CBP OTD Detecting Deception & Eliciting Responses (DDER) Training Support

This contract establishes a single-award Indefinite-Delivery, Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) agreement for role player support services to deliver Detecting Deception and Eliciting Responses (DDER) training to U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Office of Training and Development at the Advanced Training Center in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia. The contract has a five-year ordering period with a base year and four one-year options, with task orders issued under a Firm Fixed Price (FFP) structure, and a total value ceiling of $2,135,000 and a minimum guarantee of $5,000. Up to 24 DDER training sessions—each spanning three days with two days of scenario-based instruction—may be conducted annually, contingent on fiscal year funding. Each session requires four role players possessing sufficient acting skills and cultural backgrounds in Latin American, South Asian, East Asian, and/or Middle Eastern contexts to support realistic, rapport-based, non-confrontational interviewing scenarios. The solicitation, identified as 70B06C26Q00000002A00002, is restricted to Women-Owned Small Businesses and requires electronic submission of proposals via email to the Contracting Officer by July 3, 2026, at 3:00 PM ET, with attachments limited to 10 MB each and no zip files permitted. Proposals must be submitted as PDFs and adhere to strict page limits, with no external links allowed. Award will be made without negotiations, based on a trade-off between price and the non-price factors of prior experience and the strength of proposed personnel or management plans, the latter two being collectively more significant than price. The contract incorporates key Federal Acquisition Regulation clauses including restrictions on subcontractor sales, a code of business ethics, contractor employee access controls, commercial item terms with DHS deviations, and requirements for safeguarding Controlled Unclassified Information. Contractors must comply with personnel identity verification protocols, anti-trafficking mandates, and flow down requirements to subcontractors. All invoice payments must be submitted via the Invoice Processing Platform (IPP), with reimbursement following the Prompt Payment Act and governed by strict acceptance and inspection procedures. The contractor must maintain an active Unique Entity ID and CAGE code in SAM, and ensure all representations and certifications are current and accurate. The Contracting Officer, John Crockett, and Contracting Officer’s Representative, Adam Eisenhower, will oversee contract administration and invoice approval, with payments made only for