Police Advisors, Corrections Advisors, and Administrative Support for Department of State's INL Mexico Office

The government intends to award a single-award IDIQ for a base plus four option years. The requirement is to provide professional services and logistical project support services in support of the Merida Initiative. These efforts include, but are not limited to human resources, general services operations, administrative support, data/records, overseas allowances, compensation, inventory management, business processes, project management, procurement activities budget management, finance and building applications.

The $2.3 billion Merida Initiative, one of the largest and most sophisticated bilateral security efforts in the world, has enabled the USG to assist the Government of Mexico (GOM) with police professionalization, justice sector reform, crime and violence prevention, and anti-corruption efforts.

In support of the Merida Initiative, INL is tasked to:

• Assist Mexico in developing more effective and transparent security and rule of law institutions, which work together effectively and cooperate with international partners to reduce threats from transnational and domestic crime, including terrorism, and improve border security and protect human rights.
• Support Mexican state and society efforts to establish efficient, transparent, and accountable prosecutorial, correctional, and alternative justice systems institutions that respect human rights.
• Assist Mexico in improving federal, state, and local governments' operational ability to prevent and mitigate crime and terrorism, impact transnational criminal organization (TCO) cash flow, contribute to criminal cases against TCO leaders and members, disrupt TCO trust and corruptive relationships, and safely apprehend TCO and other high target offenders.
• Improve border security, including building support to the new government's efforts to secure Mexico's southern border. .

To meet the Congressional mandates of Plan Merida, INL programs in the region include the following objectives:

• Continue to support Mexican state and federal entities with efforts to institutionalize the rule of law among law enforcement and judicial sector operators, including through police professionalization, justice sector reform, anti-corruption, and border security initiatives.
• Help Mexico achieve its transition to the new criminal justice system.
• Create a 21st century border structure, by further developing Mexico's capacity to detect and prevent smuggling of illicit goods and trafficking in persons. Support networked technology systems and professionalization to strengthen Mexico's control of its northern and southern borders and ports of entry.
• Bolster Mexico's efforts to prevent crime and violence by supporting the establishment of resilient communities better able to withstand the pressures of organized crime through drug demand reduction, citizen oversight of security forces, and culture of lawfulness programs.
• Continue to build Mexico's capacity to disrupt and dismantle organized criminal networks, including capacity building to counter illicit finance and combat the production of, and trafficking in, illegal narcotics.
• Support the U.S. Embassy's second overall goal from its FY14-16 Integrated Country Strategy (ICS): to support Mexican state and society efforts to establish highly efficient, transparent, and accountable prosecutorial, correctional, and alternative justice institutions that respect human rights; to assist Mexico in improving federal, state, and local governments' operational ability to prevent and mitigate crime and terrorism, impact transnational criminal organization (TCO) cash flow, contribute to criminal cases against TCO leaders and members, disrupt TCO trust and corruptive relationship, and safely apprehend TCO and other high target offenders; and to improve border security, including building support to the Mexican government's efforts to secure their southern border.

The requirement is to provide professional services and logistical project support services in support of the Merida Initiative (a joint US-Mexico program to combat illicit trade in illegal drugs, smuggling, corrections programs, aviation, police training, rule of law issues, border control enhancements and other similar efforts). These efforts include, but are not limited to human resources, general services operations, administrative support, data/records, overseas allowances, compensation, inventory management, business processes, project management, procurement activities budget management, finance and building applications.

The $2.3 billion Merida Initiative, one of the largest and most sophisticated bilateral security efforts in the world, has enabled the USG to assist the Government of Mexico (GOM) with police professionalization, justice sector reform, crime and violence prevention, and anti-corruption efforts.

In support of the Merida Initiative, INL is tasked to:

• Assist Mexico in developing more effective and transparent security and rule of law institutions, which work together effectively and cooperate with international partners to reduce threats from transnational and domestic crime, including terrorism, and improve border security and protect human rights.
• Support Mexican state and society efforts to establish efficient, transparent, and accountable prosecutorial, correctional, and alternative justice systems institutions that respect human rights.
• Assist Mexico in improving federal, state, and local governments' operational ability to prevent and mitigate crime and terrorism, impact transnational criminal organization (TCO) cash flow, contribute to criminal cases against TCO leaders and members, disrupt TCO trust and corruptive relationships, and safely apprehend TCO and other high target offenders.
• Improve border security, including building support to the new government's efforts to secure Mexico's southern border. .

To meet the Congressional mandates of Plan Merida, INL programs in the region include the following objectives:

• Continue to support Mexican state and federal entities with efforts to institutionalize the rule of law among law enforcement and judicial sector operators, including through police professionalization, justice sector reform, anti-corruption, and border security initiatives.
• Help Mexico achieve its transition to the new criminal justice system.
• Create a 21st century border structure, by further developing Mexico's capacity to detect and prevent smuggling of illicit goods and trafficking in persons. Support networked technology systems and professionalization to strengthen Mexico's control of its northern and southern borders and ports of entry.
• Bolster Mexico's efforts to prevent crime and violence by supporting the establishment of resilient communities better able to withstand the pressures of organized crime through drug demand reduction, citizen oversight of security forces, and culture of lawfulness programs.
• Continue to build Mexico's capacity to disrupt and dismantle organized criminal networks, including capacity building to counter illicit finance and combat the production of, and trafficking in, illegal narcotics.
• Support the U.S. Embassy's second overall goal from its FY14-16 Integrated Country Strategy (ICS): to support Mexican state and society efforts to establish highly efficient, transparent, and accountable prosecutorial, correctional, and alternative justice institutions that respect human rights; to assist Mexico in improving federal, state, and local governments' operational ability to prevent and mitigate crime and terrorism, impact transnational criminal organization (TCO) cash flow, contribute to criminal cases against TCO leaders and members, disrupt TCO trust and corruptive relationship, and safely apprehend TCO and other high target offenders; and to improve border security, including building support to the Mexican government's efforts to secure their southern border.

In support of the Merida Initiative, the contractor shall provide the professional and administrative services