Department of Veterans Affairs, AFMLOV/VA Special Services, Contracting Officer, 1423 Sultan Street, Suite 200, Frederick, MD 21702-5006

U -- SATELLITE CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION DISTANCE LEARNING SOL 797-99-FDF1-1006 POC Mary M Boyd 301 619-4033 WEB: Click here to download the Market Survey Document, http://www.medicine.army .mil/afmlo/va/vendor.htm.. E-MAIL: Click here to contact the Contracting Officer, mary.boyd@ft-detrick.af.mil. The AFMLO/VA Special Services Division, of the Office of Acquisitions & Materiel Management is in the process of procuring services for a complete health care education system via satellite transmission and videotape programming in the very near future. We require services from a provider that has fully accredited satellite Continuing Education Programming on the basis outlined herein. All programs shall receive the accredited status by the appropriate accrediting bodies, with examples referenced herein, and must meet either Continuing Medical Education (CME) or JCAHO educational requirements. The service provider shall advise the MTF as additional accreditation opportunities become available. The service provider shall also provide Patient Education and Wellness and Patient Entertainment Programming. The objective of this market survey is to establish a two-way communication with industry and to evaluate the potential of the commercial market to provide a state-of-the-art SatelliteContinuing Education Program -- Distance Learning within the conceptual approach outlined in the draft statement of work located on our web page at http://www.medicine.army .mil/afmlo/va/vendor.htm. The information provided by industry as a result of this market survey (and any subsequent requests for information) will be used to refine requirements, develop an acquisition strategy, and develop a solicitation. The quality of information provided will influence the quality of our products and will impact the opportunity for success. It is our intent to gain industry feedback on all documents in draft before final release. Posted 06/04/99 (W-SN339573). (0155)

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