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Se las inventan, como Blackwater es noticia dicen "vamos a meter algo curioso en que estén... a ver... venga, los GEO" y el Valero este seguirá cobrando a fin de mes, increible.

He hablado con los dos primeros directores del programa WPPS de Blackwater en Iraq, los únicos no-americanos que han tenido contratados han sido:

* 1 Británico.

* 3 Polacos.

* 1 Australiano.

Todos con una autorización del Department of State llamada "Moderate Risk Public Trust".

Y equivocarse en la fecha diciendo que en 2002 estaban en Iraq, es que es ridículo.
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En el foro FAS al leer a Fionn me he acordado que tenía que haber puesto esto:


Aclarando la ley por la que se regirán los contratos de servicios a agencias federales en el extranjero (vamos, las leyes que se aplican a los contratistas que trabajan para el gobierno USA).
HR 2740 EH


110th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 2740

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AN ACT
To require accountability for contractors and contract personnel under Federal contracts, and for other purposes.


Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the `MEJA Expansion and Enforcement Act of 2007'.

SEC. 2. LEGAL STATUS OF CONTRACT PERSONNEL.

(a) Clarification of the Military Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Act-

(1) INCLUSION OF CONTRACTORS- Subsection (a) of section 3261 of title 18, United States Code, is amended--

(A) by striking `or' at the end of paragraph (1);

(B) by striking the comma at the end of paragraph (2) and inserting `; or'; and

(C) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:

`(3) while employed under a contract (or subcontract at any tier) awarded by any department or agency of the United States, where the work under such contract is carried out in an area, or in close proximity to an area (as designated by the Department of Defense), where the Armed Forces is conducting a contingency operation,'.

(2) DEFINITION- Section 3267 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

`(5) The term `contingency operation' has the meaning given such term in section 101(a)(13) of title 10.'.

(b) Department of Justice Inspector General Report-

(1) REPORT REQUIRED- Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Inspector General of the Department of Justice shall submit to Congress a report in accordance with this subsection.

(2) CONTENT OF REPORT- The report under paragraph (1) shall include--

(A) a description of the status of Department of Justice investigations of alleged violations of section 3261 of title 18, United States Code, to have been committed by contract personnel, which shall include--

(i) the number of complaints received by the Department of Justice;

(ii) the number of investigations into complaints opened by the Department of Justice;

(iii) the number of criminal cases opened by the Department of Justice; and

(iv) the number and result of criminal cases closed by the Department of Justice;

(B) findings and recommendations about the number of criminal cases prosecuted by the Department of Justice involving violations of section 3261 of title 18, United States Code; and

(C) with respect to covered contracts where the work under such contracts is carried out in Iraq or Afghanistan--

(i) a list of each charge brought against contractors or contract personnel performing work under such a covered contract, including--

(I) a description of the offense with which a contractor or contract personnel were charged; and

(II) the disposition of such charge; and

(ii) a description of any legal actions taken by the United States Government against contractors or contract personnel as a result of--

(I) a criminal charge brought against such contractors or contract personnel; or

(II) a complaint received regarding the activities of such contractors or contract personnel.

(3) FORMAT OF REPORT- The report under paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified format, but may contain a classified annex as appropriate.

SEC. 3. FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION INVESTIGATIVE UNIT FOR CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS.

(a) Establishment of Theater Investigative Unit- The Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation shall ensure that there are adequate personnel through the creation of Theater Investigative Units to investigate allegations of criminal violations of section 3261 of title 18, United States Code, by contract personnel.

(b) Responsibilities of Theater Investigative Unit- The Theater Investigative Unit established for a theater of operations shall--

(1) investigate reports that raise reasonable suspicion of criminal misconduct by contract personnel;

(2) investigate reports of fatalities resulting from the potentially unlawful use of force by contract personnel; and

(3) upon conclusion of an investigation of alleged criminal misconduct, refer the case to the Attorney General of the United States for further action, as appropriate in the discretion of the Attorney General.

(c) Responsibilities of Federal Bureau of Investigation-

(1) RESOURCES- The Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation shall ensure that each Theater Investigative Unit has adequate resources and personnel to carry out its responsibilities.

(2) NOTIFICATION- The Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation shall notify Congress whenever a Theater Investigative Unit is established or terminated in accordance with this section.

