TRANSPORTATION, PERSONNEL AND FACILITY SECURITY

TRANSPORTATION, PERSONNEL AND FACILITY SECURITY STATEMENT OF WORK 1.0. Background. Because of the unstable security situation at airports, seaports, railways, and surface transport systems throughout Iraq, security for installations and personnel is required. Contractor security services are necessary to protect life and deter terrorist attacks against employees, and coordinate the security planning and execution of contractors and their sub-contractors as they deploy, occupy work sites, and perform reconstruction activities throughout regions in Iraq. 1.1. Threat Environment. The Contractor shall be aware of the changing threat conditions and of the environment and shall continuously monitor same. The Contractor shall review information (from Ministry of Transportation (MOT) Security Manager, U.S. Military Security Managers, U.S. Government Agencies, and other security sources) on existing and potential threat environments throughout Iraq, and make recommendations for any adjustments in security force protection based on changing threat conditions. 1.2. In order to ensure the security of sites, railways, airports, seaports and to guard the safety of personnel/infrastructure supporting MOT, this contract is required for a period of approximately five months until sovereignty and security responsibilities are returned to the Iraqi government, specifically the Ministry of Transportation. 2.0. Scope. This Statement of Work (SOW) describes the tasks and capabilities required to provide security services at the Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA), other Government agencies, sponsored airports, seaports, railways and surface transportation activities throughout Iraq. This support is required for all phases of security, security feasibility studies, security planning, analysis, security operations, security integration, security testing, and training. This support will complement the existing military and CPA work forces. Services under this SOW will be generated by issuance of Task Orders and could be in support of any of the tasks outlined herein. Task Order (TO) SOWs will include a clear statement of outcomes expected and performance measures utilized under CPA Memo #4. A TO is required for the contractor to initiate any work under this contract. TOs will provide the specific details of the technical requirements, any applicable Government Furnished Property (GFP) and deliverable schedules. 3.0. Definitions. Deadly Force. That force which is intended or is likely to cause death or a grave injury that may result in death. Emergency Medical Care. Immediate medical care required to sustain life. Force Protection Officer (FPO). An FPO is a government official responsible for security of MOT personnel and facilities. Force Protection Team (FPT). An FPT is a team consists of security advisors, planners, coordinators and specialists responsible for security to MOT personnel and facilities. Hostile Personnel. Hostile personnel are all people that commit, threaten to commit, or support hostile acts against MOT/Security Force personnel. Minor Medical Care. First-Aid, non surgical, non recurring field-level care. Personal Security Detail (PSD). A PSD consists of bodyguards, and security advisors. Protective Detail Drivers. Contractor personnel tasked with conducting motorcades in a safe yet tactical manner. Protective Specialists. Contractor personnel tasked with protecting designated personnel from attack. Security Escorts. Contractor personnel specifically tasked with providing security for MOT personnel and contractors during travel to and from worksites anywhere in Iraq. Security Program Manager. The security program manager is the contractor employee with overall responsibility for contractor performance. 4.0. Requirements. The following are typical tasks anticipated in support of security activities in the CPA area of responsibility supporting transportation operations: 4.1. Transportation security program management. 4.2. Strategic security assessments in critical areas including, but not limited to, rail surface transportation, airport, and seaport security. 4.3. Point and perimeter security to designated locations, including quick reaction force capability. 4.4. Force Protection and movement control. 4.5. Strategic security communication. 4.6. Security force training in coordination with the Ministry of Interior. 4.7. Secure transportation of critical personnel and materials. 4.8. Security Training 5.0. General 5.1. The Contractor shall perform tasks, to be specified in the individual TOs, in the areas identified in this SOW in order to furnish the government with the required support. The technical requirements are a list of duties representative of those to be performed that may be specified in the TOs. Each TO will deal with a subset of these listed requirements and will contain additional instructions. TOs may relate to a single technical area or multiple technical areas. The contractor shall furnish all necessary personnel, materials, facilities, equipment, travel and other services required to provide and maintain the security support as specified in the TOs. The contractor shall be required to submit corrective action plans when necessary. 6.0. Work Locations. The contractor may be required to perform work at government facilities, its own facilities, or at other facilities or locations. The individual TOs will specify the location where work is to be performed if other than at the contractor’s facility. 7.0. Periodic Reviews. The contractor shall conduct periodic reviews of the status of each TO as needed in order to assess progress, future plans and possible adjustments to the TO and corrections to the contractor’s plans. Additional meetings or trips identified, by the contractor, as needed during the course of completing the TOs shall be approved by the Contracting Officer. Meetings/reviews may be held at CPA, contractor facilities, or a place of mutual consent. 8.0. Contractor Training. If training is required to accomplish a task order, training shall be the contractor’s responsibility and in compliance with Ministry of Transportation and Ministry of Interior standards. 