Attachment 1 - Performance Work Statement.pdf

Performance Work Statement Special Operations Command North (SOCNORTH)

SOCNORTH Austere/Arctic Subject Matter Expertise February 2025

1. BACKGROUND

1.1 Special Operations Command North (SOCNORTH) SHALL train Independent Duty Corpsmen (IDC), Fleet Marine Force Corpsman (FMF), Special Operations Tactical Medics (SOTMs) Special Operation Combat Medics (SOCMs), Special Operations Medical Sergeants (18D), and other Special Operations Medical Providers or conventional support personnel on Cold Weather Medical Care in the North American High North (NAHN), to include Alaska, Canada, and the Arctic Circle.

Austere cold weather subject matter expertise gives the SOCNORTH Special Operations Forces Arctic Medic 2025 (SOFAM25) attendees the necessary knowledge, skills, and ability to operate (move and live) in the NAHN and provide Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC), execute surgical procedures, and provide Prolonged Casualty Care (PCC) in these environments.

2. OBJECTIVES

2.1 To deliver four (4) subject matter austere/extreme cold weather experts, cold weather equipment detailed below; provide classes and practical exercises in support of stated SOCNORTH learning objectives for Special Operations Forces Arctic Medic 2025 (SOFAM 25); perform duties as safety personnel (provide environmental training oversight, assess trainee performance, provide feedback to students in the form of corrections or interventions to ensure their safety in this environment) during static and dynamic training environments to provide SOCNORTH SOFAM 25 with the highest fidelity cold weather training and safety overwatch.

3. SCOPE

3.1 The Contractor will perform deliverables at various locations (classroom and austere environments), and provide the personnel, management, and materials necessary to support SOCNORTH SOFAM25 training for up to twenty (20) days of training.

4. REQUIREMENTS

4.1 The contractor SHALL provide the subject matter expertise (4 PAX) and equipment requested to provide:

4.1.1 Cold weather training instruction that will consist of didactic / static

(classroom based) lessons, short practical exercises, overnight outdoor scenarios (sleep labs), cold-water immersion training, and extended medical care scenarios in cold weather settings (outdoors) to provide training meeting Tactical Combat Casualty Care, Austere Surgical Procedures standards and clinical practice guidelines in the NAHN. Training shall meet the stated learning objectives as listed in SOFAM 25 Learning Objectives (TLOs 1, 2, 3

– specifically those related to living in the cold and cold weather mobility) and SOFAM 25 Training Calendar.

4.1.1.1 Didactic / static training for the purpose of this PWS consist of a fixed location. This training is typically performed in a classroom / fixed facility, or outside of a classroom / outdoors. Static training provides a safe / controlled training environment to learn basic movements or techniques.

4.1.1.2 Dynamic training for the purpose of this PWS will constitute the movement of students across a cold weather environment during the training scenarios. Scenarios of movement include but not limited to;

moving by snowshoes, skis, or snowmachines while moving their equipment or patients in sleds or on their persons during training evolutions that improve the student’s ability to perform these movements in this environment. Movements will increase in distance from less than 1km to as far as 30k (in vehicles) weather and ability dependent.

4.1.1.3 All training evolutions, modalities, methods, and locations will be approved by the SOCNORTH Senior Medical Officer prior to start date.

4.1.2 All hired personnel outside of Special Operations Command North SHALL complete a locally controlled NDA prior to the start of fulfillment and deliverables.

4.1.3 The Contractor SHALL provide four (4) cold weather / arctic subject matter experts with at least 5 years of experience in training SOF in expeditionary mobility in the Arctic during the winter. The contractor must be familiar with SOF sustainment in the Arctic environment and have at least 10 years-experience in teaching survival and mobility in the Arctic and must be able to provide didactic and hands on (practical) lessons on the stated SOFAM 25 learning objectives related to living in the cold (TLO1) or mobility in the cold (TLO2).

4.1.3.1 The contractor MUST be able to operate in Arctic conditions with necessary clothing.

4.1.3.2 The contractor MUST be able to participate in training from 12 to 72 consecutive hours with necessary camping, ski, and snowshoe equipment.

4.1.3.3 The contractor MUST be able to provide safety overwatch during

SOFAM25.

4.1.3.4 The contractor MUST be able to provide the necessary lessons and equipment listed below.

4.1.3.5 The contractor MUST provide sufficient extreme cold weather tents (Hilleburg or comparable four season 3 or 4 person tents) to house up to 85 personnel (up to 70 students and up to 15 cadre) with no less than two and no more than three pax per tent. There should be no less than 30 tents.

4.1.3.6 The contractor MUST provide sufficient tent heating systems (MSR whisper light or equivalent) and fuel to provide two (2) heat sources per provided tent for a minimum of two evenings and a maximum of 5 evenings spent outdoors.

4.1.3.7 The contractor MUST provide ten (10) Pulk (or equivalent) sled systems that can be towed by persons on snowshoes, skis, or snow machines.

4.1.3.8 The contractor MUST provide cold weather contingency clothing and equipment (vapor shield socks, gloves and face masks) for up to 30 pax at a cost no greater than $5,000 in equipment.

4.1.3.9 The contractor MUST provide snowshoes, skis with universal bindings, skins for skis, and ski/snowshoe poles for up to 35 pax.

6. CONTRACTOR MANPOWER REPORTING

6.1 The contractor SHALL report ALL contractor labor hours (including subcontractor labor hours) required for performance of services provided under this contract for SOCNORTH via a secure data collection site. The contractor is required to completely fill in all required data fields using the following web address: http://www.ecmra.mil/. Reporting inputs will be for the labor executed during the period of performance during each Government fiscal year (FY), which runs October 1 through September 30. While inputs may be reported any time during the FY, all data SHALL be reported no later than October 31 of each calendar year, beginning with 2013. Contractors may direct questions to the help desk at help desk at: http://www.ecmra.mil.

9. SECURITY

9.1 Contractor SHALL establish appropriate administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to protect any and all nonpublic Government data to ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of Government data.

9.2 Contractor personnel do not require a security clearance.

9.3 The contractor is prohibited from all forms of media during the training.

9.4 The contractor SHALL sign an NDA before the fulfillment of training deliverables.

10. SAFETY

10.1 The Contractor and his/her hired employees SHALL be responsible for ensuring all safety driving requirements are adhered to.

10.2 The Contractor should consider road conditions when traveling.

10.3 The contractor should consider and plan for extreme arctic conditions during training.

10.4 The Contractor is required to comply with force protection measures as directed by the

US Government Representative.

10.5 In addition, Contractor personnel SHALL comply with all Government regulations regarding security procedures, access lists, and safety procedures.

11. GOVERNMENT FURNISHED PROPERTY/EQUIPMENT/INFORMATION

(GFP/GFE/GFI)

N/A

14. APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS

cument Web link (if applicable)

Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act (UAGA), drafted by the National Conference of Commissioners of Unifor State Laws, 2006 http://www.ecmra.mil/ http://www.ecmra.mil/

15. PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

15.1 Training SHALL be conducted at a Government facility at Fort Wainwright, AK,, Fairbanks, AK and Eielson Air Force Base, AK.

15.2 Offsite Full Mission Profile Training SHALL be conducted within two hours of Fort

Wainwright, AK, Fairbanks, AK.

16. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE

1. Base: 09-20 February 2025