(3) SECURITY- The Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation shall request security assistance from the Secretary of Defense in any case in which a Theater Investigative Unit does not have the resources or is otherwise unable to provide adequate security to ensure the safety of such Unit. The Director may not request or provide for security for a Theater Investigate Unit from any individual or entity other than the Federal Bureau of Investigation or the Secretary of Defense.

(d) Assistance on Request of Attorney General- In consultation with the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Attorney General may request assistance from the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Homeland Security, or the head of any other Executive agency, notwithstanding any statute, rule, or regulation to the contrary, including the assignment of additional personnel and resources to a Theater Investigative Unit.

(e) Annual Report- Not later than one year after the date on which the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation ensures compliance with the provisions of this Act pursuant to section 5(c), and annually thereafter, the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation shall submit to Congress a report containing--

(1) the number of reports received by Theater Investigative Units relating to suspected criminal misconduct by contractors or contract personnel;

(2) the number of reports received by Theater Investigative Units relating to fatalities resulting from the use of force by contractors or contract personnel;

(3) the number of cases referred by Theater Investigative Units to the Attorney General for further investigation or other action; and

(4) any recommended changes to Federal law that the Director considers necessary to perform the duties of the Director under this Act.

SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS.

In this Act:

(1) COVERED CONTRACT- The term `covered contract' means an agreement--

(A) that is--

(i) a prime contract awarded by an agency;

(ii) a subcontract at any tier under any prime contract awarded by an agency; or

(iii) a task order issued under a task or delivery order contract entered into by an agency; and

(B) according to which the work under such contract, subcontract, or task order is carried out in a region outside the United States in which the Armed Forces are conducting a contingency operation.

(2) AGENCY- The term `agency' has the meaning given the term `Executive agency' in section 105 of title 5, United States Code.

(3) CONTINGENCY OPERATION- The term `contingency operation' has the meaning given the term section 101(13) of title 10, United States Code.

(4) CONTRACTOR- The term `contractor' means an entity performing a covered contract.

(5) CONTRACT PERSONNEL- The term `contract personnel' means persons assigned by a contractor (including subcontractors at any tier) to perform work under a covered contract.

SEC. 5. EFFECTIVE DATE.

(a) Applicability- The provisions of this Act shall apply to all covered contracts and all covered contract personnel in which the work under the contract is carried out in an area, or in close proximity to an area (as designated by the Department of Defense), where the Armed Forces is conducting a contingency operation on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.

(b) Immediate Effectiveness- The provisions of this Act shall enter into effect immediately upon the enactment of this Act.

(c) Implementation- With respect to covered contracts and covered contract personnel discussed in subsection (a)(1), the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the head of any other agency to which this Act applies, shall have 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act to ensure compliance with the provisions of this Act.

SEC. 6. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.

Nothing in this Act shall be construed to affect intelligence activities that are otherwise permissible prior to the enactment of this Act.
Passed the House of Representatives October 4, 2007.

Attest:

Clerk.


110th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 2740

AN ACT
To require accountability for contractors and contract personnel under Federal contracts, and for other purposes.

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Voy a poner bastante información sobre el contrato Worldwide Personal Protective Services, es todo en inglés, si hay alguna pregunta en concreto hacerla con la herramienta citar que son muchas páginas:
The State Department clearly spells out its policy for the use of contractors in its Worldwide Personal Protective Service (WPPS) contracts under which Blackwater operates in Iraq. The following document, titled "Diplomatic Security - Use of Contractors for Protective Security," explains the policy by the State Department's Bureau of Diplomatic Security.


Diplomatic Security – Use of Contractors for Protective Security

Justification:

[State Department] Diplomatic Security is a relatively small force of approximately 1,450 Special Agents with a worldwide mission to provide a safe and secure environment for the conduct of our nation’s foreign policy. In furtherance of that mission, the Bureau of Diplomatic Security uses a contracting mechanism, the Worldwide Personal Protective Services contract that permits the Department to expand its capability in order to meet changing missions in the absence of additional full time staff without the delay of recruiting and training personnel. Diplomatic Security has contracted overseas guard services for decades to protect our personnel, facilities, and residential neighborhoods.

Contractor Roles and Missions:

Private security firms provide personal protective and guard services under various contracts for the Department of State. The services are provided in support of the Worldwide Personal Protective Services and Local Guard Programs.


