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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF APRIL 09, 2004 FBO #0865
SOLICITATION NOTICE

76 -- OVID Online

Notice Date

4/7/2004
 

Notice Type

Solicitation Notice
 

NAICS

511120 — Periodical Publishers
 

Contracting Office

Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Health Library, Bldg. 10, Room 1L25A, Bethesda, MD, 20892
 

ZIP Code

20892
 

Solicitation Number

ML4013
 

Response Due

4/27/2004
 

Archive Date

5/12/2004
 

Point of Contact

James Suerdieck, Purchasing Agent, Phone 301-496-2258, Fax 301-402-0254,
 

E-Mail Address

suerdiej@mail.nih.gov
 

Description

The NIH Library intends to procure on a sole source basis to Ovid Technologies, Inc., 100 River Ridge Drive, Norwood, MA, 02062, for electronic access to OVID ONLINE via the internet. Specifically, the contractor and the NIH Library plan to enter into a site license allowing electronic access for a specified number of concurrent users dependent upon the particular database for one year upon award of contract for the following (15) electronic journal titles, including maintenance and software fees: Lippincott Manual of Nursing (2 Sim Users); Lippincott?s Nursing Drug Guide (2 Sim Users); Nursing Care Plans and Documentation (2 Sim Users); AGRICOLA (National Agricultural Library) (5 Sim Users); CINAHL (Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health) (5 Sim Users); Health and Psychosocial Instruments (5 Sim Users); MEDLINE (10 Sim Users); PSYCINFO (Site); AACN Clinical Issues: Advanced Practice in Acute & Crit Care (1 Sim User); Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology (1 Sim User); Clinical Orthopaedics & Related Research (1 Sim User); Current Opinion in Pulmonary Medicine (1 Sim User); Genetics in Medicine (1 Sim User); Hypertension (1 Sim User); Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology (1 Sim User). The period of performance or subscription will be from May 2004 ? May 2005 or June 2004 ? June 2005, dependent upon the particular title. Ovid Technologies, Inc. provides the only legal source for the Ovid Online database, a copyrighted work. This acquisition is being conducted under simplified acquisition procedures and is exempt from the requirement of FAR Part 6. There are no set-aside restrictions for this requirement. The intended procurement will be classified under North American Industry Classification System code 511120 with a size standard of 500 employees. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals and no solicitation document exists for this requirement. However, parties interested in responding to this notice will need to submit technical data, including cost, sufficient to determine capability in providing the same product/service. All capability statements received within (15) days after publication of this synopsis will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. See Numbered Note 22.
 

Place of Performance

Address: National Institutes of Health Library, 10 Center Drive, MSC-1150, Bldg. 10, Room 1L25A, Bethesda, MD

Zip Code: 20892-1150

Country: USA
 

Record

SN00561533-W 20040409/040407211840 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps.gov Link to This Notice
(may not be valid after Archive Date)

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