Attachment_1_Historical_HAP_Projects.pdf

Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Preparedness (HA/DP) Assessment, Logistics, and Training (ALT)

Solicitation W912CL-17-R-0100 29 November 2017

HISTORICAL HAP PROJECTS

The USSOUTHCOM SCJ7-CMA Humanitarian Assistance Program (HAP) support of CTOC and CT can be characterized by activities that facilitate military operations, integrate civil and military activities, and consolidate and achieve USSOUTHCOM's objectives. These objectives are designed to assist partner nation military/security forces in conducting civil military assistance activities. These activities establish collaborative relationships among military/security forces, governmental and nongovernmental civilian organizations and authorities, and the civilian populace in non-governed or under governed areas of a partner nation. These projects are designed to support U.S. and PN Civil Military Operations (CMO), which also enhance the legitimacy to the PN Government and Military. This legitimacy demonstrates the PN capability to provide essential services to the populace, such as health related activities, education support, and basic infrastructure. HAP projects executed in support of CMO provide the additional benefits of promoting interoperability between the U.S. and PN military forces and civil authorities, which in turn, generates long-term positive perceptions of the DOD and the USG with PN civilian and military institutions. HAP projects also enhance security and enduring stability within the AOR. Planned projects include the construction of clinics, schools, and related sanitation projects. Activities are approved only if they can be directly linked to a larger US Government and/or DOD strategy. The projects provide support to partner nation efforts to re-establish and/or strengthen governance in under governed or ungoverned areas of the country, provide support alternatives to TOC and AQAA/OTO patronage, and prevent erosion of the PNs' support infrastructure (i.e., safe haven, funding, ideological support, and/or recruitment}.

HAP support of FHA/DR focuses on building capacities of partner nation military/security forces and select civilian organizations to plan and respond to the effects of natural and man-made disasters within their sovereign territory. USSOUTHCOM priorities for disaster risk reduction/disaster preparedness are based on a theater-wide Risk Vulnerability Assessment (RVA). The RVA compares multi-hazard exposures {tropical cyclone, tsunami, earthquake, and flood) of partner nations, individual national vulnerabilities (i.e., pre-event conditions that render a country more susceptible to the damaging effects of a hazard), and the coping capacity and capability of a country to absorb and respond to the negative impacts associated with a hazardous event. Using RVA analysis to prioritize USSOUTHCOM disaster risk reduction/disaster preparedness activities will ensure that USSOUTHCOM assistance is provided to those partner nations possessing the greatest risk and needs. In coordination with the in-country Security Cooperation Offices (SCOs) and USAID/OFDA, SCJ74 has identified HA/DR shortfalls and capability gaps for priority partner nations and has submitted HAP projects to mitigate the PN shortfalls and gaps. The projects submitted by USSOUTHCOM focus on three lines of activities:

building infrastructure, training, and equipping.

The first line of activities focuses on assisting partner nations with acquiring the required infrastructure needed to efficiently and effectively manage disaster response operations.

Infrastructure projects emphasize on building emergency operations centers (EOC), disaster response warehouses (DRW), and disaster shelters.

The second line of activities focuses on the transfer of knowledge and skills to partner nation disaster management and disaster response personnel to enable them to provide those essential services to their populace. These HAP projects will be executed in coordination with USAID/OFDA to provide partner nation disaster managers and first responders with essential skills that include EOC management, incident command, warehouse management, medical first responder, search and rescue, and collapsed structure rescue.

The last line of HAP activities focuses on providing essential equipment needed to ensure the partner nation can execute operations upon occurrence of a disaster. SCJ74 will utilize Excess Property to the maximum extent possible to provide materials for stocking warehouses and providing disaster response-related equipment and machinery.

HAP supports activities that support the development of interoperable capabilities, thus enabling partner nations to assume a larger role in responding to natural disasters in conjunction with other regional nations. At the Conference of Defense Ministers of the Americas, military leaders of the Western Hemisphere recognized the invaluable contributions of the defense sector and armed forces in support of civilian agencies in partnership of responsiveness to natural and man-made disasters. USSOUTHCOM supports the concept of strengthening hemispheric prevention, preparation, response, and recovery mechanisms, as well as the importance of improving early warning systems in the AOR. In order to achieve this goal, USSOUTHCOM HAP will work with partner nations' militaries to improve military disaster risk reduction, mitigation, and response coordination and collaboration through exercises and SMEs.

