Opportunity
SAM #36C24626Q1107
Sole Source Credentialing Services for Pathway to Excellence Certification at Asheville VAMC
Buyer
Veterans Affairs National Cemetery Administration
Posted
September 24, 2026
Respond By
September 28, 2026
Identifier
36C24626Q1107
NAICS
813920
This opportunity is a sole source procurement for credentialing services at Asheville Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC). - Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, Network Contracting Office 6 - Service: Credentialing under Pathways to Excellence ANCC Certification - Vendor/OEM: American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) - NAICS Code: 813920 (Professional Organizations) - Contract Type: Firm Fixed Price, sole source - Period of Performance: Expected to start on or about October 1, 2026 - Justification: Only ANCC provides the required certification; no alternative vendors or products - No product quantities or part numbers specified - No competitive solicitation will be issued due to the specialized nature of the service
Description
The Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, Network Contracting Office 6, intends to award a Firm Fixed Price Sole-Source contract to American Nurses Credentialing Center. The Asheville Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC) has a request for credentialing under Pathways to Excellence ANCC Certification. The NAICS code for this procurement is 813920 Professional Organizations with a size standard of $23.5 Million. The Sole source requirement is credentialing under Pathways to Excellence ANCC Certification. THIS NOTICE IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE QUOTES, and no Solicitation will be issued. Market research has determined that this product is highly specialized and only available from a single source without an unacceptable delay or duplication of cost and no other type of supply will satisfy agency requirements. The Government intends to award the contract with an effective date on or about October 1, 2026, to AMERICAN NURSES CREDENTIALING CENTER | 8515 Georgia Ave STE 400 | Silver Spring, MD | 20910 |. However, interested parties may identify their skill and ability by sending capability statements about this requirement to the Contracting Specialist within five (5) calendar days of this publication by contacting Natasha Leahy via e-mail Natasha.Leahy@va.gov. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted. Those interested firms must indicate whether they are large, small, small-disadvantaged, 8(a), or woman-owned businesses and whether they are U.S. or foreign-owned. Respondents who submit proprietary data shall clearly mark the data with appropriate markings. The Government will not pay for any information submitted as a result of this synopsis. This synopsis shall not be construed as an obligation on the part of the Government to acquire any products or services.