U099--Journal Subscriptions Correct response due date Correct number of Pharmacy Technicians

Responses to question:

Number of locations?

In the Statement of Work (SOW) it states as follows:

All online subscriptions are to be made available to the Primary facility James. J. Peters VA Medical Center, 130 W. Kingsbridge Rd., Bronx, NY 10468 as well as its out-patient clinics and Vet Center listed below.

All print subscriptions are to be shipped to the

Primary facility:

James J. Peters VA Medical Center

130 West Kingsbridge Road

Bronx, NY 10451

Out-Patient Clinics and Vet Center listed below:

Thomas P. Noonan Jr. Department of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic

4103 Queens Boulevard

Sunnyside, NY 11104-2801

Phone: 718-741-4800

View on Facility Locator

White Plains VA Clinic

23 South Broadway

White Plains, NY 10601-3503

Phone: 914-421-1951

View on Facility Locator

Yonkers VA Clinic

124 New Main Street

Yonkers, NY 10701-4126

Phone: 914-375-8055

View on Facility Locator

Bronx Vet Center

2471 Morris Avenue

Suite 1A

Bronx, NY 10468

Phone: 718-367-3500

Number of FTE s / users per location?

FTE 1866.54

Number of beds per location?

325 Operating beds in the Primary Facility

Number of Pharmacists per location?

Pharmacists 41; Pharmacy technicians 24 (no pharm staff in CBOCs or Vet Centers)

The titles for print & online, please advise what locations will have the online component.

All locations have the online access. The print copies are directed to the primary facility James J. Peter VA Medical Ctr. 130 W. Kingsbridge Rd. Bronx, NY 10451.

It appears that there are 2 sites. Can you confirm if both sites would be accessing the online only journals or just the Thomas P. Noonan Jr site? Can you also please provide the number of FTE s for each location or if only one site is accessing the online, what is the number of FTE s?

These question have been answered above

Place of performance Primary address for ship to including online access: James J. Peters VA Medical Center 130 W. Kingsbridge Rd. Bronx, NY 10468.

Yes

Online Access for all of the below?

The list up above has all the online access sites.

I m not clear if you are requiring that we fill in Section V and if we should include the 6% increase as stated above in the prices, we quote for item numbers 1001 4001. Or, do you require that we submit a price quote for each title listed in the Statement of Work and based on this statement you will evaluate the prices for each option year. Basically, I m not exactly sure what you require as far as submitting pricing:

This is for a Firm Fixed Price and you can use the table in section (v) or your own quote but we will need total pricing for Base year and pricing for all options.

See attached SF 30

COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION JOURNAL SUBSCRIPTION SERVICES AT JAME J. PETERS, BRONX VA MEDICAL CENTER, NY

(i) This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR12.6 and 13. Streamlined Procedures for Evaluation and Solicitation for Commercial Items and FAR 13. Simplified Acquisition Procedures for Commercial Items, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; packages are requested, and a written pre-solicitation will not be issued.

(ii) This solicitation is being issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ). The Request for Quote will be submitted through beta.sam.gov on RFQ reference number 36C24220Q0203.

(iii) This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2020-03

(iv) This procurement is being issued as a unrestricted open market. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 511120, Periodical Publishers, with a small business size standard of 1000 Employees.

(v) The Contractor shall provide pricing to provide Journal Subscriptions Services as described in the Statement of Work included herein. See Attached table (It is not mandatory to use this table specifically, but it is encouraged. The contract specialist will need to distinguish between the varying costs of the procurement in order to make a

determination on price reasonableness.)

ITEM NUMBER

DESCRIPTION OF SUPPLIES/SERVICES

QUANTITY

UNIT

UNIT PRICE

AMOUNT

0001

1.00

YR

____________

_________

JOURNAL SUBSCRIPTION LIST FOR MEDICAL CENTER Including ACCESS FOR CBOCS AND VET CENTER FOR THOSE TITLES ONLINE. Contract Period: Base

POP Begin: 12-23-2019

POP End: 12-22-2020

1001

1.00

YR

__________

________________

JOURNAL SUBSCRIPTION LIST FOR MEDICAL CENTER Including ACCESS FOR CBOCS AND VET CENTER FOR THOSE TITLES ONLINE.

