SAM #0012473089

Contractor Support for Standardized Patients in Army SAMFE Program

This opportunity seeks contractor support for the U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence's Sexual Assault Medical Forensic Examiner (SAMFE) Program at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston. - Government Buyer: - U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence, Joint Base San Antonio - Fort Sam Houston - Managed by the Medical Readiness Contracting Office – West (MRCO-W), US Army Health Contracting Activity - Services Requested: - Provision of five trained Standardized Patients (SPs) per course iteration - Each SP must perform at least 15 encounters per iteration - Ten course iterations annually, plus up to six single SP encounters for instructor training - SPs must be trained to realistically portray sexual assault patients, including: - Demonstrated knowledge of anatomy and trauma-informed care - Ability to provide teaching, assessment, feedback, and evaluation to SAMFE students - Strict compliance with performance and security standards is required - No specific OEMs or vendors are named; this is a services-only requirement - Notable Requirements: - SPs must meet both physical and emotional portrayal criteria - Contract includes a 12-month base period with two 12-month option periods - Services are critical for realistic, trauma-informed medical training - This is a sources sought notice for market research, not a solicitation or RFP

Description

The Medical Readiness Contracting Office – West (MRCO-W) has a requirement for services of five (5) Standardized Patients in support of the U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence's (MEDCoE) Sexual Assault Medical Forensic Examiner (SAMFE) program at Joint Base San Antonio Fort Sam Houston, Texas. The nature and scope of services to be provided are described in the Performance Work Statement (Attachment 1).

The Government will use responses to this notice in formulating its acquisition strategy. Based on the responses to this sources sought notice, this requirement may be set-aside for small businesses (in full or in part) or procured through full and open competition. All small business set-aside categories will be considered. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted, and no feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies regardless of submissions.

THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) TO BE SUBMITTED.  IT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT. RESPONSES IN ANY FORM ARE NOT OFFERS AND THE GOVERNMENT IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO AWARD A CONTRACT AS A RESULT OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. NO FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE TO PAY FOR PREPARATION OF RESPONSES TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. ANY INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY RESPONDENTS TO THIS NOTICE IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY.

ELIGIBILITY

The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 813920<!--TgQPHd|||[]--> Professional Organizations. The Product Service Code (PSC) is U009 Education/Training. The Small Business Size Standard is $23.5M. 

SUBMISSION DETAILS

The Government will not review general capability statements, please ensure submissions are tailored to this brand-name requirement. The Government requests Capabilities Statements be submitted electronically in PDF or MS Word format. Offeror's responses shall not exceed ten (10) pages single-sided - standard 8 ½ X 11 pages using not less than 10-pitch font -- and shall describe the offerors technical expertise in sufficient detail to make an informed determination of the offerors ability to successfully provide the brand-name products listed herein.

Your response to this Sources Sought, including any capabilities statement, shall be electronically submitted to the Contract Specialist, Jaclyn Evans, at email: jaclyn.v.evans.civ@health.mil and Contracting Officer, James Davis, at email: james.m.davis1.civ@health.mil in either Microsoft Word and/or Microsoft Excel format by 13 AUG 2026, 1100 Central Standard Time, and reference "SAMFE Standardized Patients" in the subject line of email and all enclosed documents. Information and materials submitted in response to this request WILL NOT be returned. DO NOT SUBMIT CLASSIFIED MATERIAL.

All questions MUST be in writing and should also be directed to Contracting Officer and Contract Specialist at emails indicated above. In all correspondence, please reference "SAMFE Standardized Patients" in the subject line. Verbal questions will not be accepted. 

Interested Offerors are asked to answer the include the following information with their capability statement:

Name of the firm, point of contact, phone number, email address, Unique Entity ID, CAGE code, a statement regarding small business status (including small business type(s)/certifications(s) such as SDB, 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, WOSB, etc.) and the corresponding NAICS code.

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