R420--PATHWAY TO EXCELLENCE CREDENTIALING
Veterans Affairs · 246-NETWORK CONTRACTING OFFICE 6 (36C246)
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 36C24626Q1107 in this department, oldest first.
- Sep 24, 2026 · this noticeSpecial Notice
Next steps for this stage
Standard steps for the notice type; not advice about this buyer.
- Answer the notice: this is when the requirement can still be shaped.
- Contact the contracting officer named on the notice.
- Check who won similar work; they are the likely bidders.
What the notice says
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 Soli… (show all)
citation 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.
Who won similar work
6 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (Veterans Affairs), same product/service code (PSC) R420.
Single-winner award sizes (6): middle half $29K to $80K, median $35K; range $26K to $98K.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| DETROIT EAST MEDICAL CONTROL AUTHORITY (DEMCA,) INC | 2 | $70K | Mar 25, 2026 |
| L1 ENTERPRISES INCORPORATED | 2 | $53K | Apr 2, 2026 |
| JOINT COMMISSION RESOURCES, INC. | 1 | $98K | Oct 21, 2025 |
| ASSOCIATION FOR CLINICAL PASTORAL EDUCATION INC | 1 | $95K | Sep 4, 2025 |
Value counts single-winner awards. "Shared" awards are multiple-award contracts that list every winner with the same total ceiling; that ceiling is not one company's win, so it is not added in. Revenue next to a ticker is the company's last annual revenue from its 10-K.
- Apr 2, 2026L1 ENTERPRISES INCORPORATED$28KEQUIP - 605-26-2-077-0076 NX- Heyex2 Upgrade - Biomed Ophthalmology
- Apr 1, 2026L1 ENTERPRISES INCORPORATED$26KR420--AWARD NOTICE HEYEX SPECIAL SOFTWARE UPGRADE
- Mar 25, 2026DETROIT EAST MEDICAL CONTROL AUTHORITY (DEMCA,) INC$35KR420--John D. Dingell VA Medical Center DEMCA FY26 Membership Dues
- Oct 21, 2025JOINT COMMISSION RESOURCES, INC.$98KVISN20 JCR Tracers Services B+4
- Sep 4, 2025ASSOCIATION FOR CLINICAL PASTORAL EDUCATION INC$95KR420--Association for Clinical Pastoral Education Base 4 Option Years
- May 13, 2025DETROIT EAST MEDICAL CONTROL AUTHORITY (DEMCA,) INC$35KR420--DEMCA Dues
Competitive landscape
For the 4 most frequent past winners above. Lobbying is matched by the company's exact name or exact ticker; agencies are as named on the filings.
- 0 of these past winners lobbied Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA) since 2024 (0 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA) job
- No corporate PAC money from them to the overseeing committees since 2024
- 0 foreign-agent (FARA) registrations
Policy around it
Bills the past winners named while lobbying this agency's issues, rules from the department, and executive orders that name the agency, last 12 months.
- 0 bills named on the past winners' lobbying filings
- 25 rules from the department in the last 12 months
- 0 executive orders naming the agency in the last 12 months
Market
For past winners matched exactly to a listed company. Insider trades are open-market buys and sells (Form 4) in the last 90 days, shown as facts; our own study found insiders do not reliably buy ahead of awards. A sale marked 10b5-1 was made under a trading plan set up in advance.
- 0 of the past winners are listed companies
- 0 insider buys and 0 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
Sources: SAM.gov notices and award notices; Senate LDA lobbying filings; FEC filings; FARA; Federal Register; congress.gov; SEC Form 4. Every row above links to its record.
Companies are matched to tickers by exact name only. A company we could not match shows no market rows; that is a miss, not a finding.