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FedBizOpps Fair Opportunity/Limited Sources Justification Notice

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* = Required Field FedBizOpps Fair Opportunity/Limited Sources Justification Notice Rev. March 2011 U Ebsco Database Subscription 60064 36C25218Q0059 N 519130 Department of Veterans Affairs Great Lakes Acquisition Center (GLAC) GLAC - Southern Tier 3001 Green Bay Road North Chicago, Il 60064 Michael Sands, Contract Specialist michael.sands3@va.gov 36C25218P0031 36C25218P0031 01-12-2018

EBSCO INDUSTRIES, INC.

10 ESTES ST

IPSWICH

MA

01938 Michael.Sands3@va.gov Michael.Sands3@va.gov The VA Great Lakes Acquisition Center (GLAC) intends to negotiate a single source award of a firm-fixed-price (FFP) type contract with Ebsco Industries, Inc. of Ipswich, MA to provide proprietary database subscription access to the Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital located in Hines, IL. Access to the following databases will be procured:

· Nursing Reference Center Plus

· International Pharmaceutical Abstracts: Host

· Medline Complete

The authority for applying the Simplified Acquisition Procedures for Commercial Items of FAR Subpart 13.5 is 41 U.S.C. 1901 and is implemented to restrict competition on this procurement via FAR 13.106-1(b)(2). This is a contract for a base period of 12-months of service, 12 months from date of award, plus four (4) 12-month option periods. The NAICS Code is 519130 with a size standard of 1,000 employees.

This Notice of Intent is not a request for competitive quotes or proposals. No solicitation documents are available and telephone requests will not be honored. However, if a firm believes it can meet the requirements it must furnish information about its products and services, as well as references from other customers who are using these products and services to the Contract Specialist within seven (7) calendar days from the date of publication of this synopsis. Supporting evidence must be furnished in sufficient detail to demonstrate the ability to comply with the requirements.

Information must be sent via email to Michael.sands3@va.gov. Responses received will be evaluated; however, a determination by the Government not to compete the proposed procurement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.