Worldwide Personal Protective Services (WPPS) Program

Under the Diplomatic and Antiterrorism Act of 1986, the Bureau of Diplomatic Security (DS) of the Department of State (DOS) has a broad range of responsibilities that include protection of personnel and facilities both domestic and abroad. The WPPS initiative is an effort by the Department of State to pre-plan, organize, set up, deploy and operate contractor protective service details for the protection of U.S. and/or certain foreign government high-level officials whenever the need arises. In certain circumstances, and when directed, contractors may be required to recruit, evaluate, and train, local foreign government or third-country foreign nationals in established personal protective security procedures, to conduct protective security operations overseas with them, and to provide trained protective security personnel for short or long-term special domestic security situations. Over the past ten years, the Bureau of Diplomatic Security has become increasingly involved in providing protective services for high-level U.S. officials and certain designated foreign leaders in several areas of the world. As a result of conflicts, wars, political unrest, and more recently, terrorist activity, these areas have become extremely dangerous places in which to live and work. The return of a democratic government to Haiti in October 1994, the continual turmoil in the Middle East, and the post-war stabilization efforts by the United States Government in Bosnia, Afghanistan, and Iraq are all types of world events that require priority deployment of contractor protective services teams on a long-term basis.

Local Guard Program

The policy of the U.S. Government requires we take all reasonable and appropriate steps to reduce the risk of terrorism and crime affecting our employees. To this end, and to ensure our Embassies and Consulates have secure environments from which to pursue our diplomatic missions, we provide contract guard services, under our Local Guard Program. An Embassy or Consulate, supported by one of these performance-based contracts, is provided guard services to prevent unauthorized access, protect life, maintain order, deter criminal attacks against employees, dependents and property, prevent terrorist acts against all U.S. assets, and preclude damage to Government property. The guard service contractors furnish managerial, administrative and direct labor personnel to accomplish all work required by this contract. A contractor's employees are permitted on site only for contractual duties and not for any other business or purposes.

Types of Contractor Services:

Contractors provide a high degree of specialization, which greatly assists DS in fulfilling its protective mandate. A number of the common specialties are reflected below:
· Guard
· Protective Security Specialist, to include medics, firearms instructors, etc.
· Administrative/Logistical Support Specialist
· Armorers
· Designated Defensive Marksman
· Intelligence Analysts
· Armor Vehicle Mechanics
· Aviation Package, to include pilots, co-pilots, door gunners/crew members, and aviation mechanics
· Explosive Detection Dog Teams (Handler and Dogs)
WPPS Background/History:

Worldwide Personal Protective Services I Background – In 1995, Diplomatic Security began using contract protective security specialists in the former Yugoslavia to assist agents in protecting three U.S. ambassadors monitoring the peace agreement. In March 2000, the first Worldwide Personal Protective Services contract was awarded to DynCorp International to continue providing protective services in the former Yugoslavia and allow similar missions to be performed around the world. The Worldwide Personal Protective Services I contract vehicle was subsequently used for personal protective services deployments in the Palestinian Territories beginning in July 2002, and in Afghanistan for the Karzai Protective Operation in November 2002. The program continued to expand to provide Personal Protective Services staff in Kabul for the Ambassador’s Protective Detail and for the Afghan Reconstruction Group in early 2004. In 2005, the program began operating in Haiti protecting the president of the country and U.S. Embassy personnel.

In early 2004, additional task orders were added the Worldwide Personal Protective Services contract to provide PSS support for Embassy Baghdad when it opened on July 1, 2004. DynCorp was unable to meet the full requirements of the expanding mission and a second service provider was established through a sole source contract with Blackwater while the Department drafted and released a competitive contract for an ever increasing requirement for protective services throughout the world. Blackwater was selected because it was already operating in Baghdad under a Coalition Provisional Authority contract protecting Ambassador Bremer. Another company, Triple Canopy was subsequently awarded a sole-source contract to protect the Regional Embassy Office in Basrah, Iraq.

Daily management of Worldwide Personal Protective Services was originally dispersed throughout several Diplomatic Security offices, even as the contract grew exponentially. By March 2004 the recently created High Threat Protection Division assumed responsibility along with Acquisitions Management Contracting Officers, for all operational, financial, contractual and administrative oversight of the Worldwide Personal Protective Services contractors, as well as daily on the ground oversight by the RSO staffs.

