Strength and Conditioning Specialist


Battlefield Airmen (BA)/Tactical Air Control Party (TACP)/WA Air National Guard (ANG) Members must always be ready to perform at their peak in order to accomplish their challenging mission set. Attaining and maintaining this level of peak human performance requires the implementation of a top-notch physical conditioning and maintenance program comparable to those seen in Olympic-level and professional sports organizations. The High-Performance Optimization (HPO) program will focus on the whole member concept to not only assist WA ANG in accomplishing their military missions in the short term, but also to emphasize the maintenance of peak performance over the long term in order to lengthen the service life of the "human weapon system” while ensuring high quality production. This long-term perspective means the HPO program must include rehabilitative services to provide rapid recovery from injuries and performance services to provide focused physical and mental conditioning. When a member is degraded or de-conditioned, individualized and specialized care is required to rapidly restore his physical capabilities prior to returning him to full-mission-capable status. Hence, as professional athletes are supported by an integrated professional sports model that tailors performance programs to accomplish the mission at peak levels, member require the same level of support to perform as tactical athletes and must have a comparable HPO program. A successful POTFF program consists of two positions: Physical Therapist/Injury Manager and Strength and Conditioning Specialist.


Mandatory Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree (Master’s highly preferred) in an accredited exercise science, health science, or physical education-related discipline and shall have a minimum of five years of experience with a minimum of three years of those years working with Special Operations Forces community, National Collegiate Athletic Association, or with athletes in the professional sporting ranks.
   
• CSCS certified through the NSCA or a certified Sports Performance Coach through the USAWA.
   
• Additional credentials are desirable such as a soft tissue specialist, Licensed Massage Therapist (LMT), Certified Athletic Trainer (ATC), USA Weightlifting Level 1 Certification or other certifications pertaining to providers of manual therapy for soft tissue injuries.
   
• Capable of meeting physical demands of training with SOF including the ability to hike over rough terrain and function in austere environments to observe SOF training evolutions, the ability to assist with strength and conditioning testing and training
  protocols, and the ability to lift and manipulate loads or weights up to 20 kilograms.
   
• Current certification in basic Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) to include Automated External Defibrillator (AED) training.

Requirements:

• Maintain a clean and safe Human Performance Program area. All Human Performance Program equipment and facilities will be cleaned daily and as needed after use with Tuberculocidal/bactericidal/virucidal/fungicidal cleanser.

 

• Programming from a strength and conditioning coach will be a combination of strength training, speed and agility training, power training, skill-related drills, flexibility training, and balance training.

Period of Performance (PoP):
The Period of Performance shall be for one year.



Place of Performance:
Camp Murray Washington 98430



Operating Hours:
Accomplishment of the duties contained in this PWS requires work at Camp Murray, Washington. The Physical Therapist/Injury Manager and Strength and Conditioning Specialist will each work 40 hours per week. Due to the need to work with DSG (traditional guardsman), work schedules will need to be adjusted to allow for working during drill weekends. A list of scheduled drill days is provided. If any other adjustment of schedules is required, changes will be coordination with the contractor, contracting, and Leadership at the monthly meetings.



Recognized Holidays:
The following are recognized US holidays. The contractor shall not perform services on these days:
 

• New Year’s Day: January 1^st
• Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Birthday
• President’s Day
• Memorial Day
• Juneteenth
• Independence Day: July 4^th
• Labor Day
• Columbus Day
• Veteran’s Day: November 11^th
• Thanksgiving Day
• Christmas Day
   

Additional federal holidays or time off declared by the President of the United States or Government employees may be given “59 minutes” early release. In these events, Contractor personnel shall seek appropriate guidance on duty location from his/her Contractor supervisor. As a courtesy, the contractor should inform the PMO where support will be provided (i.e., contractor’s site)