SOFAM BUR Statement of Work.pdf

Performance Work Statement

Special Operations Command North (SOCNORTH)

Austere/Arctic Medical Subject Matter Expertise

July 2025- September 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), other Special Operations Medical Providers and other Federal Agency Medics. Austere medical subject matter expertise gives the Special Operations Forces Arctic Medic (SOFAM) attendees the ability to train the medics on Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC), surgical procedures, Prolonged Field Care (PFC) and the Arctic Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPG).

1.2 Biodefense, permafrost, and the Arctic environment present unique challenges and risks, both in terms of accidental and deliberate biological threats. In the context of SOFAM, which focuses on austere, alpine, and arctic medical training, understanding these risks is crucial for effective medical care and preparedness.

2. OBJECTIVES

2.1 To deliver subject matter austere medical expertise, biodefense, deliver specified equipment, and act as white cell during static and dynamic training environments to provide SOCNORTH SOFAM with the highest fidelity medical training.

3. SCOPE

3.1 If needed the Contractor will perform deliverables at various locations, and provide the personnel, management, and materials necessary to deliver standardization training discussed in Section 4 to SOFAM instructors and backside personnel.

4. REQUIREMENTS

4.1 The contractor SHALL provide the subject matter expertise requested to be determined at the task order level:

4.1.1 Training instruction will be provided by SOCNORTH Medical Personnel;

and will consist of static and dynamic training consistent in meeting Tactical Combat Casualty Care, Austere Surgical Procedures standards and Clinical Practice Guidelines.

4.1.1 Static training for the purpose of this PWS consists of a fixed location. This training is typically performed on a tabletop position, in a fixed facility, or outside of a classroom outdoors.

4.1.1 Dynamic training for the purpose of this PWS will constitute the movement by students during the training scenarios. Scenarios of movement include but are not limited to moving patients to/from litters, pulk sleds or other movement apparatus, into/out of vehicles, to/from improvised and permanent treatment shelters, and overland for potentially significant distances via snowshoes, skis and/or snow machines in order to simulate MEDEVAC from extreme and austere conditions.

4.1.1.2.1 Dynamic training may include transportation on a

military emergency response vehicle or military rotary wing asset with simulating medical casualty.

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

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

4.2 The Contractor SHALL be a board-certified Emergency Medicine Physician, a Diploma in Mountain Medicine certificate holder and instructor from UIAA, a Mountain guide with experience guiding in extreme high altitude/extreme cold environments and must have medical subject matter expertise on Tactical Combat Casualty Care TCCC), Prolonged Field Care (PFC), Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPGs), Tactical Emergency Medical Protocols (TMEPS), and Austere Medicine.

4.2.1 The contractor MUST be able to operate in static and dynamic Arctic and alpine conditions with necessary clothing.

4.2.2 The contractor MUST be able to sustain training up to 72 hours with necessary camping, mountaineering, and alpine environments without resupply.

4.2.3 The contractor MUST be able to act as white cell, providing graded expertise to the SOFAM instructors in static and dynamic training.

4.2.4 The contractor MUST have previous experience with the Joint Trauma System, as a member of a committee or author on a CPG.

4.2.5 The contractor MUST have previous experience operating in the Arctic.

4.3 The contractor SHALL be an American Avalanche Association course provider, have a Level 3 AAA avalanche certification, and provide subject matter expertise on austere mountaineering, glacier travel, avalanche rescue, crevasse rescue and must show credentials upon submission.

4.3.1 The contractor MUST be able to train participants in mountaineering skills and appropriate advanced medical skills in an alpine environment.

