U005--Intent to Sole Source 2025 ACHE Congress on Healthcare Leadership Conference

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 5 has issued a Special Notice announcing its intent to sole source registration fees for 21 VHA Office of Clinical Services employees to attend the 2025 American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) Congress on Healthcare Leadership Conference. The conference will take place in Chicago, IL from March 24 through March 27, 2024, and is expected to attract over 5,000 healthcare leaders. This annual event provides a comprehensive platform for networking and professional development, featuring over 150 expert-led sessions and opportunities to earn continuing education credits. Several VA employees will be presenting sessions on topics such as zero harm quality improvement, workplace violence prevention, and high reliability organizational strategies. The conference is recognized as the largest healthcare leadership event, with 500 expert speakers and 220 education and networking sessions.

The primary objective of this Special Notice is to procure conference registration for VA employees to engage in transformational leadership and collaborative learning opportunities. The sole source procurement is scheduled to be completed by December 27, 2024, with interested parties able to direct any questions to Veronica Dillard at veronica.dillard@va.gov. While this is a sole source procurement specifically for VA employees, the notice highlights the conference's value in advancing healthcare leadership excellence across the healthcare continuum. The conference sessions will cover critical topics relevant to healthcare management, including quality improvement, workplace safety, and organizational culture transformation. Contractors are not being solicited for participation, but rather the notice serves to document the VA's intent to directly register employees for this professional development opportunity. The procurement falls under NAICS category 611430 for Professional and Management Development Training and PSC category U005 for Education/Training Registration Fees.