Projects and key tasks submitted by USSOUTHCOM in support of HAP efforts focus on building relationships and processes with partner nations in order to build the partner nations' capacities to extend disaster response within the AOR. USSOUTHCOM HAP engages with the most capable partner nations by focusing on transfer of FHA/DR knowledge with partner nation militaries with proven existing capabilities to contribute in disaster response operations outside of their borders. The goal is acquire efficiency and effectiveness in the military's emergency response proficiency.

Fire Chief Firefighter Training. Develop a draft training strategy, program of instruction, and training materials for four hundred and fifty (450) Fire Chiefs or their designated personnel, translated in English and Spanish. Conduct prescribed training.

Collapsed Structure Training. Develop a draft training strategy, program of instruction, and training materials for 20 Mexican USAR team members, translated in English and Spanish.

Conduct prescribed training.

Communications equipment for the Higuey and Pedernales Disaster Relief Warehouses (DRWs) in the Dominican Republic. Purchase, install and deliver communications equipment as well as conduct training on the operations and maintenance of the communications equipment.

Training and equipment for host nation disaster relief warehouse and personnel in the efficient and effective management, maintenance and operation of a warehouse. Conduct a formal political presentation in English to the Dominican Republic Centro de Operaciones de Emergencias (COE) officials. Conduct a post-award inspection of the warehouse and warehouse operations in order to design a configuration for the execution of training, validate equipment requirements, and finalize the program of instruction. Conduct training, in Spanish, to up to 30 host nation personnel.

MEOC Training. Develop and deliver a train-the-trainer program of instruction and manuals for operators and maintainers of Mobile Emergency Operations Centers (MEOCs).

Construction of a Disaster Relief Warehouse/Excess Property. Construct and equip a Disaster Warehouse. Request for equipping of the warehouse is being consolidated with Excess Property Project. The construction and equipping of a disaster warehouse would enable response to a disaster situation occurring. Having supplies in place facilitates a rapid response, thus minimizing the need to rely solely on the DoD.

Refurbish and equip Disaster Warehouse/Excess Property. The creation of an office space within the warehouse, equipped with a computer and air conditioning unit for staff responsible for the day-to-day management of the facility. Improvement in the ventilation system to create ideal storage conditions for the supplies, thus minimizing deterioration through dry rot, etc. Finally, additional shelving within the warehouse to optimize use of space and better manage the inventory.

Excess Property. To provide excess property to the Fire Department, disaster management warehouses, schools, clinics. Old Folks Homes, Aids Camp, etc. To develop capability of responding to and assisting the recovery from natural disasters. The pre-positioning of containers at selected family islands, with disaster response materials, equipment, medical supplies and other items required, will enable the remote areas to respond and take care of their immediate needs.

To provide training to The Disaster Management Unit Team on a variety of disaster preparedness subjects. Training in Geographical Information Systems would allow the Disaster Management Unit to integrate all available information currently being used by different agencies of the Government and prepare a coordinated plan in case of a disaster. Focus: Interagency Cooperation Workshop.

Training of EOC personnel via a crisis management exercise. In a time of disaster, there needs to be a mechanism in place to have all parties communicating and responding as required. This training/simulation exercise would bring to light those weaknesses in the system and provide the Disaster Management Unit the opportunity to be properly prepared.

Training First Responders. To increase the number of trained Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) personnel on the family islands as first responders in the event of a man-made or natural disaster. Establish the foundation for CERT training and establish a model for other Caribbean Nations. Recipients: Volunteers from throughout the islands of the Bahamas working under the National Emergency Management Agency, Emergency Support Function #13 (Volunteers).

Construct from "scratch" a National Emergency Management (NEMO) Warehouse/Excess Property.

Excess Property. This project will furnish required relief and medical supplies to the NEMO national warehouses. Items will be received, cataloged, and stored for immediate delivery in the event of a natural or man-made disaster.

Excess Property. To provide basic educational equipment, books and other supplies to a school.