Worldwide Personal Protective Services II Background: In July 2005, DynCorp, Blackwater, and Triple Canopy were awarded contracts under Worldwide Personal Protective Services II, after full and open competition. The Worldwide Personal Protective Services II contract was executed due to the difficulty in managing the dramatic growth of the program with the Worldwide Personal Protective Services I contracts, and the need to move it to a firm-fixed priced contract with fewer cost reimbursement item. The total price of each contract is not fixed; however, the daily rate for each labor category is fixed. Therefore, the individual contract price may increase as additional requirements are added to each Task Order. Personnel qualifications, training, equipment, and management requirements were substantially upgraded under the new contract due to ever changing requirements in a combat environment such as Iraq. From the summer of 2005 through the summer of 2006, the program transitioned from Worldwide Personal Protective Services I to Worldwide Personal Protective Services II.

There are currently seven active task orders under Worldwide Personal Protective Services II: Jerusalem, Kabul, Bosnia, Baghdad, REO Basrah, REO Al Hillah, and REO Kirkuk (including USAID Erbil). Task Order 1 covers the contractors’ local program management offices in the Washington DC area. The Haiti task order closed in April 2006.

Vetting - Personnel who work on the Worldwide Personal Protective Services undergo an extensive background check as outlined in Attachment 1. For example, personnel in key management positions undergo an employment and record check by the contractor, a screening by Diplomatic Security’s High Threat Protections Operation staff for verification of qualification prior to undergoing security clearance investigation. Final clearance is granted after completion of the clearance investigation and the file is reviewed by the Department’s Personnel Security and Suitability Division. Only individuals who may obtain a Secret Clearance are permitted to work in management or personnel security specialist positions. All Third Country National Personnel assigned to this contract are required to have at a minimum a favorable Moderate Risk Public Trust determination issued by the Department of State.

Staffing – Currently working under the Worldwide Personal Protective Services contracts are a total of 1,502 personnel excluding sub-contractors. Of that total, 830 work as personal security specialists, 490 as guards, and 182 as support personnel. In Iraq alone, there are 785 personal security specialists, 465 guards, and 158 support personnel.

Costs – The approximate current annual costs under Worldwide Personal Protective Services II contracts for all areas of operation (Afghanistan, Bosnia, Israel, and Iraq) are as follows:

Blackwater $339,573,391
DynCorp 47,145,172
Triple Canopy 15,550,133
[Total] $402,268,696

The approximate total costs for Iraq only, inclusive of all contractors is $350,119,545.11.

Work Related Casualties and Injuries – Since the inception of the Worldwide Personal Protective Services contracts there have been a total of 36 casualties and 60 work-related injuries. Of the 36 casualties, 33 occurred in Iraq.

General Contractor Performance, Cooperation, and Coordination:

Contactors providing services under a Local Guard Program (LGP) and/or a Worldwide Personal Protective Services (WPPS) contract are expected to be cooperative with the government and meet all contract requirements. In general, the Department of State has found these private security firms to be professional, cordial, and sincere about providing the requisite level of security to protect personnel and property at our overseas facilities and missions. This has been accomplished for the most part by both parties working extremely hard to foster a partnering relationship with each party striving for excellence. While both parties have not always agreed on all issues arising in the daily performance of duties in a hostile environment, each has strived to find a way to ensure that the contract requirements were met with no compromise in the security posture. Senior management personnel from the Department of State routinely meet with their counterparts in each private security company under contract to ensure an open dialogue between the requiring activity and the service provider. This action has ensured that issues and/or problems with contract performance have been identified, clarified, and resolved in a timely, efficient, and effective manner.



Attachments:
(1) Vetting Process
(2) Contractor Standards for Employment by DOS
(3) Qualification and Training Standards
(4) Five Examples of Superior/Heroic Performance
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The State Department's vetting process for its Worldwide Personal Protective Servies (WPPS) management positions is spelled out in the following document:

Vetting Process
(Attachment 1)

Worldwide Personal Protective Services Management Positions

· Worldwide Personal Protective Services vendors conduct past employment and criminal records checks for all individuals employed on Worldwide Personal Protective Services contracts.
· After the vendors complete record checks, vendors submit the individual’s biographical information to the High Threat Protection operations center for review.
· High Threat Protection subject matter experts review bios for suitability and qualifications as specified in the Worldwide Personal Security Services II base contract.
· When the biographical data has been approved by High Threat Protection, the Worldwide Personal Protective Services vendor is allowed to submit for a Questionnaire for National Security Positions security clearance investigation to be opened for that individual.
· The clearance investigation is opened and conducted by Industrial Security, upon completion Industrial Security then sends the case to the Department of State Personnel Security and Suitability Division for review prior to a clearance issuance.
· The individuals are not allowed to work on the Worldwide Personal Protective Services contract until they have received an Interim or final Secret clearance.
All United States personnel assigned to this contract are required to have a minimum of a Secret Security Clearance.

