In accordance with FAR 6.302-1 (a)(2), Department of State, American Embassy, INL (Mexico City, Mexico) intends to award a sole source firm fixed price contract for the acquisition of (10) iterations of a four (4) day intensive training course on the Reid Technique of Investigative Interviewing and Advanced Interrogation Techniques. Service includes: a. The Contractor shall provide, as a deliverable, ten (10) iterations of a four (4) day intensive training course on the Reid Technique of Investigative Interviewing and Advances Interrogation Techniques. b. Each course shall include thirty-two (32) hours of training for forty five (45) GOM participants. The training shall include a 3-day interview and interrogation program as well as a 1-day advanced workshop program. The 3-day program shall consist of the following general topics: 1. Interview and Interrogation Preparation 2. Distinction between an Interview and Interrogation 3. Proper Room Environment 4. Factors Affecting the Subject's Behavior More specifically, the 3-day program shall explore more deeply the following: • Behavior Symptom Analysis; 1. Evaluating Attitudes 2. Evaluating Nonverbal Behavior 3. Evaluating Verbal Behavior 4. Evaluating Paralinguistic Behavior • Behavior Analysis Interview; 1. The Benefits of conducting the interview prior to any interrogation 2. Analyzing Factual Information Prior to the Interview 3. Reid Behavior Provoking Questions 4. The Baiting Technique 5. Asking Investigative Questions 6. Asking Hypothetical Questions • The Interrogation; 1. Preparation prior to the interrogation 2. Assessing the Suspect's Fears prior to the interrogation c. The 1-day advanced workshop shall provide an opportunity to the participants to practice and the skills learned during the previous 3-day program. • The training shall be provided Monday through Thursday, with eight (8) hours of instruction per day, not including a one (1) hour lunch break and three (3) 10 minute breaks throughout the day. • End of Course Report: The Contractor shall provide, as a deliverable, at the completion of training and prior to the departure of the training team, an out brief of not more than 2 hours with INL personnel and the instructors to evaluate the delivered training. Out briefs shall include 1) Number of students trained; 2) Pre and Post Participant Evaluations 3) Participants' subjective view of the utility of training (i.e. what percentage of training will be used in the execution of their daily duties); and 4) Copies of exercises used for training. • The Contractor shall develop course critiques in Spanish and distribute them to the participants for completion at the end of the training. • The Contractor shall provide, as a deliverable, Weekly and Monthly Activities Reports • All course dates and locations will be provided at a later date, but at least four weeks prior to any given training. • INL will provide the training facilities; any special accommodations required shall be presented at the moment of issuing the quote. • Contractor will provide all training equipment needed, including computers, audio visual equipment, documents, and books. This notice of intent is NOT a request for competitive quotations. However, interested parties may submit their capabilities and qualifications for future procurements in writing to the identified point of contact not later than October 10, 2014. Such capabilities/qualifications will be evaluated solely for the purpose of determining whether or not companies are qualified for future similar procurements. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed effort on a full and open competition basis, based upon responses to this notice, is solely with the discretion of the Government. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice. No RFQ will be issued based upon this Notice of Intent. Interested parties may submit any information for consideration by the Government to
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