General Services Administration, Information Technology Services, Fast Program (7TF), 819 Taylor St., Rm. 11A30, Fort Worth, TX 76102-6105

D -- INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES, INCLUDING TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES SOL 7TF-98-006 DUE 122497 POC Patricia G. Renfro, Contracting Officer 871/978-0039 17(i). This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, the test program in FAR Subpart 13.6, and FAR Part 15, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued!! 17(ii). Solicitation Number 7TF-98-0006 Request for Proposal!! 17(iii). This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-02!! 17(iv). This is a full and open procurement under SIC 7372 Prepackaged Software!! 17(v). Description: There are several contract line items, which are not optional: ITEMS LISTED 17(vi). Description: The purpose of this Request for Proposal is to acquire the following electronic jouranl service. 1. The subscription service must at a minimum provide users with the ability to retrieve, view and print the full textarticles, including all tables, graphs, pictures and diagrams, for the following key medical and nursing journals. Full text coverage must be provided at a minimum from 1995 to the present. The journal are as follows: American Journal of Cardiology; American Journal of Infection Control; American Journal of Medicine; American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology; American Journal of Psychiatry; American Journal of Public Health; American Journal of Surgery; Anesthesiology Annals of Internal Medicine; ANS, Advances in Nursing Science; Archives of Dermatology; Archives of Family Medicine; Archives of General Psychiatry; Archives of Internal Medicine; Archives of Neurology; Archives of Ophthalmology; Archives of Otolaryngology -- Head and Neck Surgery; Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine; Archives of Surgery; British Journal of Surgery; British Medical Journal; Canadian Medical Association Journal; Chest Circulation; Critical Care Medicine; Diabetes Fertility and Sterility; Gut; Heart (BritishHeart Journal); Heart and Lung; Image: Journal of Nursing Scholarship; JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association; Journal of Advanced Nursing; Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (American Volume); Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (UK Volume); Journal of Clinical Investigation; Journal of Clinical Pathology (with Clinical Molecular Pathology); Journal of Emergency Nursing; Journal of Pediatrics; Journal of Trauma; Journal of Urology; Lancet, The Medicine; New England Journal of Medicine; Nursing Management (RCN Publishing); Pediatrics;RN. 2. The subscription service must support unlimited usage (no additional charges beyond the basic annual subscription cost) by Navy medical/dental staff from all ships, as well as from the following shore-based activities: Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, Washington, DC; Naval Aerospace & Operational Medical Institute, Pensacola, FL; Naval Branch Medical Clinic, Atsugi, Japan; Naval Branch Medical Clinic, Bangor, WA; Naval Branch Medical Clinic, Brunswick, ME; Naval Branch Medical Clinic, Colts Neck, NJ; Naval Branch Medical Clinic, El Toro, CA; Naval Branch Medical Clinic, Everett, WA; Naval Branch Medical Clinic, Key West, FL; Naval Branch Medical Clinic, Little Creek, VA; Naval Branch Medical Clinic, Mayport, FL; Naval Branch Medical Clinic, Meridian, MS; Naval Branch Medical Clinic, Naval Shipyard, Norfolk, VA; Naval Branch Medical Clinic, North Island, CA; Naval Branch Medical Clinic, Oceana, VA; Naval Branch Medical Clinic, Pascagoula, MS; Naval Branch Medical Clinic, Pinetamara, Italy; Naval Branch Medical Clinic, Marine Corps Reserve Depot, San Diego, CA; Naval Branch Medical Clinic, Naval Training Center, San Diego, CA; Naval Branch Medical Clinic, Naval Station, San Diego, CA; Naval Branch Medical Clinic, Sasebo, Japan; Naval Branch Medical Clinic, Willow; Grove, PA; Naval Branch Medical Clinic, Yuma, AZ; Naval Hospital, Beaufort, SC; Naval Hospital, Bremerton, WA; Naval Hospital, Camp Lejeune, NC; Naval Hospital, Camp Pendleton, CA; Naval Hospital, Charleston, SC; Naval Hospital, Cherry Point, NC; Naval Hospital, Corpus Christi, TX; Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, IL; Naval Hospital, Groton, CT; Naval Hospital, Guam, Mariana Islands; Naval Hospital, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba; Naval Hospital, Jacksonville, FL; Naval Hospital, Keflavik, Iceland; Naval Hospital, Millington, TN; Naval Hospital, Naples, Italy; Naval Hospital, Newport, RI; Naval Hospital, Oak Harbor, WA; Naval Hospital, Okinawa, Japan; Naval Hospital, Patuxent River, MD; Naval Hospital, Pensacola, FL; Naval Hospital, Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico; Naval Hospital, Rota, Spain; Naval Hospital, Sigonella, Italy; Naval Hospital, Twentynine Palms, CA; Naval Hospital, Yokosuka, Japan; Naval Medical Clinic, Annapolis, MD; Naval Medical Clinic, Kings Bay, GA; Naval Medical Clinic, London, England; Naval Medical Clinic, New Orleans, LA; Naval Medical Clinic, Pearl Harbor, HI; Naval Medical Clinic, Port Hueneme, CA; Naval Medical Clinic, Portsmouth, NH; Naval Medical Clinic, Quantico, VA; Naval Medical Research Unit2, Jakarta, Indonesia. 