The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) 8 awarded a purchase order contract to Ovid Technologies, Inc., doing business as Wolters Kluwer, for a library subscription. The contract has a ceiling value of $49,711.00 and a period of performance ending on September 15, 2025. This firm-fixed-price contract does not have a set-aside designation.
The original solicitation indicates that this contract is for brand name or equal medical journals, along with audio downloads for continuing medical/nursing education (CME/CE) programs. Ovid Technologies has provided similar products and services to federal agencies, including the VA, Department of Defense, and Department of the Army, through various prime contracts and indefinite-delivery vehicles. Notably, Ovid holds a significant single-award indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract through the Library of Congress FEDLINK program, with a potential value of $132.8 million from October 2023 to September 2028, to provide integrated information products and services to federal agencies.