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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF JUNE 24, 2012 FBO #3865
DOCUMENT

99 -- Reprotox Subscription or Equal Sources Sought Notice - Attachment

Notice Date

6/22/2012
 

Notice Type

Attachment
 

NAICS

511120 — Periodical Publishers
 

Contracting Office

Department of Veterans Affairs;Program Contracting Activity Central;6150 Oak Tree Blvd, Suite 300;Independence OH 44131
 

ZIP Code

44131
 

Solicitation Number

VA70112I0278
 

Response Due

7/3/2012
 

Archive Date

9/1/2012
 

Point of Contact

Jonathan Chisholm
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

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 an annual subscription to Reprotox, or an equivalent product. At this time, no solicitation exists. Therefore, DO NOT REQUEST A COPY OF THE SOLICITATION. This is a VA nationwide effort. 1.0Objectives: The desired goals of the nationwide provision of a commercial Clinical Point of care reproduction healthcare Knowledge Based Resources are as follows: 1.1.1Providing access nationwide to standard knowledge based clinical point of care dental healthcare information resources will build on the enterprise wide availability of the web based version of ACP PIER Plus and New England Journal of Medicine. 1.1.2Initiating a nationwide, centralized purchase to capitalize on the economies of scale offered by vendors. 1.1.3Negotiating one license/contract to decrease the current contracting and reviewing efforts that are required at the facility and/or VISN level and thereby avoid the costs and workload associated with multiple procurements. 1.1.4Making this Clinical Point of care reproduction healthcare Knowledge Product available through CPRS (Computerized Patient Record System), the VA's Electronic Health Record, nationwide to insure consistent access at the bedside for all VHA health professionals and staff. 2.0 Scope of Work: 2.0.1 The vendor will provide all sites on the VHA network with access to a single online, web-based product. Authentication should be through IP address validation on an enterprise basis, eliminating the need for users to enter identification, username and/or password. 2.0.2 An unrestricted number of simultaneous users are to have immediate access from any web-enabled computer within VHA. It is required that all authorized remote users with VPN access have access to the product. 2.1Information Scope The product should include: 2.1.1 Knowledge based information intended to be used as an adjunct source of information for physicians, researchers, and other health care providers or consumers. 2.1.2The database should consist of summaries that relate to the effects on reproduction by various drugs, chemical, physical, and/or biological agents. 2.1.3Information that reflects current practice issues and supports clinical decision making. 2.1.4Current awareness information for the point of care healthcare professionals. 2.1.6Related patient education material. 2.1.7 Information is obtained from clinical, in vitro, and experimental animal studies. Both prescription and non-prescription medications are covered, as well as the following: o occupational chemicals o pesticides o radiation o diagnostic procedures o diseases o vaccines o herbs o dietary supplements o foods o recreational drugs o stress o hot tubs 2.2Information Quality 2.2.1Information is accurate, authoritative, and relevant. 2.2.2Authors and sources are well recognized subject experts in their fields. 2.2.3"Best practice", evidence-based information, or treatment practice guideline information is included. 2.2.4Policies for determining validity and standards for inclusion of material are well described. 2.3Usability 2.3.1Navigation within the system is logical and is easy to use. 2.3.2The product has "user friendly" help and direction aids. 2.4Currency 2.4.1Database information will be continuously added. 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. 2.5.2Access to be granted through IP address validation on an enterprise basis, eliminating the need for users to enter identification, username and/or password. 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, Athens, 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. 2.5.8Information is 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 2.5.11Technical/access questions are acknowledged by COB next business day. This is not an A&A contract so no medical advice other than what is provided in the online resource will be provided to VA employees. 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, and no more than on a quarterly basis, training session (web-based or live) will be set up to train VHA staff on use of the product Training will be limited to explaining what content is available on the site and how to navigated the searching interface to locate information. 2.5.16Availability of usage statistics at an IP level is highly desirable. 2.5.17Information or text can be emailed among VHA colleagues.
 

Web Link

FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/VA/ISC/OISC/VA70112I0278/listing.html)
 

Document(s)

Attachment
 

File Name: VA701-12-I-0278 VA701-12-I-0278.docx (https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=379034&FileName=VA701-12-I-0278-000.docx)

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Place of Performance

Address: National

Zip Code: N/A
 

Record

SN02784358-W 20120624/120622235707-4d9ae6a65d9570b08ec92b2363460431 (fbodaily.com)
 

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