DOE M 470.4-3A, Contractor Protective Force
Functional areas: Safeguards, Security, and Emergency Management, Security
This Manual establishes requirements for the management and operation of the U.S. Department of Energy contractor protective forces.
Cancels: DOE M 470.4-3 Chg 1, CRD (Attachment 2) only, except for Section C. Canceled by DOE O 473.3.
Superseded By:
DOE O 473.3, Protection Program Operations on Jun 29, 2011
Cancels:
Version history and related documents
Superseded by
A newer version replaces this document.
- DOE O 473.3Protection Program Operations (Jun 29, 2011)
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Section 1
AVAILABLE ONLINE AT: INITIATED BY:
www.directives.doe.gov Office of Health, Safety and Security
MANUAL
Approved: 11-5-08
CONTRACTOR
PROTECTIVE FORCE
U.S. Department of Energy
Office of Health, Safety and Security
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CONTRACTOR PROTECTIVE FORCE
1. PURPOSE. This Manual establishes the requirements for the management and operation
of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) contractor protective forces (PFs).
2. CANCELLATIONS. DOE M 470.4-3, Chg 1, Protective Force, Attachment 2
Contractor Requirement Document (CRD) only (except Section C) dated 3-07-06.
Cancellation of a directive does not, by itself, modify or otherwise affect any contractual
obligation to comply with the manual. CRDs that have been incorporated into or attached
to a contract remain in effect until the contract is modified to either eliminate
requirements that are no longer applicable or substitute a new set of requirements.
3. APPLICABILITY.
a. DOE Elements. The requirements in this Manual apply to DOE elements that
have oversight of site and facility management and operations and offices that
administer contracts for DOE PF and PF firearms programs for the purposes of
protecting Safeguards and Security (S&S) interests, including those created after
the Manual is issued. (Go to http://energy.gov/organization/orgchart.htm for the
current listing of Departmental elements).
The Administrator of the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) will
assure that NNSA employees comply with their respective responsibilities under
this Manual. Nothing in this Manual will be construed to interfere with the
NNSA Administrator’s authority under section 3212(d) of Public Law
(P.L.) 106-65 to establish Administration-specific policies, unless disapproved by
the Secretary.
b. DOE Contractors. Except for the exclusion in paragraph 3c, the CRD
(Attachment 1) sets forth requirements that apply to site/facility management
contracts that include the CRD.
c. Exclusions.
(1) In accordance with the responsibilities and authorities assigned by
Executive Order 12344 and to ensure consistency throughout the joint
Navy and DOE organization of the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program,
the Deputy Administrator for Naval Reactors will implement and oversee
all requirements and practices pertaining to this Manual for activities
under the Deputy Administrator’s cognizance.
(2) Requirements in this Manual and the CRD that overlap or duplicate
requirements of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) related to
radiation protection, nuclear safety (including quality assurance), and
safeguards and security of nuclear material, do not apply to the design,
construction, operation, and decommissioning of the Office of Civilian
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Radioactive Waste Management facilities. This exemption does not apply
to requirements for which the NRC defers to DOE or does not exercise
regulatory jurisdiction.
(3) DOE offices, facilities, and property protection areas that do not contain
any element identified as a Safeguards and Security interest
(DOE M 470.4-7, Safeguards and Security Program References;
DOE M 470.4-1, Safeguards and Security Program Planning and
Management) may be exempt from the requirements of this Manual;
however, they must meet or exceed General Services Administration
minimum security standards.
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(4) The Department intends that the highest level of protection be given to
security interests and activities whose loss, theft, compromise, and/or
unauthorized use would seriously affect national security, the
environment, Departmental programs, and/or the health and safety of the
public or employees. Therefore, field elements, such as the Power
Marketing Administrations, that do not possess arming and arrest authority
under the aegis of either section 161k. of the Atomic Energy Act or
section 661 of the DOE Organization Act and that perceive a need to arm
their security officers, may do so provided they comply with the
requirements of the jurisdiction in which their officers will operate. Until
such time as affected field elements are accorded DOE arming and arrest
authority, and consistent with statutory authorities and local
determinations based on risk and/or vulnerability assessments, selected
provisions of this manual may be used as a guide when approved by the
head of the field element or his/her designee.
4. REQUIREMENTS.
a. Establish and maintain standardized requirements for management direction,
training program administration, maintenance of qualifications, and execution of
operations for the various contractor PF activities within DOE.
b. Effect the policy in DOE P 470.1, Integrated Safeguards and Security
Management (ISSM) Policy, by integrating PF into DOE operations as determined
by DOE line management, and according to sound risk management practices.
(1) DOE P 470.1 is the Department’s philosophical approach to the
management of the S&S Program. A principal objective of the ISSM
Program is to integrate S&S into management and work practices at all
levels, based on program line management’s risk management-based
decisions, so that missions may be accomplished without security events
such as interruption, disruption, or compromise.
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(2) This approach includes individual responsibility and implementation of
the security requirements found in this Manual.
c. Establish and maintain minimum requirements for the arming of DOE
contractor PF personnel and firearms operations.
5. RESPONSIBILITIES.
a. DOE Line Management.
(1) Provide guidance and oversight to site and facility management and
operations offices that administer contracts for DOE PF and PF firearms
programs for the purposes of protecting S&S interests.
(2) Implement the requirements in paragraphs 4a through 4c.
b. Heads of Field Elements and Headquarters Departmental Elements. Review
procurement requests for new non-site/facility management contracts that
involve classified matter, or nuclear materials, and contain DEAR clause
952.204-2, Security Requirements, and, if appropriate ensure that the CRD of
this Manual is included in the contract. Notify contracting officers of
site/facility management contracts affected by the requirements of this Manual
to include the CRD.
c. Contracting Officers. Assist originators of procurement requests who want to
incorporate the requirements of this Manual in new non-site/facility
management contracts, as applicable. When so notified, include the CRD to this
Manual in affected site/facility management contracts.
6. DEFINITIONS. Terms commonly used in the program are defined in the S&S
Glossary located in DOE M 470.4-7, Safeguards and Security Program References. In
addition to those in the Glossary, the following definitions are provided for use in this
Manual.
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a. Tactical Response Force (TRF) Facility: A facility or site required by
DOE M 470.4-1, Program Planning and Management, to field a TRF
employing a strategy that includes recapture/recovery and fresh pursuit
capabilities. TRF facilities include those with Category I quantities of special
nuclear material (SNM); credible roll-up of SNM to a Category I quantity; or
those facilities that meet or exceed the Level 2 criteria for chemical,
radiological, or biological thresholds specified in the current DOE Design Basis
Threat.
b. Target Folders: Target folders provide sufficient target-specific information to
assist the PF and outside agencies in planning and conducting interagency
compatible tactical operations.
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7. REFERENCES.
a. References commonly used in the S&S Program are located in DOE M 470.4-7,
Safeguards and Security Program References, dated 8-26-05.
b. Title XXXII of P.L. 106-65, National Nuclear Security Administration Act, as
amended, which established a separately organized agency within the Department
of Energy.
8. SUMMARY. The CRD to this Manual comprises 12 chapters that provide direction for
administering the DOE PF and PF firearms programs for the purposes of protecting S&S
interests. The Manual also contains four Appendices.
a. Appendix A provides the guidelines for legal authority, fresh pursuit, and rules of
engagement.
b. Appendix B discusses performance testing used in the program.
c. Appendix C contains the provisions for implementing a canine program.
d. Appendix D provides instruction on security helicopter flight operations.
9. DEVIATIONS. Deviations from national regulations, including the Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR) and national-level policies, are subject to the deviation process of the
governing document rather than the DOE deviation process. There is no authority for
deviation from laws applicable to this directive. Requests for deviations from
requirements specific to DOE must be made in accordance with the provisions of
DOE M 470.4-1 Chg 1, Safeguards and Security Program Planning and Management.
10. IMPLEMENTATION. Requirements that cannot be implemented within 6 months of the
effective date of this Manual or within existing resources must be documented by the
cognizant security authority and submitted to the relevant program officers; the Under
Secretary, the Under Secretary for Science, or the Under Secretary for Nuclear Security;
and the Office of Security Policy, Office of Health, Safety and Security. The
documentation must include timelines and resources needed to fully implement this
Manual. The documentation must also include a description of the vulnerabilities and
impacts created by delayed implementation of the requirements.
11. CONTACT. Questions concerning this Manual should be addressed to the Office of
Security Policy, Office of Health, Safety and Security at 301-903-2536.
BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF ENERGY:
JEFFREY F. KUPFER
Acting Deputy Secretary
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CONTRACTOR REQUIREMENTS DOCUMENT
Regardless of the performer of the work, the contractor is responsible for complying with the
requirements of this Contractor Requirements Document (CRD) and flowing down CRD
requirements to subcontractors at any tier to the extent necessary to ensure contractor
compliance. Whenever a DOE Order, Notice or Manual is referenced within the CRD, the intent
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is to include reference to the CRD of that directive.
This CRD is issued to identify requirements applicable to contractors. U.S. Department of
Energy (DOE) contractors must adhere to the same Protective Force (PF) program standards for
protecting safeguards and security (S&S) interests including, but not limited to nuclear weapons,
explosives, and components; special nuclear material; vital equipment; classified matter; assets;
facilities; and other areas of interest to the S&S Program such as DOE elements and their
personnel. All requirements in this CRD apply to contractors that have responsibilities for
administering the DOE PF and PF Firearms Programs for the purpose of protecting S&S
interests. The requirements in this CRD must flow down to all subcontractors with
responsibilities for administering the PF and PF Firearms Programs. When a union is the
bargaining representative of PF personnel, the contractor should be aware that it may be
obligated to bargain about certain effects of implementation of this CRD, as required by the
National Labor Relations Act.
A violation of the provisions of this directive relating to the safeguarding or security of
Restricted Data or other classified information may result in a civil penalty pursuant to
subsection a. of section 234B of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2282b). The
assessment of civil penalties assessed under 42 U.S.C. 2282b are set forth in Title 10, Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR), Part 824, Procedural Rules for the Assessment of Civil Penalties for
Classified Information Security Violations, (10 CFR Part 824).
1. Terms commonly used in the program are defined in the S&S Glossary located in
DOE M 470.4-7, Safeguards and Security Program References. In addition to those in
the Glossary, the following definitions are provided for use in this Manual.
a. Tactical Response Force (TRF) Facility: A facility or site required by
DOE M 470.4-1, Program Planning and Management, to field a TRF employing
a strategy that includes recapture/recovery and fresh pursuit capabilities. TRF
facilities include those with Category I quantities of special nuclear material
(SNM); credible roll-up of SNM to a Category I quantity; or those facilities that
meet or exceed the Level 2 criteria for chemical, radiological, or biological
thresholds specified in the current DOE Design Basis Threat.
b. Target Folders: Target folders provide sufficient target-specific information to
assist the PF and outside agencies in planning and conducting interagency
compatible tactical operations.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter I – PROTECTIVE FORCE MANAGEMENT ...................................................... I-1
1. MISSION AND RESOURCE PLANNING ......................................................... I-1
2. OPERATIONAL GUIDANCE AND WRITTEN DIRECTIVES
SYSTEM............................................................................................................... I-2
3. DOE CONTRACTOR PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT .................................... I-4
4. QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS................................................................ I-6
5. CREDENTIALS AND SHIELDS ........................................................................ I-9
6. ALLOCATION OF PERSONNEL RESOURCES ............................................ I-11
Chapter II – TRAINING.....................................................................................................II-1
Section 5
1. TRAINING AND QUALIFICATION ................................................................II-1
2. PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS..........................................................................II-2
3. OPPOSITION FORCE TRAINING....................................................................II-4
4. WEAPONS QUALIFICATIONS........................................................................II-4
5. SPECIAL SKILLS...............................................................................................II-5
6. PF SUPERVISORS .............................................................................................II-5
7. INSTRUCTORS ..................................................................................................II-5
8. FIREARMS INSTRUCTORS .............................................................................II-7
9. INTERMEDIATE FORCE AND GROUND CONTROL
INSTRUCTORS ..................................................................................................II-8
10. ARMORERS........................................................................................................II-8
11. TRAINING EXERCISES..................................................................................II-10
12. NON-DOE TRAINING COURSES..................................................................II-11
Chapter III – PROTECTIVE FORCE ADMINISTRATION........................................... III-1
1. GENERAL PROTECTIVE FORCE POSITIONS ............................................ III-1
2. CAREER LONGEVITY PLAN ........................................................................ III-1
3. EQUIPMENT .................................................................................................... III-2
4. FACILITIES ...................................................................................................... III-3
5. SUPERVISORS................................................................................................. III-4
6. RESPONSE CATEGORIZATION ................................................................... III-4
Chapter IV – SECURITY OFFICERS ............................................................................. IV-1
1. DUTIES/RESPONSE CATEGORY: RESPONSE SUPPORT........................ IV-1
2. TRAINING ........................................................................................................ IV-1
3. EQUIPMENT .................................................................................................... IV-2
Chapter V – SECURITY POLICE OFFICERS I .............................................................. V-1
1. DUTIES/RESPONSE CATEGORY: STATIC DEFENSE............................... V-1
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2. TRAINING ......................................................................................................... V-2
3. EQUIPMENT ..................................................................................................... V-5
Chapter VI – SECURITY POLICE OFFICERS II...........................................................VI-1
1. DUTIES/RESPONSE CATEGORY: ACTIVE DEFENSE .............................VI-1
2. TRAINING ........................................................................................................VI-1
3. EQUIPMENT ....................................................................................................VI-3
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Chapter VII – SECURITY POLICE OFFICERS III .......................................................VII-1
1. DUTIES/RESPONSE CATEGORY: ACTIVE DEFENSE ............................VII-1
2. TRAINING .......................................................................................................VII-2
3. EQUIPMENT ...................................................................................................VII-5
Chapter VIII – SPECIAL RESPONSE TEAM ............................................................. VIII-1
1. PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS..................................................................... VIII-1
2. CONCEPT OF OPERATIONS ...................................................................... VIII-1
3. TRAINING ..................................................................................................... VIII-2
4. PROGRAM CERTIFICATION/RECERTIFICATION ................................. VIII-2
5. EQUIPMENT ................................................................................................. VIII-2
Chapter IX – FIREARMS TRAINING ............................................................................ IX-1
1. REQUIREMENTS............................................................................................. IX-1
2. BASIC TRAINING ........................................................................................... IX-4
3. ADVANCED TRAINING................................................................................. IX-5
4. RANGE OPERATIONS AND PROCEDURES ............................................... IX-5
5. LIVE-FIRE SHOOT HOUSE OPERATIONS.................................................. IX-7
6. GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR FIREARMS QUALIFICATION ........... IX-11
Chapter X – FIREARMS OPERATIONS ......................................................................... X-1
1. BASIC CONSIDERATIONS ............................................................................. X-1
2. AUTHORIZED FIREARMS.............................................................................. X-4
3. STORAGE OF FIREARMS, AMMUNITION, PYROTECHNICS,
AND EXPLOSIVES........................................................................................... X-5
4. SAFE TRANSPORTATION AND HANDLING OF MUNITIONS................. X-7
5. FIREARMS AND AMMUNITION MAINTENANCE/INSPECTION ............ X-9
6. PYROTECHNICS AND EXPLOSIVES INSPECTION ................................. X-10
7. INVENTORY OF FIREARMS, AMMUNITION, PYROTECHNICS,
AND EXPLOSIVES......................................................................................... X-10
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CONTENTS (continued)
Chapter XI – FIREARMS QUALIFICATIONS ..............................................................XI-1
1. SCOPE ...............................................................................................................XI-1
2. REQUIREMENTS.............................................................................................XI-1
3. REMEDIAL FIREARMS QUALIFICATION COURSE.................................XI-2
4. REVIEW ............................................................................................................XI-4
5. VALIDATION PROCESS ................................................................................XI-4
Chapter XII – OPERATIONAL ASSURANCE..............................................................XII-1
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1. APPRAISALS/SELF-ASSESSMENTS...........................................................XII-1
2. PROTECTIVE FORCES SAFETY COMMITTEE .........................................XII-2
APPENDIX A – GUIDELINES FOR LEGAL AUTHORITY, FRESH
PURSUIT, AND RULES OF ENGAGEMENT.......................................................... A-1
1. LEGAL AUTHORITY, FRESH PURSUIT AND RULES OF
ENGAGEMENT................................................................................................. A-1
2. FRESH PURSUIT .............................................................................................. A-3
3. GUIDELINES FOR RULES OF ENGAGEMENT ........................................... A-7
APPENDIX B – PERFORMANCE TESTING..................................................................B-1
1. PERFORMANCE TESTS ...................................................................................B-1
2. COORDINATION...............................................................................................B-3
3. TESTING FREQUENCY....................................................................................B-3
4. PERFORMANCE TEST AND TRAINING ACTIVITIES PLANNING...........B-4
5. SAFETY ..............................................................................................................B-9
6. COMMAND AND CONTROL.........................................................................B-10
7. ENGAGEMENT SIMULATION SYSTEM .....................................................B-18
8. ENGAGEMENT SIMULATION SYSTEM SAFETY.....................................B-20
9. MARKING SYSTEMS ACTIVITIES ..............................................................B-26
10. RULES OF ENGAGEMENT............................................................................B-29
11. EXAMPLE FORMAT FOR A PRE-EXERCISE BRIEFING ..........................B-34
APPENDIX C – CANINE PROGRAM .............................................................................C-1
1. PURPOSE............................................................................................................C-1
2. REQUIREMENTS...............................................................................................C-1
APPENDIX D – SECURITY HELICOPTER FLIGHT OPERATIONS.......................... D-1
1. PURPOSE........................................................................................................... D-1
2. OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS................................................................. D-1
3. RULES OF ENGAGEMENT IN USE OF HELICOPTERS AS FIRING
PLATFORMS..................................................................................................... D-2
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CHAPTER I – PROTECTIVE FORCE MANAGEMENT
1. MISSION AND RESOURCE PLANNING. In accordance with Integrated Safeguards
and Security Management practices and in support of the Department of Energy (DOE)
Safeguards and Security (S&S) Protection Program Management requirements,
Protective Force (PF) programs, functions, or activities must incorporate basic planning
principles to ensure they accomplish their intended purpose.
a. Mission. PF programs/elements, regardless of size, must clearly identify the
mission to be fulfilled by the organization. Broad mission statements may be
supported by establishing more specific goals and objectives for the PF element to
achieve.
b. Resource Requirements. PF programs/elements must document the resource
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requirements necessary to accomplish mission objectives successfully. Sources of
these requirements may include Federal laws and regulations; DOE directives;
site security plans (SSPs); protection strategies; operational needs; production,
inspection, or transportation schedules; and investigative work load projections.
Resource requirements may be identified as, but not limited to, the following:
(1) The number of projected posts/patrol hours to be operated by security
officers (SOs)/security police officers (SPOs) on a fixed facility, and
(2) Equipment items necessary to support such operations.
c. Authorizations. Authorizations may be identified by full-time equivalents
(FTEs), the total number of personnel needed, total number of direct labor-hours,
and/or quantities of equipment items to perform work. Authorizations necessary
to fulfill resource requirements are determined by factoring in considerations such
as, but not limited to:
(3) established shift schedules,
(4) training requirements,
(5) relief factors,
(6) travel distances,
(7) operational effectiveness,
(8) unit readiness,
(9) performance testing, and
(10) equipment maintenance.