There are several other surrounding villages which attend this school Due to the small communities, one school usually facilitates many villages.

Excess Property. Transportation of Excess Property to provide necessary medical supplies and equipment to clinics and medical facilities in the South America. Prior to shipment, an assessment team from HAP-EP. Albany, GA would visit the clinics to determine which specific equipment and supplies would be needed based on availability at their warehouse.

Project includes the construction of a one-story warehouse for the pre-positioning and safeguarding of critical disaster relief supplies and equipment. The Warehouse would provide the capability for rapid response to natural disasters in South America, where there is widespread flooding during the rainy season.

Project will renovate and furnish school supplies (Excess Property) to a school located in Central America. This school lacks basic supplies and equipment to include desks, book shelves, chalk boards, paper, pencils, pens, crayons and books. The project would also improve the infrastructure of the school, to include painting and repairing the bathrooms, windows and dining facility.

Excess Property. Project will furnish school supplies to schools in rural areas. These schools lack basic supplies and equipment to include desks, chalkboards, book shelves, chairs, books, paper, pencils and pens.

Medical First Responder and Search and Rescue Training project. This project will work with the Vice ministry of Civil Defense to determine participants. It requires a pre-site evaluation and is specifically tailored to the country. The course would be six days in length and would cover several subjects, including didactics, trauma laboratory training. Clinical mass casually exercises and resource management-leadership labs. Search and rescue training will also be included.

Participants (maximum of 40) will include civilian, military and other agency personnel.

Disaster Preparedness Assessment - EOC. FEMA will send down a four (4) man assessment team to provide technical assistance and the "way ahead~. The Federal District recently inaugurated their EOC. This assessment will show them what the next step should be. what type of simulations should be used. What training is needed, the linkage between federal and state EOCs. Assessment team will coordinate with host country embassy, MILGP, other governmental and non-governmental organizations, etc., before, during and after the assessment. Team visit will be about 7-14 days. A report will be prepared and provided to the country and USSOUTHCOM to be used to plan future projects to support disaster preparedness initiatives.

Location: Federal District Civil Defense (Ministry of National Integration)

To train South American Civil Defense Organizations in the correct response to disasters involving hazardous materials (HAZMAT). Four (4) man Hazardous Material Mobile Training Team conducts a 5 day train-the-trainer course. This project will occur over a three week period (one week in each city). All slate Civil Defense Organizations have expressed an interest in HAZMAT Training to respond to the ever-increasing amount of incidents that involve

HAZMAT.

To install solar-powered rain collection (5) and storage systems in the drought stricken section of South America. This will alleviate human suffering by providing drought stricken communities with a constant potable water source thus enhancing the quality of life, reducing sickness, misery. and deaths caused by droughts that plague this area. Location: State Civil Defense Organizations and local Communities (exact community school/center will be determined during the assessment visit)

Disaster Preparedness Assessment - EOC. Two (2) USMLO representatives win visit many Central America countries on various assessment visits throughout the year.

Construction of Disaster Relief Warehouse. The construction of a one-story warehouse for the storage and safeguarding of critical disaster relief supplies and equipment. The facility will permit the rapid deployment of items throughout the country_

Provide specific Medical supplies and Equipment and Schools. The Ministries listed below have submitted requests for specific items and equipment. The medical list contains both non-medical items (office equipment and furniture) as well as specific medical equipment. The school list requests equipment for their Biology, Chemical, and Physics labs; Electricity/Electronics program; and desks, chairs, and computers. Location: The Ministry of Health and Social Security and the Ministry of Education, Sports, and Youth Affairs.

This project will outfit required communications equipment (Excess Property) to each of Civil Defense's Warehouses constructed. It will also outfit OR's Civil Defense's Operations center in South America. This project will enhance the capability to communicate. Coordinate, effectively assess, and more importantly, enhance response capability to natural disasters. This project requires an assessment phase to see what communication equipment is suitable, and if radio repeaters are really needed.

To provide Community Medical First Responder Training to response personnel. This project directly supports the impact and effectiveness of the Humanitarian Assistance Plans for 2004.

