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This is a non-personal services contract for continuous evaluation and vetting of personnel. The contractor must provide personnel, expertise, and management to establish and maintain a vetting cell (CEVC) operating 8 hours/day, 5 days/week. The CEVC will adjudicate and vet non-government, locally employed laborers and workers. The contractor is responsible for all equipment, supplies, and other items necessary to execute the contract, excluding government-furnished property and services. The contract supports the J2 Intelligence and Security Directorate in background investigations for homeland security directives. Key personnel qualifications are detailed, including supervisors and interviewers. Mandatory training requirements are outlined, including pre-deployment training, anti-terrorism, force protection, and security awareness. The government will provide certain facilities and equipment, while the contractor is responsible for other items. A quality control plan (QCP) must be submitted within 30 days of contract award. The government retains the right to request a monitor be precluded from providing services. The contractor must maintain their individual CAC and SIPR tokens. The contractor shall ensure that all contractor employees and subcontractor employees performing services under this contract have been prescreened for employment eligibility using the eVerify program on the Department of Homeland Security website. All contractor employees and subcontractor employees performing services under this contract who have access to a government information system must be registered in the Army Training Certification Tracking System (ATCTS) at commencement of services and must successfully complete the DOD information assurance awareness training prior to access to the information system and then annually thereafter. The contractor shall establish and implement methods of making sure all keys/keycards issued to the contractor by the government are not lost or misplaced and are not used by unauthorized persons. The contractor shall report any occurrences of lost or duplicate keys/key cards to the KO and the COR and physical property manager, if applicable within two 2 hours or the next business day if after hours and to request key or locks replacement. The contractor shall include the substance of the 1. 9. 5 access and general protection policy and procedures section in all subcontracts. The government has unlimited rights to all documents/material produced under this contract. The contractor shall provide signed nondisclosure agreements to the government prior to commencement of work under the contract. The contractor shall not post information to public websites or social media locations, personal or professional, that in any way disclose names, locations, hotel data, participants, discussions, pictures, etc. before, during or after the contract period of performance without the express consent of the government. The contractor shall not cite any information e. g. , contract information, pictures, locations, etc. obtained through this contract on any marketing tools to include its company website. The contractor shall notify the KO immediately whenever it becomes aware that such access or participation may result in any actual or potential organizational conflict of interests (OCI) and shall promptly submit a plan to the KO to avoid or mitigate any such OCI. The contractor shall have personnel on board during the 45 days phase in/phase out periods. The contractor shall complete at level I training within 30 calendar days after contract start date. All contractor employees, including subcontractor employees, who are employed under the contract shall complete at level I awareness training within 30 calendar days after contract start date. The contractor shall submit certificates of completion for each affected contractor employee and subcontractor employee to the COR or KO within 10 calendar days after completion of training b

The contract requires the contractor to provide personnel, expertise, and management to establish and maintain a Continuous Evaluation and Vetting Cell (CEVC) operating 8 hours a day, 5 days a week. The CEVC will conduct background investigations and continuous vetting for non-U. S. citizens seeking employment or access to U. S. facilities in Saudi Arabia. The contractor must provide all necessary personnel, equipment, and supplies, excluding government-furnished property or services. Key personnel must meet specific qualifications, including security clearances and experience in personnel security investigation or counterintelligence investigations. The contractor must develop and implement a Quality Control Plan (QCP) within 30 days of contract award, including procedures for identifying, preventing, and correcting defective services. The contractor must also develop and implement an Operations Security (OPSEC) plan within 90 days of contract award. The government will provide office space, desks, chairs, and some equipment. The contractor is responsible for transportation, flight fares, and other items not listed as government-furnished. The contractor must ensure all employees have the required security clearances, training, and certifications. The contract includes detailed requirements for personnel identification, uniforms, data rights, nondisclosure, organizational conflict of interest, phase-in/phase-out periods, and general training requirements, including antiterrorism, OPSEC, law of war, information assurance, Tarp, IWatch, and sexual assault/harassment training. The contractor must comply with all applicable U. S. and host nation requirements and laws. The contract also specifies requirements for foreign nationals, including vetting by the U. S. embassy, and access to DOD facilities. The contractor must collect DNA records for U. S. citizen personnel traveling to the U. S. Central Command area of responsibility (USCENTCOM). The contract also includes requirements for medical screening and immunization. The government retains the right to exclude any employee from performance of duties if a background check reveals a security risk. The contractor must report any occurrences of lost or duplicate keys/key cards to the contracting officer and physical property manager within two hours or the next business day.

The Naval Information Warfare Center, Pacific (NIWC Pacific) awarded a contract to LBYD Federal, LLC on a sole-source basis for maintenance, repair, assembly, and installation services of collateral equipment supporting the US Navy Marine Mammal Program. The contract has a one-year base period and four one-year option periods. The contract was awarded under the authority of 15 U. S. C. 637a and FAR Subpart 19. 8, and involves a firm fixed price and cost pricing arrangement.

Lot 1: Provide consultation services on DPA client cases that involve immigration collateral consequences of a criminal matter. Review provided facts and circumstances around criminal cases involving non- citizen clients to determine immigration consequences. Advise criminal defense attorney public defenders on potential collateral consequences, possible ways to avoid any negative outcomes, and how to properly explain collateral consequences to clients. In limited circumstances, assist in advising prosecutors, the court, and clients on immigration consequences associated with a criminal matter. Assist in educating defenders on immigration consequences for non- citizen clients facing criminal legal consequences, including any recent changes in immigration that may impact DPA non- citizen clients. Attend case reviews or meetings involving non- citizen clients facing immigration consequences. Work with DPA attorneys, clients, and teams will be subject to confidentiality and is designed to ensure compliance with the constitutional requirements of Padilla v. Kentucky, 559 U. S. 356 ( ****).