3. The subscription service must include the capability to establish two "user pools" for users who are connecting to the service. One pool must support up to 8 simultaneous user sessions, and the second user pool must support up to 12 simultaneous user sessions. Activities participating in the subscription will each be assigned to one of the user pools. 4. The system must provide the capability for a single access account to be assigned to each participating activity. This account must support multiple simultaneous user sessions, up to the maximum number of simultaneous user sessions (8 or 12) which are supported by the user pool to which the activity is assigned. Sessions within each pool should be allocated on a "first-come, first serve" basis. 5. The subscription service must include the capability to search and retrieve biomedical literature citations from the MEDLINE data base which is maintained by the National Library of Medicine. At a minimum, the period covered for MEDLINE searching must include the time frame for which full text journal articles are available. Full MEDLINE searching must be available for this period which is not limited to only the journals for which full text articles are available. 6. The subscription service must include the capability for users to link directly from citations identified in MEDLINE literature searches to the pertinent full text articles from journals included in the subscription. The capability must also be provided for users to directly retrieve a specific full test journal article without using the MEDLINE search feature. 7. The subscription service must include the capability for the user to view or print full text articles from covered journals, as well as the capability to send copies of full text articles to other users via electronic mail. 8. The subscription service must allow users obtain access via any of the following interfaces: a. VT100, b. Web browser (Netscape 2.0 or greater and Internet Explorer 3.0 or greater). 9. To minimizesupport requirements, the subscription service must allow users with Web browsers to view and print full text articles, including tables, graphs, pictures and diagrams that are part of the article, without requiring the installation of a supplemental viewing/printing program (e.g., Adobe Acrobat Reader). 10. The subscription service must include the capability for the account administrator to obtain usage statistics showing total logins and connection time by account. 17(vii). Date of delivery is no later than 3 day from receipt of award; Place of Delivery and Acceptance is: Mr. Frank Becker, Infrastructure Integration and Planning Department, Naval Medical Information Mnagement Center, Building 27, code 32, Bethesda, MD 20889 (310) 295-0819!! 17(viii). Solicitation provision at FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial Items (OCT 1995) is hereby incorporated by reference.!! 17(ix). The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous, representing the best value to the Government price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers: Evaluation will be based on (1) Technical (a) Technical capability of the item offered to meet the Government requirement (b) Past Performance (see below) and (c) Delivery Terms -- ability to meet required delivery schedule and (2) Price. Factors are listed in their relative order of importance. Past performance will be evaluated as follows: Evaluation of past performance shall be based on information provided by the offeror (see below) and any other information the Government may obtain by following up on the information provided by the offeror and/or through other sources (i.e., offeror's performance on previously awarded FAST delivery orders/contracts and/or contracts with other Government entities). The offeror must identify two Federal, state, or local government and private contracts or delivery/task orders for which the offeror has performed work similar to the statement of work in this solicitation. References should include the most recent contracts completed within the last two years. The offeror shall provide a point of contact, current telephone number and fax number for each contract. This list is due by the date established for receipt of proposals. 17(x). Offeror's are reminded to include a completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items, with its offer.!! 17(xi). Clause 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items (AUG 1996), is hereby incorporated by reference.!! 17(xii). Clause 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items (AUG 1996), is hereby incorporated by reference. The following paragraphs apply to this solicitation and any resultant contract(b)(2)52.203-10, (b)(3)52.219-8,(b)(6)52.222-26,(b)(7)52.222-35,(b)(8)52.222-36,(b)(9)5 2.222-37,(b)(15)52.225-21.!! 17(xiii). Additional Contract Terms and Conditions applicable to this procurement are: (i) N/A (ii) Type of Contract: A firm fixed-price definite quantity, definite delivery contract will be awarded. (iii) Period of Performance: Delivery no later than 30 days after receipt of order. Period of Performance is one year from date of award!! 17(xiv). The Defense priorities and Allocations Systems (DPAS) assigned rating for this procurement is unrated.!! 17(xv). N/A!! 17(xvi). Signed and dated offers one original must be submitted to GSA, FAST, 7TF, 819 Taylor Street, Room 11A30, Fort Worth, TX 76102-6105, Attn: Patricia G. Renfro, Contracting Officer at or before 12:00 noon, December 24, 1997.!! 17(xvii). Contact Patricia G. Renfro at 817/978-0039.!! (0350)

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