SPECIAL NOTICE
76 -- 76-Online publication subscription
- Notice Date
- 9/5/2007
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 516110
— Internet Publishing and Broadcasting
- Contracting Office
- Department of Veterans Affairs;South Texas Veterans Health Care System;7400 Merton Minter;San Antonio TX 78229
- ZIP Code
- 78229
- Solicitation Number
- VA-SNOTE-070905-001
- Archive Date
- 10/5/2007
- Description
- The South Texas Veterans Health Care System (STVHCS), intends to negotiate a sole source procurement of yearly online medical library subscriptions. This online service will provide users within the STVHCS internet access to full text and bibliographic information from medical and nursing journals and textbooks. Ovid is believed to be a sole source due to this vendor has the only database that provides access to all these resources through a single interface and that allows cross-database searching. Description of the publication information to be provided are as follows for 3 user access: Lippincott Springhouse Nursing Collection Subscription; Lippincott's Clinical Choice Collection (2004); Nursing & Allied Health; Ovid Core Biomedical Collection; Ovid Biomedical Collection II; Ovid Biomedical Collection III; Ovid Mental Health Collection; Ovid Nursing Collection I; Ovid Nursing Collection II; and (10 user access) for Medline (1966- date). North American Industry Classification System 516110 applies. The small business size standard is 500 employees. This procurement is being conducted in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation subpart 13.501(a)(2)(I), test program, using simplified acquisition procedures. This notice is not a request for competitive quotes; however, any firm that believes it can meet the above requirements must give written notification to the Contracting Officer prior to response date specified in this synopsis. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Determinations made based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. No solicitation document is available and telephone requests will not be accepted. Supporting evidence must be furnished in sufficient detail, to demonstrate the ability to comply with the above requirements. If no valid responses are received, the South Texas Veterans Health Care System will proceed with the procurement. Valid responses must be received in writing, fax submission must be followed up with a confirmation to Contracting Officer at email, Sally.Lanoue@med.va.gov or via phone 210-617-5153. Responses must be received no later than 4:30pm CST, September 12, 2007.
- Record
- SN01395270-W 20070907/070905220856 (fbodaily.com)
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