76 -- BIOMEDICAL ONLINE DATABASE RETRIEVAL SUBSCRIPTION SERVICES

Notice Date

September 21, 2000

Contracting Office

Central Contracting Office MEDCOM, ATTN MCAA C, 2107 17th Street, Building 4197, Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234-5069

ZIP Code

78234-5069

Solicitation Number

DADA10-00-T-0387

Response Due

September 27, 2000

Point of Contact

Sherry Houwerzyl 210-295-4576

E-Mail Address

click here to contact the contract specialist (sherry.houwerzyl@cen.amedd.army.mil)

Description

Contractor shall furnish all personnel. labor, equipment, supervision and other items of services required to provide 1. Biomedical online database retrieval services subscription integrated with full-text journal content are required to support the U.S. Army Medical Command's clinical staff and health care administrators requirements for authoritative, peer-reviewed medical information. These services shall provide multiple, simultaneous access via the Internet/World-Wide Web to MEDLINE and other bibliographic databases aggregated with full-text journals. An Internet browser, such as Microsoft's Internet Explorer or Netscape, will enable U.S. Army Medical Command sites to search and retrieve bibliographic citations from the following databases, coverage, and simultaneous users: a. MEDLINE: 1966 to Present with the database updated weekly. 20 simultaneous users.; b. PreMEDLINE: Current in-process records with weekly updates into MEDLINE. 20 simultaneous users.; c. CINAHL ( Cumulative Index to Nursing Literature): 1982 to Present and updated monthly. 10 simultaneous users. d. HEALTHSTAR: 1975 to Present and updated monthly. 20 simultaneous users; e. AIDSLINE: 1980 to Present and updated monthly. 15 simultaneous users; f. BIOETHICSLINE: 1973 to Present and updated bi-monthly. 15 simultaneous users; g. CANCERLIT: 1983 to Present and updated monthly. 15 simultaneous users; h. EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE REVIEWS: 1991 to Present. Present 5 simultaneous users These services shall provide seamless access to the full-text journal content from the bibliographic databases through the use of active hyperlinks contained in the bibliographic citation to the full-text journal article. Shall provide access to a core list of journals recommended for purchase in the Brandon/Hill Selected Lists for the small medical library, nursing, and allied health collections. The Brandon/Hill lists are recognized by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations as authoritative, up-to-date resources for clinical libraries. The following 40 journals shall be hyperlinked to the bibliographic databases listed in Item 3 and shall provide cover-to-cover full-text articles for at least 10 simultaneous users: a. American Journal of Cardiology; b. American Journal of Medicine; c. American Journal of Nursing; d. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology e. American Journal of Psychiatry; f. American Journal of Surgery; g. Annals of Internal Medicine; h. Annals of Surgery; i. Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis & Vascular Biology; j. AWHONN Lifelines; k. British Journal of Surgery; l. British Medical Journal; m. Canadian Medical Association Journal; n. Cancer Nursing o. Circulation; p. Circulation Research; q. Computers in Nursing; r. Fertility and Sterility; s. Gut; t. JAMA; u. JNSD: Journal of Nurses in Staff Development v. JOGNN: Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, & Neonatal Nursing; w. JONA: Journal of Nursing Administration; x. Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery (US volume); y. Journal of Clinical Investigation; z. Journal of Intravenous Nursing aa. Journal of Pediatrics; bb. Lippincott's Primary Care Practice; cc. Mayo Clinic Proceedings; dd. MCN: American Journal of Maternal/Child Nursing ee. Medicine; ff. New England Journal of Medicine; gg. Nurse Educator; hh. Nursing Case Management; ii. Nursing Research; jj. Outcomes Management for Nursing Practice; kk. Pediatrics; ll. QJM: Monthly Journal of the Association of Physicians; mm.Science; and nn.Thorax. Services shall be available to 25 U.S. Army Medical Command medical treatment facilities requiring online services integrated with full-text journal content. The sites are: a. Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital, Fort Polk, LA b. Irwin Army Community Hospital, Fort Riley, KS c. Bassett Army Community Hospital, Fort Wainwright, AL d. Ctr for Health Promotion & Preventive Medicine, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD e. Army Medical Research Inst of Chemical Defense, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD f. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases, Fort Detrick, MD g. Tripler Army Medical Center, Hawaii h. Walter Reed Army Medical Center i. McDonald Army Community Hospital, Fort Eustis, VA j. Ireland Army Community Hospital, Fort Knox, KY k. Keller Army Community Hospital, West Point, NY l. Reynolds Army Community Hospital, Fort Sill, OK m. 121st General Hospital, Seoul, Korea n. Landstuhl Army Regional Medical Center, Landstuhl, Germany o. Heidelberg Army Community Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany p. Wuerzburg Army Community Hospital, Wuerzburg, Germany q. Kenner Army Health Clinic, Fort Lee, VA r. Munson Army Health Clinic, Fort Leavenworth, KS s. Patterson Army Health Clinic, Fort Monmouth, NJ t. US Army Medical Activity, Fort Drum, NY u. Kimbrough Ambulatory Care Center, Fort Meade, MD v. Raymond W. Bliss Army Health Clinic, Fort Huachuca, AZ w. General Leonard Wood Army Community Hospital, Fort Leonard Wood, MO x. Weed Army Community Hospital, Fort Irwin, CA Using a Web browser, U.S. Army Medical Command users shall be able to access these integrated online retrieval services with the following capabilities: a. Search multiple databases simultaneously with hyperlinks to the full-text articles and/or abstracts within the service (OVID), i.e., user is not linked to an external publishing site. b. Removal of duplicate citations (upon request from user) resulting from searching multiple databases simultaneously features the capability of eliminating duplicate citations from search results. c. Option to select basic or advanced searching interface. d. Use of Boolean logic. e. Ability to combine search statements. f. Search for specific author and the author's institution. g. Search for specific journal. h. Search for title or specific words in article title or abstract. i. Restrict by age, gender, language. j. Natural language mapping available for selection by user. k. Search by NLM Subject Headings, restrict by NLM subject headings/subheading. l. Bibliographic and full-text databases are accessible to the U.S. Army Medical Command users 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. m. Access to databases protected by IP address authentication or password. n. Provide technical support to specified U.S. Army Medical Command automation and library staff. Clearly state parameters, if charges or limits of availability exist for technical support. Description of retrieving literature search results. Users shall be able to: a. Print citations or, when available, full-text articles.; b. Download citations or, when available, full-text articles.; c. E-mail results of literature search.; and d. Full-text retrieval results will display or print all graphics (tables, etc.) included in the original content of the print publication. U.S. Army Medical Command library sites library staff shall be able to request or to create reports on the number and names of users accessing the databases with passwords. The U.S. Army Medical Command reserves the right to pay for an increase to the quantity of simultaneous users during the contract period if the original number of simultaneous users is not sufficient. Offeror will provide three (3) days of training to U.S. Army Medical Command librarians to include food and lodging expenses. The government will be responsible for travel costs of trainer only. The Government may require at no charge a two-day exploration of offeror's services into MEDLINE, CINAHL, and other databases.

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20000925/76SOL002.HTM (W-265 SN499226)