Electronic Subscription to Health Outcomes Military Exposures (HOME) for BIOSIS Previews (Clarivate) Database

The Department of Veterans Affairs has published a Special Notice announcing its intent to award a sole source contract for an electronic subscription to the Health Outcomes Military Exposures (HOME) database for BIOSIS Previews through Clarivate. This procurement is specifically for the Veterans Health Administration Post Deployment Health division and falls under NAICS code 519290 (Web Search Portals and All Other Information Services) and Product Service Code DA10 (IT and Telecom - Business Application/Application Development Software as a Service). The solicitation number is 36C24525Q0667, and the contracting officer is Veronica B. Dillard from the VA Network Contracting Office 5. The notice emphasizes that this is not a formal solicitation but rather a notification of the agency's intention to proceed with a single-source procurement. The procurement authority is based on FAR 13.106-1(b), which allows for soliciting from a single source.

The primary purpose of this Special Notice is to inform potential contractors of the VA's intention to sole source this database subscription requirement, while providing an opportunity for other capable vendors to submit capability statements if they believe they can provide the same specialized service. Interested contractors must submit their capability statements via email to Veronica.Dillard@va.gov by the deadline of August 12, 2025, at 1:00 PM Eastern Time. The notice makes clear that there are no specific eligibility criteria outlined, but contractors must demonstrate their capability to provide the specific Health Outcomes Military Exposures database service for BIOSIS Previews. The contracting officer retains full discretion to determine whether to conduct a competitive procurement based on the capability statements received. This procurement supports the Veterans Health Administration's Post Deployment Health initiatives, which likely focus on research and analysis related to health outcomes for military personnel following their deployments.