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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF APRIL 24, 2011 FBO #3438
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99 -- HDI 11-60 - ON-LINE SUBSCRIPTION TO APIC - WILSON - Attachment

Notice Date

4/22/2011
 

Notice Type

Attachment
 

NAICS

611710 — Educational Support Services
 

Contracting Office

Department of Veterans Affairs;Program Contract Activity Central;4141 Rockside Rd, Suite 110;Seven Hills OH 44131
 

ZIP Code

44131
 

Solicitation Number

VA70111RI0148
 

Response Due

4/27/2011
 

Archive Date

6/26/2011
 

Point of Contact

Anthony Wilson
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

Request for Information/Notice to Sole Source VA-701-11-RI- 0148 Online Subscription - APIC Introduction: The Department of Veterans Affairs - PCAC intends to issue a sole source contract to APIC Text On-line for site licenses to APIC Online Text of Infection Control and Epidemiology. Justfication: That VHA National Infectious Diseases Program Office has identified this resource as an authoritative, uptodate, and relevant to the needs of ensuring infection control information made available for patient care. At this time there is no solicitation. If your company feels it can provide the requirements of the online subscription please review the requirements and provide a capability statement. Background: The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Veterans Health Administration (VHA) requires an existing commercial off the shelf web based, APIC Text of Infection Control and Epidemiology Product that will be made available throughout the VHA healthcare system. For the purpose of this solicitation, these products may also be referred to as bedside information tools because they have been designed to provide information at the patient's bedside or point of care. They tend to provide information that will directly affect patient care. They can be a good source for background information. What distinguishes these products from sources such as electronic textbooks or bibliographic citations databases that may link to full text is this emphasis on point-of-care, patient-oriented information. These products are distinctly different from text-based, point-of-care sources such as printed guidelines: these electronic resources are updated much more frequently than print resources and provide tools for easily searching and sharing information. Currently most VA Medical Centers and/or VISNs (Veterans Integrated Services Networks) license at least one Online APIC Text of Infection Control and Epidemiology product, but there is no one product available to all VHA staff on an enterprise basis. VHA's goal is to insure uniform availability of a high quality, clinical, knowledge based resource across the VHA system to improve clinical decision making at the point of care. Requirements: Performance Period: One year award with four (4) options to exercise additional 1-year options 1.1Objectives To make available access to this resource to support direct patient care activities of VHA. 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 foinclusion 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. i.2.5.17Topics can be emailed among VHA colleagues. Submittal Information: As stated above, this is an intent to Sole source but if contractors having the skills and capabilities necessary to perform the stated requirements should submit a response of no more than 5 pages in length, single spaced, 12 point font minimum that addresses the above information. The Government will not review any other data, attachments that are in excess to the 5 pages. In response to the RFI, interested contractors shall submit the following information no later than Wed April 27, 2011 1:00PM EST to Anthony Wilson at Anthony.Wilson3@va.gov. All responses must include the following information: Company name, Cage code, CCR number, Dunn & Bradstreet number, company address, Point of contact name, phone number, fax number, GSA contract (if applicable) and email. The subject line of the correspondence should clearly display the RFI number. Also please provide the following information in your response. 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.
 

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