DA10--Health and Medical Complete Database Intent to Sole Source Notice 36C242-25-AP-3052 | 561-25-4-055-0030
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- 36C24225AP3052
- Agency
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Veterans Integrated Service Network 2
Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 519210 Libraries and Archives
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of Veterans Affairs New Jersey Healthcare System has published a Special Notice announcing its intent to award a sole-source contract to ProQuest, LLC for web-based access to the Health and Medical Complete database. This notice, posted on June 18, 2025, is specifically not a request for competitive quotes or proposals. The contract will provide unlimited users at both VA campuses with 24/7 access to electronic journals used by clinical staff for research and treatment purposes. The agency justifies the sole-source approach by stating that the required online titles are only available through the Health and Medical Complete database, which is exclusively provided by ProQuest, LLC. The contract will be structured as a Firm Fixed Price agreement under NAICS code 519210 and Product Service Code DA10.
The primary objective of this notice is to inform the contracting community of the VA's intention to proceed with a non-competitive award while providing an opportunity for potential challengers to present evidence that competition would benefit the government. Any responses must be submitted by the closing deadline of June 26, 2025, at 4:00 PM Eastern Time. Contractors wishing to challenge this sole-source determination must provide clear and convincing evidence that competitive bidding would be advantageous to the government. The VA has indicated it is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of submissions or provide feedback to respondents. If no affirmative written response is received by the specified deadline, the contract will be issued to ProQuest, LLC without further notice, continuing the VA's previous subscription relationship with the company for clinical research database services.
Notice text
This is a notice of intent to award a sole source contract and is not a request for quotes.
The Department of Veterans Affairs New Jersey Healthcare System intends to award a Firm Fixed Price Sole-Source action to:
Name of Contractor:
Proquest, LLC
Street Address:
789 E Eisenhower PKWY
City, State, Zip:
Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48108-3218
ProQuest, LLC is a large corporate entity that provides a host of medical and other
resources to libraries. This request is for web-based access for unlimited users to
Health and Medical Complete database, which provides electronic journals for use by
clinicians for research and treatment purposes.
The online titles required available in one complete database are only available through
Health and Medical Complete, and Health and Medical Complete is only available
through Proquest. This online database provides clinical staff on both campuses access
to the Proquest Health and Medical Complete 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Staff
use the information provided by this database for research purposes to provide service
to veterans. VA New Jersey was a subscriber previously to ProQuest Health & Medical
Collection.
This notice of intent to award a sole source contract is not a request for competitive proposals. There will be no solicitation available for competitive quotes. Any response to this notice must show clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. If no affirmative written response is received by Closing Date/Time, the contract will be issued without further notice.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| 36C24225C0075.docx | DOCX document |
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