SOURCES SOUGHT
U -- 523-21-2-3801-0007: Social Work Reference Center VISN1 FY21 (VA-21-00007122)
- Notice Date
- 12/10/2020 5:55:55 AM
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 519130
— Internet Publishing and Broadcasting and Web Search Portals
- Contracting Office
- 241-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 01 (36C241) TOGUS ME 04330 USA
- ZIP Code
- 04330
- Solicitation Number
- 36C24121Q0113
- Response Due
- 12/15/2020 1:30:00 PM
- Archive Date
- 01/14/2021
- Point of Contact
- NCO1 White River Junction VAMC, Sarah Ballentine, Phone: 215 North Main Street 90C, Fax: White River Junction, VT 05009-0001
- E-Mail Address
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Sarah.Ballentine@va.gov
(Sarah.Ballentine@va.gov)
- Awardee
- null
- Description
- SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE This announcement constitutes a Sources Sought Notice (SSN). This is not a request for quote (RFQ). This announcement is for information and planning purposes only and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government, implied or otherwise, to issue a solicitation or award a contract. The Government will not pay for any cost incurred in responding to this announcement. Any information submitted by respondents to this SSN shall be voluntary. This SSN is for market research purposes only. The information submitted in response to the SSN will not be utilized to determine vendor standing in any future/potential RFQ, nor will it be utilized to determine if a vendor is qualified to submit an RFQ for any future/potential requirement. The SSN and the information received shall not be used to determine how well respondents can perform a requirement, which can only be evaluated in response to a solicitation. Vendors will not receive formal notification or feedback on any information submitted in this SSN. All future/proposed submissions/solicitations requirements solicited on a Government Point of Entry (GPE) will be evaluated independent of any information submitted in response to this SSN. No vendor will be provided information on solicitations issued on a GPE based on this SSN. Potential sources shall provide shipping and delivery as well as required lead time from receipt of order to shipping. Their Capability Statement must be clear, concise, and complete. The Department of Veteran Affairs, Network Contracting Office (NCO) 1 requests information for VISN1. The VISN 1 Healthcare System has the need to purchase Social Work Reference Center and SocINDEX with Full Text Databases. The intent is to find qualified businesses relative to the North American Industry Classification Code (NAICS) 519130. You must be an authorized distributor of the products for the items of your submittal. You will be required to provide proof of designation or official letter from the manufacturer. Product Description: See Product Description Attachment (if equal product, must specify manufacturer) Potential sources are to respond by email only to Contract Specialist: Sarah Ballentine at Sarah.Ballentine@va.gov no later than December 15, 2020 at 4:30PM Eastern Time, and provide the following information: Company Name: Address: Contract Name: Phone No: DUNS: CAGE: TIN: Business Size Information - Socio Economic Status: FSS/GSA Contract Holder, if available: See attached document: Product Description. STATEMENT OF WORK A. General Information 1.0 Introduction: The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Veterans Integrated Service Network 1 (VISN 1) requires a subscription to EBSCO s Social Work Reference Center and SocINDEX with Full Text databases. The subscription for these electronic resources was previously provided through the Veterans Administration s Library National Office. This subscription has fallen on VISN1 to maintain. VISN 1 s goal is to ensure uniform accessibility to high quality, clinical, knowledge-based electronic resources across the network to improve clinical decision-making at the point of care. Performance Period: This subscription is for the performance period of 1/1/2021 to 12/31/2021 Objectives The desired goal of the VISN1-wide provision of the Social Work Reference Center and SocINDEX is to enable social workers VISN wide access to these resources that are the most extensive collection of journals and articles focused especially on the social work discipline. This acquisition will provide VISN-wide access to standard knowledge-based social work topical information in electronic resource format. This VISN-wide centralized subscription purchase capitalizes on the economies of scale offered by vendors. By negotiating one license/contract to decrease the current contracting and reviewing efforts that are required at the facility level will avoid the costs and workload associated with multiple procurements Scope of Work: The vendor EBSCO will provide all sites on the VISN1 network with access to the Social Work Reference Center and SocINDEX. Authentication will be through IP address validation on an enterprise basis, eliminating the need for users to enter identification, username and/or password. Product Scope: The product should include the following: Up to date, practice-changing, evidence-based information in an easy to read, and understand, format along with specific recommendations on what to do with the information All recommendations give evidence-based advice (where appropriate) to guide practice as opposed to a rehash of information published elsewhere Easy to use search capability Product Quality: The product is accurate, authoritative, relevant and well recognized in its field. Usability: Navigation within the product is logical and easy to use. The product provides fast access to subjects and subtopics. The product has user friendly help and direction aids. Access, content, support: Product is 508 compliant. (http://www.section508.gov/) If 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 If product is not 508 compliant and vendor must describe what steps are being done to make it 508 compliant. Access to be granted through IP address validation on an enterprise basis, eliminating the need for users to enter identification, username and/or password. 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. The product is compatible with most standard web browsers, which have cookies enabled. To ensure privacy, the product uses session cookies rather than persistent cookies. The product is compatible with the Windows environment. All site content and support of the web site is the responsibility of the contractor. This includes tech support to VISN 1 users region wide. System downtime is minimal and VA project manager is notified when such occurs. Single point of contact for customer service issues is assigned to VA. Questions are responded to on the same business day. Usage statistics are available to the system administrator on an enterprise level. The product should be accessible via a variety of mobile access devices including smart phones and iPads. The contractor should offer training services. On an as-requested basis, training session (web-based or live) will be set up to train VISN1 library on use of the product. Specialized training sessions may be requested for VISN1 library staff. Availability of usage statistics at an IP level is highly desirable.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Bedford VA Medical Center 200 Springs Rd, Bedford 01730-1114, USA
- Zip Code: 01730-1114
- Country: USA
- Zip Code: 01730-1114
- Record
- SN05871645-F 20201212/201210230144 (samdaily.us)
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