Contract Period: Option 1

POP Begin: 12-23-2020

POP End: 12-22-2021

2001

1.00

YR

_______________

_________________

JOURNAL SUBSCRIPTION LIST FOR MEDICAL CENTER Including ACCESS FOR CBOCS AND VET CENTER FOR THOSE TITLES ONLINE.

Contract Period: Option 2

POP Begin: 12-23-2021

POP End: 12-22-2022

3001

1.00

YR

_______________

_________________

JOURNAL SUBSCRIPTION LIST FOR MEDICAL CENTER Including ACCESS FOR CBOCS AND VET CENTER FOR THOSE TITLES ONLINE.

Contract Period: Option 3

POP Begin: 12-23-2022

POP End: 12-22-2023

4001

1.00

YR

_______________

_________________

JOURNAL SUBSCRIPTION LIST FOR MEDICAL CENTER Including ACCESS FOR CBOCS AND VET CENTER FOR THOSE TITLES ONLINE.

Contract Period: Option 4

POP Begin: 12-23-2023

POP End: 12-22-2024

GRAND TOTAL

(vi) Description of requirement

Statement of Work

Journal Subscriptions

Bronx VA Medical Center

Background: The James J. Peters VA Medical Center in Bronx New York is currently seeking a current subscription list of titles. See attached Title List which includes titles from last year as well as some new titles.

LIST OF TITLES:

Title

Media Type

Frequency

QTY

Aromatherapy Today

Print

3 times per year

1

International Journal of Professional Holistic Aromatherapy

Print

4 times per year

1

AACR Journal Suite

Online

Irregular

1

Academy of Management Learning & Education

Print + Online

Quarterly

1

AHFS Drug Information (Current Year)

Print

Annual

14 copies

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Print + ONLINE

Bi-Monthly

1

American Journal of Hypertension

Online

Monthly

1

American Optometric Association - FOCUS

Print

1

American Society for Healthcare Engineering (ASHE)

Print (only) do not want Membership just the journal

Annual

1

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis & Frontotemporal Degenerations

Online

Irregular

1

Annual Review of Medicine

Print + Online

Annual

1

Annual Review of Pathology: Mechanisms of Disease

Online

Annual

1

Arts & Health: An International Journal for Research

Print + Online

Tri-Annual

1

Arts in Psychotherapy

Online

Irregular

1

Bariatric Surgical Practice & Patient Care

Print + Online

Quarterly

1

BCSC: Basic & Clinical Science Course Complete Set

Online

Annual

1

Building Operating Management

Print

Monthly

1

Buildings

Print

Monthly

1

Clinical Skills: Home Health Care

Online

Irregular

1

Consumer Reports (With Buying Guide)

Print

Monthly

1

Current Medical Diagnosis & Treatment

Print

Annual

1

Encyclopedia of Social Work (EOSW)

Online

Irregular

1

Federal Times

Print only

Bi-Monthly

1

Gerontologist

Online

Bi-Monthly

1

Gerontology & Geriatrics Education

Online

Quarterly

1

Health Affairs

Online

Monthly

1

Health Promotion International

Online

Quarterly

1

International Journal for Human Caring

Online

Quarterly

1

International Journal of Person-Centered Medicine

Online

Quarterly

1

Journal of Clinical Ethics

Print

Quarterly

1

Journal of Evidence-Informed Social Work

Print + Online

Bi-Monthly

1

Journal of Infectious Diseases

ONLINE only

Semi-Monthly

1

Journal of Opioid Management (Site License)

Print + Online

Bi-Monthly

1

Journal of Orthopedic & Sports Physical Therapy (JOSPT)

Print + Online

Monthly

1

Journal of Pain & Palliative Care Pharmacotherapy

Print + Online

Quarterly

1

Journal of Pastoral Care & Counseling

Print + Online

1

Journal of Rheumatology (IP Address)

Print + Online

Monthly

1

Journal of Social Work in End-of-Life & Palliative Care

Print + Online

Quarterly

1

Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine

Print + Online

Bi-Monthly

1

Journal of the American Dental Association

Print

Monthly

1

Journal of the National Cancer Institute

ONLINE only

Monthly

1

Journal Watch

Online

Bi-Weekly

1

Leatherneck Magazine

Print

Monthly

1

Legal Eagle Eye Newsletter for the Nursing Profession

Print +ONLINE + email

Monthly

1

LGBT Health

Print + Online

Irregular

1

Managing Today's Federal Employees

Print

Monthly

1

Marine Corps Gazette

Print

Monthly

1

Men s Health Magazine

Print

Irregular

1

Nursing Assistant Monthly (Trainers Packet)