The National Emergency Response Agency and Civil Defense personnel, at all levels, lack sufficient training and practical expertise to carry out trauma care and orderly mass casualty movement in emergency and disaster situations. PROLOG plans a series of practical, live Training of Trainer exercises in community Medical First Response (MFR) with community health care and Civil Defense individuals. Course materials and curriculum will be used by Civil Defense trainers in community MFR trainings throughout the host nation as follow-up benefit.

Provide an Early Warning System for South America Civil Defense Agency Phase-I. This project is in support of South America-2005-004 that will strengthen local communities’ capacities to respond in Disaster situations by creating an early warning communication system to evacuate towns prior to disaster. The equipment required will be the following: Equipment that will measure rain fall (Pluviometer/rain gauge) and water level increases (rivers, streams, lakes and ocean) and seismic monitors (volcanoes and earthquakes). Communication system to include radios and alarms. Phase-1 will encompass most critical areas with active volcanoes, and frequent floods and earthquakes. Location: Most threatened urban areas of South America.

Strengthen local capabilities to respond to disaster situations in Central America. The project consists on identifying communities at risk, that have a basic organization and the support of the local authorities, identifying in each one of them the vulnerabilities and specific capacities, from which a particular proposal of local strengthening will be developed. Work parameters will be determined from which will be defined the mechanisms of community response that were developed, including all the areas of community response (Early alerts, evaluation, management of temporary shelters of housings storms, evacuation, etc.). Likewise, a training program will be developed in each specific area that includes theoretical-practical training, exercises, and simulations, among others. Location: At risk areas of South America.

Construction of Defense Civil Regional Emergency Operation Center and Disaster Relief Supplies Warehouse Facility. Project is dependent upon the Government of Ecuador (GOE) obtaining land. MILGP is confident that if project is approved, the GOE will provide the land.

An installation is required in order receive future HAP projects such as rolling stock and medical supplies and equipment. The facility would also provide some office space for personnel to administer and maintain equipment and supplies. In FY01, the Civil Defense had to refuse a shipment of medical supplies because it did not have the capacity (a facility) in order to store the supplies. The supplies were given to the Red Cross instead.

Develop Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for Medical First Responders (MFR) and National Search and Rescue (SAR) in response to disasters throughout South America. This will include the development of a domestic MFR & SAR training program to demonstrate developed standard operating procedures.

Provide an emergency communications infrastructure assessment. A four man team from the US conducts a communications assessment of the COEN national EOC and all departmental EOCs in South America to establish a baseline assessment, and recommend equipment purchases training needed to establish a robust emergency communications capability between the national

EOC.

Provide training to the GOES Comite de Emergencia Nacional (COEN) in emergency communications, resource allocation, population control, and chain of command functions as well as participation in relevant simulated exercises. Project consists of training the (COEN) in EOC procedures and coordination, to include the simulations to exercise the SOPs and working plans.

The purpose of the project is to conduct further and more detailed disease surveillance and preventive medicine activities in under-served communities of South America. Assist and train the Health officials to develop disease intervention programs and plans to contain or reduce epidemics during disasters, particularly in dealing with diseases not known to have existed in the country. Specific activities will include 1) evaluating specimens from severely ill patients in conjunction with host nation experts to determine the causative agents of disease 2) evaluating select rodents and vectors to determine how pathogens are being transmitted to humans.

Provide wells to disassociated populations. Wells will be drilled in various areas throughout different countries in South America in areas with significant lack of potable water, and heavily influenced by narcotics organizations.

This project will fund refurbishment/construction of a community center that will serve as a youth vocational training center by providing educational skills to the broadest swath of population with emphasis on primary and secondary educational skills and allow the youth the ability to survive and function in society.

This project will fund construction of hospitals/clinics in remote areas. Improve infrastructure of medical facilities that focus on public health and broader capacity building to address significant health risks in local communities. Increase health care among the local populace and reduce the spread of disease by providing the infrastructure where the sick can go to receive medical attention.

Construct/Refurbish a Regional Emergency Operations Center that allows the Protection Civile the capability to conduct long term planning in preparing for a rapid and suitable response to disasters and provide Excess Property. This facility will provide the cornerstone to combat the recent acts of terrorism and violence that has shaken different South American countries.

