Department of Veterans Affairs, VA Puget Sound Health Care System (663/90C), 1660 S. Columbian Way, Seattle, WA 98108

D -- COMPUTER PROGRAMMING, DATA PROCESSING, AND INFORMATION RETRIEVAL SERVICES SOL 663-20-00 DUE 110899 POC Laura J. Johnson, Contracting Officer, (206) 764-2176 The VA Puget Sound Health Care System, 1660 South Columbian Way, Seattle, Washington, intends to negotiate a sole-source procurement with Ovid Technologies, 333 Seventh Ave, New York, NY 10001 for renewal/upgrades for Ovids subscription services. The on-line web based data and full text journals are required by the Library Service for patient care, research and education activities. This procurement is under the authority of FAR 6.302. All proposals received within 10 days of the date of this notice will be considered by the Government. A determination based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Interested parties may submit an offer for name brand or equal item. If offering an equal item, please submit literature with your offer by close of business 11/8/99. The SIC Code for this Synopsis is 7375. All requests must be in writing and maybe faxed to Attn: Laura Johnson (206) 764-2565. Posted 10/28/99 (W-SN396216). (0301)

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