Print

Annual

1

PN

Print

Monthly

1

Popular Mechanics

Print

Monthly

1

Public Health Reports

Print

Bi-Monthly

1

Report on Medicare Compliance

Print + Online

Weekly

1

Science

Print

Weekly

1

Telemedicine & e-Health

Print + Online

Monthly

1

Time Magazine

Print

Weekly

1

What Every Veteran Should Know (Book & Newsletter Supplements)

Print

Monthly

1

Pharmacist's Letter with CE and Live Webinars

online

41 users

Pharmacy Technician's Letter with CE and Live Webinars

online

23 users

Federal regional Yellow book

Print

Bi-annual

1

Congressional Yellow Book

Print

Quarterly

1

News Media Yellow Book

Print

Quarterly

1

The complete resource kit for oncology nutrition - Academy of Nutrition & Dietetics

online eBook

yearly subscription

1 user

Doody's Core Titles - Basic

online

Yearly subscription

1

*1 meaning One Subscription Year

Point of Care databases are online clinical reference tools used by healthcare professionals in treating and diagnosing patients healthcare issues. These databases may contain e-journals, e-books, or be made up of proprietary information resources. These resources are accessible via the Internet.

Scope of Work:

The Contractor shall be responsible for the management, labor and equipment necessary to provide access to

(1) serial publication subscriptions (both in print and online),

(2) point of care database subscriptions, and

(3) related subscription requirements to keep track of subscriptions which are likely renewal titles year to year once the subscription exists.

Related subscription requirements include paying publishers, handling claims for non-receipt, processing changes in subscriptions status (renewals, new and cancelled subscriptions), facilitating the activation of online access, and submission of required reports and other service problems.

Approximately 90% of subscriptions placed by the Customers will be renewal subscriptions.

All online subscriptions are to be made available to the Primary facility James. J. Peters VA Medical Center, 130 W. Kingsbridge Rd., Bronx, NY 10468 as well as its out-patient clinics and Vet Center listed below. All print subscriptions are to be shipped to the Primary facility: James J. Peters VA Medical Center.

Thomas P. Noonan Jr. Department of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic

4103 Queens Boulevard

Sunnyside, NY 11104-2801

Phone: 718-741-4800

View on Facility Locator

White Plains VA Clinic

23 South Broadway

White Plains, NY 10601-3503

Phone: 914-421-1951

View on Facility Locator

Yonkers VA Clinic

124 New Main Street

Yonkers, NY 10701-4126

Phone: 914-375-8055

View on Facility Locator

Bronx Vet Center

2471 Morris Avenue

Suite 1A

Bronx, NY 10468

Phone: 718-367-3500

Vendor is required to notify customer of titles which cease or merge during contract years.

Claims for customer should be made within 48 business hours of request when sent via emailed to vendor. However, if the vendor provides access to their website for claiming purposes the VA employee staff may enter claims as needed if wanting not to email Vendor Customer Service.

Safety Requirements

N.A.

Period of Performance

The period of performance shall commence on the effective date of award during first quarter of the fiscal year. With approximately 30-day lead time, the contractor needs advanced time to place and compete the subscription orders to the varied publishers (indicated by the title list attached at the end of this statement of work). Subscriptions are to start with January of new calendar year and run through end of calendar year unless the publisher has bi-monthly publication which starts in Feb. or of a similar nature. Without this advanced work requirement, the VA may not receive timely access to the required subscriptions. All publishers require advanced payment or a PO before granting access to the VA customers. Therefore, the VA contract period of performance can begin in the first quarter of the fiscal year to ensure the calendar year subscriptions are provided to the VA without waste.

