SOLICITATION NOTICE
U -- UpToDate Subscription
- Notice Date
- 7/25/2012
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 511120
— Periodical Publishers
- Contracting Office
- Other Defense Agencies, TRICARE Management Activity, USUHS CONTRACTING OFFICE, 4301 JONES BRIDGE ROAD, Bethesda, Maryland, 20814-4799, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20814-4799
- Solicitation Number
- HT9404-12-Q-571
- Archive Date
- 8/7/2012
- Point of Contact
- Alphonso M. Simmons, Phone: 3012951375
- E-Mail Address
-
alphonso.simmons@usuhs.edu
(alphonso.simmons@usuhs.edu)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU), located in Bethesda, MD, intends to negotiate on a sole source basis with Wolters Kluwer Health, located in Waltham, Massachusetts for renewal of current site license for UpToDate, an online clinical medical specialty database. Access to UpToDate is provided over the internet both on base and remotely to our faculty, adjunct faculty, students and 2 years after students have graduated. This equipment will be procured in accordance with the procedures of FAR Part 12-Commercial Items and FAR Part 13-Simplified Acquisition Procedures. Sole source determination is made in accordance with: FAR Part 13.106-1 Soliciting Competition (b) Soliciting from a single source (1) For purchases not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold, contracting officers may solicit from one source if the contracting officer determines that the circumstances of the contract action deem only one source reasonably available. The mission of USU is to provide the highest quality education programs in the health sciences to those selected individuals who demonstrate dedication to a health profession career in the Uniformed Services. As such, it is essential USU provide the necessary training and equipment required for our students to become successful doctors and nurses and to be able to provide the best care possible for our soldiers and to support our research efforts. USUHS requirement for renewal of our institutional license to access UpToDate - a database of over 7300 articles in 13 medical specialties written by clinicians and updated at least once a year. UpToDate must include remote access and full text article linking. UpToDate also offers CME credit. UpToDate is the only know source that can provided the requested equipment. This is not a request for quotes and a solicitation package will not be issued. Sources interested in responding to this requirement must be able to provide compelling evidence that they can provide the abovementioned requirement as specified. A determination by the government not to compete this proposed contractual action based upon responses received is solely within the discretion of the government. Responses must be received via email (alphonso.simmons@usuhs.edu) by 10:00 p.m. EST on August 5, 2012.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Bethesda, Maryland, 20814, United States
- Zip Code: 20814
- Zip Code: 20814
- Record
- SN02814543-W 20120727/120725235514-3f0cc5bf2e804afb8d383230c8db4147 (fbodaily.com)
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