SFAC Field Care

The Regional Health Contracting Office - Atlantic (RHCO-A), Womack Army Medical Center (WAMC), Fort Bragg, NC 28310, intends to solicit, negotiate and award an Unrestricted award for purchase of prolonged field care training for customer. The proposed solicitation number is W91YTZ22Q0142 and the resulting award will be made on SF 1449, for commercial services. The NAICS for this requirement is 611430 (Professional and Management Development Training) - Size Standard: $13 Million and the PSC Code is U009 (Education / Training - General. The point of contact for this requirement is Megan Byrnes, megan.a.byrnes.civ@health,mil, and the Contracting Officer is Ms. Donna Blossom at donna.l.blossom.civ@health.mil. No telephonic responses requests will be responded to. Closing date for this Synopsis is 30 September 2022 at 5:00 PM Eastern Standard Time (EST). This is for informational purposes only, solicitation will follow. Partial List of requirements: The goal of this contract is to routinely provide medical training to medical and non-medical personnel in group of not to exceed 20 members (Military and Non-Military) at one time to independently manage causalities and provide prolonged field care for up to 72 hours from the point of injury/illness through evacuation to the next echelon of care. Shall provide training to medics and non medical team members to conduct synchronized medical proficiency training in prolonged field care through the conflict continuum in order to enhance mission capabilities and increase the customer's readiness for evolving operational environments. The customer requires means to effectively train medical and non-medical personnel for prolonged field care scenarios in austere environments with no to minimal external medical support. This team would provide training for a five-day team-centric medical training course focusing on prolonged field care (PFC) and austere intervention covering critical tasks for up to twenty (20) medics and non-medics, ten (10) courses annually. Cross train medics and non-medical team members to function as an efficient trauma team without robust medical supervision or support. Train proficiency in the ten core PFC capabilities [monitor, resuscitate, ventilate & oxygenate, airway management, sedation & pain control, physical exam & diagnostics, ongoing care, advanced procedures, telemedicine, and prepare for evacuation] aligned with the most up to date recommendations outlined in the Joint Trauma Systems PFC clinical practice guidelines. Non-medics are taught and train verifiable skills: MARCH/TCCC refresher, resuscitation/IV/IO, fresh whole blood/freeze-dried plasma (FDP) lab, airway management, critical care team dynamics, basic pharmacology, sterile procedures, telemedicine and documentation, assist with surgical interventions, long term patient care, and primary/secondary trauma assessments. Medics are taught and train verifiable skills: telemedicine, trending, and documentation, advanced airway management, ventilator theory and practicals, PFC clinical practice guidelines overviews, long-term patient care, fresh whole blood (FWB)/FDP labs, austere surgical interventions, basic and advanced ultrasound lab, advanced pharmacology, unconventional medical planning and logistics, and critical care team dynamics. Provide students the ability to perform life-saving surgical procedures, such as sternal IO, surgical cricothyrotomy, chest tube, Foley catheterization, intravenous cannulation on amputee role-players wearing wearable and realistic medical procedure devices. Increase the capability and expand the scope of surgical and critical care medical practice in order to mitigate urgent life, limb, or eyesight emergencies. Utilize and train on medical equipment that mimics organic unit capabilities including but not limited to portable ventilators, EMMA end tidal capnography, portable monitor, man packable ultrasound units, advanced airway procedures manikins, infrascanners, field microscopes, blood temperature monitoring devices, golden hour boxes, and high fidelity manikins. Contractor shall provide training during the base period of performance 23 January 2023 - 22 January 2024, and possibility of four option years thereafter.