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d. Actuals. PF programs/elements must maintain a process that monitors and
periodically reports actual personnel and sensitive equipment items currently on
hand. Actuals differ from authorizations in that actual on-hand numbers of
personnel will generally fall short of authorizations; however, on occasion,
situations may require that actuals exceed authorizations. Approval to
temporarily exceed personnel authorizations must be obtained from DOE line
management.
e. Funding. PF programs/elements must develop funding requirements that provide
direct relationships between costs and identified personnel and equipment
authorizations. Funding requirements must also incorporate and adjust for the
difference between authorized and actual figures. This methodology constitutes a
zero-based budgeting process that ensures mission objectives drive funding
requirements.
2. OPERATIONAL GUIDANCE AND WRITTEN DIRECTIVES SYSTEM. To ensure
that PF missions/functions are accomplished as intended, sufficient operational guidance
must be provided through the establishment and maintenance of a formalized written
directives system.
a. Development. Written plans, post orders (POs), general orders (GOs), and
procedures covering PF routine, emergency, and administrative duties; tactical
deployment, and other operational requirements must be developed and must
ensure PF assignments are oriented to allow maximum concentration of resources
in a tactical posture. Plans, POs, GOs, and procedures must be clear, concise, and
current.
b. Plans. Required protection strategies; tactical response options, actions, and
times; and other applicable response requirements must be addressed in response
plans. Tactical Response Force (TRF) facilities must concentrate tactical
resources on or around target locations. Tactical response plans will locate
protective forces either in direct defense of target locations or in appropriate ready
response positions that offer immediate response to target locations. Response
plans will be developed in support of tactically cohesive units; i.e., two or more
SPOs with an identified leader. Required PF plans include:
(1) Security incident response plans (SIRPs) covering response requirements
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to security incidents; adversary intrusion of a facility/site; and defense
against adversary use of weapons, explosives, and chemical/biological
weapons (CBW) as described in the current DOE O 470.3B, Graded
Security Protection (GSP) Policy. SIRPs must provide specific response
directions and required actions to PF personnel for applicable
containment, denial, recapture, recovery, and pursuit strategies and to
support interruption/neutralization operations before completion of
adversary task times. When a site/facility vulnerability assessment (VA),
performance test (PT), and/or SSP dictates a recapture strategy, PF
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personnel must have the ability to gain entry to the target facility in
accordance with SSP/VA timelines.
(2) SIRPs must be coordinated with site/facility emergency response plans
and should address items such as:
(a) Establishment of unified command for security incidents;
(b) Designation of an overall incident commander (for the emergency)
and incident command structure including, for example, roles and
responsibilities for categorization, classification, and protective
actions;
(c) Integration of security response with site/facility protective actions
such as evacuation, take cover, or shelter-in-place; and
(d) Transition to normal emergency management command structures
following termination of the security event.
(3) Security contingency response plans covering PF work stoppages, PF
recall measures, and response actions of local, State, and Federal law
enforcement agencies (LEAs) as documented by vulnerability analysis
must be developed. Recommended format and content are contained in
DOE G 473.2-1, Guide for the Establishment of a Contingency Protective
Force.
c. Target Folders. Target folders must be developed and maintained by TRF sites
and/or those with radiological sabotage concerns. Target folders should be
sufficient to provide information necessary to assist the PF and outside agencies
in conducting interagency compatible tactical operations. [A sample target folder
is provided on the DOE Office of Health, Safety and Security (HSS) website
www.hss.energy.gov.]
d. Procedures. Administrative, training, and other non-response-related operational
requirements must be addressed in procedures.
e. Non-DOE LEA Support. If local, State, or Federal LEAs are used to protect
security interests and/or to respond to security incidents, sites must establish
cooperative agreements, e.g., Memoranda of Understanding outlining the specific
support to be provided. These agreements must be documented in the appropriate
security plan and reviewed annually.
f. Configuration Control. The written directives system must incorporate a
controlled and documented process that ensures that changes to operational
guidance are adequately reviewed and approved by authorized safety and PF
management representatives.
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g. Availability. Written directives must be available to PF personnel for reference
and guidance in the performance of routine and emergency duties. When plans
and procedures contain classified matter, reasonable measures must be
implemented to afford routine access to this guidance by appropriately cleared PF
personnel with a valid need to know.
h. Review. Written operational and emergency response guidance, procedures, and
cooperative agreements must be reviewed to ensure they are current when
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response requirements, duties, or administrative requirements are changed, or at
least annually (at least every 12 months). Annual or special reviews must be
documented to show the name of the reviewer and the date the review was
completed. Any revisions or changes made to written guidance as a result of the
review must be highlighted or marked in such a manner to ensure PF personnel
are aware of those revisions and changes.
3. DOE CONTRACTOR PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT.
a. PF Positions. PF positions include contractor positions used in either armed or
unarmed status for the purpose of protecting and/or investigating offenses against
DOE assets including facilities, personnel, sensitive materials, and other property.
Detailed requirements for the PF positions identified below are contained within
this CRD:
(1) SOs are unarmed contractor employees who conduct security duties at
DOE facilities. SOs are not authorized to carry firearms and are not
empowered with any arrest authority.
(2) Title 10 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 1047, Limited Arrest
Authority and Use of Force by Protective Force Officers, delineates SPOs’
responsibility at DOE facilities [other than the Strategic Petroleum
Reserve (SPR)] to enforce specified laws regarding Government property
and criminal provisions of the Atomic Energy Act. Such SPOs may, in
accordance with 10 CFR Part 1047, be given additional local law
enforcement responsibility on a site-specific basis. 10 CFR Part 1049,
Limited Arrest Authority and Use of Force by Protective Force Officers of
the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, delineates SPO responsibility at the SPR
to enforce Federal criminal laws to protect SPR Government property and
personnel. SPOs must possess the individual and team combat tactical
skills necessary to protect S&S interests from an armed terrorist threat, to
include theft or sabotage of nuclear weapons or special nuclear material
(SNM), and other hostile acts that may cause adverse impacts on national
security, the health and safety of employees, the public, or the
environment. There are three separate and distinct SPO positions/job
classifications, which are fully described in this CRD.
(3) Armed SPOs must be assigned to protect security areas that:
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(a) receive, use, process, or store Category I or II quantities of SNM
(see DOE M 470.4-6, Nuclear Material Control and
Accountability);
(b) manufacture, store, or test nuclear weapons, nuclear test devices,
or complete nuclear assemblies;
(c) represent a target for sabotage (e.g., radiological or toxicological)
reference DOE M 470.4-2, Physical Protection; and
(d) contain a unique capability in DOE that must be protected for
purposes of program continuity or to preclude an unacceptable
impact on national security, the health and safety of DOE and
contractor employees, the public, or the environment when the
need has been so designated by DOE line management.
b. Pre-Employment Screening. Screening (e.g., employment references, criminal
background, credit, medical, and physical fitness) must be conducted to select
individuals with potential to qualify for PF positions.
c. Job Analyses. Job analyses (JAs) (e.g., a list of common tasks required for PF
assignments) must be prepared and reviewed annually (at least every 12 months)
for positions directly related to protective operations. JAs must be used as basic
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input documents to local training requirements. JAs must address site-specific
requirements for activities that have not been standardized and issued by the DOE
National Training Center (NTC).
d. Human Reliability Program. Human Reliability Program positions must be
identified in accordance with 10 CFR Part 712 (see 10 CFR Part 712, Human
Reliability Program) and approved by DOE line management. In addition to
those categories of positions listed in 10 CFR Part 712.10(a)(1) through (3),
armorers with unescorted access to PF firearms must be enrolled in the HRP.
e. Training. See 10 CFR Part 1046, Physical Protection of Security Interests;
DOE M 470.4-1, Safeguards and Security Program Planning and Management;
and this CRD.
f. Records. See 10 CFR Part 1046, Physical Protection of Security Interests,
Schedule 18 of the General Records Schedule (GRS), or the DOE Records
Schedules.
g. Reporting Requirements. Supervisors in the PF command structure and the
manager in charge of onsite PF operations must ensure that any suspected
criminal violations are reported in accordance with DOE M 470.4-1, Safeguards
and Security Program Planning and Management, and, where appropriate,
DOE O 231.1A, Environment, Safety and Health Reporting. All contract
protective force employees, must comply with DOE O 221.1A, Reporting Fraud,
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Waste and Abuse and DOE O 221.2A, Cooperation with the Office Of Inspector
General.
h. Implementation. Contractors must obtain DOE line management approval for
procedures to implement paragraphs 3a through 3c above and the Career
Progression Plan outlined in Chapter III of this CRD, based on internal
organization (e.g., personnel, human resources, training, and labor relations) and
collective bargaining agreements in effect.
4. QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS. PF personnel must comply with the
Departmental medical, physical fitness, and firearms qualifications and training
requirements as appropriate in 10 CFR Part 1046, Physical Protection of Security
Interests.
a. Security Clearance.
(1) PF personnel must possess a security clearance commensurate with the
highest level of classified information or matter to which they have, or
potentially have, access. Security clearances must be obtained in
accordance with DOE M 470.4-5, Personnel Security;
(2) SPOs must possess L or Q security clearances;
(3) SPOs with access to nuclear weapons, nuclear test devices, or complete
nuclear assemblies; Category I and II quantities of SNM; fully automatic
weapons; or who are assigned to offensive posts must possess Q security
clearances; and
(4) All PF personnel with security clearances are subject to the Department's
random drug testing requirements.
b. Medical, Physical Fitness, Firearms, and Training Standards.
(1) Security Officers. SOs must meet the training, qualification, and medical
requirements in 10 CFR Part 1046, Subpart B, Protective Force
Personnel.
(2) Security Police Officers. SPOs must meet the medical, physical fitness,
firearms, and training and qualifications requirements in
10 CFR Part 1046, Subpart B, Protective Force Personnel.
(a) SPO-I. Physical fitness standard of a 0.5-mile run in 4 minutes and
40 seconds and a 40-yard prone-to-running dash in 8.5 seconds.
(b) SPO-II/III. Physical fitness standard of a 1-mile run in 8 minutes
and 30 seconds and a 40-yard prone-to-running dash in 8 seconds.
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(3) Maintaining Physical Fitness Standards. Contractor PF personnel must
maintain the physical fitness standards in 10 CFR Part 1046. Randomly
selected SPOs will be required to demonstrate they meet physical fitness
qualification standards during an inspection, survey, review, audit, or
other situation as directed by DOE line management. Failure to meet the
physical fitness standard will be treated as if the individual failed the first
attempt during annual qualification. In the event of a failure, the
requirements in 10 CFR 1046, Subpart B, Protective Force Personnel
must be followed.
(4) Confidentiality of Medical Information. The Department of Energy
Designated Physician will notify protective force (PF) management of
medical work restrictions. PF management must approve and implement
site specific plans to ensure confidentiality of PF medical information.
This plan must restrict access to only those with a need to know the
information and must identify those individuals by organizational position
or responsibility. The plan must adhere to all applicable laws and
regulations, including but not limited to the Health Insurance Portability
and Accountability Act, the Family Medical Leave Act and the
Americans with Disabilities Act.
c. Special Skills Qualifications.
(1) Site-specific conditions may justify requirements for PF personnel to
possess qualifications for special skills (e.g., security helicopter
operations, ascending and descending techniques, mechanical and
explosive tactical entry techniques, CBW countermeasures, hostage
negotiation, precision rifleman/forward observer team, communications,
exercise controllers/evaluators, remotely operated weapons systems or
alarm station monitoring).
(2) Responsible managers must ensure that personnel assigned to these duties
are trained, formally evaluated, and certified, if required, by an appropriate
accrediting authority before performing those duties.
(3) Certifications required by specific job functions (e.g., a Federal Aviation
Administration license for pilots) must be kept current. The employing
organization for each individual must maintain a record of qualification
and/or certification.
d. Firearms.
(1) No person will be authorized to carry a firearm as a PF officer until the
individual is qualified in accordance with the approved firearms
qualification standards. Approved DOE firearms qualifications courses
that have gone through the official approval process established by the
Office of Security Policy are located on the HSS/NTC websites
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(www.hss.energy.gov and www.ntc.doe.gov). SPOs authorized to carry
firearms must comply with the firearms requirements outlined in this
CRD.
(2) Each SPO must qualify with each firearm that is reasonably expected to be
used during duty assignment on the qualification course indicated in the
DOE-approved firearms qualification courses and any applicable approved
site-specific supplemental qualification course.
(a) Initial firearms qualifications and semi-annual requalifications
must be accomplished in accordance with requirements of
10 CFR Part 1046.
(b) Before any range activity, each SPO must be given a briefing on
the basic principles of firearms safety. However, a firearms safety
briefing is not required for each qualification course using the
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same firearm after the initial safety presentation for that firearm.
(c) Failure to qualify, as set forth in 10 CFR Part 1046, will result in
suspension of the authority to carry firearms and make arrests. The
remedial firearms training program will comply with
10 CFR Part 1046 as will any subsequent loss of SPO status due to
failure to meet these standards.
1 The total number of initial requalifications and remedial
requalification attempts may not exceed four in each
semiannual requalification cycle.
2 Upon qualification in this final attempt, reinstatement may
be effected where site-specific employment conditions,
position availability, and procedures permit. Any
subsequent application for rehire will require training as
provided to any other initial applicant for an SPO position.
3 The PF range master will designate, in writing, the firearms
instructors who are authorized to certify the validity of the
scores achieved during qualification attempts.
(3) PF organizations that do not fire individually issued firearms during
qualification must have written procedures authorizing the specific model
and associated features of all firearms used. Contractors must obtain
approval from DOE line management for these procedures.
(4) Requalification may occur at any time during the requalification month. If
an SPO does not requalify before or during the requalification month, the
individual’s authority to carry firearms and make arrests must be
suspended until requalification is completed.
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(5) An SPO may be required to demonstrate the ability to meet qualification
standards during an inspection, survey, review, audit, or other situation
directed by DOE line management. Failure to meet the performance
standard will be treated as if the individual failed the first attempt during
semi-annual qualification. Procedures in paragraph 4d(2)(c) above must
be followed in the event of a failure.
e. Authority to Carry Firearms.
(1) The employing organization must maintain written documentation
indicating each individual who is authorized to carry firearms and make
arrests without warrant while performing official duties.
(2) Firearms instructors who are not currently assigned SPO duties may carry
firearms when performing their instructional duties if authorized by DOE
line management. These instructors must pass the firearms qualification
courses for assigned firearms and for firearms that are the subject of
instruction.
5. CREDENTIALS AND SHIELDS. Credentials and shields are issued to qualified DOE
contractor personnel to identify the bearer as having the authority to perform assigned
official duties. The design of all S&S credentials and shields used by contractor PFs
must be approved by the Chief Health, Safety and Security Officer, and where applicable,
DOE line management.
a. Types of Credentials and Shields.
(1) Contractor Security Credential. This credential is issued to DOE
contractor employees conducting security interviews, investigations,
inquiries, inspections, and/or surveys as official duties or functions.
(2) Contractor Badges and Shields. This encompasses all contractor
badges/shields that have been approved by the Chief Health, Safety and
Security Officer. Each shield must bear a serial number imprinted on its
face. The credential must bear the shield number.
(3) SPO with Shield (Armed). This credential is issued to DOE contractor
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employees who require firearms/arrest authority as a function or duty. PFs
wearing field-type uniforms may use cloth/embroidered-type shields on
these uniforms. Issuance of a metal shield is left to the discretion of the
cognizant security authority. These credentials are issued to the
following:
(a) SPR SPO Credential with Shield (Armed). This credential is
issued to SPR SPOs who require Federal firearms/arrest authority
[i.e., pursuant to section 661 of the DOE Organization Act
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(42 U.S.C. 7270a)] for protection of the SPR as a primary function
or duty.
(b) SPO (Armed). This credential is issued to DOE contractor SPOs
who require Federal firearms/arrest authority pursuant to section
161k of the Atomic Energy Act [42 U.S.C. 2201(k)] as a primary
function or duty.
(4) Security Officers. SOs may be issued cloth/embroidered-type shields or
metal police-type shields at the discretion of the DOE cognizant security
authority.
b. Issuance of Credentials and Shields. Fulfillment of training and qualification
requirements for the position or duties must be verified before issuing a credential
or credential with shield to an individual. Credentials and shields for individuals
who fail to maintain relevant training and qualification requirements must be
revoked and retrieved.
(1) Credential and Shield Issuing Authority. The issuing authorities for the
contractor security credential and the SPO with shield (armed) are the
Director, Office of Headquarters Security Operations and the DOE
cognizant security authority for their respective organizations.
(2) Reissuing Credentials. If an employee experiences a significant change in
facial appearance that could hinder positive identification or undergoes a
name change, a credential with a new photograph must be requested by
the individual, the individual’s supervisor, a security official, or PF
management personnel.
(3) Blank Credential Stocks and Unissued Shields.
(a) The Director, Office of Headquarters Security Operations, must
procure and maintain blank contractor identification credentials,
basic security credentials, and SPO security credentials. Requests
for blank credential stocks and unissued shields must be submitted,
in writing, to the Director, Office of Headquarters Security
Operations.
(b) SPR project office authorities must maintain an inventory of SPR
blank credentials and shields.
(c) PF contractors must procure and maintain a sufficient supply of
site-specific unissued SPO shields.
c. Termination of Use. Credentials and shields are the property of the Government
and must be returned to the issuing office when an employee transfers, terminates,
or otherwise no longer requires the credential or shield.
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d. Recovery of Security Credentials and Shields. Credentials and shields must be
recovered at the final security checkpoint or earlier, and the individuals must be
escorted from the site if circumstances or conditions indicate such action is
needed. Recovered credentials must be destroyed unless they are being held as
evidence in an ongoing security investigation. Recovered shields may be retained
and reissued.
e. Accountability of Credentials and Shields.
(1) Records. Issuing offices must maintain records showing the disposition of
credentials and shields. Such records must include the description and
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serial number of the item issued, date of issuance, name, organization, and
date of destruction (Schedule 18 of the GRS applies).
(2) Lost Credentials and Shields. A record of missing credentials and shields
must be maintained. Personnel and/or systems controlling access to
security areas must be provided current information regarding missing
credentials or shields in order to prevent their misuse. The loss or
recovery of credentials or shields must be reported immediately to the
issuing office, Federal and local law enforcement agency authorities, and
the Chief Health, Safety and Security Officer.
(3) Storage of Blank Security Credentials and Unissued Shields. Blank
credentials and unissued shields must be stored in a manner that ensures
their protection against loss, theft, or unauthorized use.
6. ALLOCATION OF PERSONNEL RESOURCES.
a. Location, Manning, and Scheduling.
(1) The location and manning of fixed and mobile posts must be determined
using the GSP, local threat statements and VAs, SSPs, and appropriate
DOE directives.
(2) PF posts and assignments must allow for the deployment of personnel and
resources in a tactical posture.
