# Notice of Intent to Sole Source Award - Practical Nurse Curriculum

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/panhca25p0000026173

- Solicitation number: PANHCA25P0000026173
- Notice type: Special notice (first published as sources sought)
- Status: Closed. Deadline was December 22, 2025 at 1:00 PM EST
- Department: Department of the Army
- Agency: Department of the Army
- Contracting office: W40M MRC0 West (W81K00)
- NAICS: 513130 Book Publishers
- Product or service code: 7610 Books and Pamphlets
- Place of performance: JBSA Ft Sam Houston, Texas
- County: Bexar County (FIPS 48029). https://abierto.us/counties/bexar-county-tx-48029
- First posted: December 15, 2025
- Last posted: March 5, 2026
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/e04eebff66014804bc695a72e2771973/view

## Description

This is ONLY a Notice of Intent to issue a Sole Source Award. This special notice of intent is NOT a request for a competative quotation. The Medical Readiness Contracting Office-West (MRCO-W) intends to issue a sole source award to Elsevier, Inc., located at 3251 Riverport Lane, Maryland Heights, MO 63043 to obtain the continuation of the 68C Course of the Army’s Practical Nursing Specialists certification/licensure. The Sole Source contract will consist of 1-year textbook curriculum learning program.

The acquisition will be done through FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 513130 - Book Publishers. Size standard - 1,000 employees.

## Publications

- December 15, 2025: Sources sought, due December 22, 2025 at 1:00 PM EST. Notice e75fdda4a2cd42948b7fcf33f1ab3437. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/e75fdda4a2cd42948b7fcf33f1ab3437/view
- March 5, 2026: Special notice, due March 13, 2026 at 12:59 AM EDT. Notice e04eebff66014804bc695a72e2771973. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/e04eebff66014804bc695a72e2771973/view

## Points of contact

- Dulce Bares, dulce.i.bares.civ@health.mil
- Christopher Gregory, christopher.a.gregory11.civ@health.mil

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