Ebsco Discovery Service
Under Statutory Authority B' 41 U.S.C. 253(c)(1), the VA Great Lakes Acquisition Center anticipates entering into sole source procurement negotiations with EBSCO Industries, 5724 HWY 280 E., BIRMINGHAM, AL 35242-6818 for a service that provides the subscription to Discovery services for the CINAHL Complete Database and the MEDLINE Complete Database. CINAHL provides coverage of the top nursing and allied health literature available including a wide range of topics including nursing, biomedicine, complimentary medicine, consumer health and 17 allied health disciplines. CINAHL search parameters have the ability to search ethnicity, age, gender, and evidence based practice, peer reviewed as well as searchable references. The MEDLINE index provides' full text for more than 2,400 medical journals including access to top-tier journals with NO embargo allowing users access to information as soon as it is published. This announcement is for services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under FAR 6.302-1. The above authority is cited and justification made based on the determination that the Government's minimum needs can best be satisfied by supplies available from one source. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. Other persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to this requirement by June 13, 2014. Supporting evidence must be furnished in sufficient detail to demonstrate the ability to comply with the requirement. A determination by the Government not to open the requirement to competition based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received as a result of the notice of intent will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. No solicitation document is available.
Greg Jakus
Contracting Officer
414-844-4835
[email protected]
