Attachment 5 Initial Questions.pdf

Attachment 5 Initial Questions

Medical Readiness Course Instructor (MRCI)

1) Where is the location of the exact requirement and documentation needed for submission for this solicitation and are there any additional submission requirements Response: Camp Bullis is the location of the requirement. Documentation needed for your proposal should include: completed Schedule of Supplies contained in the solicitation (pg. 3), detailed management and quality control plan that fully explains their understanding of this requirement and the actions they will take to fill all positions and keep them filled for the life of the contract, Past performance reference sheet (attachment 2)

2) Are resumes required to be included with submission?

Response: In accordance with the Performance Work Statement on pg 17 paragraph 2.4.3, the contractor shall provide resumes of proposed instructors for review.

3) Can reference letters be included with responses?

Response: We are simply asking for you to complete attachment 2 the past performance reference sheet so we may contact them to discuss your past performance.

4) Is there page limit requirement on any of the responses?

Response: We have not set a page limit for your proposal.

5) It is unclear how many hours the staff will be required to work. Is it the Government’s intention for the proposed staff to work a minimum or maximum of the below hours per year?

6 Iterations: 40 hours per session = 240 hours 6 Iterations: 30 hours per session = 180 hours 25 Iterations: 40 hours per session = 1,000 hours 25 Iterations: 30 hours per session = 750 hours Response: You would use the following for your proposal, Schedule of supplies in the solicitation pg 3 and the Performance Work Statement chart on pg 7

6) Is it the Government’s intention that the contractor personnel work additional hours for course preparation, End of Course reviews, and post course tasks? If so, can you provide the total number of hours per course the contractor personnel will be required to work?

Response: The Government has listed NTE hours per discipline within the Performance Work Statement on pg 7. Contractor Personnel (CP) will not be authorized to work outside of the NTE hours per session.

7) Will the Government provide work/office space, computers, internet and printers?

Response: This will most likely not be completed by CP and will be done by Government personnel.

8) Does the EMT certification have to from the National Registry, or can it be a state certification?

Response: We will accept either National or State Certification.

9) Does this person have to be an Air Force 41AX or can they be another service equivalent?

Response: No, it is not required for the Health Administrator to have prior Aeromedical Evacuation or deployment experience in any branch of the military, we simply stated that it would be preferred but not required.

10) Will the contractor personnel be able to utilize the local DFAC (dining facility)?

Response: Contractor Personnel will be authorized to utilize the DFAC, however they must have cash to pay for their meals and as cadre they are not allowed to socialize with the students so they will have to purchase their meals and then eat in our break room or another area away from the students.

11) Paragraph 1.2 What specialized equipment is deployed with unit to set-up medical training facility

(MTF)?

Response: Paragraph 1.2 does not reference “specialized equipment”. Paragraph 1.1 does mention specialized equipment and it is referring to the medical equipment that is listed on the Allowance Standard for that Unit Type Code (UTC) or section. With an Expeditionary Medical Support (EMEDS), there are multiple UTCs or teams and each team has an equipment package that they will deploy with. The equipment will vary depending on the team. Most of the equipment are items that they would utilize in a regular Medical Training Facility (MTF), but based on their UTC they may or may not have had to utilize it. For example, if a Medical Service Technician typically works in Family Medicine, but they place him or her on the Intensive Care Unit UTC, that Medical Service Technician would be working with equipment that they didn’t touch in Family Medicine so we will then train them and give them that experience.

12) Paragraph 1.2 What is the normal mobilization load out?

Response: Paragraph 1.2 does not reference “mobilization load out”, we will require additional information to clarify the question and we will provide an appropriate response.

13) Paragraph 1.1 Are the emergency care scenarios going to be in the pre-hospital setting?

Response: Emergency scenarios may or may not be pre-hospital. The patient(s) may have to be retrieved from a location and care is provided at the point of injury prior to being brought to Expeditionary Medical Support (EMEDS) or the patient(s) will be brought to the EMEDS and cared for within the ER.

14) Paragraph 1.1 Will the MSTs be training the students for current tactical situations that they might encounter?

Response: Yes, we base our scenarios off of intel we have received from current and past deployments. All situations have a “script” that must be followed and will assist with guiding the scenarios to achieve the desired outcome.

15) Paragraph 1.1 If the MSTs will be training the students will the tactics be within the wire at the MTF as SOPs will be different?

Response: All of the EMEDS scenarios are within the wire. The medical skills utilized for the scenarios may not be the same as those utilized in the MTF because different equipment is utilized (i.e.

tourniquet, quick clot, etc.). The “script” for the scenario will explain the care that should be provided for the patient. AD Cadre will ensure all personnel are trained on the objectives and care that should be provided for each patient.

16) Paragraph 1.1 Will the emergency care scenarios be in the pre-hospital setting?

Response: Repeat question. See #13.

17) Paragraph 1.3 a. Medical Service Technicians have training to what level? What is meant by basic skills?

Response: Per PWS paragraph 2.1.1 Medical Service Technician, The Government makes the assumption that Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) and Basic Life Support (BLS) certification training provides personnel with the required skills to perform the basic skills of the PWS.

18) Paragraph 1.3 a. What skill sets are required for the MST's to know about blood management?

Response: Blood management refers to properly treating patients who require blood transfusions. The entire process from start to finish; initiating the IV to managing the patient throughout the procedure. This includes, but is not limited to determining and avoiding unnecessary procedures and treatments, assessing the patient’s hematocrit levels, and ensuring the patient is not exposed to viruses/bacteria, etc.

19) Paragraph 1.3 a. Will the MST's be working on ocular emergencies in the pre-hospital setting or at

MTF?

Response: Yes, they may have a patient that has an ocular emergency. In the event the skills required are above the MST levels, the patient will be referred to a higher level of skills within the facility (i.e. PA, Doc, NP, etc.).

20) Paragraph 1.4 bullet 1: Will the EMEDS be working outside the wire?

Response: Our Field Training Exercise has our EMEDS working inside the wire.

21) Paragraph 1.4 bullet 2: Will they EVACs be working with current color code triage categories?

Response: We do not utilize color code triage for our EVAC categories. We utilize color code for triage at the Entry Control Points or during a MASCAL when patients are triaged at the point of injury. For EVAC, patients are placed in categories based on the treating physician’s determination. Those categories are based on the patient’s current status such as urgent, urgent surgical, priority, routine, etc.

22) Paragraph 1.4 a. Will casualty care scenarios be consistent with current TCCC standards? CUF, TFC &

EVAC?

Response: Yes, all of our training is based on the current standards of care and the equipment/supplies provided in the Allowance Standard.