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On November 6, the U.S. Department of State posted a request for information on Open Source Intelligence Services (Solicitation Number: 19AQMM19N00002). Responses are due by 12:00 p.m. Eastern on November 26.
The Open Source Intelligence (OSIN) program is located in the Directorate of Threat Investigations and Analysis (TIA), Bureau of Diplomatic Security (DS), Department of State (DoS). The Open Source Intelligence program identifies and analyzes information within the open source environment related to terrorism, political violence, threats, and suspicious activity directed against the Secretary of State, Department personnel and facilities, designated foreign dignitaries and facilities in the United States, and personnel abroad under chief of mission authority. The program also provides analytical support to overseas elements performing similar functions at missions abroad.
In support of the above operations, the Department is seeking information on possible sources to provide the following services.
- Monitoring Specialists
Monitor open source and social media content in accordance with established DS monitoring priorities. Perform cursory, initial triage of content to eliminate information that is from sources known to be provocative, parodic, or similar. Maintain internal database of sites and users known to be valuable, reliable, unreliable, or parodic. Create cursory, standardized reports per OSIN SOP to provide to analytical team for further analysis. Operations for OSIN are 24/7 with shifts consisting of 12-hour day and night shifts.
- Monitoring Specialists – Arabic
Provide Arabic language capabilities to monitoring effort. Monitor open source and social media in accordance with established DS monitoring priorities. Perform cursory, initial triage of reports to eliminate information that is from sources known to be provocative, parodic, or similar. Maintain internal database of sites and users known to be valuable, reliable, unreliable, or parodic. Create cursory, standardized reports per OSIN SOP to provide to analytical team for further analysis. Operations for OSIN are 24/7 with shifts consisting of 12-hour day and night shifts.
- Monitoring Specialists – Special Programs
Assigned to a Special Programs team, this position provides support to monitoring priorities driven by special events or as otherwise directed by leadership for a limited duration. Monitor open source and social media in accordance with special program’s monitoring priorities. Perform cursory, initial triage of content to eliminate information that is from sources known to be provocative, parodic, or similar. Maintain internal database of sites and users known to be valuable, reliable, unreliable, or parodic. Create cursory, standardized reports per OSIN SOP to provide to analytical team for further analysis. The positions are on business hours schedule, unless altered for a special program.
- Overseas Support Analyst
Provide supplemental analytical support to overseas Regional Security Officers (RSOs) operations and pilot programs for social media and open source monitoring. Note that these team members are not meant to provide posts with monitoring support, but rather provide analytical support when a post is unable to resolve specific issues raised in their monitoring. When not providing overseas support, position will provide domestic analytical support, i.e. analyze information provided by monitoring specialists for value and accuracy, identifying and including additional information, as needed, from classified and law enforcement databases. Create specific reports according to OSIN SOP for dissemination to internal and external partners, as necessary. Coordinate with working-level analysts at partnered agencies, as appropriate, to facilitate information sharing and address information gaps. Operations for OSIN are 24/7 with shifts consisting of 12-hour day and night shifts.
- Special Programs Analyst
Provide supplemental analytical support to support to projects driven by special events or as otherwise directed by leadership for a limited duration. Position will provide analytical support, i.e. analyze information provided by monitoring specialists for value and accuracy, identifying and including additional information, as needed, from classified and law enforcement databases. Create specific reports according to OSIN SOP for dissemination to internal and external partners, as necessary. Coordinate with working-level analysts at partnered agencies, as appropriate, to facilitate information sharing and address information gaps. The positions are on business hours schedule, unless altered for a special program.
- Logistics Coordinator
Coordinate procurement, inventory, space and other logistical issues for start-up and ongoing operations. The position is on a normal business hours schedule, with occasional OT requirements.
- Office Management Specialist
The position is on a normal business hours schedule, with occasional OT requirements.
For personnel assigned to operational shifts, the incumbents report to a Team Lead who determines the priorities and deadlines for assignments and provides general guidance. The work is mainly sedentary, with possible occasional overseas deployment that may involve long and strenuous travel to foreign and remote locales under adverse conditions. The work may also require working long hours under stressful conditions to meet compressed timelines for critical mission objectives.
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Source: FedBizOpps