PPO: Dec. 06, 2019 Dec. 05, 2020 Plus 4 option years to renew with same vendor at the 6% increase as was forecasted for 2020 and observed in 2019 and has been since 2012 (ref Library Journal April 2019 article). However, the customer through the Contract Specialist maintains the right to add or delete titles as needed to the journal list each year as the situation unfolds using the contract modification vehicle. As is known to be the case, sometimes National VA picks up titles or removes titles that they currently subscribe to. Or the case where the local institution either no longer finds a need for a title or a new subject arises that was not being covered before.

Vendor is required to notify customer of titles which cease or merge during contract years.

Claims for customer should be made within 48 business hours of request.

Place of performance

Primary address for ship to including online access:

James J. Peters VA Medical Center

130 W. Kingsbridge Rd.

Bronx, NY 10468

Online Access for all of the below:

Thomas P. Noonan Jr. Department of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic

4103 Queens Boulevard

Sunnyside, NY 11104-2801

Phone: 718-741-4800

View on Facility Locator

White Plains VA Clinic

23 South Broadway

White Plains, NY 10601-3503

Phone: 914-421-1951

View on Facility Locator

Yonkers VA Clinic

124 New Main Street

Yonkers, NY 10701-4126

Phone: 914-375-8055

View on Facility Locator

Bronx Vet Center

2471 Morris Avenue

Suite 1A

Bronx, NY 10468

Phone: 718-367-3500

Inspection

Print journals should arrive in good condition or replacement copy requested when the fault of environmental elements.

Invoice will be processed at the start of subscription period for the majority of the titles which is the month of January.

Drawings, and Other Attachments

N.A.

Government Furnished Property

N.A.

Other Related Services (Not Included in the Scope of Work)

Any services not expressly stated in this statement of work are not authorized. Services such as inspection, Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) required maintenance, or other maintenance and repair vital to the continued functioning of the systems may be added only after written modification from the contracting officer. No other person, including the COR or any other VA personnel are authorized to request additional work be performed by the contractor. Any additional services performed that are not authorized by the contracting officer will be considered inclusive.

(vii) Awardee shall coordinate with the Contracting Officer s Representative (COR) prior to performance.

(viii) The provision at FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items (MARCH 2016), applies to this acquisition. All offers must reference:

solicitation number for this requirement as 36C24220Q0203

Name, address and telephone number of offeror

Description of services to be performed in accordance with the Statement of Work. Terms of any express warranty

Price. Price should be for all services detailed in section v of this document. The pricing must be broken down in a manner that allows for price reasonableness to be determined. Failure to provide complete pricing will result in contractors package being determined to be incomplete.

Acknowledgement of any solicitation amendments

Past performance information

A statement specifying the extent of agreement with all terms, conditions, and provisions included in the solicitation.

Offers that fail to furnish required representation or information or reject the terms and conditions of the solicitation will be excluded from consideration.

The following provisions are included as addenda to FAR 52.212-1:

52.204-7 System for Award Management (OCT 2018)

52.204-16 Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting (JUL 2016)

52.217-5 Evaluation of Options (JUL 1990)

52.252-1 Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference (FEB 1998)

52.233-2 Service of Protest (SEPT 2006)

852.209-70 Organizational Conflicts of Interest (JAN 2008)

852.215-70 Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned and Veteran-Owned Small Business Evaluation Factors (JUL 2016)

852.215-72 NOTICE OF INTENT TO RE-SOLICIT (OCT 2019)

852.233-70 Protest Content/Alternative Dispute Resolution (JAN 2008)

852.233-71 Alternate Protest Procedure (JAN 1998)

852.252-70 Solicitation Provisions or Clauses Incorporated by Reference (JAN 2008)

852.270-1 Representatives of Contracting Officers (JAN 2008)

(ix) The provision at FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation Commercial Items (OCTOBER 2014), applied to this acquisition.

The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation represents the lowest price technically acceptable and providing appropriate past performance. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers:

-Cost/Price and Past Performance

Cost/Price:

Complete the Price/Cost Schedule contained in the RFQ for all items listed for the Base Year and all Option Years.

Past Performance:

Provide a minimum of three (3) references and include the contract number, dates of performance, point of contact and telephone number for each. Also:

Please provide evidence of previous contract with the

Federal Government regarding Library Subscription of Journals.

(b) Options. The Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. The Government may determine that an offer is unacceptable if the option prices are significantly unbalanced. Evaluation of options shall not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s).