(3) Selection of fixed posts should include consideration of nearby hazardous
materials and the results of applicable emergency planning hazardous
material quantitative assessments.
(4) PF personnel must be located, to the greatest extent possible, at target
areas or in appropriate ready positions to ensure complete and successful
response to a verified threat occurrence by denying, containing,
interdicting, interrupting, and/or neutralizing threats within the required
response times.
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(5) At TRF facilities, PF personnel must be relieved, where practicable, of
non-essential routine duties to permit concentration on training and testing
in support of their primary tactical mission.
(6) Work schedules for PF personnel must be developed and monitored on a
site-specific basis to provide adequate relief, training time, balanced
overtime, and sufficient time off to ensure on-duty personnel work at peak
physical and mental effectiveness.
(7) At TRF facilities, training shifts or elements must be initiated to
maximize individual and unit tactical training opportunities. The size of
the training element will be determined by line management; it should be
sufficient to support limited scope force-on-force training activities.
(8) PF work schedules must be consistent with existing collective bargaining
agreements and contracts and should be based on the following guidelines,
where appropriate:
(a) No more than 12 total hours per work day, excluding shift change
and equipment issuing activities, should be scheduled.
(b) No more than 60 total hours per work week, excluding shift change
and equipment issuing activities, should be scheduled.
b. Supervision. Supervision of PF personnel must be provided to the extent required
to ensure optimal performance of duties.
(1) Shift Supervisory Requirements. There must be full-time supervision at
sites where more than six PF personnel are assigned per shift.
(2) Other Supervision Means. Various means and devices, such as telephone
or radio contact or contact by another supervisor who is physically closer
to the post, may be used as supplements to supervision or, in the case of
small facilities or remote areas, to supplant supervision to ensure that the
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necessary areas are patrolled and other security functions are performed.
(3) Post Inspections. Supervisors must physically inspect, or contact by
telephone or radio, PF posts in accordance with 10 CFR Part 1046,
Appendix B, B(7)(b)3.
(4) Tactical Performance Oversight. At TRF facilities, supervisors must
monitor the tactical readiness of all PF personnel under their supervision.
The supervisor must conduct frequent on-shift training events or drills to
evaluate the effectiveness of PF tactical capabilities. All tests and
associated results, including remediation as applicable, must be
documented and available for management review.
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c. Unit Organization. At TRF facilities, the PF organizational structure must be
configured into tactically cohesive units. Each unit must have appropriate
operational command, control, and communication systems. Security Incident
Response Plans must be developed around the tactical unit response concept
rather than individual response positions. The tactical unit must promote
maximum effectiveness in protecting the most valuable Departmental assets from
an armed terrorist threat.
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CHAPTER II – TRAINING
1. TRAINING AND QUALIFICATION.
a. Training must be conducted in accordance with, by, and through a Department of
Energy (DOE) National Training Center (NTC)-approved program to be
conducted in accordance with the Training Approval Program (TAP) as required
by DOE M 470.4-1, Safeguards and Security Program Planning and
Management. Training must be provided to ensure performance of assigned
functions and tasks under both normal and emergency conditions.
b. Training requirements for each position are contained in their respective chapters
within this Contractor Requirements Document (CRD).
(1) Contractors responsible for protective force (PF) personnel must establish
a formal qualification program to meet qualification requirements that
ensure PF members are competent to perform the tasks within their
assigned responsibilities.
(2) The qualification requirements will be supported by a formal training
program that develops and maintains the knowledge, skills, and abilities
(KSAs) required to perform assigned tasks. The qualification and training
programs will be based on criteria established by the DOE NTC as
outlined in DOE M 470.4-1, Safeguards and Security Program Planning
and Management; this CRD; and 10 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)
Part 1046, Physical Protection of Security Interests.
(3) The cognizant security authority must establish additional PF training
criteria as needed by site-specific requirements.
(4) The DOE NTC will determine the NTC courses that may be conducted at
field sites by assessing a site’s capability to conduct training to ensure all
applicable training objectives and requirements will be met.
(5) Such determination will be made using a standard evaluation
system/format developed by the DOE NTC.
(6) Such certification will be valid for 3 years and is automatically revoked
when it is determined that the onsite courses do not meet requisite training
requirements. This determination may be made through various means
[e.g., results from an annual site PF program certification/re-certification
review, annual and/or special safeguards and security (S&S)
surveys/self-assessment activities, or Office of Security Evaluations
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inspection]. The revocation will remain in effect until the site is found to
be in compliance with the requirements.
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2. PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.
a. General. The formal training and qualification program must:
(1) Be based on a valid and complete set of job tasks, with identified levels of
skills and knowledge needed. KSAs necessary to competently perform the
tasks associated with assigned PF duties must be identified based upon the
JA applicable for each job assignment. PF personnel must demonstrate
familiarity with, and knowledge of, the responsibilities identified in the JA
for their assignment and must demonstrate proficiency in the skills and
abilities necessary to perform required and assigned job tasks. All PF
personnel must demonstrate the following:
(a) knowledge of, and ability to perform safely, routine and
emergency duty requirements;
(b) operation of assigned equipment and vehicles;
(c) operation of communication equipment employed, including
proficiency in accepted communication terminology, acronyms,
and phonetics, and the methods for verifying operator identity of
incoming signals and signaling duress;
(d) knowledge of, and the ability to apply, DOE directives,
organization policies, plans, standard operating procedures,
specific operational instructions, orders and procedures governing
assigned routine and emergency duties;
(e) knowledge of Federal- and State-granted authority applicable to
assigned activities and responsibilities between the PF and other
law enforcement authorities; and
(f) knowledge of security practices and procedures, including the
following, as applicable:
1 access control procedures and operations including DOE
security clearance and security badging requirements;
2 DOE security area designations and related prohibited
article restrictions;
3 inspection techniques they may be responsible for using on
persons, packages, and vehicles to which they may be
subjected;
4 operation of inspection equipment; e.g., X-ray,
magnetometers, radiation detectors;
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5 procedures for escorting personnel within security areas;
6 implementation of plans, orders, and procedures to protect
DOE interests during disruptive events;
7 recognition of and storage locations for S&S interests they
are responsible for protecting;
8 responsibility and processes to report incidents, violations,
and anomalous conditions;
9 awareness of the types of, and threats posed by, weapons of
mass destruction (WMD) and improvised explosive devices
borne by vehicles/personnel; and
10 use of assigned personal protective equipment.
(2) Aim at achieving a well-defined level of competency; specifically, mission
accomplishment and survival.
(3) Employ standardized lesson plans with clear performance objectives as a
basis for instruction. Lesson plans in regular use must be reviewed for
currency any time training requirements are changed and must be
reviewed and/or revised for currency before training is conducted.
(4) Include frequent, performance-based, and realistic simulation testing to
determine individual and small unit tactical skills and leadership and to
certify job readiness.
(5) Be documented so individual and overall training status is easily
accessible (individual training records must be retained until 1 year after
an employee is terminated as a PF member unless other requirements
specify a longer retention period).
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(6) Consider the learning characteristics and entry-level competencies of
trainees.
b. Training Shifts/Elements. Tactical Response Force (TRF) facilities must establish
training shifts or elements. The training shift/element must allow for training that
emphasizes the PF’s ability to defeat armed adversaries [i.e., focus should be on
firearms training at the small unit level, small unit tactics, and team force-on-force
(FoF) exercises].
c. Contingency Force Personnel. Due to the national security sensitivity of its
various facilities, the Department is responsible for imposing measures that
prevent disruptions in PF staffing that could subject sensitive facilities to periods
of significant vulnerability to terrorist attack.
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(1) Any individual who has been qualified as a Security Police Officer
(SPO)-I, -II, or -III may return to active status as part of a contingency
force after completing prescribed refresher training for the assigned SPO
level duties as described in this CRD. Formerly qualified SPO-IIIs may
perform only SPO-I/II contingency duties, and SPO-IIs may perform
SPO-I duties.
(2) Before being assigned to contingency force duties, the SPO must
successfully complete all required medical, human reliability program
(HRP), physical fitness, and firearms (for assigned firearms) qualification
requirements.
d. Returning Military Personnel.
(1) Any individual previously qualified as an SPO-I/II/III who has been
deployed to military active duty for up to 36 months may return to active
status after completing prescribed refresher training for the assigned
position as described in this CRD.
(2) Before being reassigned to active status, the SPO must successfully
complete all required medical, HRP, physical fitness, and firearms (for
assigned firearms) qualification requirements, as applicable.
3. OPPOSITION FORCE TRAINING. Personnel participating in performance tests as
Graded Security Protection (GSP) comparable adversary combatants will be trained in
adversary capabilities tactics and techniques to challenge the ability of the PF to defeat an
armed adversary.
4. WEAPONS QUALIFICATIONS.
a. SPOs must qualify semi-annually (at least every 6 months) with all assigned
weapons and special skills weapons as designated by job assignment using the
DOE-approved firearms qualification courses.
b. Where DOE firearms qualification courses do not exist for a weapons system
(e.g., belt-fed machine gun, grenade launcher, aerial firing platform, etc.) that is
required to address site specific concerns, both daylight and reduced lighting site
specific supplemental qualification courses must be developed. These courses
must include minimum scoring requirements constrained by time limits. With
approval by the local DOE cognizant security authority, they will be submitted to
the Chief Health, Safety and Security Officer, for review and approval. National
Nuclear Security Administration sites will request approval of their site specific
courses of fire from the Associate Administrator for Defense Nuclear Security
who will coordinate with the Chief Health Safety and Security Officer, prior to
approval.
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5. SPECIAL SKILLS.
a. Personnel assigned specialized responsibilities outside the scope of normal SO,
SPO, and special response team (SRT) duties must successfully complete the
appropriate basic, refresher, and periodic training.
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(1) This training must be designed to enable the individual to achieve and
maintain the level of skill and knowledge needed to competently perform
the tasks associated with the specialized job responsibilities and to
maintain mandated certification, if applicable. Such personnel include,
but are not limited to, flight crews, instructors, armorers, Central Alarm
Station operators, crisis negotiators, investigators, canine handlers,
exercise controllers/evaluators, and law enforcement specialists.
(2) The scope of such duties and the type and intensity of such specialized
training must be based on site-specific JAs and must be submitted to the
DOE cognizant security authority for approval.
(3) When certification is required for special skill positions and the
certification requirements have not been established by the NTC,
site-specific certification procedures must be submitted to the DOE
cognizant security authority for approval.
b. Each crisis negotiator must have successfully completed a DOE cognizant
security authority-approved crisis negotiation training course. At least once a
year, crisis negotiation team members must be integrated into Tactical Response
Force exercises. Members of crisis negotiation teams must be familiar with PF
operations, including SRT tactics and operations, but do not need to be
SPO-trained and certified.
6. PF SUPERVISORS. PF personnel who are assigned supervisory responsibilities must
successfully complete the appropriate basic and annual training necessary to competently
perform their supervisory responsibilities. The required tasks and expected levels of
competency must be based on a site-specific JA and the specialized task areas listed in
this CRD. In addition, supervisors located at TRF facilities who function as small unit
tactical commanders must successfully complete a DOE cognizant security
authority-approved tactical leadership training course. Each supervisor must successfully
complete formal annual refresher training to ensure that duties and tasks associated with
tactical unit command can be performed at optimal level.
7. INSTRUCTORS.
a. General Requirements. Each instructor must possess the skills and knowledge
necessary to instruct PF personnel in the requirements for protecting S&S
interests. Persons assigned as full-time staff PF instructors must have completed
the NTC-certified Basic SPO/TRF Training Program or equivalent training and
either must have performed DOE PF-related duties or received site, facility, or
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organizational on-the-job familiarization with the duties performed by personnel
they will instruct. All such training/familiarization must be completed within one
year of being assigned to instructor duties. Instructors must demonstrate
knowledge of the responsibilities identified in the JA and proficiency in the skills
and abilities necessary to perform the associated jobs. These include, but are not
limited to the following:
(1) knowledge of teaching methods and instructional techniques;
(2) knowledge of assigned subject/topical areas for the level of instruction
delivered;
(3) ability to develop course objectives, lesson plans, training aids, and
student evaluations; and
(4) skill in presenting a complete instructional lesson plan/course.
All PF personnel who are assigned instructor duties must have current
certification to the level of training delivered. At a minimum, each instructor
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assigned to deliver training must successfully complete the DOE NTC Basic
Instructor Training (BIT) Course, as approved by the Office of Health, Safety and
Security, or an equivalent recognized basic instructor course.
b. Certification Requirements. To maintain certification, instructors must conduct at
least two classes or two course iterations, or a combination of both, per calendar
year. Documentation of these activities must be maintained in the individual’s
training record.
c. Recertification. The following minimum PF instructor recertification
requirements must be met.
(1) PF management must ensure that each instructor is evaluated for
competency at least once every 36 months.
(2) The instructor evaluation must consist of verification of the following.
(a) Instructor knowledge of:
1 Office of Health, Safety and Security-approved teaching
methods and instructional techniques;
2 applicable assigned subject/topical areas for the level of
instruction delivered; and
3 requirements for developing course objectives, lesson
plans, training aids, and student evaluations.
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NOTE: Verification of compliance with the requirements in
paragraphs 7c(2)(a)1 and 2 above must consist of observation of
instructor performance during actual curriculum delivery or by
performance testing activities.
(b) Skill in presenting a complete instructional lesson plan/course.
(c) Verification of instructor attendance in at least one professional
development course approved by the cognizant security authority
in the instructor’s respective subject matter area (e.g., factory
firearms instructor, diversionary devices instructor, or chemical
biological weapon instructor) during the 36-month period.
8. FIREARMS INSTRUCTORS. Before initial assignment to duty as a firearms instructor,
personnel must successfully complete the DOE Basic Firearms Instructor Course (FIC).
Instructors for SPO-IIs and -IIIs must complete the Advanced FIC (AFIC).
a. Prerequisite Training. Before attending either the FIC or the AFIC, personnel
must successfully:
(1) Complete the DOE BIT Course or an equivalent recognized basic
instructor course;
(2) Demonstrate proficiency with an 80 percent score within two attempts on
the DOE Day Handgun and Semi-Automatic Rifle Qualification Courses
on the first day of the course;
(3) Demonstrate proficiency with an 80 percent score for SPO-II AFIC
candidates and a 90 percent score for SPO-III AFIC candidates within two
attempts on the TRF Combined Handgun/Rifle Qualification Course on
the first day of the course; and
(4) Complete all applicable handgun and rifle Limited Scope Performance
Tests (LSPTs) as contained in respective NTC firearms lesson plans with
100 percent accuracy.
b. Refresher Training. Each firearms instructor must successfully complete formal
annual refresher training to maintain the level of competency required for the
successful performance of tasks associated with firearms instructor
responsibilities. The type and intensity of training must be based on a
site-specific JA and be approved by the DOE cognizant security authority.
c. Recertification. The following DOE firearms instructor recertification
requirements must be met:
(1) Pass a comprehensive, knowledge-based, site-specific evaluation on
live-fire range operations every 12 months;
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(2) Complete LSPTs every 12 months with a score of 100 percent for each
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firearm system instructed;
(3) Conduct at least one site-specific safety briefing every 12 months; and
(4) Qualify every 12 months with a minimum score on the courses of fire
commensurate with the level of training provided (80 percent for SPO-I/II
instructors and 90 percent for SPO- III instructors); and be assigned to and
conduct the duties of either a lead instructor, line instructor, or range
safety officer twice annually (at least twice every 12 months).
9. INTERMEDIATE FORCE AND GROUND CONTROL INSTRUCTORS. Before initial
assignment to duty as intermediate force instructors and ground control instructors,
personnel must successfully complete the DOE Basic Intermediate Force Instructor
Course (IFIC) and/or Ground Control Instructors Course (GCIC).
a. Prerequisites. Before attending the IFIC and GCIC courses, personnel must
successfully:
(1) complete the DOE BIT course or an equivalent recognized basic instructor
course; and
(2) meet medical/fitness requirements.
b. Refresher Training. Each intermediate force and ground control instructor must
successfully complete formal annual refresher training to maintain the minimum
level of competency required for the successful performance of tasks associated
with intermediate force and ground control instructor responsibilities. The type
and intensity of training must be based on a site-specific JA and be approved by
the DOE cognizant security authority.
c. Recertification. The following DOE intermediate force instructor recertification
requirements must be met.
(1) Pass a comprehensive knowledge-based, site-specific evaluation on the
intermediate force operations every 24 months.
(2) Complete LSPTs every 12 months with a minimum score of 100 percent
for each intermediate force technique instructed.
(3) Conduct at least one site-specific safety briefing every 12 months.
(4) Be assigned to and conduct the duties of either a lead instructor or an
assistant instructor every 12 months.
10. ARMORERS. All sites, including the DOE NTC, must have (onsite, under contract
offsite, or in association with another DOE site) an armorer with the knowledge,
capability, and responsibility for inspecting, maintaining, and repairing all firearms
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available for use. The armorer and all other personnel are prohibited from modifying the
basic design of a firearm or any of the firearm’s operating or safety components without
specific written approval from the DOE Chief Health, Safety and Security Officer, or
from the Associate Administrator for Defense Nuclear Security, in coordination with the
Chief Health, Safety and Security Officer as applicable. Armorers must possess a Q
security clearance and participate in the HRP before receiving unescorted access to
weapons used in the protection of denial targets.
a. Certification. Before initial assignment to duty as a DOE armorer:
(1) The DOE armorer must successfully complete the DOE Armorer
Certification Course, as approved by the Office of Health, Safety and
Security.
(2) The DOE armorer should successfully complete a manufacturer’s armorer
course for the specific weapons systems employed for site use, where
available.
(3) The DOE armorer must successfully complete a manufacturer’s or
military armorer course for the specific weapons system(s) employed for
site use when such courses are not delivered by the DOE NTC.
(4) In addition, armorers must demonstrate proficiency in:
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(a) conducting firearms safety inspections;
(b) performing minor repairs of basic firearms;
(c) assembling/disassembling the firearms used at the various sites;
(d) updating firearms maintenance records;
(e) rendering firearms safe, including confiscated firearms;
(f) knowing the minimum and maximum tolerances associated with
safe operation of all firearms in inventory and available for use at
each respective site; and
(g) identifying unapproved modifications to firearms.
b. Recertification. The following DOE armorer recertification requirements must be
met.
(1) The DOE NTC must evaluate each armorer for competency and
recertification at least once every 3 years. NOTE: Verification of
compliance with this requirement must consist of observation of armorer
performance during actual duties and/or by performance testing activities,
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and inspection of required armory firearms records and other applicable
documentation.
(2) The evaluation must consist of verification of armorer knowledge of all
firearms in inventory and available for use on the site, in the following
areas:
(a) conducting firearms inspections;
(b) performing required firearms repairs;
(c) using written procedures and technical specifications;
(d) updating firearms maintenance records;
(e) maintaining firearms in a serviceably clean and good condition,
free from unapproved modifications;
(f) using proper tools necessary to perform required maintenance,
repairs, and inspection duties;
(g) using a proper tag-out system for firearms in need of repair and
properly segregating tagged-out firearms;
(h) adhering to separate storage requirements for live-firearms and
engagement simulation systems firearms; and
(i) having armorer currency in factory requirements for the specific
weapons systems available for use onsite.
c. Refresher Training. Each armorer must successfully complete formal refresher
training, where applicable, to maintain the minimum level of competency required
for the successful performance of tasks associated with site-specific armorer
responsibilities. The type and intensity of training must be based on emerging
and changing maintenance and repair technologies associated with site-specific
employed firearms and developed, when applicable, by the DOE NTC in
conjunction with firearms factory guidelines. Refresher training may be
conducted during the DOE NTC armorer recertification and/or factory armorer
recertification process.
