OVID eBooks _ eJournals - Statement of Work.docx

STATEMENT OF WORK

Purchase of OVID selected eBooks and eJournals for FY22

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Veterans Health Administration (VHA) requires a commercial off the shelf web-based purchase of OVID selected eBooks and eJournals purchase that will be made available throughout the VHA healthcare system.

VHA’s goal is to ensure uniform availability to a subscription-based collection of high quality, clinical online resources the VHA system to improve clinical decision making at the point of care. Title list attached at end of document.

Performance Period: Purchase with perpetual access and no maintenance fee award

1.1 Objectives

The desired goals of the nationwide provision of a subscription to a collection of ebooks resources are as follows:

1.1.1 Initiating a nationwide, centralized purchase to capitalize on the economies of scale offered by vendors.

1.1.2 Negotiating one contract to decrease the current contracting and reviewing efforts that are required at the facility and/or VISN level and thereby avoid the costs and workload associated with multiple procurements.

2.0 Scope of Work:

2.0.1 The vendor will provide all sites on the VHA network with access to an OVID online, web-based product. Authentication will be through IP address validation on an enterprise basis, eliminating the need for users to enter identification, username and/or password. Serials Solutions and LibLynx is requested.

2.0.2 An unlimited number of simultaneous users are to have immediate access from any web-enabled computer within VHA. It is required that all authorized remote users with VPN access also have access to the product. A username and/or password option must be offered for remote users if needed. Serials Solutions and LibLynx access is requested.

2.4 Access, content, support

2.4.1 Product is 508 compliant. (http://www.section508.gov/)

2.4.1.1 If product is not 508 compliant, vendor must describe measures being taken to bring product into compliance and date, within 12 months of contract award, that product will be 508 compliant. OR

2.4.1.2. If product is not 508 compliant, then the vendor must describe why no work is being done to make it 508 compliant.

2.4.2 An unlimited number of simultaneous users are to have immediate access from any web-enabled computer throughout VHA.

2.4.4 All site content and support of the web site is the responsibility of the contractor. This includes tech support to VHA users nationwide.

2.4.5 System downtime is minimal and VA project manager is when this occurs.

2.4.6 Articles are easily printed.

2.5.7 Questions are responded to within two business day.

2.5.9 Usage statistics are available to the system administrator on an enterprise level.

2.5.9. The product should be accessible via a variety of Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) platforms.

2.5.10 Articles can be emailed among VHA colleagues.

Title List Required:

NEW/UPDATED TITLES

REQUIRED ARCHIVES