wtcThe US Army's Warrior Transition Command is mulling plans to enlist outside strategic communications support for its Warrior Care and Transition Program, encompassing units located at major military treatment facilities that treat and advise wounded and ill soldiers through the rehabilitation and medical care process.

The Army earlier this year announced plans to restructure the 38 units -- 29 at Army installations and nine in communities -- as deployments decrease and the number of soldiers is reduced. The program was created in 2010 in the wake of the Walter Reed Medical Center scandal in 2007, where shoddy treatment of wounded military members became a flashpoint of criticism.

The Army put out a feeler this month for firms that can provide research, communications, and related services like social media and speech writing to the Warrior Transition Command, based in Alexandria. It wants to hear from interested agencies by Oct. 24, possibly in anticipation of an RFP.

Details of the "sources sought" notice are at fbo.gov.