DRAFT Solicitation Criminal Justice Program Support (formerly known as CivPol)

The Final RFP has been released: Please go to: https://www.fbo.gov/spg/State/A-LM-AQM/A-LM-AQM/SAQMMA10R0079 /listing.html Thank you. ****The DUE DATE FOR QUESTIONS HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO 11AM EST THURSDAY FEBRUARY 11, 2010.**** DRAFT RFP ***There will be a partial set aside for small business. This soliciation is NOT a total set aside.*** In accordance with the guidance of FAR 15.201 Exchanges with industry before receipt of proposals, the United States Department of State (DOS) is pleased to release the attached DRAFT Request for Proposals (RFP) for the Criminal Justice Program Support contract. This publication represents an opportunity for interested parties to participate in the development of a major acquisition vehicle before its finalized release. DOS strongly encourages interested parties to review the draft RFP and submit their comments and questions to Contract Specialist: Jamie Goewey, [email protected]. Phone calls will not be accepted. Interested parties may submit comments concerning any element or aspect of the draft RFP (Technical, Administrative, Contract, Legal, etc) until 8AM on February 8, 2010. Interested parties should bear in mind that the attached draft RFP is a working copy, which does not represent an active solicitation. DOS is not seeking proposals at this time, but rather contributions from industry to further improve and refine the acquisition vehicle and ultimately program performance. DOS anticipates release of a finalized RFP in early Spring 2010 and contract award in mid to late 2010. DOS requests that Interested parties who reasonably expect to participate in the resulting solicitation provide notice of their interest by filling out the interested parties section on www.fbo.gov . Program Summary The Department of State (DOS) Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) is mandated to pursue their goals by furnishing assistance to countries and international organizations for the control of narcotic drugs, controlled substances, and other anticrime purposes, including strengthening foreign police and criminal justice systems, countering the flow of illegal narcotics, and minimizing transnational crime. INL’s authorities are found in Chapter 8, Part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (FAA), as amended. In furtherance of its counternarcotics and anticrime mandates, INL has assumed an increasing role in stabilizing post-conflict societies and strengthening democracies through the institutional development of criminal justice systems. INL designs, implements, coordinates, and oversees approximately $3 billion in funding each year. Since 1994, INL has deployed over 7,000 U.S. law enforcement personnel to 14 post-conflict and conflict missions throughout the Department’s six geographic regions (Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Palestinian Territories/West Bank, Sierra Leone, East Timor, Haiti, Kosovo, Serbia and Montenegro, Macedonia, Afghanistan, Iraq, Sudan, Lebanon and Liberia). Types of Services required: Training Support Personnel Logistics Management