36C77626Q0123.docx

SUBJECT*

OVID CORE BIOMEDICAL COLLECTION

GENERAL INFORMATION

SET-ASIDE

Program Contracting Activity Central

6100 Oak Tree Blvd, Suite 490 Independence OH 44131

POINT OF CONTACT*

Contract Specialist Andrew Allen Andrew.Allen6@va.gov 216-447-8321

PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

ADDRESS

POSTAL CODE

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Sources Sought Notice Sources Sought Notice

DESCRIPTION

Sources Sought Notice

The Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Program Contracting Activity Central (PCAC) is in the process of planning a requirement in which a contractor will be required to provide OVID CORE BIOMEDICAL COLLECTION. Please see Statement of Work document.

In accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 52.215-3, “Request for Information or Solicitation for Planning Purposes” This Sources Sought/Request for Information (SS/RFI) is for information and planning purposes only at this time and shall not be construed as a solicitation or as an obligation on the part of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Veterans Health Administration (VHA). Although the terms "proposal" and/or "Offeror" may be used in this SS/RFI, any response will be treated as information only.

Complete responses to this notice will assist the VA in determining any potential set-aside for the requirement. Not providing all information requested in response to this notice may result in the VA being unable to determine a vendor potentially capable of satisfying the requirement and, subsequently, if the “rule of two” criteria is not met, a specific set-aside category may not be decided by the Contracting Officer. To qualify as a small business under a small business set-aside contract, the offeror must be considered a small business under the NAICS code assigned to the procurement.

Requirements:

See attached Draft Statement of Work (SOW) and list of journals requesting.

The Government anticipates soliciting a Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP), single award, contract with a base period of performance of 12 months and four (4) twelve (12) months option periods.

Submittal Information:

Contractors having ability to provide the listed titles in its entirety, shall provide the following:

· Company Name and Address:

· Point of Contact (POC)

· Name:

· Email Address:

· Phone Number:

· UEI Number:

Mark if your firm is eligible for participation in one of the following small business programs. If so, please indicate the program:

[ ] yes [ ] no - Small Business (SB) [ ] yes [ ] no - HUBZone [ ] yes [ ] no - Small Business 8(a) [ ] yes [ ] no - Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB) [ ] yes [ ] no - Women-Owned (WO) Small Business [ ] yes [ ] no - Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) [ ] yes [ ] no - Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB) [ ] yes [ ] no - Large Business [ ] yes [ ] no - Other (please specify)

Please answer the following questions:

· Are you an authorized reseller of OVID CORE BIOMEDICAL COLLECTION?

· If yes, you must provide signed documentation supporting your authorization such as a notice from Wolters Kluwer stating your company is an authorized reseller. The documentation shall be no more than two years old.

· Does your company offer this service via a General Service Administration (GSA) contract?

· If yes, provide the contract number or attach the contract to the response.

· Is your company able to comply with Limitation on Subcontracting requirements, such as VAAR 852.219-75 for an SDVOSB set aside or FAR 52.219-14 for small business set aside? Please explain.

Note: Do not include Proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information in responses.

In addition to providing the information requested above, responding companies are encouraged to include any relevant information to confirm the company’s ability to meet the requirements outlined in this request.

It is requested that the above information be provided no later than Friday, March 06, 2026, 11:00AM EST. Responses should be emailed to Andrew Allen at Andrew.Allen6@va.gov All Email Correspondence for this project must reference the Sources Sought Number, Project Identifier and Project Title in the subject line of the email. Example: Sources

Sought Notice: 36C776-23-AP-2477 Various eJournals . No phone calls will be accepted.

RESULTS INFORMATION: Sources Sought responses will not be returned, nor will respondents be notified of the Government's evaluation of the information received. 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 under this Sources Sought.

DISCLAIMER:

This Sources Sought Notice is issued solely for information and planning purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation. All information received in response to this Sources Sought that is marked as proprietary will be handled accordingly. Responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Responders are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this Sources Sought Notice.

Sources Sought Notice: 36C776-26-AP-0395

OVID CORE BIOMEDICAL COLLECTION

Page 1 of Statement of Work Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration

OVID Core Biomedical Journals Subscription 2026

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Veterans Health Administration (VHA) requires an existing, commercial, off-the-shelf, web-based, electronic subscription to the full-text publications of scientific journals included in the Ovid Core Biomedical journal package, which will be made available throughout the VHA healthcare system.

2.0 Scope of Work:

a. The contractor shall provide all sites on the VHA network with access to a single online, web-based subscription to the following brand name or equal journals:

OVID Core Biomedical Collection, which includes access to the following scientific journals:

· American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology

· American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

· Annals of Internal Medicine

· Annals of Surgery

· Chapman's Comprehensive Orthopedic Surgery

· Circulation

· Family Practice

· International Journal of Oncology

· JAMA Internal Medicine

· JAMA Oncology

· JAMA Psychiatry

· JAMA: Journal of the American Medical Association

· JBJS Case Connector

· JBJS Essential Surgical Techniques

· JBJS Reviews

· JNCI: Journal of the National Cancer Institute

· Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, The

· Journal of Clinical Investigation

· Journal of Thoracic Oncology

· Oncology Reports

· Science

· The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery

b. Authentication shall be through IP address validation on an enterprise basis and LibLynx access, or through a single sign on federated authentication.

c. The contractor shall provide an unrestricted number of simultaneous users with immediate access from any web-enabled computer within VHA. It is required that all authorized remote users with VPN access have access to the product.

d. The contractor shall assure that the requirements listed in sections 4, Currency, 5, Access, Content, Support, are addressed.

3.0 Performance Period 3/31/2026 – 3/30/2027.

4.0 Currency:

The contractor shall assure:

a. Journals are maintained with the most current issues available with no embargo period.

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

5.0 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. This includes tech support to VHA users nationwide.

c. A single point of contact for customer service issues is assigned to VA.

d. Questions are answered within two (2) business days.

e. Usage statistics at an IP and enterprise level are available.

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

g. The product allows unlimited enterprise‐wide access with no geographic or concurrent user limitations.

h. Full text articles are available in PDF format.

i. Access to online‐only supplements and images is provided.

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