Army Continuing Medical Education (CME) Reaccreditation
DEPT OF DEFENSE.DEPT OF THE ARMY.US ARMY MEDICAL COMMAND.US ARMY HEALTH CONTRACTING ACTIVITY.W40M MRC0 WEST · Response deadline: Tue, 10 Nov 2026
What the government is buying
The Army is seeking small-business support for continuing medical education (CME) reaccreditation services. This work involves helping Army medical education programs maintain their accreditation status with relevant accrediting bodies.
Continuing medical education reaccreditation typically encompasses preparing documentation, ensuring curriculum meets accrediting standards, tracking compliance metrics, and liaising with accreditation councils. For military medical programs, this also involves aligning civilian medical education standards with military operational medicine requirements. NAICS 541611 (Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services) classifies this effort, indicating the government is procuring specialized consulting expertise rather than direct medical education delivery.
Key facts
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Agency | Department of the Army, Army Medical Command, Army Health Contracting Activity |
| Notice type | Solicitation |
| Solicitation number | W81K00-27-Q-A016 |
| NAICS | 541611 |
| Set-aside | Small Business Set-Aside – Total |
| Response deadline | November 10, 2026, 10:00 AM Central Time |
| Place of performance | Falls Church, VA |
Who can bid
This opportunity is reserved exclusively for small businesses under NAICS 541611, which carries a size standard of $19.5 million in average annual receipts. Your business must be certified as small under this NAICS in SAM.gov to compete.
Prior experience with medical education accreditation is valuable but not necessarily required—see the solicitation for specific experience requirements. Firms with backgrounds in healthcare compliance, medical association management, or accreditation consulting may find their capabilities transferable. If you participate in SBA contracting assistance programs (8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, WOSB), note that this is a general small-business set-aside rather than a program-specific one, so all qualified small businesses compete equally.
How to put together a competitive bid
Understand the accreditation landscape. CME reaccreditation work demands familiarity with bodies such as the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) or equivalent specialty-specific accreditors. If your team lacks direct experience, consider partnering with a subcontractor who has led successful reaccreditation efforts.
Demonstrate process rigor. Reaccreditation requires systematic documentation review, gap analysis, and corrective action planning. Your technical approach should detail methodologies for assessing current accreditation status, identifying deficiencies, and implementing sustainable compliance frameworks.
Highlight Army or federal medical context. Military medical education integrates operational readiness requirements—deployable medicine, combat casualty care, and force health protection—with civilian CME standards. Proposals benefit from understanding this dual mandate or showing how you'll rapidly acquire it.
Address Falls Church location. The place of performance suggests potential on-site work at Army Medical Command headquarters or nearby facilities. Clarify your staffing plan for the National Capital Region, including security clearance considerations if access to military installations is required.
Price realistically. Small-business set-aside competitions in consulting services often see aggressive pricing. Build your cost structure around realistic labor categories—accreditation specialists, medical education consultants, project managers—without undercutting to unsustainable levels.
Verify SAM registration. Ensure your SAM.gov profile is active, your size certification is current, and you've selected NAICS 541611. Registration issues are the most common cause of bid rejection.
Next steps
Access the full solicitation at SAM.gov using solicitation number W81K00-27-Q-A016. Review all sections carefully—particularly the statement of work, evaluation criteria, and any amendments—before developing your proposal. The response deadline is November 10, 2026, at 10:00 AM Central Time; late submissions are typically not accepted under Army contracting procedures.
View the official notice on SAM.gov →