DoD Health and Wellness Subscription SSN.pdf

This is a Sources Sought Synopsis published by the United States Air Force (the Government or USAF).

There is no solicitation available at this time. Requests for a solicitation will not receive a response. The purpose of this sources sought notice is to conduct market research to determine whether there are businesses available capable of providing an alternative product that meets the characteristics below. The Air Force anticipates procuring this product as a FY25 base effort.

The projected period of performance for this subscription is:

Base Year: 30 September 2025 – 29 September 2026

Responses to this sources sought notice will assist in a determination of whether it is in the best interest of the Government to proceed with a competition.

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NAICS: 513120 – Periodical Publishers Size Standard: 1,000 employees Subscription name: DoD Health and Wellness Database Subscription

Description: DoD Libraries require access to a database that provides current, general health information that covers diseases and conditions, drugs, diagnostics and tests, therapies, treatments, and surgery options. Health coverage should be highly comprehensive with access to peer-reviewed, full-text academic journals, magazines, periodicals, reports, books and videos.

The database needs to have a discovery layer, the ability to sort by source types and publication date, subject thesaurus, and viewed in HTML or PDF. Health documents should cover more than seventy-five (75) topic portals and offer reference, journal coverage, news, and peer reviews in full text. Customer convenience services should include online help, option to save, print, email, save search histories and results, streaming audios and videos, download, annotate, cite, and save available information. Access to information should be seamless, minimal response time between query initiation and query results, and search results within 5-10 seconds.

Product Characteristics an equal item must meet to be considered:

1. Must provide current, general health information that covers diseases and conditions, drugs, diagnostics and tests, therapies, treatments, and surgery options.

2. Must also provide content on community health, fitness, health insurance, mental health, nutrition, stress, etc.

3. Must provide content on current health trends and medical news.

4. Must provide updated daily and browsable health information by the most popular and searchable health and wellness topics for in consumer-friendly language

5. Health coverage should be highly comprehensive with access to peer-reviewed, full-text academic journals, magazines, periodicals, reports, books and videos.

6. Must provide resources in multiple languages

7. Must have a discovery layer, the ability to sort by source types and publication date, subject thesaurus, and viewed in HTML or PDF.

8. Must have health documents cover more than seventy-five (75) topic portals and offer reference, journal coverage, news, and peer reviews in full text.

9. Must have customer convenience services should include online help, options to save, print, email, save search histories and results, streaming audios and videos, download, annotate, cite, and save available information.

10. Must provide access to information should be seamless, minimal response time between query initiation and query results, and search results within 5-10 seconds.

11. Must be able to provide password embedded URL’s for access through Library OPACS.

12. Must work with contract POC to establish authentication methods to provide optimal accessibility for all eligible patrons.

13. Security between the Website and server must be Transport Layer Security (TLS) 1.3

14. Must be able to supply or allow retrieval of database usage statistics by Branch of Service (Air Force, Army, Marine Corps, Military OneSource/Other, and Navy)

15. Must have HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS) with long duration deployed on the servers to mitigate/prevent man-in-the-middle attacks

16. Website certificates should be RSA 2048-bits (SHA256withRSA)

17. VCL must be able to test the platform to evaluate if it meets requirements. Must provide username and password to view content on platform.

Contractors should be aware of the following information:

1. Contractors must include the following information:

a. Points of contact, addresses, email addresses, phone numbers.

b. Identification as a large U.S. business, a small U.S. business, or a foreign business. Please note that size indicated should be based on the NAICS code for this effort listed above.

c. Identification of any other socioeconomic status including: Women-Owned Small Business, Economically Disadvantaged Small Business, 8(a), Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, Veteran Owned Small Business or HUBZone.

d. Company CAGE Code or UEI.

e. Capabilities Statement

2. This requirement is not intended for specific brand name products. Offerors are encouraged to suggest products other than those that may be specifically referenced by brand name. Responses must address how alternate product meet the product characteristics specified above.

3. Submitted information shall be UNCLASSIFIED.

Any information submitted by respondents to this sources sought synopsis is strictly voluntary. The Government will not reimburse the respondents for any costs associated with their response. This synopsis does not constitute a Request for Proposals, nor does its issuance restrict the Government as to its ultimate acquisition approach. The Government reserves the right to contact the submitting parties, on an as required basis, for further clarification on material provided. Respondents should not construe this notice as a commitment by the Air Force for any purpose. Responses shall be emailed to Mary Cobb at mary.cobb.7@us.af.mil no later than 30 July 2025, 4:00 PM CDT. Any questions should be directed to Mary Cobb through email.

mailto:mary.cobb.7@us.af.mil