Contract PO05448192-V3

EBSCO Industries Inc has been awarded a contract by James Madison University in Virginia effective September 16, 2026, with a cumulative value of $953,344.22. The contract encompasses the provision of multiple EBSCO database and research collections serving both public and private institutions within the Virtual Library of Virginia (VIVA) consortium. Deliverables include APA PsycARTICLES, PsycBOOKS, PsycEXTRA, PsycTESTS, and PsycTHERAPY databases; EBSCOhost Collection resources; and CINAHL Complete nursing and allied health literature databases. These resources are made available to designated delivery contact Allison Strunk and distributed across VIVA public institutions, VIVA private institutions, and specific member institutions such as Eastern Mennonite University.

The contract structure reflects multiple line items with staggered payment schedules through 2027, with individual component costs ranging from $980 to $566,471. Provision of these academic research and reference resources supports the information needs of faculty, students, and researchers across Virginia's higher education institutions participating in the VIVA consortium. The cumulative contract value of approximately $953,000 represents the total investment in access to these specialized databases and collections across the contract performance period.