RFI ARSS 28 JULY 2026.pdf

Version – July 2026

SOURCES SOUGHT TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION FOR SERVICES

INTRODUCTION

The United States Army Health Care Activity, Health Readiness Contracting Office (HRCO) is issuing this sources sought synopsis as a means of conducting market research to identify parties having an interest in and the resources to support the requirement, provide Lead Coordinator, Supervisory Program Coordinator, Program Coordinators, Operations Specialist, instructors, mechanics, support staff and coaches for the Adaptive Reconditioning Program.

•Gain knowledge of common business practices for the specified requirement.

•Obtain feedback regarding feasibility of the described requirement (challenges, limitations, costs, etc.)

The Adaptive Reconditioning Program is offered at the SRUs and consists of various moderate intensity activities, therapeutic activities, and adaptive sports to increase the mental, emotional, and physical well-being of Soldiers and to build resiliency and achieve individual goals.

Adaptive Reconditioning is designed to incorporate activities which support Soldiers’ recovery and improvements within one or more of six domains (physical, emotional, spiritual, social, family and career) based on specified diagnoses and identified goals in the Soldier’s Adaptive Reconditioning Plan. SRU Adaptive Reconditioning typically consists of a variety of adaptive sports and physical conditioning activities, as well as therapeutic activities including, but not limited to, visual and performing arts, music performance and composition, writing, ministry, and gardening.

Personnel providing Adaptive Reconditioning support shall work with nurse case managers, physical and occupational therapists, military cadre and Department of Defense agencies involved with the Soldier for the development and execution of Adaptive Reconditioning to support the Soldier’s recovery plan. Adaptive Reconditioning utilizes therapeutic recreation programs and adaptive sports to enhance Soldier recovery in all domains.

BASED ON THE RESPONSES TO THIS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE/MARKET

RESEARCH, THIS REQUIREMENT SHALL DETERMINE A SET ASIDE, IF ANY, ON

THE BUSINESSS SIZE.

Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged, and no feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies regarding their submissions.

DISCLAIMER

“THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THIS

IS NOT A “REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP)” TO BE SUBMITTED. IT DOES

NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A

COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT. RESPONSES IN ANY FORM ARE

NOT OFFERS AND THE GOVERNMENT IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO

AWARD A CONTRACT AS A RESULT OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. NO FUNDS

ARE AVAILABLE TO PAY FOR PREPARATION OF RESPONSES TO THIS

ANNOUNCEMENT. ANY INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY RESPONDENTS TO

THIS TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY. RESPONSES

WILL NOT BE RETURNED TO THE RESPONDER. NOT RESPONDING TO

THIS NOTICE DOES NOT PRECLUDE PARTICIPATION IN ANY FUTURE

REQUEST FOR QUOTE (RFQ) OR INVITATION FOR BID (IFB) OR RFP, IF

ANY ISSUED. IF A SOLICITATION IS RELEASED, IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF

POTENTIAL OFFERORS TO MONITOR THE GPE FOR ADDITIONAL

INFORMATION PERTAINING TO THIS REQUIREMENT.”

REQUIRED CAPABILITIES

If your organization has the potential capacity to perform these contract services, please provide the following information:

1) Organization name, address, email address, Web site address, telephone number, and size and type of ownership for the organization; and

2) Tailored capability statements addressing the particulars of this effort, with appropriate documentation supporting claims of organizational and staff capability. If significant subcontracting or teaming is anticipated in order to deliver technical capability, organizations should address the administrative and management structure of such arrangements.

The Government will evaluate market information to ascertain potential market capacity to: 1) provide services consistent, in scope and scale, with those described in this notice and otherwise anticipated; 2) secure and apply the full range of corporate financial, human capital, and technical resources required to successfully perform similar requirements; 3) implement a successful project management plan that includes: compliance with tight program schedules;

cost containment; meeting and tracking performance; hiring and retention of key personnel and risk mitigation; and 4) provide services under a performance based service acquisition contract.

ELIGIBILITY

The applicable NAICS code for this requirement is 561990 with a Small Business Size Standard of $16.5M. The Product Service Code is Q518. You are encouraged to respond; however, each respondent must be registered in sam.gov in their capabilities statement. The United States Army Health Care Activity, Health Readiness Contracting Office (HRCO) is seeking industry information and comments from sources with capabilities to perform the contract and with relevant experience in providing services necessary to perform services of the nature and scope described in this DRAFT PWS. Interested parties shall complete and submit the Capability Statement, attached Market Research Questionnaire and Experience Reporting Form to the government.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND SUBMISSION DETAILS

1) Attachment 1 - Draft Performance Work Statement

2) Capabilities Statement

This documentation must address at a minimum the following items:

1) What type of work has your company performed in the past in support of the same or similar requirement?

2) Can or has your company managed a task of this nature? If so, please provide details.

3) Can or has your company managed a team of subcontractors before? If so, provide details.

4) What specific technical skills does your company possess which ensure capability to perform the tasks?

5) Please note that under a small business Set-Aside, in accordance with FAR 52.219-14, the small business prime must perform at least 50% of the work themselves in terms of the cost of performance. Provide an explanation of your company’s ability to perform at least 50% of the tasking described in this PWS for the ordering period 1 through 5.

6) Provide a statement including current small/large business status and company profile to include number of employees, annual revenue history, office locations, EIN, Cage Code, etc.

7) Include in your response your ability to meet the requirements in the Facility requirements.

Upon evaluation, it is determined that this requirement will be a a firm fixed price contract.

RESPONSE: Interested parties are requested to submit a capabilities statement to include their teaming partner/subcontractor of no more than fifteen (15) pages in length in Ariel font of not less than 10 pitch. The deadline for response to this request is no later than 2 pm, Central Standard Time, 13 August 2026. All responses to this Sources Sought, including any capabilities statement, shall be electronically via emailed in either Microsoft Word or Portable Document Format (PDF), to Craig L. Castleman, Contract Specialist, craig.l.castleman.civ@army.mil, and copy Catherine-Tehila Johnson, Contracting Officer, catherine-tehila.o.johnson.civ@army.mil.

All data received in response to this Sources Sought that is marked or designated as corporate or proprietary will be fully protected from any release outside the Government.

Government is not committed nor obligated to pay for the information provided, and no basis for claims against the Government shall arise as a result of a response to this Sources Sought.

DISCLAIMER: DO NOT SUBMIT A NARRATIVE, PROPOSAL, BROCHURES, OR

ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.