11. TRAINING EXERCISES. Exercises and performance tests of various types must be
included in the training process to meet the requirements of 10 CFR Part 1046, Appendix
B, B(8). The types and frequency of training exercises must be based on the contractor
training needs analysis submitted to and approved by the DOE cognizant security
authority. The following elements must be included in the training exercise program.
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a. Tactical exercises involving each PF shift and each SRT shift on fixed sites must
be conducted at least twice monthly for TRF facilities and monthly for other
facilities.
(1) These exercises must be planned and conducted to provide site-specific
training to the PF in preventing the success of potential adversarial acts
defined in the GSP and the DOE- approved site threat statement.
(2) They may be of limited scope and may consist of team tactical movement
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in response to a site or facility-specific threat scenario and, for example,
may be incorporated into alarm response and assessment performance
tests.
(3) Tactical exercises do not necessarily involve FoF activity, although that is
preferable.
(4) At least quarterly, each PF shift and each SRT shift at TRF facilities will
conduct tactical exercises against GSP comparable adversary combatants.
These quarterly exercises may be of limited scope and may be conducted
in surrogate facilities; however, they should consist of FoF activity.
b. The DOE cognizant security authority must request the Federal Bureau of
Investigation (FBI) and other Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies
that would assist the PF during a site security incident to participate in training
exercises at least every 12 months in accordance with 10 CFR Part 1046,
Appendix B, B(8)(c).
c. Reports of each training exercise, including all FoF exercises and summarizing
results and problems areas, must be prepared for management review and to aid in
planning PF activities, developing corrective actions, and analyzing training
needs. Participation in FoF exercises must be noted in individual training records.
Reports must be available for review by oversight organizations.
d. TRF sites and sites with radiological, chemical, or biological targets must plan
and conduct an FoF training exercise involving a WMD scenario at least every
24 months. Table-top exercises may be alternated with FoF activities. Where
possible, this exercise should involve joint interagency national-level participation
(e.g., the FBI, Federal Emergency Management Agency, or State emergency
management agencies, as applicable). The Office of Health, Safety and Security
will serve as the liaison with national level agencies to promote their
participation.
12. NON-DOE TRAINING COURSES. Contractors must obtain DOE cognizant
security authority approval for attendance by PF personnel at non-DOE Government or
private PF-related training courses. Such courses must have clearly defined learning
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objectives and contribute to the job-related KSAs of the SO/SPO assigned to attend.
Records of training provided at other Government or private facilities must be obtained
and maintained (DOE M 470.4-1, Safeguards and Security Program Planning and
Management).
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CHAPTER III – PROTECTIVE FORCE ADMINISTRATION
1. GENERAL PROTECTIVE FORCE POSITIONS. Protective force (PF) positions
include both armed and unarmed positions for the purpose of protecting Department of
Energy (DOE) assets including facilities, personnel, sensitive materials, and other
property against threats identified in DOE O 470.3B, Graded Security Protection (GSP)
Policy.
a. Security officers (SOs) are unarmed contractor employees who conduct security
duties at DOE facilities. SOs are not authorized to carry firearms and are not
empowered with any arrest authority.
b. Security police officers (SPOs) are armed contractor employees who require
firearms/arrest authority pursuant to section 161k. of the Atomic Energy Act
[42 U.S.C. 2201(k)] or section 661 of the DOE Organization Act
(42 U.S.C. 7270a) as an official function or duty.
c. SPOs are categorized according to a three-level system (SPO-I, -II, and -III) that
tailors training requirements to assigned duties. Job analyses (JAs) must ensure
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that individual and unit tactical combat skills are included as part of assigned
duties for SPOs located at Tactical Response Force (TRF) facilities. Contractors
must obtain DOE cognizant security authority approval for JAs to ensure that the
knowledge, skills, and abilities address the duties of each SPO job assignment and
support the primary mission of successfully defeating the armed terrorist threat.
2. CAREER LONGEVITY PLAN. The career longevity plan is focused on supporting PF
employees who must maintain medical and physical fitness standards required to field a
TRF at facilities employing strategies that require recapture/recovery and fresh pursuit
capabilities. The plan is intended as a tool to aid in selecting personnel from existing
resources for less strenuous positions in support of implementing the DOE Tactical
Doctrine prescribed in DOE M 470.4-1, Safeguards and Security Program Planning and
Management. Local collective bargaining unit provisions and union seniority will govern
the specific application of this tool.
a. Security Police Officer-II.
(1) To promote career longevity, SPO-II will be the entry level protective
force position for new hires at TRF facilities. New hires will begin
employment meeting the highest level of medical and physical fitness
standards within the PF.
(2) The TRF-1 course will address all SPO-II tasks required to prepare them
for duty.
(3) An SPO-II may staff an SPO-I post; however, an SPO-I may not staff an
SPO-II post. SPO-IIs may apply for available SPO-I or SO vacancies.
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(4) Failure to maintain minimum firearms qualification scores or training does
not qualify an SPO-II for consideration for an SPO-I or SO vacancy.
(5) Failure to maintain minimum firearms qualification scores or training will
be grounds for removal from SPO status.
b. Security Police Officer-III.
(1) A person who has successfully completed TRF-1 training may then be
eligible for selection to fill SPO-III vacancies.
(2) New employees may be hired to fill SPO-III vacancies directly; however,
they must complete TRF-1 training before progressing to the SPO-III
course (TRF-2).
(3) If personnel are being hired to fill an SPO-III vacancy, stipulations may be
established and enforced regarding successful completion of both the
TRF-1 and TRF-2 courses for continued retention.
(4) Once qualified as an SPO-III, personnel must maintain SPO-III
qualifications unless they apply and are selected for an SPO-II vacancy.
(5) Failure to maintain minimum firearms qualification scores or training and
the absence of an SPO-II vacancy for which they are qualified will be
grounds for removal from SPO status.
(6) SPO-IIIs may apply for SPO-II, I, and SO vacancies.
c. Security Police Officer-I. At TRF facilities where SPO-I positions have been
validated, they are recommended as career progression opportunities for SPOs
who can no longer maintain SPO-II and SPO-III medical and physical fitness
standards.
d. Security Officer. At TRF facilities where SO positions have been validated, they
are recommended as career progression opportunities for SPOs who can no longer
maintain SPO medical and physical fitness standards.
3. EQUIPMENT.
a. PFs must be equipped and provided with the necessary resources to effectively,
efficiently, and safely perform both routine and emergency duties in daylight or
under reduced visibility conditions.
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b. Equipment, specifically weapons and communications systems, must be tailored
to effectively combat and defeat adversaries identified in the GSP and
site-specific threat guidance or as specified in the site security plan (SSP) under
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all environmental and tactical conditions. Equipment must be available in
sufficient quantities and properly maintained to support the PF mission.
4. FACILITIES.
a. Permanent Posts. Permanent (routine and emergency duty) PF posts that control
access to TRF facilities must meet the following requirements.
(1) Location. Access control posts must be located so the likely routes of
adversary ingress and egress are clearly observable and protected routes or
methods of approach are available to PF personnel.
(2) Fighting Positions. Fighting positions must be constructed consistent with
the vulnerability assessment (VA) as documented in the SSP.
(3) Human Factors Requirements. The posts must provide adequate human
engineering.
(4) Exterior Construction. Exterior walls, windows, and doors must be
constructed to meet requirements of DOE M 470.4-2, Physical Protection.
(5) Lighting. Lighting must comply with requirements of DOE M 470.4-2,
Physical Protection.
(6) Vehicular Access Control. Where automated gates are used to control
vehicular access to a security area, the gates and openings must meet the
requirements of DOE M 470.4-2, Physical Protection.
b. Training Facilities.
(1) Suitable facilities to support applicable PF activities must be provided and
maintained based on mission-specific needs.
(2) Training facilities must support realistic, high-intensity PF training and
qualification programs. This includes facilities for (where applicable)
weapons and physical fitness training, qualifications, and maintenance,
special skills, and mission-specific training and qualifications.
(3) Local, State, and Federal law enforcement agencies and Department of
Defense/National Guard training facilities are acceptable alternatives to
DOE-owned facilities as long as required DOE certifications and safety
guidelines are maintained. In coordination with the PF contractor, a
memorandum of understanding delineating such use must be completed by
the DOE cognizant security authority and approved by DOE line
management.
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5. SUPERVISORS. PF line supervisors must show proficiency in the skills and abilities
necessary to perform required assigned job tasks. In addition to the above, they also must
show proficiency and demonstrate familiarity with the following:
a. Ability to exercise tactical unit leadership through the direction and deployment
of protective force responders in the event of an armed terrorist attack; and
b. Ability to evaluate PF tactical performance as individuals and units, identify
performance strengths and weaknesses, and ensure application of appropriate
corrective action.
6. RESPONSE CATEGORIZATION. Medical and physical fitness requirements for each
PF position are based on the expected level of physical exertion associated with security
response duties. Duty assignments for each PF position, including supervision, must be
clearly identified to ensure that assigned personnel are qualified to perform required
duties. Response deployment must be consistent with facility-specific VAs as
documented in the site’s approved SSP. Three response categories have been established
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based on the duties outlined below. The following categorizations apply to TRF
facilities.
a. Active Defense (Offensive Combatant – SPO-II & -III).
b. Static Defense (Defensive Combatant – SPO-I).
c. Response Support (Non-Combatant – SO).
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CHAPTER IV – SECURITY OFFICERS
1. DUTIES/RESPONSE CATEGORY: RESPONSE SUPPORT.
a. Assignments. Where practicable, unarmed security officers (SOs) should be used
to perform administrative, access control, facility patrol, escort, alarm assessment,
alarm monitoring, and dispatch duties and to report alarms. SOs will enforce
safeguards and security (S&S) protection requirements to allow, as appropriate,
armed protective force (PF) personnel to maintain focus on their primary mission
of combating the armed terrorist threat.
b. Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities.
(1) Contractors must obtain approval for job analyses (JAs) to determine the
specific knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) required to perform each
job assignment from the Department of Energy (DOE) cognizant security
authority.
(2) The JA must be reviewed annually (at least every 12 months) to ensure
all KSAs are current and applicable for each job assignment. SOs must
demonstrate familiarity with, and knowledge of, the responsibilities
identified in the site-specific JA, in accordance with 10 CFR Part 1046,
Appendix B, and must show proficiency in the skills and abilities
necessary to perform required assigned job tasks and knowledge of post
or patrol operations as identified in 10 CFR Part 1046, Appendix B and
those contained in Chapter II of this Contractor Requirements Document
(CRD).
2. TRAINING.
a. Training Requirements. Before initial assignment to duty, each person must
successfully complete the required basic training as approved by the Chief
Health, Safety and Security Officer. Additional site-specific training
requirements may be included. Site-specific requirements must be based on a
site-specific JA and include SO task areas found in Chapter II of this CRD, as
applicable. Contractors must obtain approval for site-specific JA and training
requirements from the DOE cognizant security authority. The SO training
program must include, but is not limited to, those items referenced in
10 CFR Part 1046, Appendix B, in addition to those contained in Chapter II of
this CRD.
b. Refresher Training. Each SO must successfully complete formal annual refresher
training to maintain the level of competency required for the successful
performance of tasks associated with job responsibilities.
c. Remedial Training. Failure to achieve the required level of competency will
result in the SO being placed in a remedial training program. The remedial
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training program must be tailored to provide the necessary training to afford a
reasonable opportunity to meet the level of competency required by the JA.
Failure to demonstrate competency at the completion of the remedial program
must result in loss of SO status.
d. Exemption. Formal annual refresher training may be exempted when an SO
satisfactorily demonstrates specific KSAs for which refresher training has been
scheduled. Such exemptions must be documented.
3. EQUIPMENT.
a. Uniforms. Contractor PF personnel must be distinctively uniformed while on
duty and be identified with their function by appropriate emblems or badges. The
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uniform must enhance performance of both routine and emergency duties and
must promote a professional image. SOs must wear uniforms that conform to site
standards with respect to assigned duties and posts (e.g., SOs assigned to interior
administrative posts may wear non-field-type uniforms, while SOs assigned to
exterior posts may wear field-type uniforms).
b. Duty Equipment. The equipment issued to PF personnel must be determined by
assigned duties on a site-specific basis. At a minimum, the following duty
equipment must be provided.
(1) Security Officers. Each SO must be assigned, and be required to carry
while on duty, a portable radio with carrier and a flashlight with carrier.
The issuance of additional equipment, such as intermediate force weapons,
must be determined by assigned duties on a site-specific basis.
(2) Chemical Protective Equipment. To ensure appropriate analysis and
implementation, deployment and use of chemical protective equipment
must be documented in the Site Security Plan. The plan must
document the rationale for equipment selection, deployment, and use
of chemical protective equipment to address detection and response
and to consider the results of any emergency planning hazardous
material quantitative assessments. Contractors must obtain approval
of PF procedures for the use of chemical protective equipment from
the DOE cognizant security authority. Personnel assigned protective
masks, and whose uncorrected distant vision in the better eye is less
than 20/40, must be provided with corrective lens inserts that can be
accommodated by the issued mask.
(3) Batteries. A sufficient number of batteries for equipment [e.g., radios,
hand-held metal and special nuclear material transfriskers (detectors) and
monitors, flashlights, cameras, and night vision devices] must be available
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and maintained in a charged condition to support routine, emergency, and
response operations.
(4) Equipment Storage. Individual, special-purpose, and duty equipment must
be stored and/or carried so it is readily available in sufficient numbers for
use as intended according to approved PF response plans, post orders,
general orders, and procedures. Adequate and secure storage space must
be available for all individually carried equipment.
(5) Equipment Maintenance. Equipment must be maintained in a serviceable
condition in keeping with generally accepted practices and/or the
manufacturer’s recommendations for the particular type of equipment.
Preventive maintenance must be conducted and records maintained.
(6) Vehicles.
(a) Type. Vehicles must exhibit a degree of reliability commensurate
with their intended function. Vehicles must enhance the
efficiency, speed, and safety of both routine and emergency duties
under all expected weather conditions. Vehicles must be of a type
and size suitable for the intended use and, in the case of armored
vehicles, offer assurance of continued operation and a safe level of
protection to occupants under small arms fire, up to and including
a North Atlantic Treaty Organization 7.62 millimeter full-metal
jacket. Vehicles must be equipped with necessary emergency
response equipment (e.g., warning lights, sirens, radios, and
spotlights).
(b) Maintenance. Vehicles must be maintained in serviceable
condition, with preventive maintenance performed at intervals that
meet or exceed the manufacturer recommendations. Vehicle
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maintenance records must be maintained as long as the vehicle is
used to support the PF mission.
(c) Inspection. Vehicles must be inspected at the beginning of each
shift to ensure they are in safe, operating condition. At a
minimum, the following must be inspected and found to meet safe
operating requirements: horn; tires; lights, including emergency
response lights, when applicable; and brakes, including parking
brake.
(7) Communications Equipment. Communications equipment must be
designed to provide command and control in routine and emergency
operations. Duress alarms must be provided at all PF posts. Duress alarm
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requirements may be met through the use of either portable radios
equipped with duress capabilities or fixed duress systems.
(8) Optical Devices/Corrective Lenses.
(a) Eyeglasses worn by PF personnel must be made of safety glass and
meet American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Z87.1
Standard.
(b) SOs whose uncorrected distant vision in the better eye is less than
20/40 must carry an extra pair of eyeglasses or corrective lenses.
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CHAPTER V – SECURITY POLICE OFFICERS I
1. DUTIES/RESPONSE CATEGORY: STATIC DEFENSE. Before initial assignment to
independent duties, security police officer (SPO) candidates must be formally evaluated
and certified in accordance with procedures based on site-specific requirements approved
by Department of Energy (DOE) line management.
a. Assignments.
(1) Tactical Response Force (TRF) Facilities. Fixed fighting positions,
armored vehicles with an expectation of employing the capabilities of the
vehicle, towers, access control, alarm monitoring, dispatch, security
checks, armed construction/administrative escort, and material/package
inspections.
(2) Non-TRF Facilities. Fixed fighting positions, armored vehicles with an
expectation of employing the capabilities of the vehicle, and foot patrols,
alarm response and assessment, access control, alarm monitoring,
dispatch, security checks, armed construction/administrative escort, and
material/package inspections.
a. Qualifications. DOE standardized SPO-I training and site-specific training as
identified by the site-specific job analysis (JA) in accordance with
10 CFR Part 1046.
b. Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities. The requirements for each SPO-I to
demonstrate familiarity with, and knowledge of, the responsibilities identified in
the applicable JA and proficiency in individual knowledge, skills, and abilities
(KSAs) necessary to perform the job tasks include, but are not limited to, those
identified for Security Officers (SOs); those identified in 10 CFR Part 1046,
Appendix B, B(4)(b), and the following:
(1) knowledge of and ability to employ the tactics, techniques, and procedures
(TTPs) necessary to engage and neutralize adversaries to include their
characteristics, capabilities, weapons, and equipment as defined in DOE O
470.3B, Graded Security Protection (GSP) Policy, and local threat
guidance;
(2) knowledge of and proficiency in the use and care of all weapons,
including safety, required by duty assignment, to include weapons effects,
capabilities, and the proper use of various types of ammunition;
(3) knowledge of and ability to apply DOE requirements for the use of deadly
force and limited arrest authority;
(4) knowledge of and ability to apply general and site-specific rules of
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engagement for the application of deadly force;
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(5) knowledge of and ability to apply procedures and requirements for
investigation and search of persons and property for evidence;
(6) knowledge of and ability to apply procedures for recognition, seizure, and
preservation of evidence;
(7) knowledge of and proficiency in the methods of self defense, intermediate
force options, detention, and arrest;
(8) knowledge of and proficiency in the fundamentals of tactical leadership;
(9) knowledge (or situational awareness) of and ability to recognize
site-specific terrain or conditions that may be used by a potential
adversary such as: key terrain, obstacles, likely avenues of approach,
observation areas, and cover and concealment areas;
(10) knowledge of and ability to apply procedures and requirements for post
incident response and prisoner control; and
(11) knowledge of and ability to perform emergency first-aid, e.g.,
self-treatment to stop bleeding, apply pressure bandage, etc.
2. TRAINING.
a. Training Requirements. Before initial assignment to duty, each trainee must
successfully complete the DOE Basic SPO Training Program (BSPOT), as
approved by the Office of Health, Safety and Security. Additional site-specific
training requirements must be included. Site-specific requirements must be based
on site-specific JAs and must include SPO task areas found in 10 CFR Part 1046,
as applicable. Contractors must obtain approval for site-specific JA and training
programs from the DOE cognizant security authority. The SPO-I training
program must include, but is not limited to, those items noted in
10 CFR Part 1046, Appendix B, the instruction identified for SOs in Chapter IV
of this Contractor Requirements Document (CRD), and the following types of
instruction.