To provide relief to critical areas by providing potable water sources (wells) with water tanks.

The resulting lack of safe drinking water is the greatest challenge faced in the disasters and humanitarian emergencies. Rural areas in South America lack the ability to deliver safe drinking water to remote areas and would need external assistance in case of disasters. By constructing a series of wells, we decrease their need for U.S. assistance. This project will deliver potable water wells/water systems. USMLO and SCEN are working with the UN MINUSTAH and Ministry of Health to choose the best locations. Project will provide a total systems approach to ensure water gets to the population with the most need. This may include providing water tanks with multiple water faucets at strategic locations.

Provide train-the-trainers course to the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) in all facets of emergency response, planning, and preparedness. The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) lacks sufficient trainers to effectively manage and execute a multi-level training curriculum focused on all facets of emergency response, planning, and preparedness. This project will work with ODPEM to develop the necessary training modules and train the trainers to execute the overall program for disaster response personnel.

Search and Rescue in Collapsed Structures Training. Purpose is to train groups or teams able to respond to catastrophic building collapses and develop a program of instruction that can be used for future courses. Course will focus on development of Search and Rescue planning, procedures, organization of resources, and command and control of search teams. Location:

SINAPROC and other identified first responder type organizations.

First Responder (EMT) Instructor. Conduct EMT Instructor course for representatives from rural communities and assist Ministry of Health in establishing a MFR training course by training trainer and developing a program of instruction for the course. This project is a follow on to EMT Course conducted in FY04. Location: Rural communities throughout South America to be determined by the US country team and the Ministry of Health.

Refurbishment of Orphanage. Repainting of Orphanage, at a total cost for local labor and paint of US.

HAZMAT Training and Equipment – 15 border cities: Train and provide personal protective equipment and basic HAZMAT “turnout gear” for 25 person firefighting response teams in each of fifteen border cities. First set: Tijuana, Mexicali/San Luis Rio Colorado; Nogales; Juarez;

Acuna) Second Set: Mexicali/San Luis Rio Colorado; Piedras Negra, Nuevo Laredo, Reynosa, Matamoros; Third Set: Ojinaga, Chihuahua; Palomas, Chihuahua; Agua Prieta, Sonora; Naco, Sonora)

Firefighting Training and Equipment purchase: 15 non-border cities: Train and provide personal protective equipment and basic firefighting “turnout gear” for 25 person firefighting response teams in each of fifteen non-border cities: (Tula de Allende, Hidalgo; Querétaro, Queretaro;

Salina Cruz, Oaxaca; Salamanca, Guanajuato; Gómez Palacio, Estado de Durango; San Luis Potosi, San Luis Potosi; Municipio de Ecatepec de Morelos. Estado de México; Carretera León- Cuerámaro; Venustiano Carranza, Puebla; Xicotepec de Juárez, Puebla;)

Urban Search and Rescue Training and Equipment: Project provides urban search and rescue training and equipment to national level Civil Protection officials/teams in Mexico City.

Training and equipment provided to three to five national level teams which currently do not exist is a key component of Mexico's preparedness plans to respond to a major catastrophic earthquake in Mexico City.

Install Seismic Network: This project will provide the Mexican National Center for Prevention of Disasters (CENAPRED) training and instrumentation to measure seismic activity in the earthquake prone zone vicinity Mexicali, Baja California. Real-time data provided from these devices installed in Mexico will be used to protect lives and property in northern Baja California. USNORTHCOM will partner with USGS to execute this train and equip project.

Regional Wild land Firefighting Training and Equipment purchase: Train and provide personal protective equipment and supplies for 25-50 person wildfire response teams.

Early Warning Flood Hazard System Installation: Install stream and precipitation gauges and NOAA weather station upstream from the city of Matamoros, Mexico to provide flood early warning to inhabitants in the low ground that experiences periodic catastrophic flooding.

Disaster Relief Warehouse Construction: Construct and equip (with DSCA excess property) a disaster warehouse to service the hurricane and flooding prone State of Chiapas.

Early Warning Flood Hazard System Installation: Install stream and precipitation gauges and NOAA weather station upstream from the city of Villahermosa, Tabasco, Mexico to provide flood early warning to inhabitants in the low ground that experiences periodic catastrophic flooding.