Worldwide Personal Protective Services Personal Security Specialists Positions

· Worldwide Personal Protective Services vendors conduct past employment and criminal records checks for individuals employed on Worldwide Personal Protective Services contracts.
· The vendors are required by the Worldwide Personal Protective Services base contract to certify all Personal Security Specialists personnel as fully qualified to perform Worldwide Personal Protective Services as specified in the base contract.
· When the biographical data is received by the High Threat Protection operations center, the Worldwide Personal Protective Services vendor is allowed to submit a Questionnaire for National Security Positions security clearance investigation to be opened for that individual.
· The clearance investigation is opened and conducted by Industrial Security, upon completion Industrial Security then sends the case to the Department of State Personnel Security and Suitability Division for review prior to a clearance issuance.
· The individuals are not allowed to work on the Worldwide Personal Protective Services contract until they have received an Interim or final Secret clearance.
· The biographical data submitted by the Worldwide Personal Protective Services vendors is randomly checked for contract compliance with Section B of the base contract, by High Threat Protection personnel.
· All United States personnel assigned to this contract are required to have a minimum of a Secret Security Clearance issued by the Department of State.
Worldwide Personal Protective Services Third Country National Positions
· Worldwide Personal Protective Services vendors conduct past employment and criminal records checks for individuals employed on Worldwide Personal Protective Services contracts.
· The vendors are required by the Worldwide Personal Protective Services base contract to certify all Third Country National personnel as fully qualified to perform Guard Force functions under the base contract in accordance with Section B.
· When the biographical data has been received by the High Threat Protection operations center, the Worldwide Personal Protective Services vendor is contacted and allowed to submit a Questionnaire for National Security Positions Moderate Risk Public Trust investigation to be opened.
· The clearance investigation is opened and conducted by Industrial Security, upon completion Industrial Security then sends the case to the Department of State Personnel Security and Suitability Division for review prior to a Moderate Risk Public Trust being issued.
· The individuals are not allowed to work on the Worldwide Personal Protective Services contract until they have received a Moderate Risk Public Trust.
· All Third Country National Personnel assigned to this contract are required to have a minimum of a Moderate Risk Public Trust issued by the Department of State.
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Contractor Standards for Employment by DOS [Department of State]
(Attachment 2)

Standards for Security Firms Providing Guard Services Under Local Guard Program (LGP) Contracts

General Requirements: The Department of State (DOS) requires private security firms to provide information concerning their technical ability to fulfill their roles and accomplish their missions for DOS as well as provide a record of their past performance on other security related contracts. This documentation is referred to as the Technical proposal. DOS also requires each private security firm to provide a Business Management Plan to demonstrate that they have adequate financial resources or the ability to obtain adequate resources to meet all fiscal requirements necessary to ensure satisfactory performance.

Specific Requirements:

First, DOS requires, as part of the Technical Proposal, each private security firm to provide a complete management plan showing how the company will meet the requirements of the contract. The management plan defines how the private security firm will ensure timely, professional and high quality performance and achievement of deadlines. Elements of the private security firm’s technical ability that must be addressed in the management plan are: (1) organization and management, (2) the company’s inspection system, (3) key personnel, (4) training plan, (5) surveillance detection, (6) personnel action prevention, (7) experience in the use and maintenance of the property used in performance of this contract.

The management plan describes the organization of the guard force to include the number of personnel to be used, and the inspection system specifying how the private security firm will ensure all services required by the contract are performed. The management plan provides detailed résumés of key personnel who will perform on the contract, highlighting the experience the private security firm can bring to the Department. The private security firm’s management plan also addresses all elements of the training program that each individual, employed as a security professional, receives. The private security firm’s management plan will also address the requirements for surveillance detection operations and equipment if this requirement is to be included. The management plan also details contingency plans to deal with organized actions by direct labor personnel, to include (but not limited to) strikes, labor unrest, and disruption of operations. And finally the plan includes detailed, written maintenance, use, and inventory programs for all property, equipment, and materials used in performance of the contract.

Second, DOS requires all private security firms, prior to being employed by the Department of State, to addresses past performance and experience providing similar work. For guard services being performed in Iraq and Afghanistan, each contractor had to substantiate that it had performed similar guard services in a high-threat environment. Prior to award of any contract, the Department validates the past performance records submitted by the contractor as well as uses past performance information obtained from other sources to substantiate the contractor has had a satisfactory performance record on similar contracts.

