The Defense Health Agency awarded a definitive firm fixed-price contract valued at $6.34 million to Elsevier Inc. (doing business as Reed Exhibitions) on July 14, 2025, for the provision of Clinical Skills and American Society of Peri-Anesthesia Nurses online reference database and educational platform. The contract, which extends through January 13, 2030, will be performed in New York, New York, and carries no set-aside designation. This award fulfills the DHA's requirement for an interactive online clinical skills reference database capable of supporting performance-based education and training for nursing and allied health personnel, with specific emphasis on peri-anesthesia procedures competency assessment, tracking, and reporting for educational credit. The platform will enable clinical management and nursing development through interactive reference materials, learning needs assessment, assignment creation, and progress tracking against established competency standards.
Elsevier's award represents a continuation of the company's extensive partnership with the Defense Health Agency and broader Department of Defense in delivering specialized clinical training software and digital health education resources. As a leading provider of scientific, technical, and medical information products to federal agencies, Elsevier maintains multiple contract vehicles with the Defense Health Agency and other federal entities, including significant indefinite delivery contracts with the Library of Congress ($80 million through December 2026) and National Institutes of Health ($19.3 million through 2025). This contract award demonstrates the agency's confidence in Elsevier's capacity to deliver mission-critical clinical training solutions that support the professional development and competency assurance of military health personnel across the Department of Defense healthcare system.