R -- FEDLINK INFORMATION RETRIEVAL SERVICES DELIVERY ORDERS FOR WEST GROUP SERVICES

Notice Date

August 29, 2000

Adminstrative Office

The Library Of Congress, Contracts And Logistics Service, FEDLINK Section, 101 Independence Avenue, SE Washington, DC 20540-9410

ZIP Code

20540-9410

Solicitation Number

01-BR-1

Point of Contact

Deborah Burroughs, Contract Specialist

Description

The Library of Congress intends to issue delivery orders against an existing Basic Ordering Agreement to renew subscriptions with OVID Technologies, Inc. for the continued use and access of their database by the following FEDLINK members: AHMV, AHXV, NRSV, OSGV, WAHV. OVID Technologies, Inc. Search/Colleague Service provides national and international access to over 150 databases with subject coverage of almost every major academic discipline. The heaviest concentration is in the areas of: Medicine, Biomedical Research, Education, Social Sciences/Humanities, Physical/Applied Sciences & Business. OVID provides current and historical information extracted from journals, books, government reports and dissertations. OVID Search text management and retrieval software offers a flexible method for bibliographic and full retrieval. OVID also provides "Evidence Based Medicine Reviews" (EBMR), consisting of Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews and Best Evidence database, Health and Psychosocial Instruments (HAPI) and ATLA Religion Database. Service will be continued through September 30, 2001. NO SOLICITATION DOCUMENT EXISTS. No telephone calls will be accepted. WRITTEN RESPONSES SHOULD INCLUDE PRICES AND TECHNICAL DATA SUFFICIENT TO DETERMINE CAPABILITY. No award will be based on any offer or proposal received in response to this notice. (See Note 22). REF: 01-BR-1.

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20000831/RSOL005.HTM (W-242 SN491388)