9.0. Tasks. Task Orders may require one or more of the following tasks to provide security support as specified in individual TOs. The contractor shall not initiate work in any of these tasks unless directed through a TO. 9.1. Task 1. Transportation security program management. Security Management. The contractor shall develop an organizational structure that will closely manage efforts under this SOW to ensure efficient and effective accomplishment of all tasks and quality of support. The Contractor shall designate a Security Program Manager who shall manage the Contractor’s security personnel and act as the contractor’s liaison with the MOT. The Security Program Manager shall be available to receive and implement direction and special instructions from the Contracting Officer concerning security related matters. The Security Program Manager will obtain and maintain a U.S. SECRET level security clearance. 9.1.2. Performance shall include scheduling of security force activities, prioritizing tasks and missions, developing work rotation schedules, providing liaison between the contract security force and MOT, and providing administrative support and oversight for all contract security personnel. Management shall provide coordination, management, and integration services, including scheduling meetings, briefings, ordering of necessary equipment and supplies after coordination with the COR and authorization by the Contracting Officer. The security manager shall provide issue tracking, coordination and management. The Contractor will provide security advisors and planners to facilitate, coordinate and execute security requirements and contingency plans. 9.1.3. The Contractor shall place a qualified person designated to be in charge of each security shift and PSD. These leaders shall supervise all security personnel assigned during the shift or mission. The leaders shall inspect each post at a regular interval to assure that the post is properly manned and activities are as specified in the Task Order. Duties will include ensuring that all units are informed of the situation and orders are carried out. The contractor shall provide command posts (CP) as needed that will be tasked with providing a link of communication to both the emergency and administrative services. 9.1.4. The Security Program Manager shall develop a local hire vetting program. The contractor shall establish a local hire vetting program for all local hires identified as prospective employees. The contractor will conduct interviews and review employment application information for potential candidates. Results of the interview and information reviews will be provided to the MOT. 9.2. Task 2. Strategic security assessments. The contractor shall provide Anti-terrorism support, assessment and analysis, including security planning by AT/FP specialists. The contractors overall responsibility is to protect personnel, information, and critical resources from criminal or terrorist threats. The assessment Includes AT/FP operations, physical security assessments, risk management, intelligence analysis, and combating terrorism. 9.3. Task 3. The contractor shall provide point, sentry and perimeter security to designated locations and areas, including a quick reaction force capability. 9.4. Task 4. Force Protection and Movement Control. 9.4.1. The contractor shall provide transportation and personnel protection of personnel from terrorist or criminal attacks during travel to and from secure project worksites. Contractor services shall include all actions required to counter, deter, detect, and respond to threats to designated personnel through threat analysis, operations security (OPSEC), responsive communications, and integrated team support. 9.4.2. Security Escort Team Leaders will be assigned to each region to coordinate security management with their respective security detail teams. The Contractor shall provide an armed Protective Security Detail (PSD) to provide for the safety and security of key personnel under movement control. Designated personnel shall be provided with 360 degrees of security at all times of movement. 9.4.3. The contractor shall provide protective detail drivers who will be tasked with conducting motorcades in a safe yet tactical manner. The drivers will be responsible for the safe handling of the vehicles, conducting evasive maneuvers in emergency situations, and following the orders of the senior protective detail leaders. 9.4.4. The contractor shall provide an emergency medical response capability as part of the motorcade during movement. The emergency medical team shall have the capability to provide first response to medical situations and an alternate mode of evacuation should the principle vehicle become inoperable. The emergency medical team members will each be qualified Emergency Medical Technicians or have equivalent emergency medical training. 9.4.5. Armed vehicle escort will consist of contractor security personnel providing armed security utilizing armored vehicles, if needed. For planning purposes, there is no minimum number of security personnel specified for each escort mission. For example, some missions may require only one armed guard in a lead and one armed guard in a follow-on vehicle; whereas, some escort missions may require more guards depending on the size of the convoy and increased threat conditions. 9.4.6. The contractor shall provide VIP security details for personal protection to the Site Manager and other MOT personnel, as specified in individual task orders. Personal Security Detail teams shall protect designated personnel from assassination, kidnapping, injury, and embarrassment. Responsibility includes actions to counter, deter, detect, and respond to threats to designated personnel using threat analysis, personal security operations, operations security (OPSEC), responsive communications, and integrated team support. The contractor shall provide a main body of protective detail consisting of a principal protective detail, detail drivers, Emergency Medical Team, Counter Assault Team, Advance team, Canine bomb detection element, and an Operations Cell. 9.5. Task 5. Facility security. The Contractor shall provide a trained security guard force to perform security duties at fixed, walking, or vehicle mobile patrol posts. Facility security shall include access control to limit entry to unauthorized personnel; conduct vehicle and personnel bomb searches; report suspicious persons, and question persons as required; and respond to calls for security support and assistance. When necessary, Security Guard Force members may also be used to augment PSD operations. 