MODIFICATION
A -- Prolonged Field Care Training for Medical Simulation & Training Systems - Updated RFI
- Notice Date
- 11/7/2016
- Notice Type
- Modification/Amendment
- NAICS
- 541712
— Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Army, U.S. Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity, U.S. Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity, Attn: MCMR-AAA, 820 Chandler Street, Frederick, MD 21702-5014, Maryland, 21702-5014, United States
- ZIP Code
- 21702-5014
- Solicitation Number
- W23RYX-17-RFI-PFC
- Archive Date
- 12/3/2016
- Point of Contact
- Abraham G. Pottenger, Phone: 301-619-2294
- E-Mail Address
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abraham.g.pottenger.civ@mail.mil
(abraham.g.pottenger.civ@mail.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Updated on 7 November 2016 Upadated on 7 November 2016 to add the two phrases below. Note: 3 page limit does not include Attachment 1. Note: 1 Questionnaire (Attachment 1), is per product/capability. i.e. if an offeror has 3 capabilities/products of interest, 3 Questionnaires may be submitted. REQUEST FOR INFORMATION: Prolonged Field Care Training for Medical Simulation & Training Systems KEY DATES Response Date: 18 November 2016 (4:00 PM, Eastern Time) ISSUED BY The Joint Program Committee-1, United States Army Medical Research and Materiel Command BACKGROUND This Request for Information (RFI) is for market research, information and planning purposes only and shall not be construed as a solicitation or as an obligation on the part of The Joint Program Committee 1- Medical Simulation and Information Sciences Research Program (JPC-1) or the US Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity (USAMRAA). The JPC1 - Medical Simulation and Information Sciences Research Program (MSISRP) was established in fiscal year 2010 (FY10) to provide programmatic funding recommendations for Department of Defense (DOD) Health Affairs (HA) medical research, development, testing, and evaluation dollars related to medical training and education efforts to advance the development and integration of simulation-based training programs. This RFI seeks information regarding simulation training of prolonged field care (PFC) scenarios in which prehospital care provided under situations where doctrinal medical evacuation timelines are not met and teams are required to stabilize and treat patients longer at the point of care setting. The RFI seeks information from respondents to provide information regarding development of PFC designs, models, and simulation systems to support PFC training and education. GENERAL INFORMATION This RFI is seeking organizations researching, developing, and offering a modeling and simulation system(s) for use in military medical education and training that extends beyond initial trauma care but is limited by evacuation options due to potential unlimited reasons. Prolonged Field Care includes medical care applied beyond doctrinal planning timelines and is not limited to battle injury training. Evidence collected from data-driven casualty estimations and disease or non-battle injury/battle injury rates are strongly encouraged for use to inform what injuries / pathologies need to be considered to be trained using medical simulation system(s). Work in this area should contribute to updating current or creating new military medical education and training materials or to develop and evaluate commercial off-the-shelf or new and/or integrated medical simulation systems. The RFI is seeking interoperable, integrated, and open source/architecture systems that address the level of provider at a minimum of Role 1 and Role 2. Role 1 is integral medical support or allocated to a small unit, and will include the capabilities for providing first aid, immediate lifesaving measures, and triage. Role 2 is typically at larger unit levels, usually of Brigade or larger size, though it may be provided farther forward, depending upon the operational requirements. Although not always, Role 2 may support surgical capabilities with the capabilities to perform emergency surgery and essential post-operative management. This market research may assist with the further development and/or refinement of potential future announcements or solicitations. Information will be reviewed pursuant to consideration for the development of future Requests for Proposal (RFP) or Announcements for potential research, development, and integration of technologies identified in this RFI. Objectives The objectives of this RFI are as follows: •To identify developed simulation systems/models that are open source/open architecture to allow for future, yet-to-be-developed tools and systems to be inserted/integrated into a prolonged field care model / simulation system. •To identify developed simulation systems/models designs that include the Physician, Physician Assistant, and Nursing populations that could represent scenarios in PFC environments. •To identify developed simulation systems that can quickly incorporate accurate and appropriate environmental changes (heat/cold, dry/humid, mountainous/desert/ocean, etc.), team performance training, and different diseases/pathologies. •To identify developed simulation/models of PFC within continuum of care training scenarios which needs to proceed until a successful handoff has been made with the next appropriate level of care no matter the duration involved for