R605--FY26-HIG-922 Joanna Briggs Institute Subscription (VA-26-00059034) | Hoffman/Schoenecker | Base POP 9/24/26 - 9/23/26

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration seeks a firm-fixed-price subscription to the Joanna Briggs Institute Evidence Based Practice Database, with proposals due September 22, 2026. This is an unrestricted commercial acquisition conducted under FAR Part 12.

Place of performance is nationwide across 153 VHA medical centers. The contractor must provide unrestricted simultaneous access for all authorized VHA users via IP address authentication for on-site access and Athens authentication for remote VPN users, eliminating individual usernames and passwords. Critical technical requirements include 24/7 system accessibility with minimal downtime, Section 508 compliance (or remediation within 12 months), compatibility with Internet Explorer and standard browsers on Windows environments, mobile device accessibility for Apple and Android platforms, user-friendly navigation and help features, personal account creation capabilities, enterprise-level usage statistics, a single point of contact for customer service with two-business-day response times, and the ability for authorized users to share and email clinical content among VA colleagues.

The performance period runs one year from September 24, 2026, to September 23, 2027, with four optional one-year extensions through September 23, 2031. The NAICS code is 519290, Web Search Portals and All Other Information Services; the PSC code is R605, Support—Administrative: Library. Evaluation uses Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) methodology. The contracting officer is Kymberly Morgan (kymberly.morgan@va.gov), and the regional procurement office is located in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.