Online Continuing Education Series I Modules

Added: Oct 21, 2013 10:57 am

Justification for an Exception to Fair Opportunity

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)

Division of Contracts Management

Action being approved:  

Online Continuing Education Series I Modules

Description of services required: 

The purpose of the project is to maintain, disseminate post, collect evaluation metrics data, and award CME/CE credit to health care professionals for online continuing education modules that were created under contract no. HHSA290201000006G, reaccredit 4 modules for a period of one year, provide website support and report metrics quarterly. 

Identification of the exception to fair opportunity:

PRIME is the accreditor for the 24 modules that are to be maintained and reaccredited under this task order. Accreditation is awarded by the accrediting organization directly to the contractor and is non transferrable to another entity. While other entities can also promote the modules, only the accredited contractor can disseminate, collect evaluation metrics data, and award SME/CE credits to health care professionals who complete the modules.

The Contracting Officer determines that the anticipated costs to the Government will be fair and reasonable.

The Contracting Officer certifies that this justification is accurate and complete to the best of the contracting officer’s knowledge and belief.

Erin Mills, Contracting Officer