Request for information (RFI).
Via SAM.gov:
Realistic Mass Casualty Medical Simulation Capabilities RFI
Original Published Date: May 15, 2026 01:37 pm EDT
Original Response Date: May 31, 2026 04:00 pm EDT
Description
The Biological Technologies Office (BTO) of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) seeks input from industry, government support organizations, military training organizations, and civilian emergency preparedness entities regarding capabilities to plan, resource, execute, and assess high-fidelity, large-scale mass casualty (MASCAL) medical simulation events. This Request for Information (RFI) is a preliminary step to assess current capabilities to conduct realistic MASCAL simulations involving greater than 50, 100, or 200 simulated patients within a single event lasting less than 72 hours.
This RFI is solely for information gathering and planning purposes. It does not constitute a solicitation for proposals, abstracts, or quotations nor indicate an intent to fund those who respond....
Respondents are requested to submit a maximum 3-page (including graphics) white paper detailing their organization's experience and overall approach to creating high-fidelity MASCAL medical simulations that incorporate moulage, live actors, physiology-enabled medical manikins, and the ability for caregivers to perform life-saving interventions (LSIs) using realistic Class VIII (medical materiel) consumables. Augmented Reality (AR), Virtual Reality (VR), or Mixed Reality (MR) solutions are also in scope. Responses should demonstrate expertise in this domain, not in unrelated fields (e.g., tabletop exercises or low-fidelity classroom training). Please structure your response to address the following sections...
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Let's hope the timing on this RFI, and whatever follows it, is a bit looser than the October 2019 Event 201 pandemic exercise:
https://www.weforum.org/press/2019/10/live-simulation-exercise-to-prepare-public-and-private-leaders-for-pandemic-response/
Here's Johns Hopkins University's description of the scenario:
The Event 201 scenario
Event 201 simulates an outbreak of a novel zoonotic coronavirus transmitted from bats to pigs to people that eventually becomes efficiently transmissible from person to person, leading to a severe pandemic. The pathogen and the disease it causes are modeled largely on SARS, but it is more transmissible in the community setting by people with mild symptoms....
