Accreditation Council for Graduate Medicine Accreditation Services

This notice is to satisfy publicizing requirements in FAR Part 5. The Defense Health Agency (DHA) intends to award contracts to the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME), 401 Michigan Avenue, Suite 2000, Chicago, IL 60611 on a noncompetitive basis for up to six (6) years. The contract is for annual accreditation of DHA graduate medical education (GME) programs across the DHA enterprise.

ACGME s an independent, 501(c)(3), not-for-profit organization that sets and monitors voluntary professional educational standards essential in preparing physicians to deliver safe, high-quality medical care to all Americans. GME refers to the period of education in a particular specialty (residency) or subspecialty (fellowship) following medical school.

The ACGME is the single accreditor for GME in the U.S. The determination not to compete this proposed contract action was arrived at through market research and previous sources sought notice in SAM.gov. A copy of the Justification and Approval will be posted no later than 14 days after contract award.