36C77625Q0013.docx

SUBJECT*

LexisNexis Subscription

GENERAL INFORMATION

Program Contracting Activity Central

6100 Oak Tree Blvd, Suite 490 Independence OH 44131

POINT OF CONTACT*

Contract Specialist Andrew Allen Andrew.Allen6@va.gov

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

DESCRIPTION

SPECIAL NOTICE – NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE

LexisNexis Subscription

FBO Notice: 36C77624Q0013

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Central Office (VACO) Library requires an existing, commercial, off-the-shelf, web-based electronic subscription to LexisNexis which will be made available to all VACO Library staff and employees.

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Program Contracting Activity Central (PCAC) intends to solicit and negotiate with LEXISNEXIS RISK SOLUTIONS INC, 1000 ALDERMAN DR, ALPHARETTA, GA 30005-4101 USA; to provide an annual subscription to LexisNexis Subscription which will be made available for an unrestricted number of simultaneous users with immediate access from any web-enabled computer within VACO.

The procurement is being conducted by authority of FAR Part 6.302-1 and 13.106-1(b)(2), "soliciting from a sole source."

The NAICS code for this procurement is 519290 and the Small Business Administration Size Standard is 1,000 Employees.

This notice of intent to is not a request for competitive quotes. No solicitation document is available and telephone requests will not be accepted. However, any responsible source who believes it is capable of meeting the requirements may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation, which shall be considered by the agency, only if received by the closing date and time of this notice.

Responses received will be evaluated; however, a determination by the Government not to compete the proposed procurement based upon responses received to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.

Responses to this notice are due on or before Wednesday Oct. 23, 2024, 10:00 a.m. EST to contract specialist, Andrew Allen at Andrew.Allen6@va.gov.

Contracting Office Address:

Department of Veterans Affairs Program Contracting Activity Central 6100 Oak Tree Blvd, Suite 490 Independence, OH 44131 Special Notice Special Notice

Special Notice

Statement of Work Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration

FY25-HIG-412 LexisNexis Subscription

JULY 2024

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Central Office (VACO) Library requires an existing, commercial, off-the-shelf, web-based electronic subscription to LexisNexis which will be made available to all VACO Library staff and employees.

2.0 Background:

LexisNexis offers access to a wide variety of news, financial, and medical information pulled from newspapers, newswires, press releases, newsletters, blogs, and other online sources. LexisNexis allows VACO Library staff to track media coverage on several VA priorities, including, Veteran suicide, homelessness, minority Veterans, women Veterans, Veteran rural health, Veterans Justice Outreach program, Post-9/11 GI Bill, and healthcare reform. The results of these recurrent searches are packaged into news Alerts and emailed to targeted distribution lists composed of VACO subscribers. LexisNexis is also used to answer news related inquiries from VACO staff. These services help the VA Central Office Library’s diverse group of users to find on-point answers and gain critical insights by enabling:

a. VA employees to stay informed of the latest issues, developments, and best practices in healthcare through a wide array of topical journals and publications.

b. VA researchers to track and analyze trends and events across the nation and in specific regional Veterans Integrated Service Networks (VISNs) by accessing more than 26,000 trusted news and business sources.

c. VA patients and caregivers to keep up-to-date on hometown news for even remote locations through unparalleled breadth of local news coverage.

d. VA staff and administrators to research the companies and entities with which they do business through an expansive array of company, financial, and public records data.

3.0 Scope of Work:

a. The contractor shall provide all VACO employees with online access to a single online, web-based subscription to LexisNexis. Authentication shall be through IP address validation on a network gateway basis, eliminating the need for users to enter identification, username and/or password.

b. The contractor shall provide an unrestricted number of simultaneous with immediate access from any web-enabled computer within VACO. Liblynx access is preferred as a supplement

c. The contractor shall assure the requirements listed in paragraphs 5, Information Scope, 6, Information Quality, 7, Usability, 8, Currency, and 9, Access, Content, Support, are addressed.

4.0 Performance Period: One (1) year from date of award, plus four (4) one (1) year option periods to be exercised at the discretion of the Government.

5.0 Information Scope:

The contractor shall assure the product includes:

a. News and business content – more than 26,000 sources including US (national, regional, and local) and international newspapers, magazine, wire services, academic, trade and industry journals, broadcast transcripts, newsletters, videos, photos, blogs, as well as reference sources and country and region reports.

b. An extensive, full-text library of 3,200 magazines, over 5,000 newsletters, and numerous journals that cover a wide range of news, current events, and niche topics.

c. Company and financial content – access to a wide range of sources to conduct research on companies; information available ranges from directory-type summaries to company analyses, to the published financial statements and shareholder reports of the companies doing business with the VA Central Office Library.

d. Public records content – more than 35 billion individual and business records compiled from more than 10,000 sources. The public records collection is a tool used to locate experts, witnesses, clients and claimants.

e. Video coverage from more than 40 sources, including AP, Reuters, and others.

f. Alerts – for automatic daily alerts delivered via email that monitor topics of interest, federal or state code sections and other analyses that could impact an organization or mission.

g. Technology for more reliable and precise search results as SmartIndexing, proprietary linking technology, and the LexIDSM identifier.

6.0 Information Quality:

The contractor shall assure:

a. Information is accurate, authoritative, and relevant.

b. Authors and sources are well recognized subject matter experts in their fields.

c. Topics are presented succinctly, but with adequate detail to be useful to users.

d. Policies for determining validity and standards for inclusion of material are well described.

e. Guidelines and summaries include references or sources.

f. When necessary to the topic, images, tables and diagrams are available and clearly shown.

7.0 Usability:

The contractor shall assure:

a. Navigation within the system is logical and is easy to use. There is fast access to topics and subtopics. Topic linking or indexing retrieves material of high relevance quickly.

b. The product has “user friendly” help and direction aids.

c. Users can quickly and easily locate information by browsing by topic or category, or searching for a specific subject

8.0 Currency:

The contractor shall assure:

a. Content areas are updated on a continuous, incremental cycle rather than on a single anniversary date for the entire product.

b. The date a topic was last reviewed for content is stated and easily found.

9.0 Access, Content, Support:

The contractor shall assure:

a. Product is 508 compliant (http://www.section508.gov/). If product is not 508 compliant, the contractor shall describe measures being taken to bring product into compliance and date, within 12 months of contract award, that product will be 508 compliant. Or, if product is not 508 compliant, the contractor shall describe why no work is being done to make it 508 compliant.

b. All site content and support of the web site is the responsibility of the contractor.

c. System downtime is minimal and VA project manager is notified when such occurs.

d. Information is easily printed.

e. Customer service is available 24/7/365 via toll free number.

f. Usage statistics are available to the system administrator on an enterprise and IP level.

g. The product is accessible via a variety of personal mobile devices including Apple and Android devices.

h. The product’s licensing agreement permits free use for educational purposes of all pictures and graphics.

i. Graphics, pictures, and/or images that are searchable are highly desirable.

j. Onsite and telephonic instruction and training materials are available and designed to integrate solutions with maximum efficiency and effectiveness into the VA Central Office Library’s environment.

B. Price/Cost Schedule:

Base Period of Performance 11/1/2024-10/31/2025

Option Year One (1) of Four (4) 11/1/2025-10/31/2026

Option Year Two (2) of Four (4) 11/1/2026-10/31/2027

Option Year Three (3) of Four (4) 11/1/2027-10/31/2028

Option Year Four (4) of Four (4) 11/1/2028-10/31/2029

Total

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