Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) Assessment, Monitoring, and Evaluation (AM&E)

Scope: The Contractor shall provide the following types of Security Cooperation Support Services to include:

1. Program management / Implementation
2. Budgeting
3. Planning
4. Assessment
5. Monitoring
6. Evaluation
7. Training and Education
8. Knowledge Management
9. Policy Guidance and Oversight
10. Budget Display and Reporting
11. Functional and Regional Subject Matter Expertise
12. Institutional Capacity Building
13. Other tasks for addressing the Chapter 16 security cooperation reforms.

Security cooperation programs and activities will be implemented in the following functional areas:

Functional Category 1: Security Cooperation Support. This functional category consists of support to security cooperation programs and initiatives. Some activities included are:

• Support to planning, program design, execution, administration, and implementation of security cooperation initiatives.
• Justify, manage, and utilize assigned program resources, including budget and personnel.
• Manage stakeholder communications.
• Monitor deliverables.

This functional category also covers general security cooperation-related support that may be required by a DoD component. DoD will expect Contractors to become knowledgeable about DoD's guidance on designing and managing security cooperation programs, projects and processes. The Contractor shall provide short-term and/or long-term subject matter expertise to support GCCs and other DoD organizations and components to support planning, execution, and AM&E of security cooperation programs and activities.

Functional Category 4: Program Management. This functional category may include support of the planning, execution, and management of security cooperation programs and includes support beyond AM&E. DoD will expect Contractors to become knowledgeable about DoD's guidance on designing and managing security cooperation programs, projects and processes. Security cooperation related support can further be detailed as subject matter expertise and program management, budgeting, and staff augmentation support. The Contractor shall provide short-term and/or long-term, embedded program management, budgeting, and staff augmentation support to DoD organizations and components to support planning, execution, and security cooperation programs and activities.