(1) Firearms training, including safety, marksmanship, and manipulation
skills, with all weapons reasonably expected to be employed.
(2) Orientation and standards of conduct.
(3) Physical fitness training.
(4) Facility operations familiarity.
(5) Nuclear materials control and accountability, as applicable.
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(6) Safety (e.g.; General Employee Radiological Training, environmental
awareness, alarms and responses, etc.).
(7) Legal requirements and responsibilities including use of deadly force,
site-specific rules of engagement (see Appendix A of this CRD), limited
arrest authority (see 10 CFR Part 1047, Limited Arrest Authority and Use
of Force by Protective Force Officers, and 10 CFR Part 1049, Limited
Arrest Authority and Use of Force by Protective Force Officers of the
SPR), and fresh pursuit (see Appendix A).
(a) Procedures and requirements for investigations including the
search of persons and property for evidence and recognition,
seizure, and preservation of evidence.
(b) Post incident response actions such as crime scene preservation
and prisoner control.
(c) Procedures for the application of the provisions of the Fourth and
Fifth Amendments to the Constitution of the United States.
(8) Tactical operations under both daylight and reduced light conditions that
incorporate force-on-force exercises, engagement simulation systems,
assigned tactical equipment, and the following types of instruction.
(a) Fundamentals of fire discipline.
(b) Decisional shooting techniques including shoot/no-shoot scenarios.
(c) TTPs for coordinating fire and the use of available cover with
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adjacent static elements.
(d) TTPs for coordinating, directing, and amassing fire upon a
designated target (e.g., use of tracer ammunition, tactical lasers,
sectoring, etc.) as applicable.
(e) TTPs for engaging adversary forces, which will be determined
from the JA consistent with the vulnerability assessment and site
security plan. The conditions for this training must replicate, to the
maximum extent possible, the actual facilities and/or environment
in which the SPO will be deployed.
(f) TTPs for employing assigned weapons in accordance with
site-specific strategies and/or established security incident response
plans (e.g., precision fire, grazing fire, suppressive fire, final
protective fire, and use of interlocking fields of fire, etc.).
(g) TTPs for employing assigned weapons in order to facilitate a base
of maneuver for responding elements.
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(h) TTPs for breaking contact and coordinating withdrawal to
secondary defensive fighting positions.
(9) Vehicle operations, including safety, routine, emergency, and pursuit
operations, as applicable.
(10) Operation of specialty vehicles, such as light armored vehicles, as
applicable.
(11) Post, patrol, and response operations including site-specific protection
strategies, plans, post orders, general orders, policies, and procedures.
(12) The GSP and potential adversaries’ characteristics, tactics, and motives.
(13) Actions required of first responders to incidents involving weapons of
mass destruction (WMD).
(14) Direct fire control measures.
(15) Emergency first-aid, e.g., self-treatment to stop bleeding, apply pressure
bandage, etc.
(16) Prisoner control.
(17) Tactical leadership.
(18) Night vision devices (NVDs).
b. Refresher Training.
(1) Formal Program. Except as stated in paragraph 2b(3) below, each SPO
must successfully complete formal annual refresher training to maintain
the level of competency required for the successful performance of tasks
associated with job responsibilities. The formal program will incorporate
intensive on-shift training administered by supervisors and/or training
personnel and include extensive individual and small unit tactical
performance testing. The type, intensity, frequency, and duration of
training must be determined by a site-specific JA and approved by the
DOE cognizant security authority.
(2) Remedial Training. Failure to achieve the required level of competency
will result in the SPO being placed in a remedial training program. The
remedial training program must be tailored to provide the necessary
training to afford a reasonable opportunity to meet the level of
competency required by the JA. Failure to demonstrate competency at the
completion of the remedial program must result in loss of SPO status.
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(3) Training Exemption. Except for firearms and physical fitness
requirements and training in the areas of protection strategies, use of force,
pursuit driving, individual and team tactics, and chemical biological
weapons, portions of formal annual refresher training may be exempted
when an SPO satisfactorily demonstrates a KSA for which refresher
training has been scheduled. Such exemption(s) must be documented in
the individual’s training record.
c. Returning SPOs.
(1) Any former SPO-I who has been out of active SPO status for less than
6 months may return to active status after completing limited refresher
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training for the assigned SPO-level duties. The scope of limited refresher
training will be determined by evaluation of the SPOs skills by a PF
instructor and approved by the cognizant PF Training Manager.
(2) Any former SPO-I who has been out of active SPO status for more than
6 months but less than 12 months may return to active status after
completing prescribed refresher training for the assigned SPO-level duties.
The prescribed refresher training will be designed by a PF instructor and
approved by the cognizant PF training manager. Documentation of testing
activities will be maintained and available for review during
DOE/National Nuclear Security Administration inspection activities.
(3) Any former SPO-I who has been out of active SPO status for more than
12 months (unless on active military duty) may return to active status only
after completing the entire DOE BSPOT course and site-specific
requirements again as noted in this CRD.
3. EQUIPMENT.
a. Uniforms. Contractor PF personnel must be distinctively uniformed while on
duty and be identified with their function by appropriate emblems or badges. The
uniform must enhance performance of both routine and emergency duties and
must promote a professional image. Uniforms must conform to site standards that
enhance SPOs’ abilities to respond to and resolve security incidents.
b. Duty Equipment. The equipment issued to PF personnel must be determined by
assigned duties on a site-specific basis. At a minimum, the following duty
equipment must be provided.
(1) Security Police Officer-I. Each SPO-I must be assigned, and be required
to carry while on duty, a firearm and ammunition, an ammunition-carrying
device of sufficient capacity, a portable radio with carrier, handcuffs (with
case) or other restraining devices, an intermediate force weapon (with
case, if applicable), and a flashlight with carrier. The issuance of any
additional equipment items must be determined by assigned duties on a
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site-specific basis. When worn, equipment must be secured to the SPO so
that it is easily accessible and does not hamper tactical movement.
(2) Alternative to Deadly Force. Armed PF personnel must be assigned
equipment that provides an alternative (i.e., intermediate force), in the
appropriate circumstances, to the use of deadly force (e.g., side-handle or
collapsible baton or chemical agents).
(3) Non-Lethal Area Weapons. Non-lethal area weapons such as chemical
agents must be of the type commensurate with the intended use and must
not pose danger to personnel or facilities beyond that required for the
success of the PF mission. Chemical agents must not be kept in active
inventory past their expiration dates.
(4) Personal Protective Armor. Personal protective armor must be readily
available for SPO-I, -II, and -III personnel. Protective armor must be
worn by SPOs or be stationed or positioned so it can be quickly donned
when needed without impacting response times. Protective armor for
SPO-I personnel must provide at least Type III-A-level protection, as
established by National Institute of Justice (NIJ) Standard 0101.04A
(6/01). Protective armor for SPO-II and III personnel must provide at
least Type III-level protection, as established by NIJ Standard 0101.04A.
(5) Protective Masks. Protective masks must be available for armed SPO-I,
-II, and -III personnel (i.e., they must be carried by personnel or be
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stationed or positioned so they can be donned within 14 seconds).
Protective masks must be of a type that does not hinder performance of
emergency duties, including accurate firing of all assigned firearms. In
accordance with 29 CFR Part 1910.134. they must be rated for
radiological/biological/chemical protection and individually fit tested.
(6) Optical Devices/Corrective Lenses.
(a) Eyeglasses worn by PF personnel must be made of safety glass and
meet the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Z87.1
standard.
(b) SPOs whose uncorrected distant vision in the better eye is less than
20/40 must carry an extra pair of eyeglasses or corrective lenses.
(7) Protective Mask Optical Inserts. Personnel assigned protective masks
whose uncorrected distant vision in the better eye is less than 20/40 must
be provided with corrective lens inserts that can be accommodated by the
issued mask.
(8) Observation Devices. Binoculars must be available for PF use to permit
observation and detection of unauthorized activity and to aid in the
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conduct of response operations both day and night. At TRF facilities or
facilities possessing Category II special nuclear material (SNM), NVDs
and/or thermal imaging devices compatible with weapon sighting systems
must be available for PF use at those fixed and mobile posts as determined
by post analysis to permit observation and detection of unauthorized
activity and to aid in the conduct of response operations during reduced
light conditions. As technology evolves, such equipment will be evaluated
routinely for serviceability and upgraded, as required, to enhance detection
and combat effectiveness.
(9) Communications Equipment.
(a) Basic Requirements. Communications equipment must be
designed to provide command and control in routine and
emergency operations. Duress alarms must be provided at all PF
posts. Duress alarm requirements may be met through the use of
either portable radios equipped with duress capabilities or fixed
duress systems.
(b) Special Requirements.
1 TRF Facilities or Facilities Containing Category II
Quantities of SNM. Fixed PF posts must have both normal
telephone service and two-way radio communication with
the central alarm station/secondary alarm station, and
points from which backup forces may be dispatched. All
PF response vehicles used for pursuit/response/recovery
must be capable of communicating with supporting law
enforcement agencies. PF communications at TRF
facilities must be capable of operating in a secure
communication mode that has been approved by the DOE
cognizant security authority.
2 Tests. Daily tests of communication systems must be
conducted. If equipped with duress capabilities, the duress
system must be tested weekly. Fixed duress systems must
also be tested weekly.
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CHAPTER VI – SECURITY POLICE OFFICERS II
1. DUTIES/RESPONSE CATEGORY: ACTIVE DEFENSE.
a. Assignments. Vehicle and foot patrols, mobile and mobile reserve response force
with the primary mission of denying adversary access to targets.
b. Qualifications. Department of Energy (DOE) standardized Security Police
Officer (SPO)-I and -II training and site-specific training as identified by the
site-specific job analysis (JA) in accordance with 10 Code of Federal Regulations
(CFR) Part 1046.
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c. Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities. Each SPO-II must demonstrate familiarity with,
and knowledge of, the responsibilities identified in the site-specific JA and those
identified for SPO-Is. Additionally, each SPO–II must demonstrate familiarity
and knowledge of the following:
(1) Knowledge of and ability to apply procedures and requirements for
escorting sensitive material movements, such as nuclear weapons,
components, and assemblies; special nuclear material; and/or other
classified matter;
(2) Knowledge of and ability to perform individual and small unit/team
tactics, techniques and procedures (TTPs) to respond to and assess alarm
annunciations (or other indications of intrusion), and implement
containment, denial, recapture, recovery, and pursuit strategies;
(3) Knowledge of and proficiency in the principles and application of small
unit tactical leadership;
(4) Knowledge of and ability to apply procedures for responding to civil
disturbances; and
(5) Knowledge of and proficiency in operating/employing special weapons
and deploying from specialized vehicles.
2. TRAINING.
a. Training Requirements. Before initial assignment to duty, each trainee must
successfully complete the DOE Basic SPO Training Program contained within the
Tactical Response Force I (TRF-I) training curricula, as approved by the Office of
Health, Safety and Security. Additional site-specific training requirements must
be included. Site-specific requirements must be based on site-specific JAs and
must include SPO task areas found in this Contractor Requirement Document
(CRD), as applicable. Contractors’ site-specific JAs and training programs must
be approved by the DOE cognizant security authority. The SPO-II training
program must include, but is not limited to, those items noted in
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10 CFR Part 1046, Appendix B, the instruction identified for Security Officers
(SOs) and SPO-Is in this CRD and the following types of instruction:
(1) Tactical operations training, including individual and small unit tactics
under both daylight and low light conditions that incorporates
force-on-force exercises, engagement simulation systems, and use of all
assigned tactical equipment. Tactical training must also include, but not
be limited to, the following types of instruction:
(a) Fire team/small unit TTPs for coordinating fire, movement, and the
use of available cover;
(b) Fire team/small unit TTPs for coordinating, directing, and
amassing fire on a designated target (e.g.;, use of tracer
ammunition, tactical lasers, sectoring, etc;);
(c) Call for fire procedures to coordinate and deliver the maximum
force to bear on a designated target/adversary at the optimum time
and place as applicable;
(d) TTPs for firing weapons and responding from fixed positions and
specialized vehicles (e.g.;, portable body bunkers, guard posts,
elevated positions, vehicle turrets) and techniques for tactically
dismounting vehicles;
(e) TTPs for both mounted and dismounted operations;
(f) Ambush/counter-ambush and patrol techniques;
(g) Counter-sniper operations; and
(h) Shoot-on-the-move.
(2) Fundamentals and principles of Military Operations in Urban Terrain to
include the following types of instruction:
(a) TTPs for responding to ambush and/or sniper attacks during patrol
operations and/or onsite movements of critical assets, as
applicable.
(b) Site-specific, timed tactical obstacle course that tests physical
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fitness and marksmanship skills.
(3) Routine and emergency operation (to include applicable pursuit TTPs) of
specialized or seasonal vehicles such as light armored vehicles, fast attack
vehicles, snowmobiles, all-terrain vehicles, boats, etc., as applicable.
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(4) Use and deployment of diversionary devices, lethal explosive devices
(e.g., fragmentation grenades), and non-lethal pyrotechnics such as
parachute flares, as applicable.
(5) Operation of night vision devices and other specialized equipment that has
been incorporated into the site’s protection strategy (e.g., tactical lasers,
thermal imaging equipment, etc.).
b. Refresher Training.
(1) Formal Program. The formal Refresher Training Program for SPO-IIs
shall conform to the requirements for SPO-Is with the addition of SPO-II
specific topics.
(2) Remedial Training. Remedial Training Programs for SPO-IIs shall
conform to the requirements for SPO-Is. Failure to demonstrate
competency at the completion of the remedial program must result in loss
of SPO-II status and may result in loss of SPO status.
(3) Training Exemption. Training Exemption for SPO-IIs shall conform to
the requirements for SPO-Is.
(4) Returning Security Police Officers-I/II. Requirements for returning
SPO-IIs shall conform to the requirements for SPO-Is.
3. EQUIPMENT. In addition to the equipment provided to SPO-Is, SPO-IIs must receive
equipment as determined by assigned duties on a site-specific basis. When worn,
equipment must be secured to the SPO so that it is easily accessible and does not hamper
tactical movement.
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CHAPTER VII – SECURITY POLICE OFFICERS III
1. DUTIES/RESPONSE CATEGORY: ACTIVE DEFENSE.
a. Assignments. Tactical Response Force (TRF) Facilities. Exterior reconnaissance
patrols, special response team (SRT) posts, activities and duties with the primary
missions of recapture, recovery and pursuit.
b. Security Police Officers-III Selection Criteria. Qualified Security Police Officers
II (SPO-IIs) may volunteer and/or be selected for SPO-III duties; however, each
individual must also meet specific selection criteria in order to be assigned as an
SPO-III member. The number of times that a previously unsuccessful candidate
may reapply for SPO-III selection, and the selection criteria, must be in writing
and approved by the DOE cognizant security authority. Before being assigned to
an SRT, candidates must meet the SPO-III standards as well as the following:
(1) Complete a formal evaluation and interview by site protective force (PF)
management to determine their potential to successfully perform SPO-III
duties and SRT missions;
(2) Be capable of performing the duties and completing the training
requirements as specified in this Contractor Requirements Document
(CRD);
(3) Successfully complete a timed-standard, site-specific tactical obstacle
course;
(4) Successfully complete the DOE TRF-II course; and
(5) Successfully complete any additional site-specific training and
qualification that may be required for job performance at a specific site or
facility that is beyond the scope of initial SPO-III training.
c. Qualifications. Department of Energy (DOE) standardized SPO-I, SPO-II, and
SPO-III training and site-specific training as identified by the site-specific job
analysis (JA). Physical fitness and firearms qualifications in accordance with
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10 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Parts 1046 and 1047. The requirements
for each SPO-III to demonstrate familiarity and knowledge of the responsibilities
identified in the JA and proficiency in the individual and team knowledge, skills,
and abilities (KSAs) necessary to perform the job tasks include, but are not
limited to, those identified for SPO-IIs as listed above and the following:
(1) Ability to act as a member of a tactical special response team, or multiple
fire teams, using tactics, techniques and procedures (TTPs) and force
options necessary for denial, interdiction, interruption, and/or
neutralization operations directed against an adversary and to support
site-specific protection strategies;
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(2) Ability to qualify with and/or employ site-approved special weapons,
TTPs, equipment, and vehicles necessary to protect the site or to engage,
neutralize, and/or pursue an adversary;
(3) Knowledge of and ability to perform tactical leadership duties associated
with the command and control of PF response elements during a site
emergency; and
(4) Knowledge of and ability to apply site-specific plans, Security Incident
Response Plans, target folders, PF doctrine, and TTPs necessary to assume
tactical command and control of adjacent/support forces in an emergency.
2. TRAINING.
a. Training Requirements. Contractors must obtain approval of site-specific JA and
training programs from the DOE cognizant security authority. Additional
site-specific training requirements must be included and be based on a
site-specific JA. The SPO-III training program must include the requirements
identified in 10 CFR Part 1046, Appendix, B for SPOs and the following:
(1) Live-fire shooting-on-the-move techniques, one-hand handgun
manipulation and malfunction clearing techniques, semi- and
full-automatic fire with appropriate firearms (where applicable), individual
and team tactics in a live-fire shoot house (LFSH), and qualification with
assigned duty weapons;
(2) Close Quarters Battle (CQB) training, including live-fire team operations
in stronghold and emergency assaults under both day and night conditions
in an LFSH;
(3) Small unit tactics, including team and individual movement techniques
under both day and night conditions;
(4) Mobile and open-air assaults including live-fire team operations under
both day and night conditions;
(5) A timed tactical obstacle course that emphasizes physical fitness and
marksmanship skills;
(6) Decisional shooting techniques including shoot/no-shoot scenarios;
(7) Use and deployment of diversionary devices;
(8) Use of tactical equipment deployed in support of SRT operations (e.g.,
night-vision devices, range finders, global positioning systems, ladders,
video systems, and ascending/descending systems); and
(9) Mechanical and ballistic breaching.
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b. Specialized Training. Team members may volunteer and/or be selected for
specialized SPO-III duties for which the following requirements must be met.
(1) Precision Rifleman Forward Observer Team Training. Before initial
assignment to duty as a Precision Rifleman Forward Observer Team
(PRFOT) member, each assigned SPO-III must successfully complete the
DOE PRFOT training course approved by the Office of Health, Safety and
Security. Thereafter, on a quarterly basis, each PRFOT member must
participate in live- and dry-fire proficiency training. Live- and dry-fire
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proficiency training must be integrated into and conducted in conjunction
with SRT training via controlled use of force, tactical movement training,
and night operations.
(2) Tactical Entry Specialist Training. Before initial assignment to Tactical
Entry (TE) specialist duties, each SPO-III assigned must successfully
complete the DOE Basic TE Course approved by the Office of Health,
Safety and Security. Thereafter, each specialist must participate quarterly
in proficiency training that includes mechanical entry techniques. Before
conducting explosive TE operations, specialists must successfully
complete an explosive TE course approved by the Office of Health, Safety
and Security.
c. Refresher Training.
(1) Formal Program.
