About this file

This is a Special Notice announcing the Department of Veterans Affairs New Jersey Healthcare System's intent to sole-source a contract with ProQuest, LLC for web-based access to the Health and Medical Complete database. The contract will provide unlimited users access to electronic journals for clinical research and treatment purposes, available 24/7 across both VA campuses. The sole-source justification is based on the unique availability of the specific database, which contains online titles only accessible through ProQuest.

The solicitation (36C242-25-AP-3052) has a response deadline of June 26, 2025, at 4 PM Eastern Time. The contract is classified under NAICS code 519210 and Product Service Code DA10. While this is a notice of intent to award, the VA will consider any submissions that provide clear evidence that competitive bidding would be advantageous to the government. If no affirmative responses are received by the closing date, the contract will be issued to ProQuest, LLC without further notice, using a Firm Fixed Price mechanism.

View the file

On GovTribe

Work with this file

  • Download the original file
  • Contacts named in this file
  • Similar government files
  • Ask GovTribe AI about this file

Text version

Special Notice Special Notice

SUBJECT*
Health and Medical Complete Database Intent to Sole Source Notice 36C242-25-AP-3052 | 561-25-4-055-0030

GENERAL INFORMATION

CONTRACTING OFFICE’S ZIP CODE*
13212
SOLICITATION NUMBER*
36C242-25-AP-3052
RESPONSE DATE/TIME/ZONE
06-26-2025 4PM EASTERN TIME, NEW YORK, USA
ARCHIVE
45 DAYS AFTER THE RESPONSE DATE
RECOVERY ACT FUNDS
N
PRODUCT SERVICE CODE*
DA10
NAICS CODE*
519210
CONTRACTING OFFICE ADDRESS
Department of Veterans Affairs

Network Contracting Office 02 1304 Buckley Road Suite 101 Syracuse NY 13212

POINT OF CONTACT*

Contract Specialist Ryan Seburn Ryan.Seburn@va.gov 315-751-6369

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

AGENCY’S URL

URL DESCRIPTION

AGENCY CONTACT’S EMAIL ADDRESS

EMAIL DESCRIPTION

DESCRIPTION

This is a notice of intent to award a sole source contract and is not a request for quotes.

The Department of Veterans Affairs New Jersey Healthcare System intends to award a Firm Fixed Price Sole-Source action to:

Name of Contractor:
Proquest, LLC
Street Address:
789 E Eisenhower PKWY
City, State, Zip:
Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48108-3218

ProQuest, LLC is a large corporate entity that provides a host of medical and other resources to libraries. This request is for web-based access for unlimited users to Health and Medical Complete database, which provides electronic journals for use by clinicians for research and treatment purposes.

The online titles required available in one complete database are only available through Health and Medical Complete, and Health and Medical Complete is only available through Proquest. This online database provides clinical staff on both campuses access to the Proquest Health and Medical Complete 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Staff use the information provided by this database for research purposes to provide service to veterans. VA New Jersey was a subscriber previously to ProQuest Health & Medical Collection.

This notice of intent to award a sole source contract is not a request for competitive proposals. There will be no solicitation available for competitive quotes. Any response to this notice must show clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. If no affirmative written response is received by Closing Date/Time, the contract will be issued without further notice.

*= Required Field
Special Notice

Special Notice

File details come from the government source that posted it. Updated .