# SOCOM Awards Nutrition App Contract

The U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) awarded a sole-source contract on September 21, 2026, to Teamworks Tactical Solutions for a specialized nutrition application designed to enhance the performance and lethality of special operations forces. This app facilitates personalized, mission-specific nutrition plans by connecting up to 55 dietitians with over 18,000 tactical troops across dispersed locations, aiming to improve operational readiness and human performance in critical tactical environments.

- **Why this matters:** This contract highlights SOCOM's focus on leveraging digital health technologies to optimize soldier performance and mission effectiveness.
- Procurement professionals should note the use of sole-source contracting for specialized software solutions tailored to unique operational needs.
- Contractors with expertise in health IT, nutrition, and performance optimization software may find emerging opportunities in defense health and readiness programs.
- The integration of dietitian services with mobile app platforms indicates a growing trend toward personalized, data-driven support tools for military personnel.

**Jurisdictions:** federal
**Industries:** Defense & Military, Information Technology
**Topics:** Digital Infrastructure
**Published:** September 21, 2026

### Government Entities
- U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM)
- Air Force Research Laboratory STRONG Lab

### Vendors
- Teamworks Tactical Solutions (prime contractor)

### Key Quotes
> With stakes literally being life and death in the tactical context, when looking at a software platform to run your HP program, it makes sense to look to a system like Teamworks, which has been proven at the very highest levels of human performance.
> — James Coffos, Chief Strategy Officer, Teamworks Tactical Solutions

### Sources
- [SOCOM has issued a sole-source contract to Teamworks Tactical Solutions, the maker of a nutrition app. https://t.co/mRLQD6lygK](https://x.com/MilitaryTimes/status/2102182490827841699) - twitter-contract-vehicles