HIG SST Scopus Abstract & Citation Database Subscription Brand Name or Equal

Notice of Intent to Sole Source
HIG SST Scopus Abstract & Citation Database Subscription
FBO Notice: 36C77619Q0154
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Program Contracting Activity Central (PCAC) intends to solicit and negotiate with Elsevier Inc, 230 Park Ave., Floor 8 New York, NY 10169 USA; to provide an annual subscription to Scopus which will be made available to all VACO Library staff and employees. Scopus is the world s largest abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature, scientific journals, books, and conference proceedings. Scopus covers research topics across all scientific and technical disciplines, ranging from medicine and social sciences to arts and humanities. Scopus ccontains 1.7 billion cited journal articles, books, book series, and conference references dating back to 1970. Scopus includes content from more than 5,000 publishers who publish approximately 23,000 peer-review journals in the physical sciences, health sciences, social sciences, and life science disciplines.
The procurement is being conducted by authority of FAR Part 6.302-1 and 13.106-1(b)(2), "soliciting from a sole source."
The NAICS code for this procurement is 519130 and the Small Business Administration Size Standard is 1000 employees.
This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. No solicitation document is available and telephone requests will not be accepted. However, any responsible source who believes it is capable of meeting the requirement may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation, which shall be considered by the agency, only if received by the closing date and time of this notice. A determination not to compete the proposed requirement based upon the responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the government.
Responses to this notice are due on or before June 25, 2019 at 4:00 PM EST by email to Lamonte.Jones@va.gov or Charles.Holmes@va.gov
Point of contact for this notice is Lamonte Jones, Contract Specialist via the above referenced email address.
Contracting Office Address:
Department of Veterans Affairs
Program Contract Activity Central
6150 Oak Tree Blvd Suite 300
Independence, OH 44131
Disclaimer and Important Notes:
This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in response. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Any organization responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the Government to determine the organization's qualifications to perform the work. 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. After a review of the responses received, a pre-solicitation synopsis and solicitation may be published in GSA eBUY, Solutions for Enterprise-Wide Procurement (SEWP), or FBO.gov. However, responses to this notice will not be considered adequate responses to a solicitation. Determination by the Government not to compete the proposed procurement based upon responses received to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government..