(c) A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer, mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful offeror within the time for acceptance specified in the offer, shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party. Before the offer's specified expiration time, the Government may accept an offer (or part of an offer), whether or not there are negotiations after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award.

Failure to provide the information requested in the evaluation criteria may result in being found non-responsive.

(End of Provision)

This requirement includes options executed under FAR 52.217-8. The government will evaluate prices for the option under FAR 52.217-8 by using the last year s option prices to calculate the price for six months of efforts and adding that amount to the base and other option years to arrive at the total.

(x) The provisions at FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items applies to this acquisition. * All firms or individuals submitting a quote shall include a completed copy of this provision OR have current Representations and Certifications in the System for Award Management (SAM - https://www.sam.gov). Representations, Certifications, and SAM must be current at award. IF NOT CURRENT AND/OR YOU DO NOT SUBMIT A COMPLETED COPY OF THIS PROVISION, YOUR QUOTE WILL BE CONSIDERED NON-RESPONSIVE.

(xi) The clause at FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The following clauses are included as addenda to FAR 52.212-4:

52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference (FEB 1998)

52.203-17 Contractor Employee Whistleblower Rights and Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights (APR 2014)

52.204-4 Printed or Copied Double-Sided on Postconsumer Fiber Content Paper (MAY 2011)

52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance (OCT 2018)

52.204-18 Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance (JUL 2016)

52.217-8 Option to Extend Services (NOV 1999)

52.217-9 Option to Extend the Term of the Contract (MAR 2000)

52.232-18 Availability of Funds (APR 1984)

52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors (DEC 2013)

852.203-70 Commercial Advertising (JAN 2008)

852.215-71 Evaluation Factor Commitments (DEC 2009)

852.232-72 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests (NOV 2012)

852.270-1 Representatives of Contracting Officers (JAN 2008)

(xii) The clause at FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Order- Commercial items, applies to this acquisition.

52.203-6 Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government (SEP 2006)

52.204-10 Reporting Executive Compensation & First-Tier Subcontract Awards (OCT 2016)

52.209-6 Protecting the Government s Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment (OCT 2015)

52.219-6 Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside (NOV2011)

52.219-28 Post Award Small Business Program Representation (Jul 2013)

52.222-3 Convict Labor (June 2003)

52.222-21 Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (APR 2015)

52.222-26 Equal Opportunity (APR 2015)

52.222-5 Combating Trafficking in Persons (MAR 2015)

52.223-18 Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving (AUG 2011)

52.225-13 Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (JUN 2008)

52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer Other than System for Award Management (Jul 2013)

52.222-36 Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (JUL 2014)

52.222-40 Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act (DEC 2010)

52.222-42 Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires (MAY 2014)

52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons (MAR 2015)

52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer System for Award Management (JUL 2013)

52.222-42 Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires (MAY 2014)

52.222-53 Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Certain Services Requirements (MAY 2014)

(xiii) The Service Contract Act of 1965 does apply to this procurement.

(xiv) N/A

(xv) This is an open-market total small business set-aside combined synopsis/solicitation for Journal Subscription Services at the James J. Peters, Bronx VAMC and listed CBOC & VET Clinics as defined herein. The government intends to award a contract as a result of this combined synopsis/solicitation that will include the terms and conditions set forth herein. To facilitate the award process, all quotes must include a statement regarding the terms and conditions herein as follows:

"The terms and conditions in the solicitation are acceptable to be included in the award document without modification, deletion, or addition."

OR

"The terms and conditions in the solicitation are acceptable to be included in the award document with the exception, deletion, or addition of the following:"

The Quoter shall list exception(s) and rationale for the exception(s). Quotes received without this statement will be assumed to infer that terms and conditions are acceptable without modification, deletion or addition.

Submission shall be received not later than 11:59PM EST, Monday January 27, 2020. The government shall only accept electronic submissions via email, please send all quotations to Natalie.Acevedo@va.gov. Late submissions shall be treated in accordance with the solicitation provision at FAR 52.212-1(f). RFI s will not be accepted after Tuesday January 21, 2020 @ 12:00 PM EST.

(xvi) Any questions or concerns regarding this solicitation should be forwarded in writing via e-mail to Natalie Acevedo, Contracting Specialist, 718-584-9000 Ext. 2105.