DH10--VISN Electronic Drug Reference

The Department of Veterans Affairs seeks to procure subscriptions to a fully functional electronic drug reference database for eight medical facilities within Veterans Integrated Service Network 22. The solicitation requests the database provide drug information, interactions, dosing, and patient education materials to over 3,000 simultaneous users. Quotes will be evaluated based on technical capability, past performance providing similar services, and price, and are due by May 12, 2021.

The contract is not set aside. The incumbent contractor is International Business Machines under an existing contract. The database must serve locations in Arizona, California, New Mexico, and Nevada, and include extensive drug information for a five-year period consisting of one base year and four option years. Key details include supporting over 3,000 simultaneous users and providing off-label drug uses, toxicology reports, safety data sheets, drug excipients, literature summaries, and comparisons of drug forms.