Industry Questions.docx
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- Solicitation number
- H9224025I0004
- Issued by
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United States Special Operations Command
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The file is an Industry Questions document for a Naval Special Warfare Command (NSW) Survival Evasion Resistance Escape (SERE) and Personnel Recovery (PR) Training Services contract. The document outlines specific industry inquiry areas focused on potential changes to the contract delivery model, including a shift from full-time equivalents to an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) approach with task orders for Courses of Instruction (COIs).
The questions specifically seek vendor responses on critical operational aspects such as instructor staffing, psychological support, qualification processes, curriculum management, and training currency. Key areas of inquiry include strategies for instructor retention in an episodic employment framework, methods for maintaining psychological screening requirements, processes for instructor qualification and evaluation, approaches to curriculum standard maintenance, techniques for delivering classified training updates, and plans for ensuring instructor proficiency and competency in high-risk training methodologies. The solicitation (H9224025I0004) is currently in a pre-solicitation Sources Sought Notice stage, targeting professional and technical support services for SERE and PR training programs under the United States Special Operations Command.
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Other files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| NSW SERE Industry Day Brief.pptx | PPTX presentation | |
| SERE PWS 28MAY25 (002).pdf | ||
| SERE-Survival Copy of Attachment 2 ELIN Chart- DRAFT.xlsx | XLSX spreadsheet | |
| SERE Sources Sought Notice .pdf | ||
| SERE Performance Work Statement Naval Special Warfare Command DRAFT .pdf |
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NSW is considering moving away from supporting full-time equivalents on contract and considering the possibility of IDIQ and issuing task orders for COIs or a period of performance with multiple courses under it (one year period of performance with 6 COIs, etc.). Given this change, the following questions may be asked of industry to assist in determining how this would look and identifying concerns.
Regarding Staffing & Psychological Support:
Please detail your strategy for the retention of qualified SERE instructors within an episodic employment framework as described in PWS Section 3.6.1 or 3.7 Describe your plan for ensuring all instructors receive the mandated initial and annual high-risk psychological screenings, conducted by a qualified SERE psychologist, in accordance with CJCSM 3500.11B per Section PWS 4.6.1.
Regarding Instructor Qualification, Evaluation & Record Keeping:
In alignment with COMNAVSPECWARCEN INST 1540.4G, please outline your process for qualifying new instructors on current SERE and Survival lessons, conducting quarterly instructor evaluations, and maintaining comprehensive Instructor Training Records IAW PWS 4.5.1.1 and 4.5.1.3 Regarding Curriculum Management & Updates:
Given an episodic staffing model, how will curriculum standards be consistently maintained?" PWS Section 3.6.2 Regarding Training Currency & Fidelity:
What is your proposed method for delivering training on classified curriculum to instructors, and for disseminating updates originating from the Joint Personnel Recovery Agency (JPRA) while servicing the contract episodically IAW PWS 4.3.
How will instructors be re-qualified or remediated if their expertise is determined to be insufficient for effective training delivery or accurate student assessment IAW with JPRA assessment guide per PWS 3.6.5 or 4.5.1.5.
Describe your plan for ensuring instructors maintain current proficiency and familiarity with realistic experiential training methodologies IAW PWS Section 4.5.1.5.
Please detail your approach to initial instructor training, including the maintenance of training standards and the proper application of physical pressures as outlined in CJCSM 3500.10B IAW PWS Section 4.5.1.7.
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