SOURCES SOUGHT
76 -- Consolidated Purchase of LexisNexis Online Subscription Services
- Notice Date
- 8/27/2015
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 519130
— Internet Publishing and Broadcasting and Web Search Portals
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, Office of Research Facilities, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bldg. 13, Rm. 2E47, MSC 5738, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892-5738, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20892-5738
- Solicitation Number
- NIHOD2015076
- Archive Date
- 9/25/2015
- Point of Contact
- Oghogho Joy Ajao, Phone: 3014435655
- E-Mail Address
-
ajaooj@mail.nih.gov
(ajaooj@mail.nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Project Title: Consolidated Purchase of LexisNexis Online Subscription Services This is a "Sources Sought Notice". It is NOT a solicitation for proposals, proposal abstracts or quotations. The purpose of this notice is for market research purposes and will be used to obtain information regarding the availability and capability of all qualified sources to perform the potential requirement described herein in the statement of work. STATEMENT OF WORK Project Title: Consolidated Purchase of LexisNexis Online Subscription Services I. Statement of Work a. Background Information The LexisNexis service is an essential component to the online services provided by the NIH Library to the offices within NIH, HHS and AHRQ. The information retrieved from this online access is required to support the mission of these components in the areas of legal, regulatory, public affairs/policy and biomedical research. It is a full-text retrieval of legislative, regulatory, newswire, medical and trade information. In the past, this has been done through purchase orders on a yearly basis. Searches performed fill in gaps to policies, legislation, Shepard's citation searching of judicial court decisions, and business information, i.e., marketing support, licensing information, intellectual property such as patents, trademark, and copyright legislation and background information of people, companies, etc., useful information to avoid conflicts of interests, etc. The NIH Library would like to continue to provide this service but through a 5-year contract (1 base year and 4 option years). This will provide fixed rate access with cost certainty in future years, provide the NIH Library with predictable pricing, assist the library in planning for future budgets, and make the subscription easier to renew in the future with no lapses in service. b. Objective The specific objective of this requirement requires the contractor to provide online access to LexisNexis to NIH, AHRQ and HHS. Researchers maintain desktop access to the family of Lexis-Nexis databases. LexisNexis will provide all software upgrades and training required to use new products and system upgrades. II. Services to be performed a. General Requirements 1. Independently, and not as an agent of the Government, the Contractor shall furnish all necessary labor, materials, supplies, equipment and services (except as otherwise specified herein) and perform the work set forth below. 2. The Project Officer shall monitor all activities occurring in this contract to assure that such activities fall within stipulations set forth in this contract. b. Specific Requirements Provide access to LexisNexis to NIH, HHS, and AHRQ. Researchers maintain desktop access to the family of LexisNexis databases and are provides software upgrades and training as required to use the new products and system upgrades. In addition, technical support and subject specialists assist in search formulation. c. Government responsibilities 1. The Government will be responsible for providing an interface via web links for users to access LexisNexis 2. NIH will be responsible for creating a system to validate security for entrance into the website. d. Reporting requirements and deliverables 1. The contractor shall regularly provide the Project Officer with usage statistics. 2. Usage data shall be broken out separately for NIH and for the individual HHS agencies served by the NIH Library/DLS. Anticipated Period of Performance: The period of performance is expected to be for one year base period and four twelve month option periods. The contract is anticipated to be from October 1, 2015 to September 30, 2016. Other Important Considerations: Respondents' capability statements should address the following important aspects of the requirement: 1. Understanding of the requirement. Discuss in detail the specific services that the NIH will receive as a result of the contract. 2. Description of the news, financial, legal and legislative resources and related or similar products and services available through the LexisNexis subscription. 3. The ease of use of the LexisNexis platform. Submission of Capability Statements and Delivery Instructions: In 15 pages or less any interested business organization should submit a capability statement of their organization which demonstrates their ability to supply the services described above and in the statement of work. Respondents should also include any other information that may be helpful in developing or finalizing the acquisitions requirements. The NAICS Code for this requirement is 519130 with a business size of 500 employees. Responses must reference the sources sought number NIHOD2015076 and include the following: (1) Name and Address of the organization (2) Size and Type of business, pursuant to the applicable NAICS code 519130. (3) Point of Contact with name, title, phone, fax and email (4) DUNS number (5) Contractors capability statement should address the deliverables in the statement of work and the important consideration mentioned above (6) List of organizations to whom similar types of services have been previously provided to include contract number, dollar value, name and phone number of contracting officer. ALL INFORMATION SUBMITTED IN RESPONSE TO THIS ANNOUCEMENT MUST BE RECEIVED ON OR BEFORE THE CLOSING DATE OF: SEPTEMBER 10, 2015. AT 1 P.M. EST. Emailed responses are authorized (either in Microsoft word or PDF), but it is up to the vendor to ensure that the email is received by the government. Responses by Facsimile (FAX) will not be accepted. All questions and/or comments must be in writing and may be emailed to O. Joy Ajao at ajaooj@mail.nih.gov. Mailed responses can be sent to the address listed below: National Institutes of Health Office of the Director Office of Logistics, Acquisition & Operations (OD/OLAO) Attn: O. Joy Ajao 6011 Executive Blvd., Rm. 625C Bethesda, MD 20892-7663 If your quote will be delivered by courier service, Federal Express, UPS, or Express Mail, the city, state and zip code should read ROCKVILLE, MD 20852. Disclaimer and Important Notes: This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in response to this announcement. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Any organization responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the Government to determine the organization's qualifications to perform the work. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. After a review of the responses received, a pre-solicitation synopsis and solicitation may be published in Federal Business Opportunities. However, responses to this notice will not be considered adequate responses to a solicitation. Confidentiality: No proprietary, classified, confidential or sensitive information should be included in your response. The Government reserves the right to use any non-proprietary technical information in any resultant solicitation(s).
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- Place of Performance
- Address: 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, United States
- Zip Code: 20892
- Zip Code: 20892
- Record
- SN03858444-W 20150829/150827235157-3ce5c07c4639869b59d34a996c6f8899 (fbodaily.com)
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