7630--Minneapolis VAMC Intent to Sole Source Nursing Research Database

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 23, located in Fargo, North Dakota, has issued a Special Notice announcing its intent to award a sole-source contract to EBSCO Publishing. The contract is specifically for two research databases: the American Psychiatric Association (APA) PsycTESTS and CINAHL Ultimate database. The procurement is being conducted under the authority of FAR 6.302-1/13.106-1(b), which allows for a sole-source award when only one responsible source can satisfy agency requirements. This Special Notice was posted on December 4, 2024, and represents a procurement action within the Periodical Publishers NAICS category and Newspapers and Periodicals PSC category. The contract specialist managing this opportunity is Theresa (Tess) Thunder.

Interested parties have the opportunity to submit a capabilities statement demonstrating their ability to provide the required services by December 18, 2024, at 5:00 PM CT. The VA emphasizes that this is not a competitive solicitation, and any capabilities statements must provide clear and unambiguous evidence of the respondent's qualifications. The government retains sole discretion to determine whether to proceed with competition based on the received responses. If no viable responses are submitted by the deadline, the VA will proceed with sole-source negotiations directly with EBSCO Publishing. Verbal responses and phone calls will not be accepted or considered in the evaluation process. Respondents are instructed to reference the "Announcement, Notice of Intent" when submitting their capabilities statements. The point of contact for any written communications is Theresa Thunder, who can be reached at theresa.thunder@va.gov.