American Medical Association

The American Medical Association (AMA), a prominent national organization representing physicians and medical students, serves as a critical vendor to federal agencies by providing specialized medical information resources, educational materials, and professional credentialing services. As a tax-exempt corporate entity registered in SAM.gov since April 2001, the AMA leverages its position as the steward of authoritative medical standards and professional databases to support government healthcare operations and compliance functions across multiple federal agencies. The organization's federal portfolio demonstrates consistent demand for its proprietary medical coding systems, physician credentialing databases, medical journals, and software solutions that enable federal agencies to maintain current standards in healthcare administration, medical education, and policy implementation.

Through its prime federal contract awards, the AMA has established itself as the exclusive provider of Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) licenses and related medical coding software to numerous federal agencies, including the Department of Veterans Affairs, Defense Health Agency, and Indian Health Service. The organization has secured multiple definitive contracts and purchase orders ranging from approximately $5,000 to over $900,000, with a notable multi-year contract valued at $900,930 with the VA Strategic Acquisition Center for physician credentialing subscription services extending through August 2029. Beyond CPT licensing, the AMA has provided digital journal subscriptions to the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) and related JAMA Network publications to the Social Security Administration, NASA, Department of Agriculture, and Defense Health Agency, with subscription values typically ranging from $5,000 to $223,805. The organization has also supplied its proprietary Doctor's Profiles Online Database—a comprehensive physician credentialing and background information resource—to the Social Security Administration for its disability hearings and claims adjudication processes, with annual renewal contracts valued at $47,700 to $107,625. Additionally, the AMA provided CPT software maintenance services and the AMA Guides digital subscription to support federal agencies' medical operations and workers' compensation programs. All contract awards identified were firm-fixed-price agreements with no set-aside designations, reflecting the AMA's unique position as a specialized, non-competitive source for these proprietary medical resources.

Through federal grant awards, the AMA has expanded its role beyond commercial vendor relationships to partner directly with federal public health agencies on mission-critical initiatives. The organization received a cooperative agreement from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Environmental Health, awarded on August 1, 2024, and extending through July 31, 2029, focused on Prevention RX: Engaging Physicians to Enhance Public Health, with the goal of strengthening the nation's public health infrastructure by building physician and medical student capacity to implement evidence-based preventive interventions and policies. The AMA also holds a cooperative agreement from the CDC's National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, awarded September 30, 2021, and extending through September 29, 2026, supporting improved health outcomes through partnerships with physicians to prevent and control infectious disease threats, including Project FirstLine focused on infection control capacity for frontline clinicians. Beyond its role as a prime grantee, the AMA has served as a sub-awardee on multiple federal grants in partnership with leading health organizations. The organization collaborated with the American Heart Association on two sub-grant awards (July 2021 and July 2022) to develop self-measured blood pressure training curricula and competency assessments for community health centers serving high-risk populations, including ethnic and racial minorities. The AMA also provided technical assistance and evaluation support to the American College of Preventive Medicine on sub-grants (May 2021 and July 2021) focused on improving minority physician capacity to address COVID-19 health disparities and building capacity to mitigate, treat, and manage COVID-19 in historically marginalized populations across geographically and organizationally diverse sites.