8CST_Statement-of-Work__Revised_20190312.pdf

STATEMENT OF WORK

FOR

SERVICES SUPPORTING

8th Weapons of Mass Destruction - Civil Support Team

1.0 Background

The mission of the Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) Civil Support Team (CST) is to support local and state authorities in identifying hazardous materials, assessing current and projected consequences, advising on response measures, and assisting with requests for additional military support. In doing so, the CST maintains readiness for rapid deployment to assist incident commanders in determining the nature and extent of an attack or incident; providing expert technical advice on Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosives (CBRNE) response operations; and identifying and supporting the arrival of follow-on state and federal military response assets. The contractor, with coordination from the 8th Weapons of Mass Destruction - Civil Support Team (WMD-CST), shall perform several tasks as defined in 4.0 below.

2.0 Objective

The 8th WMD-CST is seeking a contractor to provide a scenario in an already established venue which will fully support a total of two full scale unit level exercises in order to test the unit’s capability to perform its mission essential tasks, as a Collective Training Lane, with Contractor oversight and evaluation. Contractor support is necessary for the 8th WMD-CST for the purpose of enhancing the organization’s ability to support First Responders in WMD operations. Specific objectives include providing off-site support at a location in Colorado, for Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Homemade Explosive threat agent training and practical application for unit Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTPs) through the use of CST Training exercise.

3.0 Scope

The scope will be to provide all services from 22 May, 19 June, 2 July and 24-26 Sept, and all services will cease at the conclusion of the training day on 26 September 2019. This Statement of Work (SOW) represents exercise services to assist the 8th WMD-CST and coordinated agencies for the purpose of exercising required skill-sets inherent to the CST program. The Contractor will design, manage and source a multi-agency exercise to include participating in all planning meetings leading up to the training event.

All scenarios will provide the following: as near to real world as possible, training simulants, precursor chemicals, and sample material to provide “real world” results to Survey personnel conducting site reconnaissance, characterization and field analysis; Scenario- based field exercise that includes specified objectives related to CST mission; detailed evaluation on tactics, techniques and procedures used while operating in a WMD contaminated environment.

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8th Civil Support Team (Weapons of Mass Destruction), Multi training dates listed above

The contractor must have experience with and/or training in the following:

• Full-scale exercise design and execution

• FEMA Incident Command System

• Law Enforcement Operations and Training

• Fire Fighting Operations and Training

• Emergency Medical Operations and Training

• Emergency Communications

• Emergency Management Plans and Strategy

• Terrorism/Anti-Terrorism

• School/University Safety

• Improvised explosive device components, manufacturing and placement practices.

• Use of Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) 29 CFR 1910.120

Personal Protective Equipment Level A/B ensembles.

• On-Scene Incident Command

• Exercise design in CBRN response

The contractor must additionally be familiar and/or have experience with the following CST specific items:

• WMD-CST Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) response tactics, techniques and procedures in both a professional laboratory setting and in a clandestine environment.

• CST Survey Section fielded equipment usage, capabilities and limitations.

• CST Analytical Laboratory System (ALS) and medical response

• CST sample collection and evidence preservation

• Multi-CST integration and mission execution

• CST and Emergency Responder integration and mission execution

4.0 Tasks

The Contractor will be required to support a 4 day training event for up to 22 personnel with no more than 22 personnel evaluated, at separate training locations, at any given time. Two of those days consist of a full scale exercise and the training day will not exceed 16 hours of operation.

The exercise should present a variety of challenges to the CST. Specifically, the following objectives are identified:

a. Exercise Development: Contractor will research, develop, plan and execute a WMD-CST, multi-agency exercise to include all planning meetings leading up to the exercise.

b. Site Procurement: Contractor will assist in evaluation, selection, procurement and setup of appropriate exercise location with 8th CST Point of Contact (PoC).

c. Exercise Materials: Contractor will provide transport/shipping and setup of all applicable exercise materials, training aides and CBRN/explosive simulants.