(a) Except as stated in paragraph 2c(4) below, each SPO-III must
successfully complete a formal annual refresher program to
maintain the level of competency required for the successful
performance of tasks associated with job responsibilities. The
formal program will incorporate intensive on-shift training
administered by supervisors and/or training personnel and include
extensive individual and small unit tactical performance testing.
The type, intensity, frequency, and duration of training must be
determined by a site-specific JA and must be approved by the DOE
cognizant security authority.
(b) After assignment to duties as a member of an SRT, an SPO-III
must, at a minimum, train semiannually (at least every 6 months)
in all of the following: decisional shooting, CQB, LFSH
operations, tactical obstacle course, night operations, team tactical
movement, and force options (i.e., open air, mobile, emergency,
and stronghold assaults). Requirements for semi-annual
maintenance training may be satisfied through combined training
of two or more of these areas.
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(2) Remedial Training. Remedial training programs for SPO-IIIs shall
conform to the requirements for SPO-Is. Failure to demonstrate
competency at the completion of the remedial program must result in loss
of SPO-III status and may result in loss of SPO status.
(3) Training Exemption. Portions of formal annual (at least every 12 months)
refresher training may be exempted when a SPO-III satisfactorily
demonstrates a KSA. Such exemption(s) must be documented in the
individual’s training record. The following requirements may not be
exempted: firearms and physical fitness qualifications, protection
strategies, force options, pursuit driving, individual and team tactics,
special skills, CQB, and chemical biological weapon (CBW) training.
d. Site SPO-III Training Certification. For a site to be authorized to conduct the
DOE TRF-II course onsite, the DOE National Training Center (NTC) must
determine and certify the site’s capability to conduct the course and meet all
applicable SPO-III training requirements. Such determination will be made by
the NTC through the use of a standard evaluation system/format. Such
certification will be valid for 3 years. This certification is automatically revoked
when it has been determined that the onsite course does not meet requisite
training requirements. The cancellation will remain in effect until the site is
found to be in compliance with the requirements.
e. SPO-III Returning to Active Status.
(1) Any former SPO-III who has been out of active SPO-III status for less
than 6 months may return to active status after completing limited
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refresher training for assigned SPO-III duties.
(a) The scope of limited refresher training will be determined by
evaluation of the SPO-III’s skills by a SPO-III instructor and will
be approved by the cognizant SRT commander in coordination
with training management. The scope of limited refresher training
must include the use of deadly force, rules of engagement, review
of basic firearms training for assigned firearms, and site-specific
assigned duties.
(b) Cognitive and performance tests will be designed and administered
to ensure the SPO-III has met the required standards associated
with all tasks necessary to effectively resume duties as a member
of a unit. Documentation of testing activities will be maintained
and available for review during DOE/National Nuclear Security
Administration (NNSA) inspection activities.
(2) Any former SPO-III who has been out of active SPO-III status for more
than 6 months but less than 12 months may return to active status after
completing prescribed refresher training for assigned SPO-III duties. The
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prescribed refresher training will be designed by an SRT instructor and
will be approved by the cognizant SRT Commander in coordination with
training management.
(a) The scope of prescribed refresher training must include an overall
review of the SPO-III training requirements in Chapter VII of this
CRD and site-specific assigned duties. Cognitive and performance
tests will be designed and administered to ensure the SPO-III has
met the required standards associated with all tasks necessary to
effectively resume duties as a member of a unit.
(b) Documentation of testing activities will be maintained and
available for review during DOE/NNSA inspection activities.
(3) Any former SPO-III who has been out of active SPO-III status for more
than 12 months may return to active status only after completing the entire
DOE SRT BQC and site-specific requirements again as noted in
Chapter VII of this CRD.
(a) Before re-assignment to SPO-III duties, all requirements of
10 CFR Parts 1046 and 1047 must be met.
(b) The supervisor of any newly assigned SPO-III will evaluate the
tactical performance of the SPO-III through individual and unit
performance tests. The supervisor will provide guidance and
instruction as necessary to ensure the SPO-III is effectively
integrated into the unit and is capable of performing mission
requirements.
3. EQUIPMENT. In addition to equipment provided to SPO-IIs, the equipment issued to
SPO-III personnel must be determined by assigned duties on a site-specific basis. At a
minimum, each SPO-III must be assigned a firearm and ammunition, an
ammunition-carrying device of sufficient capacity, fire-resistant hood and gloves, a
flashlight with carrier, goggles/eye protection, tactical boots, CBW mask with carrier,
handcuffs with case and/or other restraining devices, and equipment designed to
accommodate the duty functions (e.g., tactical vests).
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CHAPTER VIII – SPECIAL RESPONSE TEAM
1. PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS. The mission of the special response team (SRT) is to
resolve incidents that require force options that exceed the capability of security police
officer (SPO)-I and -II personnel and/or existing physical security systems. The SRT
must be capable of effective and ready response. The SRT must be trained and equipped
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to conduct interdiction, interruption, and neutralization operations and containment,
denial, recapture, recovery, and pursuit strategies directed against an adversary.
a. An SRT is required at Tactical Response Force (TRF) facilities and for intra-site
transport of denial targets.
b. A contractor request for authorization to deploy an SRT capability at a site or
facility that does not meet requirements in paragraph 1a above must be approved
by DOE line management with notification to the cognizant Departmental
element. Approvals must be based on a site vulnerability assessment (VA) that
documents the need for an SRT (e.g., a radiological/toxicological/sabotage target
that could have adverse impact on national security, the health and safety of
employees, the public, or the environment).
c. The SRT must be staffed with qualified and certified SPO-III personnel deployed
as one or more dedicated teams with specialized weapons and equipment,
operating from mobile tactical vehicles, as ground assault forces, or a
combination of both.
2. CONCEPT OF OPERATIONS. An SRT must be capable of resolving adversary actions
using force options (including, but not limited to, open-air, mobile, stronghold, and
emergency assault using dynamic and covert techniques) and team tactics for interdiction,
interruption, neutralization, containment, denial, recapture, recovery, and pursuit
operations.
a. Team Availability. An SRT must be available at all times and must be dedicated
to re-entry, recapture, recovery, and pursuit operations. The dedicated
recapture/recovery element of the SRT must be established with resources beyond
those required by the protective force (PF) for the protection of sensitive assets to
ensure that recapture/recovery capabilities continue to exist in the event that a
denial strategy fails.
b. Plans. SRT operations and tactical response must be documented in the site
security plan (SSP).
c. Team Composition. Sites must consider the functional team positions listed
below when developing and deploying an SRT. These positions must not be
construed as the minimal composition of an SRT. The specific SRT composition,
positions, staffing levels, and functional capabilities must be dependent on the
SSP, site or facility mission, VA, protection strategies, and performance testing
results. Team composition positions include:
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(1) assaulter;
(2) precision rifleman forward observer team (PRFOT) member;
(3) tactical entry (TE) specialist;
(4) assault leader; and
(5) team commander.
3. TRAINING. Before initial assignment to duties as a SRT member, an SPO must
successfully complete the DOE Tactical Response Force II (TRF-II) training curricula, as
approved by the Office of Health, Safety and Security. The formal training program for
SPO-IIIs must be in compliance with this Contractor Requirements Document (CRD).
Each instructor assigned to deliver the TRF-II course must successfully complete the
DOE SRT Instructor Certification Course, as approved by the Office of Health, Safety
and Security, and any other Office of Health, Safety and Security-approved courses for
the level of instruction delivered (e.g., PRFOT Instructor and Live-Fire Shoot House
Instructor Certification courses).
4. PROGRAM CERTIFICATION/RECERTIFICATION. SRT programs must be certified
initially and recertified annually (at least every 12 months) by the DOE cognizant
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security authority. A program is considered certified/recertified when the site has
completed the following validations.
a. All assigned SRT members have met the training requirements of Chapters II and
VII of this CRD.
b. The DOE cognizant security authority has determined that the site SRT program
is in compliance with this CRD and has forwarded documentation of the
satisfactory completion of site certification/recertification to the cognizant
Departmental element.
c. All of the above can be accomplished during the annual periodic safeguards and
security survey (see DOE M 470.4-1, Safeguards and Security Program Planning
and Management).
5. EQUIPMENT. The equipment issued to PF personnel must be determined by assigned
duties on a site-specific basis. At a minimum, the following duty equipment must be
provided.
a. Equipment. SRT equipment must be selected to facilitate the ability of the SRT
to safely perform both normal and emergency response duties. In general, team
equipment must be provided to facilitate and hasten a rapid response, be operable
in all local weather conditions, allow for transfer of reliable communication and
information, and assist in the detection of adversaries under all light conditions.
Site-specific equipment relevant to meeting site-specific mission requirements
must also be made available. PRFOT, TE specialists, SRT commanders, and
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assault leaders each may require additional specialized equipment to meet mission
requirements. Sites must ensure that all necessary specialized individual and team
equipment needs are met and maintained.
b. Tactical Vests. Tactical vests must be readily available for use by SRTs and other
designated personnel. They must be designed to accommodate the duty functions
of the wearer and enhance effectiveness.
c. Communications. SRT communications must be separable from the rest of the
system.
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CHAPTER IX – FIREARMS TRAINING
1. REQUIREMENTS.
a. Firearms training programs must be based on criteria established by the
Department of Energy (DOE) National Training Center (NTC). Such training
programs must contain attachments on specific site-developed firing range and
on-duty (off-duty when applicable) safety information and must incorporate
sections of the manufacturer operating manuals that are necessary to the safe
operation, inspection, and maintenance of specific firearms.
b. During firearms training, all personnel must have access to an instruction manual
for each type of firearm with which they may be armed while on duty and must
demonstrate both technical and practical knowledge of the contents of the manual
governing the safe use of that firearm.
c. Training records for personnel authorized to carry firearms must be available for
review by appropriate safety and security personnel.
d. All firearms training, qualification, practice, and test firing activities must be
conducted by personnel who are certified by the NTC in the principles of
operation for the specific weapon system on which training is provided. This
certification is specific, and personnel must not conduct activities for which they
have not been certified.
e. Lesson plans for all firearms training must be available for review by appropriate
safety and security personnel. Such lesson plans must incorporate safety in
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addition to other training objectives and task performance standards. The NTC
must provide training on how to develop the categorical information to be
contained in typical lesson plans.
(1) Lesson plans must include a safety briefing for all participants and
authorized observers. The briefing must be conducted by personnel
experienced in performing exercises and knowledgeable about the
firearms to be used.
(2) Lesson plans must be written and include safety requirements for any
course of fire.
f. Standard Operating Procedures.
(1) All firearms training must be conducted in accordance with this Contractor
Requirements Document (CRD) and local standard operating procedures
(SOPs) developed in response to specific site needs and tactics as
designated by the DOE cognizant security authority. SOPs must include
detailed procedures emphasizing the safety of participants, observers, and
bystanders and the use of personal protective equipment (PPE).
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(2) All SOPs must be reviewed and approved by appropriate contractor safety
and protective force (PF) personnel at least annually (every 12 months) or
more frequently if significant revisions are made in the training program.
DOE cognizant security authority and safety personnel review and
approve SOPs initially and whenever other than editorial changes are
made.
(3) The four general firearms safety rules.
(a) All firearms are always loaded.
(b) Never point a firearm at anything you are not willing to destroy.
(c) Keep your finger off the trigger until your sights are on the target.
(d) Be sure of your target.
(4) Specific range safety rules.
(a) It is mandatory to use approved eye and ear protection and other
PPE as required by the range safety officer.
(b) Unsafe conditions must be reported immediately to an instructor.
(c) A firearm may only be exchanged with another shooter under the
direct supervision of an instructor.
(d) Firearms must not be left unattended or unsecured.
(e) Firearm loading and firing may commence only on command.
(f) Shooters are not permitted to talk during a firing activity except in
reply to an instructor as a part of the activity or to shout “cease
fire” in an unsafe situation.
(g) Until the firing line has been declared safe by the firearms
instructor, shooters must not move past or bend over on the line.
(h) All shooters must be trained on what constitutes an unsafe
condition and to shout “cease fire” when such a condition is
observed.
(i) Smoking, eating, or drinking must be prohibited while shooting.
(j) Alcoholic beverages and drugs are prohibited on firing ranges.
Shooters taking medication must report this fact to the firearms
instructor before reporting to the firing line. The firearms
instructor is responsible for determining whether a shooter is fit
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based on the medication taken and whether it is safe for the shooter
to use the range. A physician may be consulted if necessary.
(k) Shooters must take precautions to prevent hot spent cartridge and
gunshot residues from getting inside their clothing.
(l) When a training session is completed, each firearm must be
physically examined by the shooter and by a designated range
safety officer or qualified firearms instructor to ensure that it is
unloaded and in safe condition before leaving the range. If the
shooter is using a duty firearm on the range, he or she may reload
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that weapon at the range if returning directly to duty.
(m) Shooters must collect unexpended ammunition and return it to a
firearms instructor.
(n) While a firearm is being cleaned, live ammunition must not be
allowed in the cleaning area.
(5) All firearms training and qualification requires instructor-to-shooter ratios
with no more shooters than:
(a) One instructor to one shooter.
1 Any initial automatic firing (e.g., submachine gun or rifle).
2 Any initial live-fire training of the machine gun (e.g., M60,
M249, M240).
3 Any explosive projectile (e.g., M79, M203, M72).
4 Any advanced course of fire with any firearm involving
movement of the shooter other than straight down range or
with a fan of fire greater than 10 degrees.
5 Any automatic fire training (e.g., submachine gun, rifle, or
machine gun).
(b) One instructor to no more than four shooters for tactical response
force (TRF) courses approved by the Office of Health, Safety and
Security and conducted by the NTC or by sites certified to conduct
NTC TRF courses.
(c) One instructor to four shooters for re-qualification with a
submachine gun, rifle, or machine gun in automatic mode using
controlled bursts of fire and for practice or training for personnel
who have qualified on at least one Office of Health, Safety and
Security-approved automatic course of fire.
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(d) Eight shooter to one instructor when firing in the semiautomatic
mode (e.g., automatic rifle in semiautomatic mode, shotgun,
semiautomatic rifle, and pistols), except during night firing and
initial training, where the shooter to instructor ratio must not be
more than four shooters to one instructor. When using an indoor
range, whether daylight or simulated night fire, the shooter to
instructor ratio may increase to five shooters to one instructor.
(6) A range safety officer or an instructor with specific delineated
responsibilities for range safety (e.g., to monitor the safety performance of
the shooters and overall safety of the firing range) must be present during
all firearms training and qualification activities.
(a) When the instructor-to-shooter ratio requires only one instructor on
the firing line, he or she must be the lead instructor and may be
assigned range safety responsibilities if approved by the range
master.
(b) When the instructor-to-shooter ratio requires two or more
instructors on the firing line, a lead instructor must preside over the
firing activities (i.e., “calling the line”), who will not be assigned
additional instructional duties or be included in the
instructor-to-shooter ratio but may be assigned range safety
responsibilities. To perform these activities, the lead instructor
may be positioned either behind the firing line, in a booth, or in a
tower, whichever location provides the greatest safety and control.
g. All contractor organizations with employees using firearms in
non-security-related activities must develop a program of firearms safety specific
to those activities and submit it for review and approval to the DOE cognizant
security authority. Specific written procedures must be developed and approved
for any activity not addressed elsewhere in this CRD that involves the planned
discharge of firearms, e.g., testing activities, competitive shooting matches, public
hunting, or pest control.
2. BASIC TRAINING.
a. Basic firearms safety training, demonstrated technical knowledge, and practical
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proficiency is required before firearms are permitted to be carried on duty. Safety
training must be conducted semiannually (at least every 6 months), at which time
safety proficiency must be demonstrated in order to retain weapon-carrying status.
b. Basic firearms training must be conducted at a site approved by the DOE
cognizant security authority.
c. Basic firearms safety training must include the following:
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(1) General firearms safety orientation;
(2) Instructions on the capabilities of firearms and ammunition and their
implications; and, where applicable, instructions on the hazards associated
with the impact of bullets and other projectiles on nuclear explosives,
nuclear weapons, explosives, and other possible items known to be on site
that could result in a significant release of energy or toxic substances;
(3) Firearms safety information for each type of firearm required by duty
assignment;
(4) Practice with the unloaded firearm in the teaching environment;
(5) Range safety procedures and demonstration of safe firing techniques on
the range;
(6) Dry-firing techniques and hazards associated with dry firing;
(7) Handling of misfires;
(8) Detailed procedures on clearing, handling of malfunctions, inspecting,
cleaning, loading, unloading, and other specific tasks related to each
firearm for which the student receives training. This may include
instruction and practice in assembly/disassembly but must not include
repair, modification, or replacement of parts;
(9) Details of firearms accidents and how they could have been prevented;
and
(10) The four general firearms safety rules.
3. ADVANCED TRAINING. The firearms safety portions of advanced firearms and of
TRF firearms training must follow the same rules as paragraph 2c, above.
4. RANGE OPERATIONS AND PROCEDURES.
a. Specific site range safety rules and regulations must be developed and
implemented by the organization designated to be responsible for operating a
live-fire range. Such rules and regulations must be formal, provide a disciplined
approach to range operations, and include rules and regulations on pre- and
post-firing range activities.
b. A risk analysis or a safety analysis report must be prepared on the facilities and
the operations of each live-fire range. The report must be reviewed and approved
at least annually by contractor safety personnel and the DOE cognizant security
authority.
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c. Range safety rules must be conspicuously posted at the entrance to each
DOE-controlled live-fire range or range complex.
d. Before firing commences, a safety briefing must be conducted for all participants
that will include the basic range safety rules, the capabilities of the firearms to be
used, and the safe operating procedures for the course of fire to be undertaken.
e. Dry-fire practice must be conducted only in an approved area under the direct
supervision of a firearms instructor.
f. A scarlet streamer must be prominently displayed at live-fire ranges at all times
during daylight firing. The streamer must be replaced with a blinking or pulsating
red light for night firing. These day and night range warning indicators must be
visible to aircraft. Where live-fire operations may affect routine aircraft
operations directly, the appropriate aviation control center must be notified.
g. If professional medical personnel are not readily available, firearms instructors
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must be trained and currently qualified in cardiopulmonary resuscitation
(CPR)/first aid. CPR/first aid training must be conducted by instructors certified
by the American Red Cross or the American Heart Association. Specific training
on the handling of gunshot wounds must be provided.
h. Medical equipment must be available at a live-fire range as determined by the
cognizant site physician or other authorized personnel.
i. A DOE approved plan must be in place for handling, treating, and evacuating
injured personnel through the use of an air ambulance or on-scene wheeled
ambulance. Emergency response drills must be carried out annually (at least
every 12 months) to test personnel preparedness in implementing the plan.
j. Airborne lead monitoring must be conducted at all firing ranges in compliance
with Occupational Safety and Health Administration lead standard, 29 Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 1910.1025. The medical surveillance provisions
of the lead standard must be established and implemented when measurements
indicate that employees are, or may be exposed to, airborne lead concentrations
that exceed the action level.
k. Any employee involved in regular firearms training [e.g., instructors or security
police officers (SPOs)] must be entered into a hearing conservation program (see
29 CFR 1910.95).
l. A communications system with backup (i.e., telephone and/or two-way radio)
must be available at each live-fire range.
m. Live-fire ranges must be equipped with sufficient lighting to ensure safe nighttime
firing exercises.
