SOLICITATION NOTICE
D -- UpToDate Subscription - Sole Source Notice
- Notice Date
- 8/12/2016
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 519130
— Internet Publishing and Broadcasting and Web Search Portals
- Contracting Office
- Other Defense Agencies, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES (USUHS), 4301 JONES BRIDGE ROAD, Bethesda, Maryland, 20814-4799, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20814-4799
- Solicitation Number
- HU0001-16-Q-0208
- Archive Date
- 9/6/2016
- Point of Contact
- Sherri Ori, Phone: 240-383-9349
- E-Mail Address
-
sherri.ori@usuhs.edu
(sherri.ori@usuhs.edu)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU) is the Nation's federal health sciences university and is committed to excellence in military medicine and public health during peace and war. We provide the Nation with health professionals dedicated to career service in the Department of Defense and the United States Public Health Service and with scientists who serve the common good. We serve the uniformed services and the Nation as an outstanding academic health sciences center with a worldwide perspective for education, research, service, and consultation; we are unique in relating these activities to military medicine, disaster medicine, and military medical readiness. USU is located in Bethesda, MD on the grounds of the Naval Support Activity Bethesda. USU intends to negotiate on a sole source basis with UpToDate, Inc, (a division of Wolters Kluwer Health) located in Waltham, Massachusetts for UpToDate licenses to support USU and the U.S. Department of State. The USU subscription includes service from September 1, 2016 to December 31, 2016 with the option to extend the service from January 1, 2017 to August 31, 2017. The Department of State subscription is for October 1, 2016 to September 30, 2017. This service 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. UpToDate is an online clinical medical specialty database which will be utilized to support USU faculty, students and recent graduates (class of 2014 and 2015) and to support the Bureau of Medical Services in the Department of State. UpToDate provides remote access to a unique database of over 7,300 articles covering 13 medical specialties. The material is continuously updated by more than 3,600 physicians. Further, UpToDate offers CME credits, the ability to conduct graphical searches and provides patient education material. UpToDate, Inc is the only know source that can provided the requested licenses to support USU and the State Department. 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 (sherri.ori@usuhs.edu) by 3:00 p.m. EDT on August 22, 2016.
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