SOFAM 26 Austere/Arctic Medical SME

The United States Special Operations Command is soliciting proposals for a Subject Matter Expert (SME) to provide austere and arctic medical training services. The contractor must be a board-certified Emergency Medicine Physician with extensive mountaineering and arctic environment experience to train Special Operations medical personnel on Tactical Combat Casualty Care, surgical procedures, and Arctic Clinical Practice Guidelines. Key requirements include providing a 40-hour course with four qualified personnel meeting specific certifications such as Diploma in Mountain Medicine and American Avalanche Association credentials, delivering training to 50 students at a 10:1 student-to-instructor ratio, and supplying mountaineering safety and survival equipment. Technical acceptability will be determined by meeting all specified qualifications, with price serving as the deciding factor if multiple acceptable proposals are received. The deadline for submission of questions is December 3, 2025 at 1:00 PM EST, and proposals are due by December 15, 2025.

This solicitation is set aside as a Total Small Business contract opportunity with a Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) designation and a size standard of $16,500,000. The contract is structured as a firm fixed-price arrangement covering the entire exercise scope, with performance scheduled for January 4-30, 2026 in Fairbanks, Alaska and surrounding areas within 65 miles. The training will involve alpine mountain summit ascents near Fairbanks and require universal alpine ski equipment, with the government furnishing baseline program of instruction and training equipment. The NAICS code is 611699 (All Other Miscellaneous Schools and Instruction) and the PSC category is U099 (Education/Training—Other). No incumbent contractor or specific budget range has been identified in the solicitation materials.