4.3.2 The contractor MUST be able to train participants in crevasse rescue in static and dynamic training.

4.3.3 The contractor MUST be able to train participants in avalanche rescue in static and dynamic training.

4.3.4 The contractor MUST train participants during ascents to summit alpine mountains in the dynamic training area.

4.4 The Contractor SHALL provide instructors necessary to facilitate static and dynamic alpine and mountainous training.

4.4.1 The tactical medical instructors SHALL have backgrounds as US Navy SEAL Medics (NEC 091A or 091B), or US Navy Special Operations Independent Duty Corpsman, US Army 18D, Advanced Tactical Paramedic (ATP) certified, similar or higher level of trauma training.

4.4.2 The instructors SHALL have their Diploma in Mountain Medicine from

UIAA.

4.4.3 The instructors MUST be able to train participants in mountaineering skills in an alpine environment during patient care.

4.4.4 The instructors MUST be able to train participants in crevasse rescue in static and dynamic training during patient care.

4.4.5 The instructors MUST be able to train participants in avalanche rescue in static and dynamic training during patient care.

4.4.6 The instructors MUST train participants during ascents to summit alpine mountains in the dynamic training area.

4.5 The Contractor SHALL provide Continuing Education Units (CEUs) and certificates of completion for the training.

4.5.1 The contractor MUST provide a breakdown of training completion in a certificate.

4.5.2 The contractor MUST provide CEUs for the required training that is approved by one of the following:

4.5.2 The Commission on Accreditation for Prehospital continuing

Education (CAPCE)

4.5.2 The American Medical Association (AMA)

4.5.2 The Committee on Accreditation of Educational Programs for the

Emergency Medical Services (CoAEMSP)

4.5.3 The contractor MUST provide a course completion package to include the

CEU certificate, course certificate, and a coin and/or patch and/or sticker designed by SOCNORTH.

4.6 The Contractor SHALL provide mountaineering safety and survival equipment to facilitate training for the alpine and mountainous cold weather environment for up to 25 personnel.

4.6.1 All equipment SHALL be in accordance with standard load outs in Special Operations mountaineering.

4.6.2 All equipment MUST be approved rescue devices for avalanche and or crevasse rescue.

4.7 The Contractor SHALL provide tactical medical instructors and arctic subject matter experts to aide in facilitation in static and dynamic alpine and mountainous training.

4.7.1 The tactical medical instructors SHALL have backgrounds as US Navy SEAL Medics (NEC 091A or 091B); US Navy Special Operations Independent Duty Corpsman; an US Army 18D; similar or higher level of training.

4.7.2 The arctic subject matter experts SHALL have similar or higher level of training in arctic and austere cold weather survival and operations

4.8 The contractor MUST submit documentation with their packet showing they are current in all previously mentioned certifications and requirements.

4.9 The Contractor SHALL provide documentation showing past work experience providing support to Special Operation Forces Units in Arctic/ Austere Environments.

5. CONTRACTOR MANPOWER REPORTING

5.1 The contractor SHALL report ALL contractor labor hours (including subcontractor labor hours) required for performance of services provided under this contract for the 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.

6. CONTRACTOR TRAVEL

6.1 The Contractor is required to coordinate all travel, lodging, and transportation for themselves for the duration of this contract.

7. SECURITY

7.1 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.

7.2 Contractor personnel do not require a security clearance.

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

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

8. SAFETY

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

8.2 The Contractor should consider road conditions when traveling.

8.3 The contractor should consider the extreme arctic conditions during training.

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

US Government Representative.

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

9. GOVERNMENT FURNISHED PROPERTY/EQUIPMENT/INFORMATION

(GFP/GFE/GFI)

N/A

10. APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS

N/A

11. PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

11.1 Iteration 1.0 Bottom- Up Review SHALL be conducted in vicinity of Mt Vernon, Mt. Baker, Washington.

11.2 Iteration 2.0 Bottom-Up Review SHALL be conducted in vicinity of Peterson

Space Force Base and Ft Carson, Colorado.

12. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE

12.1 Base 1.0: 09- 18 August 2025: MT Vernon and MT Baker, Washington

12.2 Base 2.0: 19-21 and 23-25 August 2025: Colorado Springs, CO