Tracking_JA-0022_Library_Ovid_(12.28.2015)_Redacted.doc

Tracking#JA16-0022

Justification and Approval for Other than Full and Open Competition Sole Source Acquisition

FAR Subpart 6.3 Other Than Full and Open Competition

Identification of the agency and contracting activity: Defense Health Agency (DHA), Directorate of Procurement (DoP), Contract Operations Division – Falls Church (COD-FC), 7700 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church, VA 22042.

Nature and/or Description of Action being approved: Approval is being requested for award of a sole source Firm Fixed Price (FFP) Contract.

Approval is being requested for a new firm fixed price contract using FY16 O&M funds for a 12-month base with four one-year option periods. The requirement is a sole source specific to Ovid Online Collection Subscription with one time purchase of electronic books to Support Department of Defense (DOD) and Military Health System (MHS) Wide healthcare system and all associated military medicine personnel and other DOD Health professionals regardless of duty location or organization including the component specified organization.

Description of Supplies/Services: The requirements to provide performance based subscription services and other required technical and support services. The contractor shall provide commercial applications and subscription services to meet the Government requirements listed. The contractor is solely responsible for meeting the requirements listed unless otherwise stated.

The Government intends to award a Firm Fixed Price contract. The requirement is sole source specific to Wolters Kluwer medical information product Ovid Online®. The estimated total value, including all options based upon the IGCE is: $25M.

31 Dec 2015 – 30 Dec 2016 $5,169,131.00 31 Dec 2016 – 30 Dec 2017 $4,053,963.86 31 Dec 2017 – 30 Dec 2018 $4,276,519.48 31 Dec 2018 – 30 Dec 2019 $4,512,785.39 31 Dec 2019 – 30 Dec 2020 $4,763,365.49

Statutory Authority Cited: The statutory authority permitting other than full and open competition is 10 USC 2304(c)(1), as implemented by FAR 6.302-1(a) (2) (iii) (B), “Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services will Satisfy Agency Requirements.

Reason for Authority Cited: The Wolters Kluwer medical information product Ovid Online® is the only product that supports OvidMD, which allows evidence, based medicine interface between UpToDate and other Wolters Kluwer products used by the DOD and other product content within Ovid Online.

The following content is exclusive and proprietary to Ovid or is licensed to Ovid for institutional subscription usage:

Content Name Role OvidMD Proprietary JBI Complete Package Proprietary Visible Body Premium Package Institutional Subscription Usage Visible Body Premium Package - Mobile Apps Institutional Subscription Usage Visible Body - Anatomy & Physiology Institutional Subscription Usage Visible Body - Anatomy & Physiology - Mobile Apps Institutional Subscription Usage Ovid Biomedical Collections Proprietary (In collection format) LWW Total Access Collection Proprietary

The following content is index for clinically for relevant information by OvidMD, which is a proprietary function of Ovid:

Content Name Role Evidence Based Medicine Reviews OvidMD Index Clinical Relevant Information BMJ Collection OvidMD Index Clinical Relevant Information Wiley Journals OvidMD Index Clinical Relevant Information Oxford University Press OvidMD Index Clinical Relevant Information

JOPST

OvidMD Index Clinical Relevant Information Purchase Electronic Medical and Clinical Books OvidMD Index Clinical Relevant Information

No other vendors are authorized to resell electronic access to all of the product contents required by the government. The requirement is a core set of specialty journals, databases, books and other content with the integration of the content accomplished by Ovid Online, this content is authoritative and severs as a core set, which is essential to clinical practice.

Efforts to Obtain Competition: As prescribed in DFARS PGI 206.302 it is required to post a Request for Information or Sources Sought or obtain a waiver from the Head Contracting Agency (HCA). HCA has granted a waiver from requirement. Waiver is sent as attachment dated 21 Dec 2015.

Actions to Increase Competition: Future requirements will be synopsized in accordance FAR 5.203. If another potential source emerges, the government will assess whether competition for future requirements is feasible.

Historical data: Justification for this effort was previously prepared by the components under the following contracts:

Organization Contract Army Medicine - MEDCOM

LC09D7010

Navy Medicine - NAVMISSA N62645-11-P-0011 Air Force Medicine – Air Force Virtual Library

FA7014-11-P-5005

No significant changes to the justification have occurred to support the procurement made before this one.

Interested Sources:

Wolters Kluwer 333 Seventh Avenue, 20th fl. New York, NY 10001 301-340-7426 tel

Methods to overcome barriers: Future requirements will be synopsized in accordance FAR

5.203. If other potential source emerges, the government will assess whether competition for future requirements is feasible.