Excess Property: Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) shipments to Mexico under DSCA’s Excess Property program represented the first Government of Mexico (GOM) acceptances of DOD offers of humanitarian assistance and helped USNORTHCOM gain unprecedented access and influence in Mexico. Subsequent projects in Mexico, involving the training and equipping of hazardous materials (HAZMAT) first responders in fifteen Mexican border cities, support to the Juarez morgue and installation of an early warning flood hazard system has been instrumental in enhancing community resilience, and has allowed the command to continue expanding its access and influence across the entire border region.

Excess Property: One fire truck and one crash truck with accompanied firefighting equipment (hoses, nozzles, fire fighting clothing, axes, picks, shovels, etc) from DSCA Property Warehouse in Albany, GA, were delivered to Cuitahuac, Vera Cruz and Tapachula, Chiapas, in support of request from Mexico Civil Protection. First-ever donation of rolling stock enhances basic firefighting capabilities of two Mexican cities in significant need of this equipment.

Several minimal cost projects: purchased children’s clothing for an orphanage and cancer center, books and school supplies for education centers, and physical fitness equipment for youth facilities.

Emergency management training, as well as training for emergency managers for incident command and control purposes.

Several disaster preparedness subject matter expertise exchanges between Mexico, The Bahamas, and U.S. disaster preparedness planners and first responders. EX: Engagement with Mexico Civil Protection for their participation in the 2009-2012 annual U.S. National Hurricane Conferences, including hosting of ~30 Mexican civil and military first responders and senior leadership. Provided an excellent opportunity for engagement of partner nation senior emergency management leadership prior to annual hurricane season.

Earthquake planning support: Assisted with development of Mexico national earthquake response plan/exercise - negotiated unprecedented planner support and transfer of New Madrid Seismic Zone (NMSZ) plans and exercise products to Civil Protection

Remote Sensing Hazard Mitigation project: valued at $140K to provide BHS National Geographic Information Systems (BNGIS) center with first-ever imagery/mapping training and computers to map flooded areas

Constructing Emergency Relief Warehouse in Freeport (Grand Bahama) (~$900K), with NAVFAC SE Contracting Office and N-NC/J4 Command Engineer

Disaster Relief: To complement Warehouse construction, purchased/shipped/delivered eighteen 20’ Cargo Containers ($100K) for use in storing disaster relief supplies – 3 containers delivered to Abaco, 3 to Grand Bahama, and 12 to Nassau of which several will be moved by NEMA to other family islands.

Supported 4th Jul 12 ceremonies including EMB outreach donation ceremony with AMB, to formally donate training and equipment valued at $500K to develop/ field BHS first “Swift Water SAR” teams on three islands (Abaco, Grand Bahama, New Providence)

Several disaster preparedness subject matter expertise exchanges between The Bahamas, and U.S. disaster preparedness planners and first responders, examples:

- Urban Search and Rescue (USAR): funded BHS civil and military 1st responders to exchange with Los Angeles County Fire Dept and OFDA USAR national team, to identify requirements to develop a federal/international BHS USAR team

- Engagement with The Bahamas NEMA (National Emergency Management Agency) for their participation in the 2009-2012 annual U.S. National Hurricane Conferences, including hosting of ~15 Bahamian civil and military first responders and senior leadership. Provided an excellent opportunity for engagement of partner nation senior emergency management leadership prior to annual hurricane season.

- Deep Water Horizon Support: supported visit of BHS scientist and military officer to NOAA oil flow monitoring/modeling sessions in Seattle, WA

Support of EMB Outreach with HA minimal (min) cost projects:

- HA min cost project $4,500 purchase of 320 life vests (with USCG) donation to Abaco, Freeport and Nassau for EMB support of BHS national “Youth Safe Boating Campaign”

- $2,500 purchase/donation of bedding, clothing, art supplies to Grand Bahama Children’s Home

- Outreach: $2,500 purchase/donation HA min cost project to support Spencer Penn Centre for Boys community event

- $10,000 in books to the Ministry of Education to support EMB initiated “Read To Lead” program

- HA min cost project purchase/donation of over $6,000 in school supplies to Woodcock primary school