On September 8, 2023, in Cargo Systems Messaging Service (CSMS) #57625703, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) issued a Request for Information (RFI) “to solicit information from the broker community on what should be included in a Request for Proposals to become a recognized accreditor.” The chosen accreditor will review and make decisions for education providers on whether their courses would count for credit for the new continuing education requirement.
The RFI is open until September 29, 2023, and it can be found here:
https://sam.gov/opp/73d36236ea2c41469d95572a59ed41b9/view
CSMS #57625703 can be found here:
https://content.govdelivery.com/bulletins/gd/USDHSCBP-36f4c67?wgt_ref=USDHSCBP_WIDGET_2
More information on the broker continuing education requirement can be found here:
https://www.cbp.gov/trade/programs-administration/customs-brokers/continuing-education