Special Notice Sources Sought Notice Page 3 of 3 Special Notice *= Required Field Special Notice Page 1 of 3 SUBJECT* Joint Accreditation GENERAL INFORMATION CONTRACTING OFFICE S ZIP CODE* 21703 SOLICITATION NUMBER* 36C10X24Q0059 RESPONSE DATE/TIME/ZONE 12-28-2023 8:00 AM EASTERN TIME, NEW YORK, USA ARCHIVE 15 DAYS AFTER THE RESPONSE DATE RECOVERY ACT FUNDS N SET-ASIDE PRODUCT SERVICE CODE* U005 NAICS CODE* 813920 CONTRACTING OFFICE ADDRESS Strategic Acquisition Center - Frederick Department of Veterans Affairs 5202 Presidents Court, Suite 103 Frederick MD 21703 POINT OF CONTACT* Hermann Degbegni Hermann.Degbegni@va.gov PLACE OF PERFORMANCE ADDRESS POSTAL CODE COUNTRY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AGENCY S URL https://www.va.gov/opal/sac/index.asp URL DESCRIPTION To learn more about SAC and its mission, please click here AGENCY CONTACT S EMAIL ADDRESS EMAIL DESCRIPTION DESCRIPTION Special Notice Page 1 of 3 Page 1 of The Department of Veterans Affairs, Strategic Acquisition Center Frederick (SAC-F), intends to issue a sole-source, firm-fixed priced commercial purchase order to provide VHA Telehealth Quality and Training Division accreditation services to offer training that meets VHA strategic standards. A sole source procurement will be issued to Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), in accordance with FAR 13.106-1(b) -Soliciting from a Single Source at or below the Simplified Acquisition Threshold (SAT), CO determines only one source is reasonably available. The NAICS code for this procurement is 813930 Health Professionals Associations. The size standard is $15 Million. Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (AACME), a non-for-profit organization, will provide the National Telehealth Training and Resource Centers with National Accreditation, enabling Accreditation the Training Centers to provide continuing education for licensure for multiple disciplines. AACME accreditation provides the tools for the clinician to relicense and decreases travel and educational expenses provided by the VA for this activity. Accreditation is a process that assures the educational community and the public that an institution or a program has clearly defined and appropriate objectives and maintains conditions under which their achievement can reasonably be expected. It encourages improvement through continuous self-study and program review and fosters excellence in postsecondary education through the development of principles and guidelines for assessing educational effectiveness. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotes. No solicitation document is available and telephone requests will not be accepted. However, any responsible source may identify their interest and capability to meet the requirements and submit quotations by the closing date/time of this notice. Responses received will be evaluated; however, a determination by the Government not to compete the proposed procurement based upon responses received to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Responses to this notice are due on or before December 28, 2023, by 8:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) to: Hermann.Degbegni@va.gov .

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