9.6. Task 6. Strategic security communication. The contractor shall provide all of the labor, materials, and equipment to plan, design, and implement secure and reliable communications between offices and locations as designated by individual task orders. 9.7. Task 7. Security force training. The contractor shall provide training in specified areas as identified in individual TOs. The contractor shall develop courseware, modify existing courseware, develop and provide training materials, provide training sessions, and conduct training. Training for a formal schoolhouse environment shall be in accordance with accepted industry standards, considering the work location and prior experience of selected trainees. Training may take many forms, to include: (1) general orientation and (2) in-depth training. Training objectives will be identified in individuals TOs. The contractor shall provide training both on-site and off-site. 9.8. Task 8. Quick Response Forces (QRF) Support. The contractor shall provide rapid response capability for contingencies, suspicious activity and medical emergencies. The contractor shall maintain positive command and control over all contingencies and incident response teams and immediately notify the Contracting Officer or his duly authorized representative on the status of the situation. 10.0. Deliverables. The contractor shall provide a detailed planning summary that describes the concept of operations to the Contracting Officer within the number of days specified in the task order. Contractor format is acceptable. 10.1. In accordance with individual TOs, the Security Program Manager shall prepare and maintain guard schedules for all guard posts and pre-planned escort missions. A copy of the schedule shall be provided to MOT prior to the beginning of the week in which the schedule applies. 10.2. TOs performed under this SOW shall require contract deliverables, including activity reports. Reports and/or other data required in each TO shall be submitted in accordance with the individual TO. Release of reports, data, materials, or other information obtained or generated under this contract will be as specified in individual TOs. 11.0 Labor Categories 11.1. Security Manager. Management personnel must have extensive experience in security planning, coordinating, logistics and implementation in large scale international reconstruction and humanitarian assistance efforts. Additionally, contractor personnel must have prior military experience. All team members must undergo due diligence and positive vetting by the Contractor to include a positive check of criminal history and verification of Secret clearance, preferably NATO/Secret. Management personnel must have experience in planning; coordinating and implementing all security missions envisioned under this SOW. Management personnel must have prior military experience. All team members must undergo due diligence and positive vetting by the Contractor. Fluency in the English language is required for management personnel. 11.2. Close Protection Team Member. All CPT members must be trained as a team and have had previous operational experience in high threat areas providing close personnel protection services. Team members must have prior military experience and additionally have a variety of skills to include: VIP protection, evasive driving, mobile vehicle warfare, counter-sniping, surveillance techniques, surveillance detection, hand to hand combat, convoy operations, route reconnaissance, set-up of traffic control points, hostage rescue, navigation, signals, combat medic, chemical and biological warfare and explosive and demolition. All team members must undergo due diligence and positive vetting by the Contractor to include a positive check of criminal history. 11.3. Force Protection Team Member. All FPT members must be experienced in military services and have operated in military-like projects. A wide variety of specialist skills must be provided for to include mobile and static security, navigation, signals, medics, dog handlers, evasive driving, surveillance detection, surveillance techniques, convoy operations, route reconnaissance, set up of traffic control points, weapon handling and civil disturbance control. All team members must undergo due diligence and positive vetting by the Contractor to include a positive check of criminal history. 11.4. Security Guards. Security guards shall be proficient in basic security tactics, including, but not limited to, point and perimeter security, facility security, weapons use and handling, and other basic skills required of security guards in the industry, considering the work location, and sophistication of the work force. 11.5. Security Trainers. Security trainers shall be proficient in all aspects of security training envisioned under this SOW and be capable of training a security force to the level of proficiency designated in individual TOs. 12.0. Personnel Qualifications. All contractor employees shall meet minimum qualifications to include the following. 12.1. Employees shall not be convicted of any felony or misdemeanor involving moral circumstances during the 5 year period preceding the date of this proposal. 12.2. Employees shall not have been declared by any court of competent jurisdiction incompetent by reason of mental defect. 12.3. Employees shall not be suffering from habitual drunkenness or from narcotics addiction or dependence as evidenced by a recognized drug/alcohol testing procedure. 12.4 Employees shall meet minimum industry standard training for security subjects and be qualified on the weapons assigned. 12.5. Contractor employees are required to have a basic understanding of the English language. 13.0. Government Furnished Property, Equipment and Services. The government will provide property, equipment and services as required to perform individual task orders. These items will be specified in each Task Order. DABV01-04-R-0016 PAGE PAGE 6