About this opportunity
AI summaryThe Department of Veterans Affairs is conducting market research through a Sources Sought Notice to identify qualified sources capable of providing Clinical Documentation Integrity (CDI) training for the Kansas City VA Medical Center. The buyer requires a structured, specialty-specific CDI training curriculum delivered through both virtual and in-person instruction to CDIS specialists, coders, HIMS staff, physicians, providers, and nurse advisors. The selected contractor must supply web-based curriculum access, customized specialty training modules, workflow assessments, reference materials, and opportunities for participants to earn continuing education units. All interested companies regardless of business size may respond to this notice. Interested vendors must submit their responses via email including their point of contact information, company name, SAM.gov UEI number, socioeconomic status, address, and marketing literature demonstrating services that meet the Statement of Work requirements. The proposed contract structure consists of a one-year base period with four one-year option periods, though no specific submission deadline, budget, or evaluation criteria are provided in this notice.
Scope of work
- Customized virtual and in-person specialty training modules
- Assessment of current CDI workflows and process improvement recommendations
- Development or revision of query templates compliant with CMS and VHA guidelines
- Web-based curriculum, recordings, reference materials, and learning assessments
- Educational resources including CCDS study guides, coding guides, and pocket references
- Ongoing educational support, refresher sessions, and regulatory updates
- Attendance records, post-training evaluations, and final summary report
- Annual CDI process assessment
Documents to include with your response
- Company point of contact details
- SAM.gov UEI number and small business status
- Marketing literature of available services matching SOW requirements
How to submit
- Method
- Instructions
- Submit company point of contact, SAM.gov UEI number, small business status, applicable office address, and marketing literature meeting Statement of Work requirements.
Contract details
- Term
- Base period of one year from date of award with four one-year option periods
- Place of performance
- Kansas City VA Medical Center, including associated hospital and Community-Based Outpatient Clinics across Kansas and Missouri
- Funding
- VERA funding
Federal notice details
- Solicitation number
- 36C25527MC0001
- Agency
- Department of Veterans Affairs
- Buying office
- 255-Network Contract Office 15 (36C255)
- Notice type
- Sources Sought
- Responses due
- Nov 9, 2026, 12:00 PM ET
- Posted on SAM.gov
- Oct 28, 2026
- NAICS
- 611430 · Professional and Management Development Training
- Product/service code
- U009
- Set-aside
- No Set aside used
- Place of performance
- Kansas City, MO, 64128
- Contracting contact
- Matt Curl
matthew.curl@va.gov
913-946-1109
Source: SAM.gov. Read the official notice for the complete description and current instructions.
Incumbent and award research
No incumbent history found for this requirement. The notice does not cite a current contract, and no earlier award from this buying office matches it.
Market context
Awards in the same category (Professional and Management Development Training). This is not this requirement's award history.
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372 contract awards in this NAICS over the period.
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Source: USAspending.gov federal award data (U.S. federal public data). A contract is called the incumbent only when the notice or its documents cite it by number.