U008--Certificate Program for Military Environmental Exposures

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 2 issued a Notice of Intent to Sole Source a contract to maintain and enhance a medical education certificate program in military environmental exposures, with an Expressions of Interest deadline of June 2, 2026, at 15:00 EST. The VA intends to award sole source authority under FAR 6.103-1 to the American College of Preventive Medicine (ACPM) for solicitation 36C24226Q0641, determining that ACPM is the only vendor capable of meeting the requirement. The contract period runs from September 19, 2026, through September 18, 2027, with three provisional option years, and is firm-fixed-price under NAICS 611430 (Professional and Management Development Training).

The program serves VA and non-VA physicians and healthcare professionals and fulfills national medical military environmental exposure education mandates under the PACT Act. Key deliverables include operating a 24/7 web-based registration and training portal; validating Level 1 and Level 2 certificate completions within five business days; providing weekly performance reports and biannual psychometric analysis; updating training modules and implementing portal modifications within 30 days of notification; delivering four hours of military exposure medicine programming at ACPM's Annual Conference; and conducting structured outreach and social media advertising to expand program participation. The contractor must maintain a quality control program, conduct weekly virtual meetings, and accept that all produced materials become government property with unlimited rights. Interested vendors must submit expressions of interest via email to Mariangie.Rivera@va.gov. The attached Performance Work Statement contains detailed requirement specifications and performance standards.