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W913FT-11-T-0051Page 32 of 461.0 Part 1: GENERAL INFORMATIONTRANSLATION AND LIAISON SERVICESHEADQUARTERS, U.S. MARINE CORPS FORCES SOUTHANDU.S. MILITARY GROUP COLOMBIA1.1 Description of Services and Introduction: The contractor shall, not later than three days aftercontract award, provide all personnel, equipment, tools, materials, supervision, other items, and nonpersonnelservices necessary to manage written and oral translation and liaison services in support ofvisits, meetings, conferences and training of U.S. and Colombian personnel as directed by theGovernment in support of U.S. Marine Corps Forces South and the U.S. Military Group Colombia asdefined in this PWS except as specified in Part 3 as government-furnished property and services. Liaisonservices shall also be provided as required by the Government to facilitate the planning, arrival, visit anddeparture of U.S. personnel to Colombian military bases and the production of documentation relative tothe various special programs the Naval Mission is executing with the Colombian Marine Corps as part ofits Country Security Cooperation Plan. The contractor shall perform to the standards in this contract.1.2 Background: The U. S. Military Group (USMILGP) Colombia, in conjunction with the U.S. CountryTeam, U.S. Government Agencies and the Host Nation, provides Security Cooperation and military-tomilitarycontact in order to assist in the elimination of drug trafficking and narco-terrorism, strengthen hostnation military professionalism, conduct Counter Narco-Terrorism (CNT) operations, and eliminate threatsto Colombia’s sovereignty and democracy. The Naval Mission within USMILGP Colombia provides JointCombat Service Support and planning assistance to U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) forces, U.S.Inter-Agency organizations (in accordance with the Economy Act), and security assistancefunctions/activities in support of Colombian security forces in accordance with U. S. foreign policy. Withthe advent of Plan Colombia, and subsequently, the Andean Ridge Initiative, the volume of SecurityAssistance material, equipment, and training to the Colombian military; training in the Counter Narco-Terrorism Program; and the support provided to deployed U.S. forces have created a significant increasein the missions/responsibilities of the USMILGP Colombia and U.S. Marine Corps Forces, South. Tomanage the support provided to this vast amount of personnel, equipment, and missions, translation andliaison service was established in order to assist in the planning and execution of the Counter Narco-Terrorism Program that supports the U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) Theater SecurityCooperation Plan. With the progress made within Colombia to increase national security, USMILGPColombia is now looking to increase the Colombian Marine Corps’ capabilities to serve as a regional andglobal partner in the prosecution of peacekeeping, stability, and humanitarian assistance operations whilenot only maintaining, but also continuing to improve its current conventional and counter narco-terrorismcapabilities.1.3 Objectives: The objectives of this PWS are to provide support to the Colombian Marine CorpsSecurity Cooperation Plan and to other security assistance, advisory and training programs within theNaval Mission to include:1.3.1 Written translation of material relevant to the U.S. Security Cooperation Plan for Colombia.1.3.2 Oral translation support to the Colombian Marine Corps and U.S. training and advisory teamsdeployed to Colombia.1.3.3 Liaison support to the Colombian Marine Corps and U.S. training and advisory teams deployed toColombia.1.3.4 Program management expertise in the development, execution, and oversight of infrastructure andorganizational programs implemented by the Naval Mission in support of the Colombian Marine Corps.1.4 Scope: The written and oral translation and liaison services will support visits, meetings,