Oct 31, 2012

Security Provider , USA

Closing date: 02 Nov 2012
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Background:
Afghanistan National Institute of Music (ANIM), part of the Deputy Ministry for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (DMTVET) of the Ministry of Education (MOE) of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, intends to present some of its musical ensembles in concert in Washington, DC; New York, NY; and Boston, MA, from February 2 to 17, 2013. The tour will include around 16 ANIM faculty, both Afghan and expatriate, and around 46 ANIM students, both boys and girls, ranging in age from 10 to 21. The tour group may be in Washington from the morning of February 3 to the afternoon of February 8, when it travels to New York, where it will be until the morning of February 13, when it travels to Boston. A draft itinerary is available upon request. ANIM seeks bids for a security company capable of managing this project by providing the following services:

Duties & Responsibilities:
• Provide security 24 hours a day from pick up at Dulles airport on February 3 to drop off at Logan airport on February 15. • Design and implement a security plan • Make recommendations regarding the security of the group • Travel in buses arranged and paid for by ANIM as part of their security responsibilities • Stay at the same hotels as the group and maintain security at those hotels throughout all times when the group or any of its members are at those hotels • Assist venues involved with the tour, including but not limited to the Kennedy Center, Carnegie Hall, and New England Conservatory, in maintaining security in accordance with the normal security procedures and regulations of those venues • Protect the group from any possible demonstrations or protests • Assist ANIM faculty in supervising ANIM students, keeping track of them, and ensuring that they do not get lost • Ensure, to the extent legally possible, that all members of the group who are citizens of Afghanistan do not, intentionally and without permission from the ANIM director, leave the group for any reason • Ensure, to the extent legally possible, that all members of the group return to Afghanistan as per the terms of their return ticket, and that they do not violate the terms of any US visa in their passport • Coordinate their logistics with tour organizer that ANIM will engage separately • Assist publicist, which ANIM will engage separately, in managing the attention of the media as needed
How to apply:
Bids should include information about the qualifications and experience of the security company submitting the bid, estimated costs for the above items including all expenses including hotel stays in the same hotel as the tour group, and the security company’s fee. Bids may be submitted electronically to Dr. Ahmad Sarmast, Founder and Director of ANIM, Email Id: ahmad.sarmast@adm.monash.edu.au.