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Appendix E — OPSG Operational Guidance <br />Appendix F is intended to provide operational guidance to applicants on the development of the <br />concept of operations and campaign planting, the tactical operation period and the reporting <br />procedures This also delineates specific roles and responsibilities, expectations for operations, <br />and performance measures. Successful execution of these objectives will promote situational <br />awareness among participating agencies and ensue a rapid, fluid response to emerging border - <br />security conditions, <br />OPSG uses an integrated approach to address transnational criminal activity. It is <br />recommended that Federal, State, local, Tribal, and territorial partners establish and maintain an <br />OPSG Integrated Planning Team (IPT with representation from all participating law <br />enforcement agencies, co- chaired by representatives from CBP /BP, the SAA, and participating <br />law enforcement agencies' OPSG program representatives. U.S. Border Patrol will provide <br />routine monitoring and technical expertise to each participating agency. Each operation will be <br />reviewed for border - security value and approved by the corresponding sector's Chief Patrol <br />Agent or his /her designee. <br />All operational plans should be crafted in cooperation and coordination among Federal, State, <br />local, Tribal, and territorial partners. Consideration will be given to applications that are <br />coordinated across multiple jurisdictions. All applicants must coordinate with the CBP /BP <br />Sector Headquarters with geographic responsibility for the applicant's location in developing and <br />submitting an Operations Order with an embedded budget to the SAA. <br />As OPSG continues to evolve, several proven practices have been recognized, centered on short- <br />term, periodic operations in support of overarching near and long -term goals. A multi -step <br />process will be established through the area IPT, including a campaign plan and a cycle of <br />operations to ensure that OPSG partners maintain synergism and have a coordinated and <br />measurable impact on reducing border-security risk. <br />I. Concept of Operations and Campaign Planning (Post Allocation Announcement/Pre- <br />Award) <br />The overarching operational cycle involves three stages; application, concept of operations to <br />formulate a Campaign Plan and one or more tactical operational periods, which are all developed <br />by the IPT, <br />First Stage: Please refer to section IX of the full FOA, <br />Second Stage (Post Award): After awards are announced participants will create and submit an <br />operations order that forms a campaign plan and captures the initial, generalized- budgetary <br />intent to their IPT. The campaign plan should articulate the participant agency's long -term <br />border security objectives and goals designed to mitigate border - security risk. <br />76 <br />Appendix. E — FY 2014 HSGP, OPSG Operational Guidance <br />