EBSCO Consolidated CINAHL and MEDLINE Library Database Services

Sources Sought Notice: 36C776-26-AP-1112 EBSCO Consolidated CINAHL Medline PBSC The Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Program Contracting Activity Central (PCAC) is in the process of planning a requirement in which a contractor will be required to provide EBSCO Consolidated CINAHL, Medline and PBSC. Please see Statement of Work document. In accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 52.215-3, Request for Information or Solicitation for Planning Purposes This Sources Sought/Request for Information (SS/RFI) is for information and planning purposes only at this time and shall not be construed as a solicitation or as an obligation on the part of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Veterans Health Administration (VHA). Although the terms "proposal" and/or "Offeror" may be used in this SS/RFI, any response will be treated as information only. Complete responses to this notice will assist the VA in determining any potential set-aside for the requirement. Not providing all information requested in response to this notice may result in the VA being unable to determine a vendor potentially capable of satisfying the requirement and, subsequently, if the rule of two criteria is not met, a specific set-aside category may not be decided by the

Contracting Officer. To qualify as a small business under a small business set-aside contract, the offeror must be considered a small business under the NAICS code assigned to the procurement.

Requirements: See attached Draft Statement of Work (SOW) and list of journals requesting. The Government anticipates soliciting a Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP), single award, contract with a base

period of performance of 12 months and four (4) twelve (12) months option periods. Submittal Information: Contractors having ability to provide the listed titles in its entirety, shall provide the following: Company Name and Address:

Point of Contact (POC) Name: Email Address: Phone Number: UEI Number: Mark if your firm is eligible for participation in one of the following small business programs. If so, please indicate the program: [ ] yes [ ] no - Small Business (SB) [ ] yes [ ] no - HUBZone [ ] yes [ ] no - Small Business 8(a) [ ] yes [ ] no - Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB) [ ] yes [ ] no - Women-Owned (WO) Small Business [ ] yes [ ] no - Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) [ ] yes [ ] no - Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB) [ ] yes [ ] no - Large Business [ ] yes [ ] no - Other (please specify) Please answer the following

questions: Are you an authorized reseller of EBSCO Consolidated CINAHL, Medline and PBSC? If yes, you must provide signed documentation supporting your authorization such as a notice from EBSCO stating your company is an authorized reseller. The documentation shall be no more than two years old. Does your company offer this service via a General Service Administration (GSA) contract? If yes, provide the contract number or attach the contract to the response. Is your company able to comply with Limitation on Subcontracting