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Notice of Intent to Sole Source – CME Joint Providership Services NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office of the Surgeon General (OSG), intends to award a sole-source, firm-fixed-price contract to the American College of Preventive Medicine (ACPM) for Continuing Medical Education (CME) Joint Providership, Accreditation, and Administrative Support Services . The anticipated total value of the acquisition is $23,125 for a three-year term. ACPM's quoted pricing includes fixed annual joint providership fees, annual administrative support fees, and CME credit-unit support associated with an OSG educational activity. Character and Scope of the Services The principal character of this requirement is CME Joint Providership capability . OSG requires an accredited CME provider capable of establishing and administering an ongoing joint providership relationship supporting multiple CME-eligible OSG educational activities throughout the contract period. The contemplated activities may include Surgeon General reports, educational seminars, journal publications, live educational activities, and enduring/asynchronous educational materials . Under the joint providership arrangement, the accredited CME provider will exercise independent accreditation oversight and serve as the final decision authority regarding CME eligibility, accreditation, and credit designation for activities conducted under the arrangement. The underlying ACPM-OSG Joint Providership Agreement identifies ACPM as the accredited CME provider responsible for CME oversight and as the final arbiter regarding CME activities developed under the joint providership relationship. Required joint providership services include participation in CME activity planning; review of professional practice gaps, educational needs, objectives, and educational content; review and management of financial disclosures and conflicts of interest; review of educational materials for scientific validity, balance, independence, and commercial bias; determination of CME eligibility and appropriate AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ designation; approval of required accreditation and credit-designation statements; review or administration of participant evaluations and knowledge assessments; issuance of CME certificates and certificates of completion, as applicable; maintenance of CME participation and credit records; and provision of activity and participant reporting to OSG. These functions are reflected in the Government's SOW. OSG requires a provider capable of supporting this work through a portfolio-based joint providership model , rather than establishing a separate contractual relationship for each individual CME activity. The provider must be able to coordinate multiple OSG educational products and activities and provide centralized accreditation oversight and CME administration throughout the period of performance. Basis for Intended Sole-Source Award Market resear…