DOS requires each private security firm to list all contracts and subcontracts the firm (or each partner in the joint venture) has held over the past three years for the same or similar work. Private security firms provide the following information for each contract and subcontract:

· Customer's name, address, and telephone numbers of customer's lead contract and technical personnel;
· Contract number and type;
· Date of the contract, place(s) of performance, and delivery dates or period of performance;
· Contract size (number of personnel employed by contract year per labor category) and dollar value;
· Brief description of the work, including responsibilities;
· Comparability to the work required under this solicitation;
· Brief discussion of any technical problems and their resolutions;
· Brief discussion of any terminations (partial or complete) and the type (convenience or default) as well as any show-cause notices or cure notices (provide explanatory details); and
· Record of deductions taken under any listed contracts, with explanatory details and resolution.

Third, DOS requires private security firms to submit a business management proposal prior to beginning work with the Department. The business management proposal describes the security firm’s financial condition and capability. This proposal includes a statement as to what percentage of the company's estimated total business the work required by the U.S. Government will represent. DS requires each private security firm to provide a current statement of financial condition, certified by a third party that includes: (1) an income statement, (2) a balance sheet, (3) a cash flow statement, (4) and a compensation plan. The income statement shows profitability for the past three years. The balance sheet shows the assets owned and the claims against those assets, that is: what a firm owns and what it owes. The cash flow statement shows the firm’s sources and uses of cash during the most recent accounting period. This information allows the Government to assess a firm’s ability to pay its obligations. The Government also requires proof that each private security firm will properly and fairly compensate its employees. Included in the compensation plan each private security firm submits for review will be a spreadsheet or chart showing the salaries and fringe benefits proposed for the employees who will provide direct labor under the contract.

Last, DOS requires private security firms to obtain all necessary permits, licenses and insurance in the country that they are conducting business in prior to beginning work with our agency. A notice to proceed (NTP) is not issued by the DOS Contracting Officer to a firm to begin performance under the contract until the Contracting Officer has reviewed a copy of each permit, license, and insurance policy and made a determination that the contractor has meet all necessary requirements.


Standards for Security Firms Providing Protective Services Under Worldwide Personal Protective Services (WPPS) Program Contracts

General Requirements: DOS requires private security firms, working under WPPS, to provide information concerning their technical ability to complete their roles and missions for DOS. DOS further requires private security firms to provide a record of their past performance on other security related contracts. DOS also requires each private security firm to provide its business management plan to demonstrate that the firm is a viable business partner.

Specific Requirements:

First, DOS requires, as part of the Technical Management Proposal, that each private security firm address all elements of their technical and management proposal. The key elements that each firm must are address include:

· the ability to recruit, screen, select, train and deploy personnel with the ability to provide and operate needed protective service details
· the ability to provide intelligence data support
· the ability to provide translator/interpreter services, medical support services, guard services, Explosive Ordnance Detection services, and logistic support services

Each private security firm must demonstrate how it will satisfy each of the requirements detailed in the Performance-Based Statement of Work (PBSOW). For each requirement, the firm must specifically address its approach, methods, personnel, initial performance and risk management strategies, and other considerations. The private security firm must clearly outline the general plan of work that will be employed to implement the contract performance standards. The firm must describe in detail the methodologies they will use in order to meet the performance standards specified in the contract. Private security firms must describe the experience and qualifications of personnel who will be assigned for direct work in meeting the performance standards. The firm must indicate the percentage of time that technical supervisors and key technical personnel will devote to WPPS. The firm must provide résumés for all key personnel. Each private security firm also provides a schedule for beginning performance and identifies any type of event that might impair the firm’s ability to execute its proposed approach in a timely manner. In addition, each firm presents its strategy to ensure these potentially impairing events do not occur. Furthermore, each private security firm must include any factors not otherwise addressed that support its approach to meeting the measurements and standards set forth in the Performance-Based Statement of Work.

Second, DOS requires that each private security firm provide a complete management plan. The management plan must contain:
· proposed lines of responsibility, authority, and communication;
· proposed organizational structure;
· identification of the policies and procedures for vetting applications for security clearances;
· description of plans that identify and resolve problems;
· an augmentation plan that demonstrates the ability to respond to workload fluctuation in a timely manner.