8th Civil Support Team (Weapons of Mass Destruction), multiple training dates.

d. Personnel: Contractor will provide Observers/Controllers (OCs) who have a Knowledge-base outlined in paragraph 3.0. At the conclusion of the exercise, Personnel will provide the CST and coordinated agencies with an exercise hot-wash, a written after action review, and exercise walk-through.

e. Lodging and Travel: Contractor will be responsible for providing their own transportation and lodging.

f. Meals and Breaks: Contractor is prepared to exercise continuously through the operational period and will not pause the exercise for breaks or meals.

The Contractor is responsible for their own meals.

5.0 Deliverables

In order to adequately support the stated tasks, the CST requests the following:

a. Exercise planner to develop a tough, realistic scenario that develops along a logical progression over the duration of the exercise.

b. Lead Exercise Controller/Safety Officer, with an adequate number of exercise Controllers and support staff to facilitate up to two operational locations during each collective exercise day (Day 2 and Day 4).

c. Illicit chemical agent and biological agent laboratory setups including complex processes and suspicious packages with simulated IED’s

d. Precursor chemicals for ALS analysis; Representative sample materials will be front loaded to the analytical laboratory for field confirmatory analysis on days of scenario training.

e. Discoverable intelligence products consistent with scenario

f. Conduct exercise hot- wash, after action review, and exercise walk-through

g. After action review will be written and consist of four sections: What was supposed to occur? What happened?; what was right or wrong with what happened?; and What can be done differently next time?.

h. Submit close-out written assessment on provided Training and Evaluation Outlines at the end of the period of performance.

6.0 Schedule Requirements

Training day operations for exercise participants expected to be conducted within the hours of 0600-2000. This may require contractor activity before or after these hours for exercise setup or tear down. Contractor will provide the execution of the multi-agency exercise accordingly to the following general exercise/scenario schedule:

8th Civil Support Team (Weapons of Mass Destruction), multiple day training

• 22 May 2019 (Day 1): Initial alert and deployment of 8th WMD CST by local emergency responders based on a CBRN/IED event (Scenario).

• 19 June 2019 (Day 2): Follow on CBRN/IED events at pre-designated location related to the initial event on day 1.

• 2 July 2019 (Day 3): Contractor to provide hot- wash, after action review (AAR) and walkthrough of exercise to WMD-CST personnel and/or partner agencies. Contractor setup and/or break down lanes for day 4 training. CST refit and internal SOP review.

• 24-26 September 2019 (Day 4-6): Final day of training and continuation of CBRN/IED scenario from day 2. Collective training exercise and concluding with hot- wash, walkthrough of exercise, and after action review.

7.0 Period of Performance: 1 training event covering Multiple days

8.0 Places of Performance:

a. Aurora CO 80011

8.1 Contractor Manpower Reporting Application (CMRA):

The contractor shall report ALL contractor labor hours (including subcontractor labor hours) Required for performance of services provided under this contract for the Colorado Army National Guard via a secure data collection site.

The contractor shall completely fill in all required data fields using the following web address:

http://www.ecmra.mil/. Reporting inputs shall be for the labor executed during the period of Performance during each Government fiscal year (FY), which runs October 1 through September 30.

While inputs may be reported any time during the FY, all data shall be reported no later than October 31 of each calendar year, beginning with 2013. Contractors may direct questions to the help desk at http://www.ecmra.mil.

9.0 Government Furnished Equipment and Information: N/A

10.0 Security Requirements

The government will provide assistance to the personnel supporting this requirement in obtaining base and workplace access during the period of support. All access documentation will be returned to the government at the completion of the support services. Contractor personnel shall comply with directives regarding building access and protection of Government resources.

11.0 Points of Contact

All training coordination will be made after contract award through the GPOC. Do not coordinate with local area in CO for this training opportunity.

The GPOCs and/or Technical Assistants (TA) will be:

8th CST (WMD) Primary:

Major Derek Richter 720-250-2853 derek.m.richter.mil@mail.mil

8th CST (WMD) Alternate:

SFC Eric Goodman 303-994-3273 eric.t.goodman.mil@mail.mil mailto:derek.m.richter.mil@mail.mil mailto:erek.m.richter.mil@mail.mil mailto:eric.t.goodman.mil@mail.mil