# PATHWAY TO EXCELLENCE CREDENTIALING

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/36c24626q1107

- Solicitation number: 36C24626Q1107
- Notice type: Special notice
- Status: Closed. Deadline was September 28, 2026 at 9:00 AM EDT
- Department: Department of Veterans Affairs
- Contracting office: 246-Network Contracting Office 6 (36C246)
- NAICS: 813920 Professional Organizations
- Product or service code: R420 Certifications and Accreditations for products and institutions other than educational institutions
- Location read from: the notice's description: "ENTER | 8515 GEORGIA AVE STE 400 | SILVER SPRING, MD"
- First posted: September 24, 2026
- Last posted: September 24, 2026
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/55f846e34fee40eab035a4076278a1e7/view

## 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.

## Attachments

- [36C24626Q1107.docx](https://sam.gov/api/prod/opps/v3/opportunities/resources/files/6488f16dc9884684b01891d575fe35a6/download)

## Publications

- September 24, 2026: Special notice, due September 28, 2026 at 9:00 AM EDT. Notice 55f846e34fee40eab035a4076278a1e7. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/55f846e34fee40eab035a4076278a1e7/view

## Points of contact

- Natasha Leahy, Contracting Officer, natasha.leahy@va.gov, 757-726-6004

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