The U.S. Government further requires each private security firm to include, as part of the management plan: (1) a workload management plan, (2) a client relationship management plan, (3) a sub-contract management plan, (4) a quality control plan, (5) a schedule plan, (6) a management information system (MIS) plan, (7) a government resource usage plan, and (8) a transition plan. The management plan defines how the private security firm will ensure timely, professional and high quality performance and the achievement of deadlines. The workload management plan indicates how the firm will meet foreseeable fluctuations in workload and how it will address workload surges. The client relationship management plan describes the firm’s approach to maintaining effective communication with the U.S. Government. The sub-contract management plan provides proposed subcontractor selection and management processes. The quality control plan provides a summary of the quality processes and minimum controls that will be used to ensure full compliance with all performance objectives and standards. The schedule plan provides indicators that the firm’s management will monitor to determine if/when there is a need to adjust the work schedule. The management information system plan describes what MIS systems the firm uses in controlling work. The government resource usage plan documents the processes to be used for managing and controlling Government furnished facilities, equipment, and materials. The transition plan describes how the work will be transitioned from one private security firm (incumbent) to another (new awardee).

Third, DOS requires all private security firms, prior to being employed by the Department, to address past performance and experience of similar scope, size, complexity, context, and relevancy that demonstrates experience in performing work similar to that described in the Performance-Based Statement of Work (PBSOW). DOS requires each private security firm to list five contracts and/or subcontracts the company (or each partner in the joint venture) has held over the past five years for the same or similar work.

Private security firms provide the following information for each supporting past-performance contract and/or subcontract:

· Customer's name, address, and telephone numbers of customer's lead contract and technical personnel;
· Contract number and type;
· Date of the contract, place(s) of performance, and delivery dates or period of performance;
· Contract size (number of personnel employed by contract year per labor category) and dollar value;
· Brief description of the work, including responsibilities;
· Comparability to the work required under this solicitation;
· Brief discussion of any technical problems and their resolutions;
· Brief discussion of any terminations (partial or complete) and the type (convenience or default) as well as any show-cause notices or cure notices (with explanatory details); and
· Record of deductions taken under any listed contracts, with explanatory details and resolution.

Fourth, The Department of State requires private security firms to submit a business management proposal prior to beginning work with the Department. The business management proposal describes the security firm’s financial condition and capability. Within this proposal, the firm must state what percentage of the company's estimated total business the work required by the U.S. Government will represent. The Department of State requires each private security firm to provide a current statement of financial condition, certified by a third party that includes: (1) an income statement, (2) a balance sheet, (3) a cash flow statement, (4) and a compensation plan. The income statement shows profitability for the past three years. The balance sheet shows the assets owned and the claims against those assets, or what a firm owns and what it owes. The cash flow statement documents the firm’s sources and uses of cash during the most recent accounting period. This information allows the Government to assess a firm’s ability to pay its obligations. Included in the compensation plan, the Government requires proof that each private security firm will properly and fairly compensate its employees. Each private security firm must submit a spreadsheet or chart showing the salaries and fringe benefits proposed for the employees who will provide direct labor under the contract.

Last, The Department of State requires all private security firms to obtain all necessary permits, licenses and insurance in the country that they are conducting business in prior to beginning work with our Bureau. A notice to proceed (NTP) is not issued by the Contracting Officer to a security firm to begin performance under the contract until the Contracting Officer has reviewed a copy of each permit, license, and insurance policy and made a determination that the candidate security firm has meet all requirements.
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Acabo de "leer" el artículo sobre españoles en Blackwater que firma Ana Ortiz en el suplemento Crónica de El Mundo.

Solo decir que después de "leer" esto me parece que Yolanda Monge se merece el Pulitzer por las chorradas que ha escrito previamente sobre Blackwater. O los de El Mundo son capaces de dejar que cualquier tio se la cuele de mala manera, o realmente alguien ha ido a trabajar a Iraq sin tener ni idea de quien le contrataba, o la periodista se lo ha inventado tras pasar una noche agarrada a la botella.

