Salient_Characteristics.docx

REQUIREMENTS DOCUMENT FOR SOLICITATION W911QY-16-T-0014

The Government requirement is for Thomson Reuter’s Web of Science OR EQUAL access that consists of an online full citation database that would provide the NSRDEC and tenant scientists and researchers with the ability to acquire knowledge which would enable the writing of effective technical reports, papers, journal articles, book chapters and proposals for mission critical research. Salient characteristics of the online database are:

1. Provide a collection of searchable databases that go back to 1900 to present that provides peer reviewed citations for multiple disciplines (scientists, researchers and engineers) to use and reply on to perform research, locating publications pertinent to their research, and running cited reference searches; and

2. Provide conference proceedings citations, social science citations as well as science citations; and

3. Author cited references captured for ALL full journal articles indexed, 1900 – present

4. Journal Selection Process applied consistently across 3300+ publishers only selecting the top ranked journals

5. Provide for quick submission of interlibrary loan requests for journal articles, that should include but not be limited to:

a. Journal Materials Chemistry

b. Journal of Organic Chemistry

c. Journal of the American Medical Association

d. Annals of Nutrition & Metabolism

e. Applied & Environmental Microbiology

6. Journals indexed from cover to cover, including full papers and reviews, editorial material, book reviews etc.

7. Times Cited links for all articles 1900 – present.

8. Offerors submitting quotations for OR EQUAL product without an existing Army Certificate of Networthiness (CON) are eligible for award. In accordance with Army Regulation AR 25-1 Chapter 6 Section II 6-8 Army Certificate of Networthiness (CON), a CON is required for actual performance under the contract. As such, offerors must obtain agency sponsorship for a CON post award within a reasonable time frame (Government anticipates 30-60 days from time of award to acquire sponsorship from U.S. Army Dental Command). The inability of an offeror to obtain the required sponsorship and CON will result in the award being terminated for cause.

9. Includes to the following systems:

a. InCites

b. Journal of Citation Reports

c. Essential Science Indicators

d. EndNote

10. Simple logon/registration. Easy to use interface requiring minimal training