Practical Nurse Curriculum

The Medical Readiness Contracting Office - West (MRCO-W) is issuing this Sources Sought Notice to find potential sources to provide textbooks for Practical Nurse Course for the Brooke Army Medical Center (BAMC) Department of Hospital Education (DHE), Fort Sam Houston, Texas. A delivery period from 01 February 2026 through 28 February 2026 will be required for this action.

THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION ANNOUNCEMENT – This is a Sources Sought Notice and is issued solely for information and planning purposes – it does not constitute a Request for Quote (RFQ) or a promise to issue an RFQ in the future. Solicitations are not available at this time and requests for a solicitation will not receive a response. This notice does not constitute a commitment by the United States Government to contract for any supply or service whatsoever. All information submitted in response to this announcement is voluntary; the United States Government will not pay for information requested nor will it compensate any respondent for any cost incurred in developing information provided to the United States Government. Not responding to this Sources Sought Notice does not preclude participation in any future RFQ, should one be issued. It is the responsibility of the potential offerors to monitor this site for additional information pertaining to this requirement.

The Government will use responses to this notice in formulating its acquisition strategy. If the Government does not receive sufficient information in response to this notice to verify the potential for competition exists, it is possible that a sole-source contract, supported by a Justification and Approval document, will be issued to support the Government's requirement. MRCO-W is seeking the following information (please answer paragraph below with your response):

1. Company name, CAGE code, Unique Identity ID (UEI) and point of contact information (including phone number and email address), and socio-economic category(ies) as related to NAICS 513130 (Book Publishers), such as 8(a), HUBZone, Women-Owned, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned, Small, or Other-than-Small.

1. Capability Statement (limited to ten pages), describing how your company meets the below objectives, providing additional proof where appropriate:

Our customer, the Department of Hospital Education (DHE) at BAMC requires a 1-year curriculum learning system for the 68C Course of the Army’s Practical Nursing Specialists certification/licensure. The training system shall include online testing solutions, resources, and technical support. The study materials and resources shall also include:

Product/Author

• BROWN&MULHOLLAND'S DRG CALC 12E, Tritak-Elmiger & Daingerfield


• CASE STUDY IN LPN/LVN NRSG 1E, McMillan


• DEWIT'S MED-SURG NRSG 6E, Stromberg


• FOUNATIONS/MENTAL HEALTH CARE 8E, Morrison-Valfre


• FUND CONCEPT/SKILLS FOR NSG 7E, Williams


• INTRO MAT&PEDIATRIC NRS 10E, Cooper & Gosnell


• INTRO TO CLINIC PHARM 11E, Visovsky, Zambroski & Hosler


• MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY:SHRT CRSE 9E, Chabner


• MOSBY'S 2026 NURSING DRUG REF 39Em Skidmore-Roth


• SG FUND CONCEPT&SKILL FOR NRS 7E, Williams


• SG INTRO CLIN PHARM 11E, Visovsky


• SG MEDI-SURG NRS 6E, Stromberg


• SG STRUCTURE/FUNCTION OF BODY 17E, Sun, Patton, Bell, Thompson & Williamson


• SOLE INTRO TO CRITICAL CRE NRS 9E, Makic & Morata


• STRUCTURE/FUNCTION OF BODY-HC 17, Patton, Bell, Thompson & Williamson


• SUCCES IN PRAC/VOC NRS 10E, Carroll & Collier