Continuing Medical and Nursing Education Training

The U.S. Department of State, Office of Acquisitions on behalf of Medical Services, has a requirement for Continuing Medical Education for Comprehensive Advanced Life Support (CALS) and American Heart Association (AHA), Basic Life Support (BLS) training for our Foreign Service Medical Specialists-Regional Medical Officers (RMOs-MD/DO) and Medical Providers (MPs-Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants) as well as to our local hire nurses and clinicians (MD, NP, PAs). All BLS/ACLS training will be in accordance with the American Heart Association (AHA) guidelines. Training is required so that the providers and nurses continue to maintain their medical licensures. Requirement is for 600 participants and four (4) training sessions on the following dates: February 1- 5, 2016 (CNE); February 8-12, 2016 (CME); February 22-26, 2016 (CNE); and February 29-March 4, 2016 (CME). (Dates subject to change). All sessions will be held in San Diego, California.

The contractor's CME program must be currently certified by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) and be an accredited provider of continuing medical education credits. CME credits that are certified by the ACCME assure the credits are recognized by regulatory and licensing agencies, ensuring that the medical professionals will maintain their licensure. Each of the contractor's presenters is required to have subject expertise in the area that they are presenting (see attached Statement of Work for requirement).

The NAICS code is 611430.  A firm fix price contract is anticipated. The point of contact for this requirement is Lawanna Bradley and she can be contacted at BradleyLR@state.gov.  No phone calls will be accepted and voice mail messages will neither be acknowledged nor returned.