SOLICITATION NOTICE
U -- EBSCO - SPECIAL NOTICE
- Notice Date
- 11/4/2010
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 424920
— Book, Periodical, and Newspaper Merchant Wholesalers
- Contracting Office
- Department of Veterans Affairs;James J. Peters VA Medical Center;130 West Kingsbridge Road;Bronx NY 10468-3904
- ZIP Code
- 10468-3904
- Solicitation Number
- VA24311RI0042
- Response Due
- 11/12/2010
- Archive Date
- 1/11/2011
- Point of Contact
- Christopher Ward
- E-Mail Address
-
christopher.ward@va.gov
(christopher.ward@va.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- VA NY/NJ Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN3) intends to negotiate a sole source procurement with EBSCO INDUSTRIES for subscriptions to their exclusive medical databases and the full-text online journals offered with these databases for use by the multiple VA Medical Centers of VISN3. The EBSCO HOST DATABASES are: 1. CINAHL 2. MEDLINE 3. Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection, 4. Health Business Full text Elite 5. Cochrane Database of Systematic reviews 6. Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effects 7. Cochrane Central Register of Controlled trials 8. Biomedical Reference Collection: Comprehensive; 9. Nursing & Allied Health Collection: Comprehensive 10. NHS Economic Evaluation Database 11. Health technology assessments 12. Cochrane Methodology register The VA intends to procure this requirement on a sole source basis in accordance with the statutory authority of 41 U.S.C. 253(c) (1) as implemented by FAR 6.302-1. Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements. The proposed period of the contract will be for a base year + 4 option years. NAICS Code 424920 Book, Periodical and Newspaper merchant Wholesalers applies to this procurement. THIS NOTICE IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE QUOTES and no solicitation will be issued; however, any firm that believes EBSCO INDUSTRIES is not the only source for this requirement may notify the Contracting Officer by email within 5 business days from the date of the publication of this synopsis. (i.e. no later than COB November 12, 2010). Supporting evidence must be furnished in sufficient detail to demonstrate the ability to comply with the requirement listed. Responses can be sent by email to Christopher.Ward@va.gov. Determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Telephone or faxed inquiries will not be accepted. If no responses are received, the VA Medical Center will proceed with a sole source negotiation with EBSCO INDUSTRIES.
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