R605--Ovid eBooks (VA-26-00090472)
The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration seeks a firm-fixed-price contract for an Ovid eBooks subscription comprising 122 commercial titles with perpetual access, with proposals due September 25, 2026 at 1:00 PM EDT. This is an unrestricted, open competition procurement under FAR Part 12 for commercial items.
Place of performance is nationwide across all VA healthcare facilities with remote access for VHA users via VPN or Citrix Access Gateway. The contract runs from September 30, 2026 through September 29, 2027. The purchase comprises 81 updated editions of titles currently in the VHA collection and 41 new eBooks selected to provide uniform clinical decision-support resources across all VA sites.
Technical requirements include web-based platform access through Ovid with unlimited simultaneous users across all authenticated VA sites, full-text PDF chapter access with copy-and-paste functionality into VA electronic medical records, Section 508 compliance for all 122 titles, and enterprise-level usage statistics reporting to the VA Library Network Office. The vendor must manage all website hosting, maintenance, technical support, and system uptime nationwide with outage notification to vhalno@va.gov and technical inquiry response within two business days. For the 81 updated editions, the vendor must transition access from prior editions to current editions with no service gap.
NAICS code is 519290 (Web Search Portals and All Other Information Services); PSC code is R605 (Support—Administrative: Library). Technical quotations are limited to five single-sided pages with 12-point font minimum. Evaluation uses price reasonableness, with award to the lowest evaluated price among technically acceptable quotations. Offerors must hold prices firm for 30 calendar days from solicitation receipt. All offerors require SAM registration, UEI, CAGE code, and Federal TIN; authorized distributor or reseller letters are required if the offeror is not the OEM. Submit documentation via email to Contracting Officer Kymberly Morgan (Kymberly.Morgan@va.gov).
36C24C26Q0041 Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 9
9/22/26, 3:31 PM R605--Ovid eBooks (VA-26-00090472)
The Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Procurement Office Central intends to solicit proposals for an Ovid eBooks subscription through open market competition using FAR Part 12 procedures, with solicitation posting anticipated for September 23, 2026, and response due September 25, 2026, at 1:00 PM Eastern Time.
The contract will be Firm Fixed Price. To be eligible, the prime vendor must be registered in SAM.gov and an authorized reseller of Wolters Kluwer. The contracting office is located in Murfreesboro, Tennessee; place of performance is TBD. PSC code is R605 (Support–Administrative: Library); NAICS code is 519290 (Web Search Portals and All Other Information Services). This procurement is associated with RFQ 36C24C26Q0041.
All communications, amendments, and updates will be posted exclusively on SAM.gov. Vendors are responsible for monitoring SAM.gov daily for amendments. Telephone calls will not be accepted. The VA reserves the right to change the solicitation posting date and closing date as necessary. This Pre-Solicitation Notice is issued for information and planning purposes only and does not constitute a binding solicitation.
Contact: Kymberly Morgan, Contracting Officer, Kymberly.Morgan@va.gov.
36C24C26Q0041 Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 9
9/21/26, 8:44 AM R605--Ovid eBooks (VA-26-00090472)
The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 9 awarded contract 36C24C26P0024 to Cox Subscriptions, Inc. for $909,409.68 on September 28, 2026, to provide Ovid eBooks.
The contracting office is the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Procurement Office, Central, located in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. The award was made under no set-aside. PSC R605 (Information Technology Services) and NAICS 519290 (Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services) apply.
36C24C26Q0041 Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 9
9/28/26, 4:59 PM