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This document is a Justification and Approval (J&A) for a sole source contract with EBSCO Industries for the Cumulative Index to Nursing & Allied Health Literature (CINAHL) Complete Database. The Defense Health Agency (DHA) is seeking to award a contract for a commercial-off-the-shelf comprehensive database collection of indexed and abstracted literature covering nursing and allied health. The base period is 12 months with four 12-month option periods, totaling up to 60 months, funded through Operation and Maintenance (O&M) funds.

CINAHL Complete is a proprietary database owned by EBSCO Industries that provides comprehensive indexing of nursing and allied health journals, conference proceedings, standards of practice, and other medical literature dating back to 1937. The government determined EBSCO is the only contractor capable of providing the full requirements, including access to over 4,000 journals, the ability to track nursing journals, accrue Continuing Nursing Education (CNE) credits, and meet specific Statement of Work requirements. The current contract expires on 30 December 2025, and a Request for Information (RFI) posted in April 2025 confirmed EBSCO as the sole source capable of meeting the agency's needs.