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70 -- GENERAL PURPOSE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY EQUIPMENT -- MEDICAL ADVANCED SEARCH SOFTWARE SITE LICENSING AND SUPPLIES SOL RFP 600-058-98EM DUE 051598 POC Edward L. Martinez The VA VISN 22 Network Business Center intends to negotiate a commercial (FAR Part 12) sole source contract with OVID Technologies, Murray, Utah under the authority of FAR 6.302-1. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 97-04. Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. A justification for other than full and open competition is being prepared in support of this acquisition. This procurement is to improve access to medical knowledge based resources for clinicians in VA VISN 22. VISN 22 covers medical facilities at Long Beach, San Diego, Loma Linda, West Los Angeles, including the Southern California System of Clinics, and the VA medical facility in Las Vegas, Nevada The Requirement is for basic and advanced database search software that includes full text collections within the website using OVID technology's Z39.50 Web Gateway as well as the OVID JAVA Client fora base period of one year, with two additional option year renewal periods. Full text access includes all photographs, illustrations, charts, graphics, and hypertext links. It must include extensive seamless links within journal articles, between journal articles, as well as between MEDLINE and CINAHL and the full text collections. Advanced database search includes vocabulary mapping that automatically analyzes user's natural language query and suggests appropriate controlled vocabulary terms for searching. Procurement includes Contract Line Item (CLIN) #1: OVID Application Software Site License for 25 concurrent users. CLIN #2: CD-ROM copies of the MEDLINE and HealthSTAR databases as backup to the Web access. Qty, 6 copies. CLIN #3: Subscriptions for access to the following OVID on-line databases: MEDLINE 25 User License; CancerLit-10 User License; HealthSTAR -- 10 User License; BioethicsLine -- 10 user License; AIDSLINE -- 10 User License; Core Biomedical Collection -- 5 User License; Biomedical Collection II -- 5 User License; Biomedical Collection III, 5 user License; Biomedical Collection IV -- 5 User License; Mental Health Collection -- 5 User License; Nursing Collection -- 5 User License. CLIN #4: CINAHL Database -- 10 User License. CLIN #5: Additional Licensing Fees for Added Sites in VA VISN 22 (4 total sites). The proposed contract action is for supplies or services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source. Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement or submit a proposal. This notice is not a request for competitive proposals. All proposals received by 4:00 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, May 15, 1998, will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considerd solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Inquiries will only be accepted in writing by mail, or by facsimile at (562) 961-8067 or (562) 494-5528. (0114)

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