Cold Weather Training Instructors
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- Solicitation number
- PANMCC25011202
- Agency
- MICC Fort Hood Mission and Installation Contracting Command, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 611430 Professional and Management Development Training
- Place of performance
- Whitefish, Montana, United States
- Points of contact
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- Julia Gomez julia.e.gomez.civ@army.mil
- Matthew Cardenas matthew.a.cardenas2.mil@army.mil
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of the Army Materiel Command Mission and Installation Contracting Command at Fort Hood is seeking qualified instructors to provide specialized cold weather training for military special operations personnel. The pre-solicitation notice focuses on identifying sources capable of delivering certified avalanche safety and backcountry snowmobiling training in accordance with American Institute for Avalanche Research and Education (AIARE) Rec 1 and 2 standards. Contractors must demonstrate the ability to train and certify 15-45 personnel in complex winter mobility techniques, including low-light and no-light operations using night vision devices and blackout running modes over snowy terrain. The solicitation requires interested businesses to submit their company information, including UEI and CAGE codes, and confirm their capability to meet the training requirements. Responses are due by January 14, 2025, with the performance period scheduled from February 10 to April 10, 2025, spanning training locations in Whitefish, Montana and Rabbit Ears, Colorado.
The opportunity is designated as a total small business set-aside and falls under the Professional and Management Development Training NAICS category (611430). Training will encompass 14 days of snowmobile mentorship and instructor certification, with specific focus on AIARE Rec 1, 2, and Rescue courses. While no specific award value is mentioned, the contract involves comprehensive winter survival and mobility training for military special operations personnel. The training will require instructors to be highly skilled in avalanche safety techniques, snowmobile operations, and military-specific training methodologies. Contractors are encouraged to provide additional insights or questions that might help refine the requirements from an operational perspective, indicating the government's openness to contractor input during the pre-solicitation phase.
Notice text
Purpose:
This notice is issued solely for information and planning purposes – it does not constitute a Request for Quote (RFQ)/Invitation for Bid (IFB)/Request for Proposal (RFP) or a promise to issue an RFQ, IFB or RFP in the future. This notice does not commit the U.S. Government to contract for any supply or service. Further, the U.S. Government is not seeking quotes, bids or proposals at this time and will not accept unsolicited proposals in response to this sources sought notice.
Objective:
The intent of this announcement is to identify qualified and experienced sources to provide certified Instructors who can teach, facilitate training and certify 15-45 personnel on avalanche safety and back country snowmobiling specifically in accordance with American Institute for Avalanche Research and Education (AIARE) Rec 1 and 2.
All goal and objectives for this requirement will need to be conducted in a manner that is transferable to military special operations, which consists of but not limited to, conducting mobility training in low light/ No-light conditions while utilizing night vision devices and black-out running mode over snowy terrain.
Period of Performance: 10 February 2025 to 10 April 2025.
Place of Performance: Whitefish, MT and Rabbit Ears, CO.
Anticipated Requirements:
Snowmobile Mentorship; 14 Days; Colorado/Montana
AIARE Rec 1, 2 & Rescue; Rec 1 – 2 Course, Rec 2 – 1 Course; Colorado/Montana
Instructor Certification; 14 Days; Colorado/Montana
In response to this Sources Sought, please provide:
1. Name of business, point of contact, phone number, email address, UEI and CAGE code.
2. Confirmation of your ability to provide the necessary service as described.
3. Any questions or insights to refine this requirement from a Contractor’s perspective are welcomed.
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Cold Weather Training Instructors | Award Notice | |
| Cold Weather Training Instructors | Solicitation | |
| Cold Weather Training Instructors | Pre-Solicitation |
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