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n. Written and approved procedures for handling duds and misfires must be
provided at all live-fire ranges.
5. LIVE-FIRE SHOOT HOUSE OPERATIONS.
a. Responsibilities.
(1) Range Master. The range master is responsible for the safe operation and
coordination of maintenance for the live-fire shoot house (LFSH)
operations and all activities at the live-fire range.
(2) Safety Officer. The safety officer is specifically responsible for safety
during LFSH operations.
(3) Lead Instructor. The lead instructor is responsible for the overall conduct
of a specific course and must:
(a) Meet the requirements to support training to include targets,
ammunition, medical support, support equipment, classrooms, and
training aids;
(b) Ensure all participants are qualified to engage in LFSH activities;
(c) Ensure the required instructor-to-shooter ratio is met;
(d) Ensure everyone in the LFSH and on the elevated observation
control platform (EOCP) during a live-fire exercise is wearing
appropriate PPE;
(e) Ensure all participants have received a safety briefing; and
(f) Delegate and assign responsibilities to other instructors.
(4) Instructor. All activities conducted within the LFSH, whether live- or
dry-fire, will be under the direct supervision of a qualified instructor who
will:
(a) position targets and bullet traps to prevent an errant round from
crossing the path of another shooter’s movement within the target
room;
(b) blow the “stop” whistle and/or announce “cease fire” in the event
of any observed safety violation;
(c) observe the loading and unloading of weapons;
(d) clear the LFSH of personnel before the exercise begins;
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(e) conduct demonstrations for students as appropriate;
(f) ensure there is no debris, pooled water, or ice on the floor; and
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(g) supervise and control the issue, deployment, and disposal of all
ammunition and diversionary devices used during training
exercises.
(5) Shooters. A shooter is any training participant that enters the LFSH as a
member of the entry team, regardless of whether the individual’s weapon
is loaded or unloaded. They must follow the directions of the instructors
at all times.
(6) Observers. Observers must follow the established safety rules.
b. Operations.
(1) LFSH Safety Briefing. Shooters must receive a safety briefing before
participating in training. The briefing must include:
(a) the four general firearms safety rules;
(b) specific range safety rules;
(c) instructions to keep the weapon at the low ready unless engaging a
target;
(d) instructions to de-cock or safe the firearm as soon as offensive
actions have stopped, or anytime the shooter plans to move a
significant distance;
(e) instructions to await further commands from the instructor when
an operation has ended;
(f) the fact that every participant is a safety officer;
(g) instruction that when a whistle blast is heard and/or a verbal
command of “cease fire” is given, the shooter is to freeze and
keep the trigger finger straight along the frame of the weapon;
(h) direction that weapons handling and muzzle discipline must be
enforced;
(i) information that a round that does not impact a bullet trap is a
safety violation;
(j) direction that the 1-meter rule must be enforced (i.e., A ROUND
MUST NOT BE DISCHARGED if the shooter is within 1 meter of
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the target or if the line of fire would pass within 1 meter of another
shooter);
(k) instruction not to shoot unless the shooter is certain that a shot is
safe;
(l) instruction that a shooter should not turn back after turning in the
wrong direction (i.e., the shooter is committed to the new area of
responsibility);
(m) direction that the shooter should not exceed the area of
responsibility;
(n) instructions to exercise fire discipline using the fewest number of
rounds to solve the problem; and
(o) instructions to take appropriate action in the event of a
malfunction.
(2) Safety Violations. Shooters must adhere to established safety policies and
procedures at all times.
(a) Shooters will be evaluated to determine causal factors for all safety
violations.
(b) At a minimum, shooters must be removed from training activities
if safety policies or procedures are disregarded.
(c) At a minimum, shooters must be removed from training and placed
in remedial training if identified as repeat violators of safety
policies.
(3) Qualification Requirements.
(a) Before conducting training within the LFSH, instructors must have
successfully completed TRF-II training, TRF-II Instructor
Certification training, an LFSH written examination, limited scope
performance tests, and 40 hours of assistant instructor duties within
an LFSH.
(b) Additional requirements include annual (within a 12-month period)
completion of 20 hours of live-fire operations within the LFSH and
semiannual completion (at least once every 6 months) of both the
LFSH Qualification Test (TRF-II Course) and the respective DOE
TRF Combined Handgun/Rifle Qualification Course with a
minimum score of 90 percent.
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(c) For non-DOE users, a lead instructor from the user agency must be
designated before that agency uses a DOE LFSH. Contractors
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must obtain approval of all instructor qualifications from the
cognizant security authority, Federal or contractor, with oversight
of LFSH operations.
(d) Prospective shooters in LFSH exercises must demonstrate
proficient marksmanship skills of at least 90 percent accuracy on
the respective DOE TRF Combined Handgun/Rifle Qualification
Course.
(4) Instructor-to-Shooter Ratio. The instructor-to-shooter ratio is one
instructor to four shooters plus a lead instructor/safety officer.
(5) Instructor Locations. At least one instructor must be positioned on the
EOCP and one instructor on the floor during the conduct of live-fire
operations. Instructors must be positioned to observe shooters’ actions at
all times.
(6) Weapons Allowed. Only weapons for which an LFSH has been certified
may be used.
(7) Ammunition Allowed. Only ammunition approved for use by the range
master may be used within the LFSH.
c. Targets and Bullet Traps. Various types of targets may be used within the LFSH.
Target placement must meet the requirements of this Section. A target or target
system that fails these requirements may not be used within the LFSH. Targets
should be placed on bullet traps so the maximum effective area of the trap is used
to contain rounds to prevent rounds from penetrating the trap’s construction
joints.
(1) Three-Dimensional Targets. Three-dimensional targets may be used with
the approval of the range master. Firing angles must be verified by the
lead instructor to ensure rounds are contained within approved bullet traps
or backstops.
(2) Bullet Traps. Bullet traps must be approved by the range master before
use within the LFSH. Any bullet trap that appears to be in need of repair
should not be used during live-fire training. Bullet traps must be angled at
least 7 degrees from vertical to the potential shooting position and
positioned so that a shooter cannot engage a target at less than a 60-degree
horizontal angle. Blinders, obstructions, or other means may be used to
obtain this angle limitation. Bullet traps and targets will not be positioned
to allow a shooter to fire outside LFSH limitations.
d. Diversionary Devices.
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(1) Shooters must wear fire-resistant gloves during diversionary device
deployment.
(2) Full-charge diversionary devices must not be deployed into occupied
rooms or hallways.
(3) Functional reduced-charge diversionary devices may be deployed into
occupied areas during training activities.
(4) Instructions on the approved procedures for the safe handling of dud
diversionary devices will be provided to all participants and will be
followed at all times.
e. Reduced Lighting Operations. For reduced lighting operations, ensure that:
(1) The LFSH lighting system is operational;
(2) The shooters’ lighting systems are operational;
(3) Chemical light sticks or other effective means are available for
identification of both shooters and instructors. Chemical lights for
instructors must be a different color from those worn by shooters so
instructors may be easily identified; and
(4) The assault is practiced during lighted conditions before conducting the
assault under no- or low-light conditions.
f. Elevated Observation Control Platform. All LFSHs must be equipped with an
EOCP to maintain positive observation of live-fire activities.
g. Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). All personnel using an LFSH must adhere
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to risk controls identified in LFSH training course risk analyses, to include PPE
requirements.
h. Weapons Loading and Unloading. Weapons loading and unloading must be done
under the supervision of an instructor at a specially designated area in the vicinity
of the LFSH.
6. GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR FIREARMS QUALIFICATION. The following
general instructions must be followed during firearms qualification courses.
a. Shooters must maintain silence on the line so they can hear and interpret range
commands.
b. All range commands or questions to the line must be issued by the lead instructor.
c. Shooters must not move off the line or pick up any equipment or brass until the
line is declared safe and the line is told to act by the lead instructor.
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d. Shooters on the line must commence firing on command only. Shooters must
cease fire immediately when commanded to do so.
e. A shooter on the line holding a firearm must always maintain the muzzle pointed
downrange or in a depressed low ready position as directed by the lead instructor.
f. Shooters must fire all rounds at the center of mass of the target presented to them,
unless otherwise directed.
g. Shooters must always wear approved sight and hearing protection.
h. Shooters may touch the trigger only when the sights of the firearm are aligned
with the target. Until then, the shooters must keep their trigger fingers extended
straight alongside the receiver or frame.
i. Shooters must not attempt to catch brass or to eject brass into collection
containers.
j. Shooters must reload using ammunition pouches, speed loaders, magazines, or
magazine pouches that are provided and/or worn on duty. Pouches or carriers that
require snaps or other closures must be in the snapped or closed position before
initiation of a stage.
k. The lead instructor must ensure the firing line is clear of debris (e.g., magazines,
brass, and ammunition boxes) and equipment to prevent injury to shooters moving
from one position or distance to another.
l. If a shooter experiences a malfunction during a course, he or she must attempt to
clear the malfunction using proper clearing methods. If the shooter properly
clears the malfunction and the threat remains, the shooter will complete the course
of fire. If the threat is no longer visible, an alibi is provided.
m. If a shooter experiences a malfunction during a course and does not attempt to
clear that malfunction using proper clearing methods, an alibi will not be
provided.
n. Shooters with an alibi must be allowed to complete a string.
o. Adjustable sights on all non-individually assigned firearms must be set in a
standard manner so all shooters know the point of impact and can make aiming
adjustments quickly and consistently to permit accurate initial fire.
p. The lead instructor may authorize firearms or magazines to be fully loaded, unless
otherwise specified, for all stages/strings; however, the shooter must clear the
chamber between stages when the next stage begins at a half load.
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q. Firearms shall be placed in a safe condition, e.g., selector lever placed on safe,
mechanical safety engaged or de-cocked as appropriate, after every string unless
otherwise directed by the lead instructor.
r. Shooters must place a shoulder-fired firearm to the shoulder and align the sights
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with the target for every string unless the stage specifies another position (i.e., the
low ready).
s. When required, shooters must use only approved flashlights with a pressure
switch that turns the flashlight on when pressed and off when released.
t. When firing for qualification, SPOs according to SPO level, must wear all
equipment required by this CRD and site-specific requirements for duty and
tactical responses.
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CHAPTER X – FIREARMS OPERATIONS
1. BASIC CONSIDERATIONS.
a. General.
(1) Specific site policies and procedures covering the safe transportation,
handling, use and storage of live ammunition, blank ammunition, chemical
munitions, and pyrotechnic devices used in firearms operations must be
developed.
(2) Each Department of Energy (DOE) cognizant security authority must
require that analyses be performed to determine what ammunition and
firearms can be used safely.
(3) All personnel covered by this Contractor Requirements Document (CRD)
must be required to comply with the personal protective equipment and
safety rules in effect at each workplace.
(4) Duty firearms must be in serviceable condition at all times.
Semiautomatic pistols must be carried with a round in the chamber. Other
duty and auxiliary firearms configurations (loaded or unloaded) must be as
specified by the DOE cognizant security authority.
b. Post and Patrol Activities.
(1) Routine loading or clearing of firearms must take place only in an
approved area or when the barrel of the firearm is in or pointing toward a
bullet containment device. An approved procedure must be developed for
loading and clearing firearms under field conditions when no bullet
containment device is available.
(2) Routine loading and clearing of all firearms must be witnessed by a
supervisor or a designated DOE National Training Center (NTC)-certified
firearms instructor.
(3) If the presence of alcohol or drugs is detected on an individual, they must
be denied the issuance of a firearm and/or disarmed and removed from
duty.
(4) All duty firearms must be carried in the manner approved by the DOE
cognizant security authority. Unless otherwise stated, from check-in to
check-out a handgun must be holstered, and a rifle, shotgun, or
submachine gun must be carried on an appropriate sling with the muzzle
pointed up or down, except when the firearm is designed to be carried in a
different manner or operational conditions dictate otherwise. Firearms
must not be carried with a finger on the trigger or inside the trigger guard.
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(5) When firearms are transported in vehicles, watercraft, or aircraft and are
not carried by an individual, they must be mounted in an appropriate rack
or container with the firing chamber empty. During normal operations,
long guns (e.g., rifles, shotguns, submachine guns) must not be carried
with a round in the firing chamber. Long guns must never be placed in
post or vehicle racks or carriers with a round in the firing chamber.
c. Firearms, Ammunition, Pyrotechnics, and Explosives. Firearms, ammunition,
pyrotechnics, and explosives must be available in sufficient quantity to permit
protective force (PF) personnel to act according to response plans. Firearms,
ammunition, pyrotechnics, and explosives must be of a type suitable for the
intended use, deployed in a manner commensurate with that use, and controlled in
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a manner consistent with DOE M 440.1-1A, DOE Explosives Safety Manual, and
paragraph 3c(3) below. The firearms, ammunition, pyrotechnics, and explosives
used must pose the minimum danger to personnel and facilities commensurate
with the success of the PF mission. Firearms, ammunition, pyrotechnics, and
explosives must be carried and transported safely and securely. Any discharge of
a firearm for other than training purposes must be reported (See DOE M 470.4-1,
Safeguards and Security Program Planning and Management).
d. Sights. All unassigned firearms with adjustable sights must have the sights set in
a manner to ensure that PF personnel who may use these firearms know the point
of impact and can make point-of-aim adjustments quickly and consistently to
permit accurate initial fire. For duty weapons sight adjustment and bullet impact
must be verified semiannually (at least every 6 months) by live fire or using a
sighting device that simulates bullet impact. Such sighting devices must be
approved by the DOE cognizant security authority.
e. Spare Firearms. Each site must demonstrate that there are sufficient spare
firearms of each type deployed onsite to satisfy all contingency/response plans
and training requirements.
f. PF Firearms, Ammunition, and Explosives. Firearms, ammunition, and
explosives used by PF must be based on consideration of DOE O 470.3B, Graded
Security Protection (GSP) Policy, assigned missions, the Site Security Plan (SSP)
and vulnerability assessment (VA), and approved by the DOE cognizant security
authority. Use of explosives is addressed in DOE M 440.1-1A, DOE Explosives
Safety Manual.
g. Firearms Trigger Safety Locks.
(1) Trigger safety locks must be issued to any contractor employees issued
firearms who are permitted, for any reason, to take the firearms offsite;
and may not maintain continuous possession of the firearms.
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(2) A trigger safety lock must be installed and locked any time a firearm is
taken offsite and out of the immediate physical possession or immediate
control of the individual to whom the firearm was issued.
(3) Any firearm shipped or transported offsite (e.g., via Federal Express, in
checked baggage, etc.) must be locked with a trigger safety lock or placed
in a locked container. Firearms shipped in bulk must be secured in a
locked or banded container. Firearms that cannot fire live ammunition
[i.e., engagement simulation systems (ESSs) including dedicated
blank-fire, multiple integrated laser engagement system and dye-marking
cartridge (DMC) firearms] are not required to be individually locked with
a trigger safety lock but must be secured in a locked or banded container.
h. Firearms Modifications. Modifications to firearms must be conducted by a
DOE-certified armorer.
(1) Approved Modifications. Contractors must request and receive written
approval from the DOE cognizant security authority before a DOE firearm
(live-fire or ESSs firearm) may be modified. Modifications of the DOE
Firearms Modification List (FML), as approved by the Office of Security
Policy, may be made after the DOE cognizant security authority has
granted approval. The current DOE-approved FML is maintained by the
Office of Security Policy and located on the Health, Safety and Security
(HSS)/NTC websites www.hss.energy.gov and www.ntc.doe.gov.
(2) Non-Approved Modifications.
(a) Contractor requests for modifications not on the FML must be
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submitted in writing to the Office of Security Policy with the
following:
1 a general description of the modification;
2 the purpose/objective of the modification;
3 a detailed, step-by-step description of the process used to
make the modification, with mechanical and/or illustrative
drawings;
4 a description of the post-modification testing to be
conducted; and
5 the number of firearms to be modified.
(b) The request will be forwarded to the NTC for review by its
armorer section. The NTC will provide written comments and/or a
recommendation to the Office of Security Policy and the DOE
cognizant security authority.
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(c) Upon review and concurrence, based on the NTC’s
recommendation, the modification may be approved by the DOE
cognizant security authority. Once approved, the modification
must be submitted to the Office of Security Policy for inclusion in
the FML.
(3) ESS Firearms Modifications.
(a) Contractors must not reactivate dedicated ESS firearms for
live-fire usage without the approval of the DOE cognizant security
authority.
(b) If a factory “drop-in” kit is used to modify a firearm to use DMC, a
DOE-certified armorer specifically trained in the installation of
such a kit must conduct the modification.
(c) Contractor must submit proposed modifications of ESS firearms to
change their function in any way or to enhance their safety to the
Office of Security Policy for approval through the cognizant
security authority. The provisions of paragraph 1h(2), above,
apply.
1 Weapons with modifications that have not been approved
in writing by the Office of Security Policy must not be
issued for use.
2 The current list of DOE-approved ESS firearms and
modifications, “Firearms Modification List,” is provided on
the HSS/NTC websites atwww.hss.energy.gov and
www.ntc.doe.gov.
(d) ESS firearm modifications include any changes made to a firearm
system, magazine, clip, feeding assembly, or blank-fire adaptor.
2. AUTHORIZED FIREARMS. Commonality of firearms enhances the efficiency of
standard and centralized training and enables inter-site assistance in the event of a
security incident or other situation requiring supplemental or replacement forces.
a. The following weapons constitute DOE-authorized firearm systems:
(1) handgun: semi-automatic, 9mm or greater.
(2) duty rifle: M-16 family of rifles and variants, 5.56mm or greater.
(3) shotgun: 12 gauge.
(4) precision rifle: 7.62mm or greater.
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(5) 40mm grenade launcher: Military Model 203 and variants; multiple
grenade launchers; Military Model 79 and variants.
(6) belt-fed machine guns: 5.56mm or greater.
b. Because multiple agencies and contracts are involved in a centralized
procurement, where possible, the Office of Health, Safety and Security will
coordinate the acquisition of weapons. Existing procurement contracts and
Federal interagency support agreements will be used. Otherwise, the DOE
cognizant security authority is responsible for coordinating the procurement of
site weapons.
(1) Replacement of current inventories with authorized weapons is intended to
occur as firearms become due for replacement.
(2) The firearms authorized in paragraph 2a, above, provide the needed
capability for the majority of Departmental missions within site-specific
conditions; however, operational, safety, or other requirements may
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dictate the need for an alternative firearm.
(3) Contractor deviations from or additions to this list must be submitted for
approval by the Office of Health, Safety and Security, or the Associate
Administrator for Defense Nuclear Security, as applicable. If unable to
obtain any needed firearms through interagency agreements pursuant to
the Economy Act, contractors will comply with the requirements of the
Federal Acquisition Regulation, Subpart 6.3.
