SPECIAL NOTICE
D -- Online Clinical Information Service - UpToDate Inc.
- Notice Date
- 8/17/2009
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 511210
— Software Publishers
- Contracting Office
- Department of Veterans Affairs, Cincinnati VAMC, Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Department of Veterans Affairs;VA Healthcare System of Ohio;VISN 10 - Contracting Facility;11500 Northlake Drive - Suite 200;Cincinnati OH 45249-165020
- ZIP Code
- 65020
- Archive Date
- 9/16/2009
- Point of Contact
- Bob IveyVISN 10 - Contract SpecialistPhone: (513) 247-4636Fax: (513) 247-4639E-mail: robert.ivey@va.gov<br />
- E-Mail Address
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Contract Specialist
(Robert.Ivey@med.va.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- VA Healthcare System of Ohio (VISN 10) Contracting Activity intends to award a sole source contract under the authority of FAR Part 6.302 to a firm by the name of UpToDate, Inc., for on-line subscription access to clinical resource information. On-Line subscription access provides a "Search engine" type benefit of over 415 medical journals, "Topic Reviews" comprised of over 7,600 topic discussions (equivalent of more than 78,000 pages of text), graphics, Medline abstracts, and a complete drug database. On-line subscription also covers thirteen medical specialties and subspecialties such as: Adult Primary Care & Internal Medicine; Cardiovascular Medicine; Endocrinology & Diabetes; Gastroenterology & Hepatology; Hematology; Infectious Diseases; Obstetrics & Gynecology; Oncology; Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine; Nephrology & Hypertension; Rheumatology; Family Practice; Pediatrics. UpToDate's staff of in-house physicians provides reviews of over 415 medical journals and incorporates significant clinical findings daily with updates to be provided every four months. UpToDate provides speedy access to and unique presentation of queried information. This sole source procurement is for clinical subscriptions and database access. The intended contract will be for a base period plus 4 options years. The subscription may be renewed at the expiry of the initial term at the then-current subscription price. Qualified businesses other than the sole source company (UpToDate, Inc., 95 Sawyer Rd., Waltham, MA 02453) must submit in writing, certification and sufficient evidence that they are able to provide all functionality and requirements listed herein including database access on or before August 19, 2009, 3:00pm Eastern Standard Time (EST). If no responses are received by August 19, 2009, 3:00pm EST, the VA Healthcare System of Ohio (VISN 10) Contracting Activity shall proceed with negotiations with UpToDate, Inc. All perspective bidders must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) at www.ccr.gov/index.cfm. Please direct all questions regarding this procurement to Bob Ivey, Contract Specialist by phone at (513) 247-4636, by fax at (513) 247-4639, or by email at Robert.ivey@va.gov
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