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NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE This notice is being published in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 5.101 requiring dissemination of information for proposed contract actions. This is a notice of intent to award a sole source contract and is not a request for competitive quotes/proposals. The Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office (NCO) 01, is issuing this Notice of Intent (NOI) to inform industry contractors of the Government’s intent to execute a Sole Source Purchase Order under the authority FAR 6.302-1 -- Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements. 41 U.S.C. 3304(a)(1). This notice satisfies the posting requirements at FAR Part 5.101. The intended Contractor is Cox Subscriptions, 201 Village Road, Shallotte, NC 28470-4441 Place of Performance is the Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Integrated Service Network 1, VA New England Healthcare System (VISN 1). VISN 1 requires the following publications: Mosby Medical Surgical Nursing course; ExpertPath / ImmunoQuery resource package; Behaviour Research and Therapy digital journal subscription; and Cognitive and Behavioral Practice digital journal subscription.

Required Delivery: 60 days ARO

The vendor will provide Department of Veterans Affairs VA Medical Center VISN 1 sites with access to online, web-based product. Authentication will be via IP address validation on an enterprise basis, eliminating the need for users to enter identification, username and/or password. Users are to have immediate access from any web-enabled PC on a network within VISN1. It is required that all authorized remote users of VPN, Citrix, CAG or EZProxy can have access via any VA networked computer and/or CPRS (electronic medical record software). The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) for this requirement is 513199. The Product Service Code is U006. The Small Business Administration (SBA) size standard for this sector is 1,000 Employees.

This notice of intent is neither a formal solicitation nor a request for competitive proposals. The intent of this synopsis is for informational purposes only. Any information provided shall include detailed and relevant documentation to allow the government to perform adequate market research and make a proper determination. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct an unrestricted open market procurement. No solicitation document is available and telephone requests will not be honored. No award will be made on the basis of unsolicited quotations or offers received in response to this notice. Any response to this notice must show clear, compelling, and convincing evidence that competition will be advantageous to the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. A determination by the Government not to compete this action based on this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. All responsible sources that feel they should be considered qualified to provide the above-mentioned products may submit a response to this notice to Molly Greening, Molly.Greening@va.gov with the following information referenced in the subject line, 36C24124Q0368 – Mosby’s Medical. All interested parties who are responsible, certified, and capable may identify their interest and may submit a capabilities statement no later than March 22, 2024 at 5:00pm (EST). The interested parties bear full responsibility to ensure complete transmission and timely receipt.

THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS. THERE IS NO SOLICITATION

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