3. STORAGE OF FIREARMS, AMMUNITION, PYROTECHNICS, AND EXPLOSIVES.
Firearms, ammunition, pyrotechnics, and explosives must be stored safely according to a
security plan approved by the DOE cognizant security authority. They may be stored
under the direct control of PF personnel. Alternatively, they may be stored in a vault-type
room if an intrusion detection system is installed to detect penetration and the alarm
response capability is such that unauthorized removal is unlikely.
a. Bulk Storage. Bulk quantities of ammunition, pyrotechnics, or explosives that are
not used routinely, and/or are stored for long periods of time, must be stored in
facilities that meet design criteria specified in DOE M 440.1-1A, DOE Explosives
Safety Manual. These storage facilities must be located within a designated
security area.
b. Storage Containers. Firearms, ammunition, pyrotechnics, and explosives must be
stored in General Services Administration-approved firearms storage containers
that are bolted or otherwise secured to the structure or under alarm coverage.
Where the weight of the storage container would deter its removal, the
requirement to bolt or secure it does not apply. Firearms that are not in such
containers or under alarm coverage must be locked in racks, chained, or cabled to
prevent unauthorized removal. Racks securing unattended firearms that are not
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under alarm coverage must be designed to prevent removal via partial
disassembly of the firearm.
c. Storage of Ammunition. Applicable requirements for the storage of commonly
used PF munitions can be found in DOE M 440.1-1A, DOE Explosives Safety
Manual and in U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) 6055.9-STD, DoD
Ammunition and Explosives Safety Standards.
(1) Storage Structures. Refer to DOE M 440.1-1A, DOE Explosives Safety
Manual for guidance on design of structures for storing munitions.
(2) Hazard Class and Hazard Division. For the purpose of placarding, the
United Nations Organization or the National Fire Protection Association
hazard classification systems must be used.
(3) Storage of Small Arms Ammunition. Articles in Hazard Class/Division
1.4 and Storage Compatibility Group S are considered as inert for storage
purposes and require only appropriate fire-protection requirements for
distance separation as long as they are stored only with inert items or other
1.4 S items. This applies only if the Hazard Class/Division 1.4 and
Storage Compatibility Group S articles remain in their original packaging
containers. When stored with items in a Storage Compatibility Group
other than S, normal quantity-distance requirements must be observed (see
Chapter II, Section 17 of DOE M 440.1-1A, DOE Explosives Safety
Manual). Live ammunition and ESS-related ammunition (i.e., blank fire,
DMC, dummy rounds, etc.) must be stored separately. Separate storage
could be placing live and ESS ammunition in separate, secured storage
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containers in the same location or storing them in separate locations.
d. Firearms Storage.
(1) Firearms not identified for duty or contingency use and having a valid
justification for retention must be stored in a manner that will prevent
deterioration due to environmental conditions.
(2) Offsite storage of firearms must be specified and authorized by a DOE
cognizant security authority.
(3) Dedicated ESS firearms must be stored separately from live firearms.
Separate storage may be attained by placing live firearms and ESS
firearms in separate, secured storage containers in the same location or by
storing in separate locations.
e. Approved Ammunition.
(1) Ammunition and explosives used by PF personnel must be based on
consideration of DOE O 470.3B, Graded Security Protection (GSP)
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Policy assigned missions, the SSP and VA, and approved by the DOE
cognizant security authority.
(2) Ammunition used for duty, live-fire training and qualification, ESS
training and other non-lethal training must be of high quality and factory
new. Reloaded, reprocessed, or military surplus ammunition must not be
used. Ammunition must not be unboxed and placed in bulk containers.
f. On-Post Firearms, Ammunition, Pyrotechnics, and Explosives. Auxiliary
firearms, ammunition, pyrotechnics, and explosives that are maintained at posts
for use during response to security incidents must be under the direct control of,
and readily accessible to, on-duty PF personnel. Firearms, ammunition,
pyrotechnics, and explosives must be secured in such a manner that they are
inaccessible to, and cannot be removed by, persons passing through or by the
post.
g. Pre-positioned Pyrotechnics and Explosives. In support of PF response plans and
strategies, limited quantities of pyrotechnics and explosives may be
pre-positioned at approved locations (e.g., PF posts, response vehicles, etc.).
Pre-positioned pyrotechnics and explosives must be kept in their original
containers unless operational and response requirements dictate otherwise. These
pyrotechnics and explosives must be readily accessible to authorized PF personnel
and secured in such a manner that they are inaccessible to, and cannot be removed
by, persons passing through, by, or in the post. PF personnel charged with the
responsibility of employing and overseeing the storage of pyrotechnics and
explosives must be trained in their use and storage (See DOE M 440.1-1A, DOE
Explosives Safety Manual).
4. SAFE TRANSPORTATION AND HANDLING OF MUNITIONS.
a. Transportation of Munitions.
(1) Transportation of munitions on public highways must be governed by
DOT regulations [49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 173,
Shippers–General Requirements for Shipments and Packaging]. For
transportation purposes only, munitions must be given DOT hazard class
designations.
(2) Transportation of munitions onsite must be performed commensurate with
the requirements contained in Chapter II, Section 16, of
DOE M 440.1-1A, DOE Explosives Safety Manual. Munitions not in
original DOT containers must be transported in containers specified in the
above Manual.
(3) PF duty vehicles are authorized to transport the quantity of munitions
needed to support approved contingency plans and to execute PF duties.
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(4) Whenever possible, support munitions required for defense against hostile
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forces should be pre-positioned in readily accessible magazines.
(5) PF vehicles loaded with a combination of up to 25 pounds net explosive
weight of Hazard Class/Division 1.1 and 1.2 munitions are exempt from
explosives quantity-distance requirements when executing approved
contingency plans or PF duties.
(a) Vehicles so loaded must not be used for administrative purposes.
(b) Vehicles so loaded must be separated from inhabited facilities and
property lines by a minimum of 125 feet when temporarily out of
PF service.
(c) Vehicles so loaded must be downloaded into properly sited
magazines or approved facilities when parked for periods in excess
of one PF shift.
(6) Operation of explosives-loaded vehicles must be restricted to onsite
locations unless involved in a pursuit role.
(7) The explosives must be secured within the vehicle to prevent movement
and to preclude unauthorized removal.
(8) These vehicles must be downloaded into properly sited magazines or
approved facilities before repair or maintenance.
(9) Munitions in the vehicle must not be exposed to temperatures that exceed
the criteria stated on the material safety data sheet or manufacturer’s
recommendation. Appropriate safety precautions will be taken to ensure
munitions are not exposed to extreme temperatures.
(10) PF personnel may be allowed to carry on their person Hazard
Class/Division 1.1 and 1.2 munitions issued to them for use in the
execution of approved contingency plans without regard to explosives
quantity-distance requirements.
b. Handling of Munitions.
(1) Munitions must be protected from abnormal stimuli or environments such
as impact, shock, high temperatures, or open flames.
(2) Smoking must be prohibited when handling, transporting, or storing
munitions. Matches, lighters, other fire-, flame-, or spark-producing
devices must not be taken into a munitions storage area; appropriate signs
or markings must be posted at such areas.
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5. FIREARMS AND AMMUNITION MAINTENANCE/INSPECTION. Firearms
available for duty or contingency operations must be inspected by a DOE-certified
armorer before initial use and at least every 6 months thereafter to determine their
serviceability. Firearms must be cleaned and maintained in a manner that meets or
exceeds the manufacturer’s recommendations.
a. Authorization. An armorer certified by the NTC is the only individual authorized
to perform the following firearms activities.
(1) Semiannual (at least every 6 months) inspections.
(2) Any firearms repair.
(3) Any firearms modification or component alteration.
(4) Any disassembly beyond the manufacturer’s recommended “field strip”
for cleaning purposes.
b. Inspection Criteria.
(1) All duty firearms and those used by training and/or qualifications must be
inspected semiannually (at least every 6 months) by a DOE-certified
armorer. Inspections must consist of a detailed disassembly of the
firearm’s components. The armorer must inspect the components for
excessive wear, cracks, or breaks. In addition, the armorer must ensure
the firearm meets all manufacturing tolerances relevant to the maintenance
of that firearm guaranteeing safe and reliable firearm function. A bench
function check will not constitute an inspection.
(2) The armorer must inspect and conduct test firings of a firearm following
any unusual operation of, occurrence with, or functional repairs made to
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that firearm. Functional repairs are those that affect the safe operation or
reliability of the firearm. Any firearm that has experienced an unusual
operation must be tagged “out-of-service” and segregated from operational
firearms until certified by the armorers as being safe to operate.
(3) The armorer must maintain accurate individual records for all firearms
including manufacturer, model type or number, serial number, inspection
dates, and the nature and date of any repair or modification. Records of
any unusual occurrence and subsequent inspection/test firing must be
maintained in accordance with prescribed authorized schedules.
(4) For safe operations, the minimum trigger pull for firearms must not be less
than the requirement specified by the manufacturer.
(5) Stored firearms must be inspected before return to active inventory.
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(6) Duty ammunition must be exchanged for fresh ammunition annually (at
least every 12 months) except where impractical due to the prohibitive
costs for replacement ammunition (e.g., 40mm and armor piercing
rounds). Duty ammunition is that which is loaded in a weapon or
magazine.
c. Test Firing.
(1) The armorer must coordinate test firing of any firearm following unusual
operations or occurrences.
(2) All firearms must be test-fired following the repair or replacement of
components listed in the DOE Armorers’ Technical Guide that involve the
functioning of the weapon. The need for test firing of firearms following
other repairs must be according to local site standard operating procedures
or left to the discretion of the armorer.
d. ESS Weapons.
(1) Armorers working on ESS weapon systems must familiarize themselves
with all DOE documentation that deals with deploying the weapons. They
must also know their site’s specific rules pertaining to ESS weapon use.
(2) Armorers who work on ESS firearm systems must learn the various
modifications on these firearms through NTC on-the-job training, training
provided through the Armorers Quality Panel, or both.
(3) Only DOE-certified armorers may install DMC conversion kits.
(a) DMC conversion kits must be installed and maintained according
to the manufacturer’s instructions.
(b) Before use, the armorer must ensure that the conversion kit is
properly installed, the bore is free from fouling, and the
components are in good working order.
6. PYROTECHNICS AND EXPLOSIVES INSPECTION. Pyrotechnics, explosives, and
any associated equipment available for use during routine or contingency operations must
be inspected by qualified PF personnel before each use and at least every 3 months to
ensure they are properly stored, stable, and within current shelf-life and use requirements.
Pyrotechnic and explosives inspections are further addressed in DOE M 440.1-1A, DOE
Explosives Safety Manual.
7. INVENTORY OF FIREARMS, AMMUNITION, PYROTECHNICS, AND
EXPLOSIVES. Firearms, ammunition, pyrotechnics, and explosives inventories must be
maintained to allow efficient and effective arming and training of PF personnel.
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a. Live-Firearms Inventory. Due to the remote location of some training facilities,
some site inventories may require live-fire weapons for training and qualification.
Therefore, additional inventories of firearms may be maintained to support live
firearms training activities. All issued firearms must be inventoried by a number
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count at the beginning of each shift. All firearms in storage must be inventoried
by a number count weekly. An inventory of all firearms, listing the type of
firearm, the manufacturer, and its serial number must be conducted monthly.
Firearms that are not identified for duty or contingency use may be inventoried by
container in the event a complete container inventory has been conducted
previously and the container is secured by a serial-numbered security seal.
b. Dedicated ESS Firearms Inventory. Departmental safety instructions require that
firearms used for ESS activities be permanently modified and not routinely
transferred between live and non-lethal uses. Additional inventories of dedicated
ESS firearms may be maintained to support ESS training activities. Dedicated
ESS firearms must be inventoried by a number count before and after each use.
An inventory of dedicated ESS firearms listing the type of firearm, the
manufacturer, and its serial number must be conducted monthly. ESS firearms
that are not in continual use may be inventoried by container in the event a
complete container inventory has been conducted previously and the container is
secured by a serial-numbered security seal.
c. Ammunition, Pyrotechnics, and Explosives Inventory. Ammunition must be
inventoried annually (at least every 12 months). Pyrotechnics and explosives
must be inventoried monthly. Pre-positioned pyrotechnics and explosives must
be inventoried by a number count at the beginning of each shift. Pyrotechnics and
explosives stored in bulk, which are not identified for duty or contingency use,
may be inventoried by container if a complete container inventory has been
conducted previously and the container is secured by a serial-numbered security
seal.
d. Inventory Shortages. After conducting a preliminary inquiry involving an
indication of an unaccounted for, missing, or stolen firearm; any quantity of
explosive; any live ammunition, .408 CheyTac caliber or larger (including 40mm
HE/HEDP/TP); 100 rounds or more of ammunition smaller than .408 CheyTac
caliber; or any pyrotechnic, ammunition, or training device not legal for civilian
sale, purchase or use, PF management must immediately report such a shortage
to the DOE cognizant security authority, who must report to the DOE
Headquarters Operations Center within 24 hours. The DOE cognizant security
authority must then prepare and transmit an Incident of Security Concern report
(see DOE M 470.4-1, Safeguards and Security Program Planning and
Management).
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CHAPTER XI – FIREARMS QUALIFICATIONS
1. SCOPE.
a. Firearms qualification courses located on the Health, Safety and Security
(HSS)/National Training Center (NTC) www.hss.energy.gov and
www.ntc.doe.gov are approved by the Chief Health, Safety and Security Officer
for firearms qualification and requalification to ensure that protective force (PF)
personnel are uniformly qualified with the firearms and munitions they are
authorized to carry. The courses evaluate basic shooting skills with various
authorized firearms. Additional requirements for firearms training and
qualifications are set forth in 10 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 1046,
Physical Protection of Security Interests, and this Contractor Requirements
Document (CRD).
b. The courses provide the specific implementation of 10 CFR Part 1046, Physical
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Protection of Security Interests, which requires PF personnel to have the level of
skills and knowledge needed to perform all essential functions associated with PF
job responsibilities. Site-specific conditions and the deployment of firearms may
justify requirements for developing and implementing supplementary special
firearms training and qualification courses (e.g., aerial firing platforms, executive
protection, vehicle mounted firearms, fragmentation grenades).
c. PF personnel will achieve high standards of marksmanship and proficiency in
related shooting skills to successfully complete the firearms qualification courses.
Periodic training must supplement all approved courses. Shooting skills are
enhanced by training and testing knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs), as
appropriate (e.g., firearms manipulation; target discrimination; the engagement of
moving, multiple, and reactive targets; and shooting under stress). The firearms
qualification courses located on the HSS/NTC websites may be used for training
and must be used to determine whether PF personnel are qualified to be armed
with a particular firearm.
d. All firearms qualification courses must be conducted by firearms instructors
certified by the NTC for instruction in the various firearms used during the
specific courses (e.g., a submachine gun qualification course must be conducted
by an instructor certified at the Advanced Firearms Systems Instructor
Certification level).
2. REQUIREMENTS. Armed PF personnel must qualify semiannually (at least every
6 months) with assigned firearms on the applicable DOE firearms qualification courses.
a. Security Police Officer-Is.
(1) SPO-Is assigned a handgun must, at a minimum, fire the DOE approved
standard day and reduced lighting handgun qualification courses.
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(2) SPO-Is assigned a handgun and rifle must, at a minimum, fire the DOE
approved standard day and reduced lighting handgun and rifle
qualification courses.
b. Security Police Officer-IIs assigned a handgun and rifle must, at a minimum, fire
the DOE approved standard Day Handgun and Day Rifle Qualification Courses or
an approved day combined handgun/rifle qualification course; and the DOE
approved standard Reduced Lighting Handgun and Rifle Qualification Courses.
c. Security Police Officer-IIIs.
(1) SPO-IIIs assigned a handgun and rifle must, at a minimum, fire the DOE
approved standard Day Handgun and Day Rifle Qualification Courses, the
SPO-III Day Combined Handgun and SPO-III Day Combined
Sub-Machinegun (SMG)/Rifle Qualification Courses, or an approved day
combined handgun/rifle qualification course; the DOE approved standard
Reduced Lighting Handgun and Rifle Qualification Courses, and the
live-fire shoot house (LFSH) Closed Door Skills Test Qualification
Course.
(2) SPO-IIIs assigned a handgun, rifle, and precision rifle must, at a
minimum, fire the DOE approved courses listed in paragraph 2c(1), above,
and the Day and Reduced Lighting Precision Rifle Qualification Courses.
d. Other Firearms Courses. Consistent with local collective bargaining agreements
and other site considerations, sites are authorized to substitute selected practical
shooting courses from the DOE Approved Firearms Qualification Courses posted
on the HSS/NTC websites, to be fired for qualification during one of the
semi-annual qualification periods, in lieu of the standard, applicable firearms
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qualification courses. Sites should use the various other courses on the HSS/NTC
websites for SPO firearms maintenance, refresher, and proficiency training.
3. REMEDIAL FIREARMS QUALIFICATION COURSE. The Remedial Firearms
Qualification Course is designed to assist PF personnel who fail to qualify in a particular
firearms qualification course. The course is scheduled as needed, includes daylight and
reduced lighting range conditions, and is administered by DOE-certified firearms
instructors. Firearms instructors review available firearms qualification documentation
and focus instruction on previously identified problem areas for individual shooters while
reinforcing the principles of marksmanship, firearms manipulation, and safety in
accordance with approved instruction plans for PF personnel.
a. Instructions for Remedial Firearms Qualification Course.
(1) The course must consist of two phases, each of which must be no more
than 4 hours long. Phase I must address the basic fundamentals of
marksmanship, beginning with dry-firing exercises, advancing to live-fire
practice, and culminating in a qualification attempt. If the shooter fails the
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Phase I qualification attempt, Phase II must address the shooting defects
identified during Phase I and culminate in a second qualification attempt.
Phase II will not be required if Phase I culminates in a successful
qualification attempt.
(2) Firearms instructors must provide one-on-one instruction, require correct
demonstration of shooting techniques through dry-fire exercises before
permitting live-fire practice, and carefully analyze all results with the
shooter to remedy the identified problem(s).
(3) Firearms instructors must document course progress to include
identification of the shooter’s problem(s), remedial action(s), and the
number of rounds expended to correct the problem(s).
(4) Firearms instructors must assist shooters to ensure the correct sighting of a
firearm, if it is questioned; verify sighting, if required; and resolve any
question before live-fire qualification practice.
(5) Shooters must be permitted to slowly fire a specified number of rounds for
live-fire qualification practice from the positions or employing the
techniques determined to have occasioned the problems.
(6) Shooters must be allowed to attempt the applicable firearms qualification
course following the live-fire qualification practices with less than 4 hours
of remedial training, subject to the concurrence of the shooter.
(7) Shooters are required to attempt the applicable firearms qualification
course in order to complete Phase I of this course.
(8) Shooters are required to attempt the applicable firearms qualification
course, following completion of each phase of Remedial Firearms
Qualification Course.
(9) The shooter must complete Phase II within 30 days of initial entry into the
Remedial Firearms Qualification Course, if the shooter fails the applicable
firearms qualification course during Phase I.
(10) A shooter successfully completing the applicable firearms qualification
course must be returned to a full duty status.
(11) A shooter who fails to qualify after Phase II training loses his/her SPO
status and must be disarmed, per the requirements of 10 CFR Part 1046,
Appendix B, paragraph (9)j.
b. Remedial Firearms Qualification Course. The applicable firearms qualification
course must be conducted in accordance