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FBO DAILY - FEDBIZOPPS ISSUE OF MARCH 06, 2016 FBO #5217
DOCUMENT

D -- Up-To-Date Subscription - Attachment

Notice Date

3/4/2016
 

Notice Type

Attachment
 

NAICS

511120 — Periodical Publishers
 

Contracting Office

Department of Veterans Affairs;Program Contracting Activity Central;6150 Oak Tree Blvd, Suite 300;Independence OH 44131
 

ZIP Code

44131
 

Solicitation Number

VA70116N0055
 

Response Due

3/18/2016
 

Archive Date

5/17/2016
 

Point of Contact

Heidi Miller
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

Statement of Work Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration UpToDate Subscription February 16, 2016 A.General Information 1.0Introduction: The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Central Office (VACO) Library requires a renewal to the annual subscription to UpToDate. UpToDate is an electronic medical textbook sold on a subscription basis. This online resource provides clinicians and VACO staff desktop access to over 10,000 authoritative, current topic reviews in patient care, diagnosis and treatment, in over 22 specialties, and is designed to answer questions in minutes. The content is a synthesis of original, evidence-based research written by subject matter experts exclusively for UpToDate. Additionally, this resource includes access to 15,000 graphics, 160,000 MEDLINE abstracts and a comprehensive drug database. The content offered in the resource is unique intellectual property. The interface to search the product is proprietary and not interchangeable. Both the content and interface are protected by copyright and not available in this form from any other contractor. 2.0Scope of Work: The contractor shall provide all VACO employees with online access to UpToDate. 3.0 Technical Requirements: "Authentication shall be through IP address validation on a network gateway basis, eliminating the need for users to enter identification, username and/or password. "An unrestricted number of simultaneous users are to have immediate access from any web-enabled computer within VACO. 4.0 Performance Period: One (1) year from date of award, plus four (4), one (1) year options, to be exercised at the discretion of the Government. ? Base Year: 9/1/2016-8/30/2017. Option Year 1 of 4: 9/1/2017-8/30/2018. Option Year 2 of 4: 9/1/2018-8/30/2019. Option Year 3 of 4: 9/1/2019-8/30/2020. Option Year 4 of 4: 9/1/2020-8/30/2021. 5.0 Type of Contract: Firm Fixed Price. 6.0 General Information Requirements: The product shall include: "Consult-level summaries and topics covering internal medicine, cardiovascular medicine, diabetes, oncology and pulmonary medicine, etc. in a format suitable for use by attending level physicians, students, nurse practitioners, house staff and other point of care health providers. "Topics that reflect current practice issues and support clinical decision support. "Drug information. "Comprehensive information in a single product available for stand-alone purchase or license, independent of complementary or companion products offered by the vendor. "Related patient education material. 7.0 Information Quality Requirements: "Information is accurate, authoritative, and relevant. "Authors and sources are well recognized subject experts in their fields. "Topics are presented succinctly, but with adequate detail to be useful to clinicians. ""Best practice" or evidence-based information is included in recommendations for diagnosis or therapy. "Policies for determining validity and standards for inclusion of material are well described. "Guidelines and summaries include references or sources. "When necessary to the topic, images, tables and diagrams are available and clearly shown. 8.0 Usability Requirements: "Navigation within the system is logical and is easy to use. There is fast access to topics and subtopics. Topic linking or indexing retrieves material of high relevance quickly. "The product has "user friendly" help and direction aids. 9.0 Currency "Content areas are updated on a continuous, incremental cycle rather than on a single anniversary date for the entire product. "The date a topic was last reviewed for content is stated and easily found. 10.0 Access, content, support "Product is 508 compliant. (http://www.section508.gov/). If product is not 508 compliant, vendor must describe measures being taken to bring product into compliance and date, within 12 months of contract award, that product will be 508 compliant; OR, if product is not 508 compliant and vendor must describe why no work is being done to make it 508 compliant. "Access to be granted through IP address validation on a network gateway basis, eliminating the need for users to enter identification, username and/or password. "An unrestricted number of simultaneous users are to have immediate access from any web-enabled computer throughout VACO. "The product is compatible with most standard web browsers, which have cookies enabled. To insure privacy, the product uses session cookies rather than persistent cookies. "The product is compatible with the Windows environment. "All site content and support of the web site is the responsibility of the contractor. "System downtime is minimal and VA project manager is notified when such occurs. "Topics are easily printed. "The product's licensing agreement must permit free use for educational purposes of all pictures and graphics. "Questions are responded to on the same business day. "Usage statistics are available to the system administrator on an enterprise level. "The contractor should offer training services. On an as requested basis, training session (web-based or live) will be set up to train VACO staff on use of the product. Specialized training sessions may be requested for VACO Library staff. "Availability of usage statistics at an IP level is required. ? B.Price/Cost Schedule: Item Information ITEM NUMBER DESCRIPTION QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT 0001 UpToDate Subscription - Base Year Period of Performance 9/1/2016-8/30/20171.00 JB $ $ 0002 UpToDate Subscription -Option Year One (1) Period of Performance: 9/1/2017-8/30/20181.00 JB $ $ 0003 UpToDate Subscription - Option Year Two (2) Period of Performance: 9/1/2018-8/30/20191.00 JB $ $ 0004 UpToDate Subscription -Option Year Three (3) Period of Performance: 9/1/2019-8/30/20201.00 JB $ $ 0005 UpToDate Subscription -Option Year Four (4) Period of Performance: 9/1/2020-8/30/20211.00 JB $ $ GRAND TOTAL $
 

Web Link

FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/VA/ISC/OISC/VA70116N0055/listing.html)
 

Document(s)

Attachment
 

File Name: VA701-16-N-0055 VA701-16-N-0055.docx (https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=2595079&FileName=VA701-16-N-0055-000.docx)

Link: https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=2595079&FileName=VA701-16-N-0055-000.docx

 

Note: If links are broken, refer to Point of Contact above or contact the FBO Help Desk at 877-472-3779.
 

Place of Performance

Address: 6150 Oak Tree Blvd;Suite 300;Independence

Zip Code: 44131
 

Record

SN04040952-W 20160306/160304235650-1da5954ae40e80879df109e1144782be (fbodaily.com)
 

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