Con decir que al final incluso aparece SGSI-Group... :lol:
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Tres días de ventaja sobre uno de los mejores blogs acerca de las PMCs y la privatización de los servicios de inteligencia.

http://www.thespywhobilledme.com/the_sp ... the-c.html

RJ escribió:A State Department document I obtained over the weekend, "Diplomatic Security - Use of Contractors for Protective Security," outlines, among other things, the total annual costs of the State Department's outsourced security.
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Fijaros en la cantidad de ofertas de trabajo que han presentado para puestos en la linea de montaje de los Grizzly:

http://www.blackwaterusa.com/employment/corporate.asp

Manufacturing
Assembler posted
Dimensional Control Engineer posted
Industrial Engineer posted
Purchasing Manager posted
Welder posted
Weld Quality Inspector posted

Se dice/se comenta que van a mandar un buen número de Grizzlys para sustituir a muchos de los vehículos empleados por los Tactical Support Teams (hasta 7 modelos diferentes), y que una unidad militar va a emplearlos en una variante diseñada para asalto urbano. ¿Un sustito del Pandur a prueba de IEDs como nuevo juguete del SOCOM?
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Blackwater deja IPOA después de tres años como miembro
The Wall Street Journal escribió:Blackwater USA yesterday pulled out of one of the few Washington-based industry associations for private security companies, a move that distances the embattled firm from one of its staunchest advocates.

The move comes at a time of intense scrutiny for the Moyock, N.C., security company. Drawing attention at the highest levels of the U.S. and Iraqi governments, multiple investigations into Blackwater's State Department security work in Iraq are focused on a Sept. 16 shooting that the Iraqi government said left 17 people dead. The Federal Bureau of Investigation is taking a lead role in the State Department's examination of the incident. Already, the State Department plans to increase monitoring of Blackwater's protection teams by mounting video cameras in vehicles.

The International Peace Operations Association confirmed that the company had withdrawn its membership. Blackwater, which joined in 2004, is no longer listed as a member on the association's Web site.

By leaving the association, Blackwater is taking a step back from the group's activities and self-governance programs, as well as the work those entail.

"We have decided to take a hiatus from the [association]," said a Blackwater spokeswoman. "We, like many other organizations engaged in this type of work, are pursuing other aspects and methods of industry outreach and governance."

For Blackwater, the association and its founder, Doug Brooks, have been advocates of the private security industry and the role that companies play in Iraq. In the aftermath of the Sept. 16 shooting, Mr. Brooks did scores of media interviews. Blackwater largely kept mum as required by its State Department contract.
Y funda su propia asociación:

http://gpsoi.org/

Unos dicen que porque IPOA habló de más durante estas últimas semanas cuando Blackwater tenía prohibido dar datos por orden del Deparment of State, otros dicen que porque buscan especializarse en seguridad frente al rango cada vez más amplio de servicios que patrocina IPOA... otros que porque IPOA no consigue la autorización para operar en Darfur. El caso es que ahora son ya tres de las grandes las que van por libre, Aegis y Triple Canopy, y ahora Blackwater.


Personalmente creo que la separación no ha sido precisamente con malos modos, IPOA aparece como enlace en la web que Blackwater ha montado anunciando su primer simposium del GLOBAL PEACE AND SECURITY OPERATIONS INSTITUTE, sin embargo ya no aparece como sponsor de la convención de IPOA de este mes pero sí como miembro de los participantes de la misma... "veremos a ver".

PD: Esto coincide con el sorprendete movimiento publicitario de Blackwater, una fuerte presencia en la blogosfera (con tres blogs manejados por ellos y otros socios) y al mismo tiempo un esfuerzo en aligerar su imagen en primera instancia y reforzar el aspecto militar entre el sector que más los conoce. Ya pondré ejemplos.
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Ejemplos de la campaña de propaganda que está realizando Blackwater


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(Posters de Blackwater, se aprecia el nuevo logo de la garra de oso)

Han aparecido "espontaneamente" hasta 3 blogs referidos a Blackwater. Uno de ellos, el mejor de ellos, es conocido como White Rabbit, y surgió hace ya varios meses, donde de forma más o menos periódica han ido respondiendo con abundante información (y enormes dosis de sarcasmo) a las leyendas urbanas en torno a la compañia.

Los otros dos son Blackwater Reporting, centrado en los errores que los medios de comunicación cometen al hablar de Blackwater, y el otro es BW Facts, que recoge abundantes datos acerca de quienes atacan por via legal a la compañía y que les mueve a ello.

Mientras que White Rabbit parece manejado por el equipo de Tyrrell, los otros dos han aparecido rapidamente alrededor de la polémica de las últimas semanas, y parecen controlados desde Total Intel (propiedad de The Prince Group LLC.) y el nuevo equipo de relaciones públicas contratados por Blackwater.

PD: Me tiene que llegar en un par de semanas una caja de material de Blackwater, desde camisetas y posters a documentación, ya os pondré aquí algunas cosas. :wink:
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