7630--IBM Micromedex Premium Package

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Solicitation number
36C26122Q0492
Agency
Veterans Integrated Service Network 21 Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs
Responses due
Set-aside
No set-aside

Opportunity facts

NAICS code
519130 Internet Publishing and Broadcasting and Web Search Portals
PSC
7630 Newspapers And Periodicals

Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .

About this opportunity

The Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 21 is seeking information from small businesses regarding the provision of an IBM Micromedex Premium Package subscription. The subscription is required to provide drug database access and related services to numerous VA medical facilities within Veterans Integrated Service Network 21. Responses to the sources sought notice are requested by May 4th, 2022 and will be used to conduct market research for a future solicitation. The notice specifies the requirement for 24/7 online access, mobile compatibility, branded materials, medical calculators, and customer support.

There is no set-aside designation for this potential procurement. The listed NAICS code is 519130 for other information services with a small business size standard of 1,000 employees. Interested parties must have a SAM registration and provide company and point of contact information as well as statements of capabilities and distributor authorization if applicable by the May 4th deadline. The initial period of performance for any subsequent contract award would be one year beginning October 1st, 2022 with the option for four additional one-year extensions.

Notice text

2 versions

Update #2 · Latest ·

THIS IS A PRE-SOLICITATION ANNOUNCEMENT.

Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 21 will be issuing a Request for Quote (RFQ) to provide the IBM MicroMedex Subscription for the VA Medical Center Palo Alto, Palo Alto, California.

Please refer to the solicitation for a summary of the items requested and any additional procurement details. A Request for Quote using the following NAICS is contemplated: 519130

THIS RFQ SHALL BE FULL AND OPEN UNRESTRICTED TO LARGE BUSINESSES.

Solicitation documents will be available on or about May 23, 2022. The solicitation will contain quote instructions. The Government intends to award one (1) firm fixed-priced contract.

Questions regarding the solicitation shall be sent in writing to mandy.thompson2@va.gov

Update #1 ·

Page 3 of 3

This is a Sources Sought only. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Network Contracting Office (NCO) 21 is performing market research to determine if there are any vendors with economic status of Service-Disabled Veteran Owned, Veteran Owned, Women Owned, and other Small Businesses that can provide the IBM Micromedex Premium Package.

Responses to this Sources Sought will be used for market research purposes. This requirement is for the Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN 21) procurement to provide the IBM MicroMedex Premium Package to the Medical Treatment Facilities at numerous locations within the VISN 21 service territory.

There is no solicitation document as this time. The NAICS is 519130 with Small Business size of 1000 employees. NOTE: Please ensure that System For Award Management (SAM) (www.sam.gov) indicates this NAICS code if you are interested in the requirement. If you are responding as an SD/VOSB vendor, you must be verified on the Vendor Information Pages (VIP) at https://www.vip.vetbiz.gov/ AND your verification must indicate this NAICS code.

Only firms interested and capable should send their information and/or capability statement and any questions by email to mandy.thompson2@va.gov no later than 12:00 PM Pacific Standard Time, May 4, 2022.

If interested, please provide the following information:

Name of Company

Point of Contact Name, phone number, and email address

SAMS Unique Entity ID Number

Socio-economic status such as Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, VOSB, Women-Owned Small Business, etc. should be included. SDVOSB/VOSB status and NAICS will be verified using VIP.

Capability statement(s)

Authorized Distributor Memo on Manufacturers letterhead

Indicate if any other relevant information

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 request that is marked proprietary will be handled accordingly. The Government will not compensate an offeror for providing information in response to this sources sought. Furthermore, the Government reserves the right to cancel this requirement at its discretion. This is simply a source sought notice.

See attached draft SOW.

Attachments

Files attached to this notice, newest first
File Type Posted
36C26122Q0492_2.docx DOCX document
640-23-1-4399-0004-StatementOfWork_Draft.docx DOCX document
36C26122Q0492_1.docx DOCX document

Notice history

Notices posted for this opportunity, newest first
Notice Type Posted
7630--IBM Micromedex Premium Package 640C34003 Award Award Notice
7630--IBM Micromedex Premium Package Latest solicitation Solicitation
7630--IBM Micromedex Premium Package This notice · Original Pre-Solicitation

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