Advanced Commercial Vehicle Interdiction

The Contracting Officer Representative (COR) will monitor contractor performance and complete the status report in DOD CORT monthly. The COR for this acquisition is MAJ Kyle Waller, 601-696-8877, kyle.l.waller.mil@army.mil

The Government Facilitator for each course iteration will provide students with an end of course evaluation. The completed evaluations, along with the COR observations, will be used to evaluate the quality of the course presentation/deliverable.

Deliverable Acceptable Quality Level (AQL) Method

Used/Frequency

1. Instructor presentation of information

75% average or above on each class’s evaluation

Course Evaluation / Each Course

2. Instructor knowledge of subject matter

75% average or above on each class’s evaluation

Course Evaluation / Each Course

3. Hands on training of materials

75% average or above on each class’s evaluation

Course Evaluation / Each Course

4. Textbook & handout materials presented to the students

75% average or above on each class’s evaluation

Course Evaluation / Each Course

5. Instruction’s strong points of course

75% average or above on each class’s evaluation

Course Evaluation / Each Course

6. Overall course rating 75% average or above on each class’s evaluation

Course Evaluation / Each Course

*Student Course Evaluations will be completed by each student attending the course, and will ask students to rate the following:

1. Instructor presentation of information mailto:kyle.l.waller.mil@army.mil

2. Instructor knowledge of subject matter

3. Hands on training of materials

4. Textbook & handout materials presented to the students

5. Instruction’s strong points of course

6. Overall course rating

Rating Description

Green Performance and technical specifications are being met at an acceptable quality level (AQL).

Yellow Performance and technical specifications are currently being met at the minimum AQL, but the following service/ deliverable needs contractor attention (see comments).

The COR must identify what component of the deliverable and/or service requires attention.

Red Performance and technical specifications are not being met at AQL and the following service/ deliverable needs immediate contractor resolutions (see comments).

The COR must identify what component of the deliverable and/or service is below the minimum AQL.

Quality Assurance Rating Sheet

Vendor Name:

Contract number:

Course title:

Month: Year:

DELIVERABLE

GREEN

YELLOW

RED

1. Instructor presentation of information

2. Instructor knowledge of subject matter

3. Hands on training of materials

4. Textbook & handout materials presented to the students

5. Instruction’s strong points of course

6. Overall course rating

Iterations This Period (Location/Dates):

Comments (Required for Yellow or Red ratings):

I certify that this report is in accordance with the Inspection of Services Clause FAR Part 52.246-4 or the inspections for commercial contracts FAR Part 52.212-4(a), the monthly surveillance schedule, and the QASP. I hereby certify that services have been received and accepted.

COR Name/Phone/Email:

COR Signature:

Quality Assurance Rating Sheet