Masters of Social Work (MSW) University Affiliation Services in support of the U. S. Army Military Graduate Program at the U. S. Army Medical Center of Excellence (MEDCoE)

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RESPONSES: Respondents to this notice should describe their interest and ability to perform the requirement summarized within this notice by providing a capability statement and any concerns, comments or recommendations you may have with the attached draft Performance Work Statement (PWS) citing the specific PWS paragraph numbers for reference. Responses are to contain (1) University Name, (2) Address, (3) Point(s) of Contact, Phone Number, email, (4) CAGE Code and (5) capability statement specific to the requirements of the attached DRAFT PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT (PWS). Responses should be formatted as either MSWord (.doc) or Adobe Portable Document Format (.pdf) and should be limited to a maximum of five (5) pages. Proprietary Sensitive information (appropriately marked) will be protected from disclosure to the greatest extent practical, however it is preferred that respondents do not provide proprietary or otherwise restricted responses. Responses should be submitted to the contracting officer at arturo.castro8.civ@health.mil and the contract specialist tiffany.r.waits.civ@health.mil no later than 4:00 pm Central Time, Thursday, June 5, 2025. No faxes, courier delivered, or telephone inquiries/submissions will be accepted.

DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENT: The U.S. Army Medical Department is seeking degree support services for the following Graduate School Programs non-personal non-severable services of an accredited university to provide administrative support services for the Master of Social Work program to students who successfully complete the required credits at the U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence (MEDCoE). The required services include materials and qualified personnel to proffer applicable degrees to students that meet established curricular requirements, enrollment of qualified students to the various programs, administrative support in creating/storing/providing student transcripts, and certifying MEDCoE Graduate School Faculty. This program was created to develop an affiliation with an accredited graduate social work program that would agree to allow the Government to deliver its current curriculum, with military content infused to academically approve military affiliated students.  The total length of the degree program is outlined in the Performance Work Statement.

The Graduate School’s mission is to educate the next generation of clinical and administrative healthcare professionals in the federal sector and to serve as a Premier Center of Excellence for Military and National Graduate Healthcare Education, Research and Service. The Graduate School faculty and staff envision, design, train, educate, and inspire the world’s premier military medical force to enable readiness and strengthen America’s Army with the best trained Service Members who meet the established curricular requirements. Students will administer to patients with a wide variety of illnesses and injuries in the medical treatment facilities and on the field of battle. The graduate clinical scientists will become future leaders and mentors by establishing scholarly excellence in their respective fields’ profession and standard of care as they provide care to patients worldwide. Support services will result in award of required graduate credits and degrees for the Graduate Programs indicated in the Performance Work Statement.

It is anticipated the services in support of conferring degrees will be required starting January 05, 2026. The university shall be fully accredited by one of the six regional accrediting associations recognized by the U.S. Department of Education (Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC) Western Association of Schools and Colleges, Higher Learning Commission (HLC), Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE), New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE), Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC), WASC Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC)). The University must be authorized to confer a Doctor of Science in Physician Assistant Studies with a Major in General Surgery degree. The contractor shall be classified as a Doctoral University with Highest Research Activity (R1) or as a Doctoral University with Higher Research Activity (R2) by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. The contractor shall also demonstrate that the programs have been approved by the appropriate institution’s governing body, which is an independent policy-making body capable of reflecting constituent and public interest within governance activities and decisions. The contractor shall demonstrate that it has the legal authority and necessary support structure to confer the appropriate degrees. Additional information relating to the requirement can be found in the attached DRAFT PWS.

ATTACHED DOCUMENTS:

• DRAFT PWS
• DRAFT CURRICULUMS