D -- ISI WEB DATABASE BACKFILES ACCESS

Notice Date

September 1, 2000

Contracting Office

Department of Health and Human Services, Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Procurement and Grants Office (Atlanta), 2920 Brandywine Road, Room 3000, Atlanta, GA, 30341-4146

ZIP Code

30341-4146

Solicitation Number

2000-Q-00200

Response Due

September 15, 2000

Point of Contact

Shirli Wall, Purchasing Agent, Phone (770)488-2607, Fax (770)488-2670, Email SWall@CDC.GOV

E-Mail Address

Shirli Wall (SWall@CDC.GOV)

Description

1. P 2. 0901 3. 2000 4. GPO416801 5. 30341 6. D 7. CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL & PREVENTION (CDC), PROCUREMENT AND GRANTS OFFICE, CMB/IT, K-14, 2920 BRANDYWINE RD, ATLANTA GA 30341-4146 8. Institute for Scientific Information (ISI), 3501 Market St, Philadelphia, PA 19104 9. 2000-Q-00200 10. 09152000 11. SHIRLI R. WALL, PURCHASING AGENT, 770-488-2607 12. N/A 13. N/A 14. N/A 15. N/A 16. N/A 17. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) intends to solicit a quotation for existing commercial Access to ISI's Web of Science Versions of Science Citation Index and Social Science Index Database Backfiles (1996-1998 & 1991-1995) on a sole source basis. This Electronic Web Database Information Service provides comprehensive cited literature searching. This service must include access to the science and social sciences published literature through a single integrated search that includes cited reference searching. Users must be able to navigate forward, backward and through the database of all the cited references from journal articles published during the particular year or group of years being searched. It must be web accessible via standard browsers. Vendor must be able to provide the necessary access. Database required: Web of Science (1991-1999) Any software updates must be provided by vendor at no additional cost to the Government. Vendor shall provide network maintenance and technical support services at no additional cost to the Government. Training in the use of the databases shall be provided to CDC to enable participants to effectively utilize the databases to extract needed data and information. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. Simplified Acquisition Procedures will be utilized and an oral quotation will be solicited on or about 09/15/2000. Other than Full and Open Competition is authorized pursuant to 41 U.S.C 2253(C)(1). Qualified vendors have 14 days from date of this synopsis to submit capability statements delineating their ability to provide access to this electronic database information. Such qualifications will be used solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct this procurement on a full and open competition basis. No solicitation exists. For further information, contact Shirli R. Wall, fax#404-638-5456.

Web Link

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Record

Loren Data Corp. 20000906/DSOL002.HTM (D-245 SN492729)