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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF JULY 29, 2011 FBO #3534
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99 -- SANFORD GUIDE WEB EDITION OR EQUIVALENT - Attachment

Notice Date

7/27/2011
 

Notice Type

Attachment
 

NAICS

511120 — Periodical Publishers
 

Contracting Office

Department of Veterans Affairs;Program Contracting Activity Central;4141 Rockside Road - Suite 110;Seven Hills OH 44131
 

ZIP Code

44131
 

Solicitation Number

VA70111RI0392
 

Response Due

8/3/2011
 

Archive Date

10/2/2011
 

Point of Contact

Jonathan Chisholm
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

Sanford Guide Web Edition or Equivalent Request for Information VA-701-11-RI- 0392 I. Introduction: This sources sought notice is for information and planning purposes only and shall not be construed as a solicitation or as an obligation on the part of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). The VA is currently conducting market research to locate qualified, experienced and interested potential sources. Responses will not be considered as proposals, nor will any award be incurred by interested parties in responding to this sources sought announcement. The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) is seeking interested sources (contractors) for a near-future solicitation and procurement for the Online Sanford Web Edition Resource or equivalent. At this time, no solicitation exists. Therefore, DO NOT REQUEST A COPY OF THE SOLICITATION. The Online Sanford Web Edition Resource must be accessible, or equivalent, must be accessible at all VA locations by multiple users at the same time. II. Background: The VHA requires the Sanford Web Edition Resource, or equivalent, to provide VA medical professionals with up-to-date information regarding numerous health topics vital in the treatment of many diseases. III. Requirements: Site license for the Department of Veterans Affairs to the Sanford Guide WEB EDITION, or equivalent that offers the following salient characteristics: 2.2Information Quality 2.2.1Information is accurate, authoritative, and relevant 2.2.2Authors and sources are well recognized subject experts in their fields. 2.2.3Topics are presented succinctly, but with adequate detail to be useful to clinicians. 2.2.4"Best practice" or evidence-based information is included in recommendations for diagnosis or therapy. 2.2.5Policies for determining validity and standards for inclusion of material are well described. 2.2.6Guidelines and summaries include references or sources. 2.2.7When necessary to the topic, images, tables and diagrams are available and clearly shown. 2.3Usability 2.3.1Navigation within the system is logical and is easy to use. There is fast access to topics and subtopics. Topic linking or indexing retrieves material of high relevance quickly. 2.3.2The product has "user friendly" help and direction aids. 2.4Currency 2.4.1The date a topic was last reviewed for content is stated and easily found. 2.5 Access, content, support 2.5.1Product is 508 compliant. (http://www.section508.gov/) 2.5.1.1If product is not 508 compliant, vendor must describe measures being taken to bring product into compliance and date, within 12 months of contract award, that product will be 508 compliant. OR 2.5.1.2. If product is not 508 compliant and vendor must describe why no work is being done to make it 508 compliant. 2.5.3An unrestricted number of simultaneous users are to have immediate access from any web-enabled computer throughout VHA. It is required that all authorized remote users (with VPN, dial-up, wireless, etc. access) have access to the product through any VA networked computer and/or CPRS. A username and/or password option must be offered for remote users if needed. 2.5.4The product is compatible with most standard web browsers, which have cookies enabled. To insure privacy, the product uses session cookies rather than persistent cookies. 2.5.5The product is compatible with the Windows environment. 2.5.6All site content and support of the web site is the responsibility of the contractor. This includes tech support to VHA users nationwide. 2.5.7System downtime is minimal and VA project manager is notified when such occurs. 2.5.8Topics are easily printed. 2.5.9The product's licensing agreement must permit free use for educational purposes of all pictures and graphics. 2.5.10Single point of contact for customer service issues is assigned to VA 2.5.11Questions are responded to on the same business day. 2.5.12Usage statistics are available to the system administrator on an enterprise level. 2.5.13The product should be accessible via a variety of Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) platforms including the Blackberry. 2.5.14Graphics, pictures, and/or images that are searchable are highly desirable. 2.5.15The contractor should offer training services. On an as requested basis, training session (web-based or live) will be set up to train VHA staff on use of the product. Specialized training sessions may be requested for VA library staff. 2.5.16Availability of usage statistics at an IP level is highly desirable. 2.5.17Topics can be emailed among VHA colleagues. IV. Submittal Information: Contractors having the skills and capabilities necessary to perform the stated requirements should submit a response of no more than 3 pages in length, single spaced, 12 point font minimum. The Government will not review any other data or attachments that are in excess of the 3 pages. Companies should provide clear and unambiguous evidence to substantiate their capability to fulfill these requirements. Interested parties shall furnish the following minimum information: 1.Company name and address 2.Company point of contact name, telephone number and email address 3.Company business size and status (i.e., Large Business, Small Business, Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, Women-Owned Small Business, etc.), the number of years in business, affiliate information: parent company, joint venture partners, potential teaming partners 4.If the company holds a Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) Contract, list the GSA Contract Number and relevant SINS 5.Capabilities/Qualifications: A written response providing clear and unambiguous evidence to substantiate the capacity to fulfill this requirement. Description of the capabilities/qualifications/skills your company possesses to perform services described in the scope of work. 6.Past Experience: Brief summary of the company history relative to similar requirements. Offer may provide the following information on a maximum of three similar projects for which the responder was a prime or subcontractor. a.The name, address, and value of each project. b.The Prime Contract Type, Firm Fixed-Price, or Time and Material. c.The name, telephone and address of the owner of each project. d.A description of each project and why it is relevant to this requirement. Include difficulties and successes. e.Your company's role and services provided for each project. 7.What kinds of performance assessment methods are commonly used? 8.What are the common qualifications of the people who are providing these services? It is requested that the above information be provided no later than 8/3/2011 at 4:30PM EST. Responses should be emailed to Jonathan Chisholm at Jonathan.Chisholm@va.gov. All email correspondence for this project must reference the RFI Number, Project Identifier and Project Title in the subject line of the email. Example: RFI VA-701-11-RI- 0392 Sanford Guide Edition or Equivalent. DISCLAIMER This notice is issued solely for information and planning purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation. All information received in response to this notice that is marked as proprietary will be handled accordingly. In accordance with FAR 15.201(e), responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Responders are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this RFI.
 

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