# FY27 ANCC Pathway to Excellence Designation Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/36c24827q0039 - Solicitation number: 36C24827Q0039 - Notice type: Special notice - Status: Closed. Deadline was October 6, 2026 at 1:00 PM EDT - Department: Department of Veterans Affairs - Contracting office: 248-Network Contract Office 8 (36C248) - NAICS: 813920 Professional Organizations - Product or service code: 9999 Miscellaneous Items - Who can bid, by location: Anywhere in the US. Location does not limit who can bid: a product shipped to the buyer, research at the performer's facility, or work at the contractor's site. A state shown is the delivery point. - First posted: September 29, 2026 - Last posted: September 29, 2026 - SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/5f27348fa753491787debbbd58882981/view ## Description NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT TO American Nurses Credentials Center, located at 8403 Colesville Road, Silver Spring MD, 20910 for Pathway to Excellence Designation Program for the Orlando Healthcare System, 13800 Veterans Way, Orlando, FL 32827. This procurement is being conducted in accordance with 41 U.S.C. § 1901 and is implemented by RFO 12.102(b) for Restricting Competition using Simplified Acquisition Procedures for Commercial Products and Services. The North American Industry Classification System code for this procurement is 813920 and the small business administrative size standard is $23.5 million Employees. The current Federal Acquisition Circular and the Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation Overhaul dated 07/01/2026. If vendors believe they have the technical capability to meet this specific need, submit a complete technical package, which provides clear and convincing evidence that they can meet the Government s requirement. Submit your response to this notice no later than 10/6/2026, 1:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time to Contracting Officer, Benjamin Amato, benjamin.amato@va.gov. Any responses received will be considered for the purposes of validating the requirement as sole source. The Government will not pay for information submitted. This will be the only notice of the Government s intent to solicit, and award to one source to satisfy this requirement. ## Attachments - [36C24827Q0039.docx](https://sam.gov/api/prod/opps/v3/opportunities/resources/files/74bb7be975c348998f87844c81f56727/download) ## Open now in the same industry 2 open in NAICS 813920. - Fairbanks Morse EDG Owners Group (N64498-26-SIMACQ-PD-42-0343), due November 4, 2026 at 3:00 PM EST. https://abierto.us/opportunities/n6449826simacqpd420343 - Biomedical Research Application Evaluation and Support (BRAES) (HT942727RE006), due December 2, 2026 at 3:00 PM EST. https://abierto.us/opportunities/ht942727re006 ## Publications - September 29, 2026: Special notice, due October 6, 2026 at 1:00 PM EDT. Notice 5f27348fa753491787debbbd58882981. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/5f27348fa753491787debbbd58882981/view ## Points of contact - Benjamin Amato, Contracting Officer, benjamin.amato@va.gov, 407-646-4005 --- Source: SAM.gov Contract Opportunities bulk extract. Confirm deadlines on SAM.gov before responding. Cite https://abierto.us/opportunities/36c24827q0039.