Continuing Education Units/Continuing Medical Education Units Project

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has issued a Special Notice announcing its intent to award a sole-source contract to the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) for a Continuing Education Units/Continuing Medical Education Units Project. This pre-solicitation notice is classified under NAICS code 611710 with a size standard of $24.0 million. The contract opportunity is specifically focused on developing a unified process for awarding continuing education credits across multiple professional disciplines. SAMHSA has determined that ACPE is uniquely positioned as the only entity capable of approving Continuing Education Units (CEUs) for five critical healthcare disciplines: medicine, nursing, pharmacy, psychology, and social work. The notice represents a strategic approach to standardizing and streamlining professional education certification processes.

The primary objective of this sole-source contract is to establish a comprehensive continuing education credentialing system with five key components, including a standard interprofessional practice model, certificate watermarking, access to a vendor log-in system, CEU/CME awarding capabilities, and ongoing compliance reviews. The contract will have a base performance period from April 1, 2025, through March 31, 2026, with potential extension through four additional one-year option periods until March 31, 2030. Interested parties are required to submit their responses electronically to arun.mathur@samhsa.hhs.gov by 12:00 PM EST on January 3, 2025, and must reference solicitation number 283-25-0695. While this is a sole-source procurement, SAMHSA is providing transparency by publishing the notice and allowing potential stakeholders to review and comment on the intended award. The project aims to enhance the quality and consistency of continuing education across critical healthcare professional disciplines by leveraging ACPE's unique capabilities.