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Sole Source Staged Crime Scene Training for DOJ EOUSA

This notice details the Department of Justice Executive Office for United States Attorneys (EOUSA) intent to award a sole source contract for specialized staged crime scene training. - The contract is intended for Alliance for HOPE International to provide hands-on training focused on staged crime scene murders, especially those involving intimate partner violence and strangulation. - Training is tailored for multidisciplinary teams: prosecutors, forensic medical professionals, and investigators. - Emphasis is placed on cases in Indian Country and supporting tribal communities. - The training includes 24 hours of instruction over 3.5 days, with small group work using real case scenarios. - Instructors are recognized experts in domestic violence, strangulation crimes, and staged crime scene investigation/prosecution. - The anticipated period of performance is June 8–12, 2026, with the training to be held in Columbia, SC. - The primary service is the staged crime scene training; no equipment or product procurement is involved. - The sole source vendor is Alliance for HOPE International; no other OEMs or vendors are named. - The main place of performance is Columbia, SC, with administrative offices at the U.S. Department of Justice in Washington, DC. - This is a sole source procurement; however, other organizations with similar expertise (e.g., National Criminal Justice Training Center, National Forensic Academy) could be considered competitors.

Description

Crime scene staging research has found that most offenders who stage crime scenes are male, most victims are female, and the most common victim-offender relationship involving staging is intimate partner relationships. Seasoned investigators, medical examiners, and prosecutors can be misdirected by staged crime scenesand can close highly suspicious cases as accidents, suicides, or undetermined cause of death cases. As these types of crimes occur in tribal communities, it is important for law enforcement, medical professionals, and prosecutors who support tribal communities to have adequate training to properly investigate and prosecute cases of this nature.

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