American Academy of Nurses (AACN) Essentials of Critical Care Orientation (ECCO)

The Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 16 is seeking a contractor to provide American Association of Critical Care Nurses (AACN) Essentials of Critical Care Orientation (ECCO) 4.0 online training. This firm-fixed-price contract includes 100 seats for the South Central Veterans Affairs Health Care Network (VISN 16) across eight specified medical centers and health care systems. The requirement consists of a base period from October 1, 2026, to September 30, 2027, with four subsequent one-year option periods extending through September 30, 2031. The contractor must provide a secure web portal and a cost-effective learning management system that supports distance learning, student progress monitoring, and administrative training for facility managers. Award will be based on the Lowest Priced Technically Acceptable (LPTA) criteria. To be considered technically acceptable, offerors must demonstrate the ability to provide the ECCO 4.0 training and provide documented evidence of authorization from the AACN. This is an unrestricted solicitation with no set-aside. All invoices must be submitted electronically via the VAAR electronic submission process, and payments will be made through Electronic Funds Transfer. Responses are due by September 25, 2026, and must include the offeror's Unique Entity Identifier and active registration in the System for Award Management.