Journal Subscriptions

Added: Nov 03, 2009 1:48 pm Modified: Nov 09, 2009 10:04 amTrack Changes The following are responses to questions received regarding the solicitation posted.

Question 1. Do you want us to quote the current publishers lists prices or do you want firm-fixed prices?
Answer 1. Current publishers lists prices

Question 2. Solicitation states contract will be for a 5-year period, but we can only quote title prices for one year at a time. The service charge quoted will be valid for the 5-year contract term. Will this suffice?
Answer 1. Yes

Question 3. To quote prices for your e-journals, we need the following information:
a. Do you want a site license and if so, number of sites?
b. Number of users?
c. Number of FTEs (full-time employees)?
Answer 3a. Yes. 4 physical sites with several satellite sites
Answer 3b. Approx. 1150
Answer 3c. Approx. 2500

Question 4. Many publishers now require that you authorize them to provide your specific pricing to us as a vendor. I have attached an authorization form and would appreciate it if you could sign and return to me so we can provide it to publishers who request it.
Answer 4. Unable to honor request

Question 5. Regarding the Past Performance Questionnaire:
a. How many clients must we send the questionnaire to?
b. Are we required to send it to two points of contact at each client site, or is one point of contact sufficient?
Answer 5a. There is no specific amount required
Answer 5b. At vendors discretion

Question 6. IP Range?
Answer 6. See attachment

Question 7. Password Access?
Answer 7. No

Question 8. Member of a consortium that would affect pricing the titles on the list?
Answer 8. Question is unclear

Question 9. Do they have a license agreement with John Wiley, Elsevier or other major publishers?
Answer 9. Yes

Question 10. Please provide name, email address and phone number of the person making this request.
Answer 10. Davita Baloue, Davita.S.Baloue@usace.army.mil, (601)634-2748

Question 11. If more than one site, we need to know: number of physical locations and where the locations are.
Answer 11. There are 4 sites:
1. USAE Engineer Research & Development Center
3909 Halls Ferry Road
Vicksburg, Mississippi 39180
2. USAE Engineer Research & Development Center
72 Lyme Road
Hanover, New Hampshire 03755
3. USAE Engineer Research & Development Center
2902 Newmark Drive
Champaign, Illinois 61822
4. USAE Engineer Research & Development Center
7701 Telegraph Road, Bldg 2592
Alexandria, Virginia 22315

Question 12. Format-Online only; print + paid online. What is the order of format preference? Also, if only one site accessible, which site?
Answer 12. Always multiple sites (all ERDC). Multiple formats (email, online only, print plus online, print only, .PDF, CD-ROM)

Question 13. Can a partial quote be accepted, should we experience delays in publisher response?
Answer 13. Reference Clause 52.212-1(h)

Question 14. Timing expectations-when must this quote be completed by?
Answer 14. The entire quote is due by the date/time specified in the solicitation

Question 15. In what format would you prefer to receive the quote?
Answer 15. Please refer to page 3-Special Instructions in the solicitation

Question 16. We did receive the past performance questionnaires and will be pricing you list once your online information is received but we did not see any written technical requirement. Will that be posted as an amendment?
Answer 16. Technical is the ability to provide attached titles