7640--EBSCO Database Subscription

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The VA Great Lakes Acquisition Center (GLAC) intends to negotiate a single source award of a firm-fixed-price (FFP) type contract with EBSCO Industries, Inc. of Birmingham, AL to provide proprietary database subscription access to the Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital located in Hines, IL. Access to the following databases will be procured:

Nursing Reference Center Plus

International Pharmaceutical Abstracts: Host

Medline Complete

The authority for applying the Simplified Acquisition Procedures for Commercial Items of FAR Subpart 13.5 is 41 U.S.C. 1901 and is implemented to restrict competition on this procurement via FAR 13.106-1(b)(2). This is a contract for a base period of 12-months of service, 12 months from date of award. The NAICS Code is 511120 with a size standard of 1,000 employees.

This Notice of Intent is not a request for competitive quotes or proposals. No solicitation documents are available and telephone requests will not be honored. However, if a firm believes it can meet the requirements it must furnish information about its products and services, as well as references from other customers who are using these products and services to the Contract Specialist within seven (7) calendar days from the date of publication of this synopsis. Supporting evidence must be furnished in sufficient detail to demonstrate the ability to comply with the requirements.

Information must be sent via email to Erica.Tostrud@va.gov. Responses received will be evaluated; however, a determination by the Government not to compete the proposed procurement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.