Virtual Medical Library Subscription
AFICC 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 1,00 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 Statement of Work (SOW); responses from all interested parties are appreciated and accepted.
Description
The Vendor shall provide multiple, simultaneous access via internet/world wide web to the site. The Vendor shall ensure that authorized users to search the database and retrieve full-text journal articles and bibliographic citations using common internet browsers such as Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, or Google Chrome. The database shall be available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The subscription provides full-text journals and indices via an online database to medical, dental, and nursing literature to the desktop of physicians, nurses, and allied health personnel throughout the AF.
Background
The Air Force (AF) Medical Service (AFMS) maintains a virtual library to replace physical medical libraries. Subscriptions to online databases of medical, dental, and nursing journals, and indices from medical, dental, and nursing publishers are required. A link to the subscriptions is posted on the AFMS Virtual Library site https://kx2.afms.mil/kj/kx8/VirtualLibrary 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, dental, and nursing 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 (technical exhibit 2) 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 FA8052-15-P-0006, awarded to EBSCO Industries Inc.
[Cage Code: 002M2] for the total amount of $251,235.00.
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 519130. *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 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 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 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 unclassified and any proprietary information provided must be marked accordingly. 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) 1400 (2:00 p.m. Central Standard Time), 25 July 2019 to theresa.jackson.5@us.af.mil.
Disclaimer - This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise 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.
Theresa Jackson, Contract Specialist, Phone 2103959549, Email theresa.jackson.5@us.af.mil - Ronald E. Hunter, Contracting Officer, Phone 2103959821, Email ronald.hunter.4@us.af.mil
