SOLICITATION NOTICE
76 -- License to Journals and Publications
- Notice Date
- 12/13/2006
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 516110
— Internet Publishing and Broadcasting
- Contracting Office
- Other Defense Agencies, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Directorate of Contracting, 4301 Jones Bridge Road, Bethesda, MD, 20814-4799, UNITED STATES
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- Reference-Number-LRC7SU06
- Response Due
- 12/19/2006
- Archive Date
- 12/19/2006
- Description
- The Uniformed Services University (USU), Bethesda, MD, intends to acquire on a sole source basis under the authority of FAR PT. 13.106-(b) (1) with Elsevier MD Consult, Nature Publishing Group, Thomson Micromedex, John Wiley & Sons, and Elsevier for one year site licenses for medical and academic subscriptions. These items are being procured as a commercial items in accordance with the procedures of FAR Part 12 Commerical Items, and FAR Part13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures. USU, Department of State and Medical Service (STATE), Army Medical Research & Material Command (AMRMC), and Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR) require access to the information contained in these publications. Sole source determination is based on the vendors being the publishers and sole providers of electronic access to these publications. 1) Elsevier MD Consult St. Louis, MO-to provide a one ?year subscription to MD Consult and First Consult. The online database is for medical journals, books, differential diagnostic and patient care information over the internet with downloads to PDAs. Agencies requesting subscriptions: USU and STATE 2) Nature Publishing Group, New York, NY-to provide an electronic subscription and site licenses to numerous academic journals and nature publiations.The site licenses will provide unlimited access for all remote computer services users. Agencies requesting subscriptions: USU, AMRMC, & WRAIR 3) Thomson Micromedex, Greenwood, CO-to provide an electronic subscription and site license to the Micomedex Assortment of Healthcare database. The database supports disease management and treatment decisions in the ambulatory and inpatient care settings. This subscription provides actionable information extracted from an extensive library of medical journals and helps clinicians quickly access current and crucial data organized by both condition and diagnosis. Agencies requesting subscriptions: USU 4) John Wiley & Sons, Hoboken, NY-to provide enhanced access license to Wiley Interscience and Current Protocols. These subscriptions provide access to PDF articles of the listed subscriptions for calendar year 2007, plus article select tokens which enable approved super users only to download articles from non subscribed journals. Agencies requesting subscriptions: USU, AMRMC, & WRAIR 5) Elsevier, New York, NY-to provide electronic access of Science Freedom Collection, Cell Press and Methods in Enzymology. These collections cover over 1700 electronic journals and articles for scientific research. Agencies requesting subscriptions: USU, AMRMC, & WRAIR The expected performance period begins January 1, 2007. This is not a Request for Quote (RFQ) and a solicitation package shall not be issued. All interested parties may contact the Contracting Officer for details by December 19, 2006 at the following address: USUHS, Directorate of Contracting, A1040C, Attn: Kiesha Johnson, 4301 Jones Bridge Road, Bethesda, MD 20814-4799 or e-mail: kjohnson@usuhs.mil.
- Place of Performance
- Address: 4301 Jones Bridge Rd, Bethesda, MD
- Zip Code: 20814
- Country: UNITED STATES
- Zip Code: 20814
- Record
- SN01196098-W 20061215/061213221259 (fbodaily.com)
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