Optimizing Human Weapon System

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Solicitation number
W50S6Y26RA009
Agency
Responses due
Set-aside
Total Small Business

Opportunity facts

Place of performance
Florida 32218, United States

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About this opportunity

The Department of the Army Florida Army National Guard is conducting market research through a Sources Sought notice to identify responsible contractors capable of providing injury prevention, mitigation, rehabilitation, and human performance optimization services to rated fighter aircrew personnel assigned to the 125 Fighter Wing in Jacksonville, Florida. The procurement seeks qualified professionals, including licensed Physical Therapists, Athletic Trainers, Strength and Conditioning coaches, and Massage Therapists, to deliver comprehensive services ranging from initial aircrew assessments to specialized pre-habilitation evaluations, ergonomic assessments, and optimized performance physical training tailored to fighter pilot needs. Key requirements include providing consultation, reports, and subject matter expertise in injury prevention, accommodation processes, remedial training, and human performance optimization comparable to commercial facility services but specialized for fighter aircrew operations. The notice indicates evaluation will consider the contractor's ability to meet these specialized requirements under the Human Performance Optimization (HPO) and Optimizing the Human Weapons System (OHWS) initiative. The Sources Sought response deadline is April 23, 2026, just six days after the notice posting on April 17, 2026.

This procurement is designated as a Total Small Business Set-Aside under NAICS Code 621340 (Offices of Physical Therapists), with a corresponding size standard of $12.5 million dollars. The notice does not identify any current incumbents or existing contractors, and no specific award value or budget range is provided in the pre-solicitation materials. The document serves primarily as market research to determine if sufficient small business sources exist capable of performing these specialized services and to inform the government's approach to the formal solicitation. No specific timeline for contract performance or quantity of personnel to be served is detailed in the available notice materials. Interested small businesses should prepare responses addressing their relevant experience, available licensed personnel, and capability to support fighter aircrew optimization services.

Notice text

This is a SOURCES SOUGHT and is for informational/market research purposes only. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL, QUOTATION OR BID, NOR A SYNOPSIS OF A PROPOSED CONTRACT ACTION. The purpose of this Sources Sought is to conduct market research to determine if responsible sources exist, to assist in determining the category of Small Business Set-Aside. The proposed North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 621340, Offices of Physical Therapists, which has a corresponding Size Standard of $12.5 million dollars.

The 125 Fighter Wing is seeking sources to perform injury prevention and mitigation, rehabilitation exercise services, and human performance optimization services to rated personnel assigned to the 125 Fighter Wing (125 WFW), Jacksonville, FL USA, as part of the Human Performance Optimization (HPO) Optimizing the Human Weapons System (OHWS) initiative. to provide and perform injury prevention and mitigation, pre-habilitation services, and human performance optimization services to rated personnel assigned to the applicable fighter aircraft units. The Contractor shall furnish consultation and reports, similar to the range of services found in a commercial facility, as well as services specialized to meet the needs of fighter aircrew. Services provided by the contractor shall include the following: initial assessment of each aircrew, care for personnel who individually seek the services of OHWS Specialist; subject matter expertise concerning pre-habilitation evaluation/assessment, injury prevention, accommodation processes and implementation, ergonomic assessment and implementation, remedial training, and optimized performance physical training (e.g. strength and conditioning for fighter aircrew). At the discretion of the government, the contractor shall provide the following resources under this contract: licensed Physical Therapist and/or licensed Athletic Trainer and/or licensed Strength and Conditioning coach and/or licensed Massage Therapist.These documents will NOT be shared at this time.

Responses to this sources sought notice must be submitted electronically (via email). Please return the attached Sources Sought Cover Sheet with your email response.  A contractor’s response to this Sources Sought shall be limited to the information sheet and five (5) additional pages of information for past performance or experience which may help in market research for industry capacity and shall include the following information:

1. Contractor’s name, address, point of contact, phone number, email address and CAGE code.

2. Contractor’s small business category and business size: Small Business, Small Disadvantaged, 8(a) firm, Historically underutilized Business Zones (HUBZone), Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business (EDWOSB), and Service- Disabled Veteran-Owned Small business(SDVOSB).

3. Provide a maximum of two examples of projects similar in size, scope, and complexity with a brief description of each project, customer name, contract number, and the dollar value. Projects considered similar in scope to this project include a variety of field support requirements for the same projects simultaneously. 4. Provide additional relevant information on the contractor’s experience/capabilities as it pertains to the proposed work outlined.

DISCLAIMER: This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this Sources Sought or any follow up information. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Any organization responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the Government to determine the organization’s qualification to perform the work. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or to provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. After a review of the responses a solicitation may be published on www.SAM.gov. However, responses to this notice will be considered adequate to a solicitation. All interested partied must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) at https://www.sam.gov and remain current for the duration of the contract to be eligible for award of a Government contract.

Files

File Type Posted
Sources Sought Cover Sheet OHWS.pdf PDF

Notice history

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