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SAMDAILY.US - ISSUE OF NOVEMBER 22, 2019 SAM #6567
SOURCES SOUGHT

76 -- MEDICAL JOURNALS SUBSCRIPTION 586-20-1-093-0001/36C256-19-AP-4189

Notice Date

11/20/2019 9:07:13 AM
 

Notice Type

Sources Sought
 

NAICS

511120 — Periodical Publishers
 

Contracting Office

256-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 16 (36C256) RIDGELAND MS 39157 USA
 

ZIP Code

39157
 

Solicitation Number

36C25620Q0059
 

Response Due

11/21/2019 8:59:59 PM
 

Archive Date

11/21/2019
 

Point of Contact

HECTOR LOPEZhector.lopez@va.gov
 

E-Mail Address

HECTOR.LOPEZ@VA.GOV
(HECTOR.LOPEZ@VA.GOV)
 

Small Business Set-Aside

SDVOSBC Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Set-Aside (FAR 19.14)
 

Awardee

null
 

Description

Page 1 of 17The Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 16 is seeking sources capable of providing Medical Journals Subscriptions (printed and online formats) as detailed in the Statement of Need below for the Jackson VA Health Care System, located in Jackson, MS. The acquisition will be accomplished using commercial item procedures in accordance with FAR art 12 & 13. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) is 511120. Any source wishing to identify their interests and capability to provide this service must provide interest information by notifying the Contract Administrator no later than 10:00 AM Central Standard Time, November 21, 2019. Such notification must include any documentation that includes proof of capability to accomplish the requirement. Notification shall be e-mailed to Hector Lopez, Contract Administrator, hector.lopez@va.gov . NOTE: TO QUALIFY SDVOSB/VOSB VENDORS MUST BE VERIFIED AND CERTIFIED IN THE VA VENDOR INFORMATION DATABASE (VIP).DISCLAIMER:This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation. All information received in response to this RFI 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. Page 1 of 2STATEMENT OF NEED (SON)Subscription Services Procurement of Medical, General, and Administrative Journals (Print and On-line Format) FCP 093 Library Service (CY2020)Access shall be granted through IP address validation on an enterprise basis, eliminating the need for users to enter identification, username and/or password. For remote access, product should be Athens accessible.An unrestricted number of simultaneous users shall have immediate access from any web-enabled computer within VA. It is required that all authorized remote users with VPN access have access to the product.Journals shall be maintained with the most current issues available with no embargo period.The product is compatible with most standard web browsers, which have cookies enabled.� To insure privacy, the product uses session cookies rather than persistent cookies.The product is compatible with the Windows 10 environment.All site content and support of the web site is the responsibility of the contractor.� This includes tech support to VA users nationwide.System downtime is minimal and VA project manager is notified when such occurs.For VA customer service issues, there should be a single point of contact. Usage statistics are available to the Program Manager (Bettie Townsend) on a local level for GV Sonny Montgomery Medical Center, Jackson MS.� The product shall be accessible via a variety of Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) platforms including the Blackberry.Product shall be 508 Compliant.Products and services purchased under this solicitation shall only be for official Government use. Instructions on submittalPlease review the attached redacted journals list and identify if all or some can be provided as requested. Indicate which of the journals cannot be provided, if any, and confirm all the above tasks can be provided.Also, please provide the following information:Company NameCompany Duns #POC (name, phone # and email)Company size (SDVOSB, VOSB, SB or LB)List of Journals capable of providing, and specify which, if any, of the journals cannot be provided and the explanation.Specify if any, or all, of the journals subscriptions are under FSS and GSA contract and include such contract number and expiration, or indicate if they are open market.Submit the information to hector.lopez@va.gov with RFI Medical Journals Subscription as heading on or before November 21, 2019 10:00 am CST.
 

Web Link

SAM.gov Permalink
(https://beta.sam.gov/opp/dbe0e9e4f4fa4a89865e84df7c831d2c/view)
 

Place of Performance

Address: JACKSON VAHCS;JACKSON, MS 39216, USA

Zip Code: 39216

Country: USA
 

Record

SN05500128-F 20191122/191122043512 (samdaily.us)
 

Source

SAM.gov Link to This Notice
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