Medical Virtual Library

Added: Sep 09, 2014 1:59 pm

AFICA 773 ESS/PK-MEDICAL VIRTUAL LIBRARY

Medical Virtual Library Subscription

General Information

Classification Code: 7610- BOOKS AND PAMPHLETS

NAICS Code: 519130 - Libraries and Archives (Small Business Size Standard 500 Employees)

THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI)/ SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT to

conduct market research relative to the Medical Virtual Library Subscription requirement. This RFI

announcement is NOT a Request for Proposal (RFP) and the Government is not committed to award a

contract pursuant to this announcement. The information from this RFI is for planning purposes only

and will assist the Government in planning its acquisition strategy and is not to be construed as a

commitment by the Government, implied or otherwise, to issue a solicitation or ultimately award a

contract.

General Intent

The Air Force is looking to award a single contract to facilitate this requirement. This market research

is being conducted to assist in determining the best acquisition strategy for the subject service. Any

information regarding contract type, commercial practices, and specifications are requested and being

considered for the development of the solicitation.

This announcement is targeted for all qualified businesses that can perform the services as stated in the

DRAFT Statement of Work (SOW) dated 04 September 2014; responses from all interested parties are

appreciated and accepted.

Description

This subscription shall be available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Content will be linked to full-text

journal content including figures, pictures, and graphs; electronic tables of contents, early release

articles, and alerts concerning corrected articles. The vendor shall provide multiple, simultaneous

access via internet/world wide web to the site. The vendor shall ensure an internet browser, such as

Explorer, Firefox, or Netscape, enables authorized users to search the database and retrieve full-text

journal articles and bibliographic citations.

Background

The Air Force (AF) Medical Service (AFMS) maintains a virtual library to replace physical medical

libraries. Subscriptions to online databases of medical journals and indices from medical publishers

are required. A link to the subscriptions is posted on the AFMS Virtual Library site

https://kx2.afms.mil/kj/kx8/VirtualLibrary/Pages/home.aspx and also Internet Protocol (IP)-

authenticated at each Air Force Medical Treatment Facility (MTF). The online resources provide

full-text journals and indices to medical literature to the desktop of physicians, nurses, and allied

health personnel throughout the AFMS. The database must have search tools including the National

Library of Medicine Subject Headings. The database and full-text titles in the appendix to this SOW

(Attachment 1) were carefully chosen to meet the clinical and research needs of the providers in the

AFMS and cannot be substituted. Titles must include current full-text issues and access to older

issues.

The previous contract number is FA7014-09-F-A147, awarded to EBSCO Industries Inc.

[Cage Code: 002M2] for the total amount of $224,424.00.

Information Requested

The AFICA 773d Enterprise Sourcing Squadron (773 ESS) is seeking responses to the questions

listed below. Please provide your responses on company letterhead to the Point of Contact (POC)

identified at the end of this RFI.

1. Please provide your company's name, mailing address, Cage Code, Data Universal

Numbering System (DUNS) identification number, Point of Contact (POC), telephone

number and e-mail address. Please also provide the name of the company's Parent

Company, if applicable.

2. Please provide your business size status (i.e. 8(a) Business Development Small Business

Certification, Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone), Woman- Owned Small

Business (WOSB) or Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDCOSB), Small

Business, Large Business, etc.) under NAICS 541611. *If you are under the 8(a) program,

please identify when you graduate from the program.

3. Given the nature of the work described in the draft SOW, if you feel another NAICS code

better fits this requirement, please identify that.

4. Has your company had experience with this type of service, and/or at this magnitude in the

last 5 years?

5. Based on the draft SOW, do you have enough information to provide an accurate proposal?

If not, what additional information can the Government provide to assist you in creating a

more accurate proposal?

6. Identify any factors that likely contribute risk or uncertainty to developing a contractor

proposal for this proposed requirement. Please rate any factors you identify as either high or

low regarding the degree of risk to the contractor. For the high risk drivers, please explain

why the risk is high and suggest how the Air Force might mitigate or reduce this risk.

7. Do any components of the SOW conflict with standard industry practice? If so, please

describe.

8. Would your company be interested in participating in this solicitation?

Please provide any additional questions, comments, concerns, etc. you have concerning this

proposed acquisition. Provide feedback on whether the objectives, requirements, and other

information presented in the Draft SOW are clear, achievable within the proposed period of contract,

and provide suggested changes, as appropriate.

Format of Responses

Limit RFI responses to 10, single-sided, single-spaced pages. The font for text should be

Times New Roman 12-point or larger. The Responder may use oversized pages (including

"foldouts") where appropriate to contain graphic presentations. Oversized pages do not

count as extra pages within the page limitations. Submitted responses should be in Microsoft

Word or Adobe Acrobat format. Existing commercial documentation and product literature

can also be submitted and is not subject to a page limitation. Responses must be

To protect such data, each line or paragraph on the pages containing such data must be

specifically identified and marked with a legend similar to the following:

"The following contains proprietary information that (name of Responder) requests not be

released to persons outside the Government, except for the purposes of review and

evaluation."

Interested parties must send their responses to this RFI, no later than (NLT) 1300 (1:00p.m.) Local

San Antonio Time, 23 September 2014 to corey.berry@us.af.mil.

Disclaimer

reimburse the responder for information submitted as a result of this RFI. The Government reserves

the right to use the information provided by any respondent for any purpose deemed necessary and

legally appropriate. Information submitted will become the property of the Government. The

Government reserves the right to use any non-proprietary technical information in any resultant

solicitation.

- This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise

unclassified and any proprietary information provided must be marked accordingly.