SPECIAL NOTICE
D -- On-Line Clinical Referencing - MicroMedex
- Notice Date
- 11/17/2009
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 511210
— Software Publishers
- Contracting Office
- Department of Veterans Affairs;Veterans Integrated Service Network #10;VA/VHA SAO Central Region Contracting;11500 Northlake Drive - Suite 200;Cincinnati OH 45249-1650
- ZIP Code
- 45249-1650
- Archive Date
- 1/16/2010
- Point of Contact
- Bob IveyContract Specialist
- E-Mail Address
-
Contract Specialist
(Robert.Ivey@med.va.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- **SPECIAL NOTICE**VA Healthcare System of Ohio (VISN 10) Contracting Activity intends to award a sole source contract under the authority of FAR Part 6.302 to a firm by the name of MercuryMD, Inc. - Division of Thomson MicroMedex (hereafter referred to as MicroMedex), for on-line subscription access to clinical resource information. The Department of Veterans Affairs, VISN 10 Dayton Contract office intends make a sole source award to MicroMedex, Inc., one year for on-line subscription access to clinical resource information. The Statutory authority for this sole source purchase is Title 10 U.S.C. 253 (c) (1) as implemented in the FAR 6.302-2 (a)(2). The applicable NAICS Code is 511210 with a size standard of $25 million dollars. A Justification and Approval to procure using other than full and open competition is attached. The Contract Officer has determined that the MicroMedex is the only source capable of providing the services specific to the needs of VISN 10. MicroMedex is the only entity on the market with all of the following capabilities: The online clinical reference service to be purchased from MicroMedex) is comprised of: "OVER 30 INTEGRATED REFERENCE DATABASES "USED IN 100% OF U.S POISON CENTERS "350,000 CONSUMER AND DRUG PRODUCT ENTRIES "TRUSTED BY MORE THAN 3,200 HOSPITALS "8 TYPES OF DRUG INTERACTION COMPARISONS "NEARLY 7,000 PATIENT EDUCATION HANDOUTS "MORE THAN 250,000 DATABASE REFERENCES "10 CONTENT SETS AND TOOLS TO DOWNLOAD TO YOUR PDA "PEER REVIEWED BY MORE THAN 100 CLINICIANS "OVER 2,200 DRUG MONOGRAPHS "MORE THAN 3,000 DISEASE AND LAB TOPICS MicroMedex is the only known source able to satisfy VISN 10's requirements for specific online clinical references. Their Unique Features & Benefits include in-house physician's reviews for over 300 medical journals and incorporate significant clinical findings daily. A new updated version of MicroMedex is released every four months. No other clinical reference can claim this unique feature. The benefit is MicroMedex improves organizational efficiency, effectiveness and quality of care by helping physicians stay current on the latest studies, trials and medical information and clinical management. This sole source procurement is for clinical subscriptions and database access. The intended contract will be for a base period plus 4 options years. The subscription may be renewed at the expiry of the initial term at the then-current subscription price. Qualified businesses other than the sole source company (MicroMedex, Inc., 6200 S. Syracuse Way #300, Greenwood Village, CO 80111) must submit in writing, certification and sufficient evidence that they are able to provide all functionality and requirements listed herein including database access on or before November 20, 2009, 3:00pm Eastern Standard Time (EST). If no responses are received by November 20, 2009, 3:00pm EST, the VA Healthcare System of Ohio (VISN 10) Contracting Activity shall proceed with negotiations with MicroMedex, Inc. All perspective bidders must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) at www.ccr.gov/index.cfm. This notice is for informational purposes only. ***No response to this special notice is necessary and no other notices will follow*** Please direct all questions regarding this procurement to Bob Ivey, Contract Specialist via e-mail at Robert.ivey@va.gov NO TELEPHONE INQUIRIES WILL BE ACCEPTED.
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