evacuation. •To identify developed simulation/models of PFC that incorporate the full mission profile to ensure all aspects of mission are integrated to include technical rescues, insertion techniques, and tactical considerations and incorporating as many of the medical care military providers. •To identify developed simulation/models of PFC that incorporate currently used medical instruments, tools, pharmaceuticals, natural remedies indigenous to the respective environment and products as well as identified emerging technologies that will enable more robust care to be provided closer to point of injury. •To identify developed simulation/models of PFC that model morbidity and mortality based on skill level. It is recommended that "advancement" or progression of injury, illness, or disease should be supported by an open source / architecture public physiology engine [platform]. Relevance The information provided must be relevant to the following areas: 1.Information must be relevant to, but not ALL exclusive to a military medical personnel population. 2.Information must be relevant to medical personnel and must be applicable in one or more to the potential military medical education and training applications: Role 1: First Responder Care; Role 2: Forward Resuscitative Care; Role 3: Theater hospital care; Role 4: Overseas Definitive Care; & Role 5: U.S. Definitive Care. 3.Information must be relevant to ruggedness, robustness, durability, longevity, portability, mobility, various environmental exposure, safety, and modularity. 4.Information must be relevant to components of the accuracy, precision, power utilization, or if the system is tethered /non-tethered. RESEARCH INFORMATION REQUESTED Information is requested on product technologies or proposed studies that are consistent with the identified Objectives and Areas of Relevance listed of this RFI and are related to any of the following areas. Responses to this RFI must specifically and clearly address any or all of the topics in the following three sections. Section 1 Information is requested pertaining to the categories listed in Relevance regarding existing, leading-edge products and/or services related to the Objectives of this RFI. Section 2 Information is requested pertaining to the categories listed in Relevance regarding current research and/or prototype development in support of the Objectives of this RFI. Section 3 Information is requested pertaining to the categories listed in Relevance regarding future plans for research, products, and/or services in support of the Objectives of this RFI. RESPONSE AND PROCESS Responses to this RFI should be e-mailed as either an Adobe PDF or MS Word attachment and must include the following components: 1.A cover letter on institution/company letterhead including the institution/company name, point of contact, address, phone number, fax number, DUNS number, and CAGE code. 2.A white paper, not to exceed 3 pages in length, consisting of the capabilities and specific tasks and addressing the following information for each section, as appropriate. 3.A completed questionnaire, Attachment 1: Advanced Development Evaluation Questionnaire Medical Devices Note: 3 page limit does not include Attachment 1. Note: 1 Questionnaire (Attachment 1), is per product/capability. i.e. if an offeror has 3 capabilities/products of interest, 3 Questionnaires may be submitted. All information received in response to this RFI that is marked Proprietary will be handled accordingly. Responses to the RFI will not be returned. At this time, questions concerning the composition and requirements for future RFPs will not be entertained. All responses must be identified with the RFI number: The Point of Contact at the U.S. Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity (USAMRAA) is Abraham Pottenger via email. Please submit email responses to abraham.g.pottenger.civ@mail.mil by the date and time listed above. All inquiries shall be made via email, no phone calls please. Responses must be identified with W23RYX-17-RFI-PFC. This RFI is issued solely for informational, market research, and planning purposes only. It does not constitute a Program Announcement (PA) or a Request for Proposal (RFP) or a promise to issue a PA or RFP in the future. This RFI does not commit the Government to contract for any service whatsoever. Further, the Department of Defense, Military Health Services, Defense Health Information System is not seeking proposals at this time, and will not accept unsolicited proposals. Respondents are advised that the United States (U.S.) Government will not pay for any information or administrative cost incurred in response to the RFI. All costs associated with responding to this RFI do not preclude participation in any future PA or RFP, if any is issued. Responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the U.S. government to form a binding contract. It is the responsibility of the interested parties to monitor this site for additional information pertaining to the RFI. No telephone inquiries will be accepted. All inquiries, questions, or clarifications of any kind must be submitted via e-mail to the Point of Contact (POC) listed above. Regarding this RFI, direct contact or one-on-one meetings with a contracting officer, program manager, or technical parties, is not allowed. Please see attachments for full information.
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