D -- ISI SOCIAL SCIENCE CITATION BACKFILES FROM 1980-1990.

Notice Date

September 12, 2001

Contracting Office

Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Contracts Operations Branch 6701 Rockledge Dr RKL2/6100 MSC 7902, Bethesda, MD, 20892-7902

ZIP Code

20892-7902

Solicitation Number

Reference-Number-N02-OR-8-2059

Response Due

September 19, 2001

Point of Contact

Gina Cianflone, Contract Specialist, Phone (301) 435-0366, Fax (301) 480-3345, Email gc35x@nih.gov -- Debra Hawkins, Chief, Procurement Section, Phone (301) 435-0366, Fax (301) 480-3345, Email dh41g@nih.gov

Description

NIH intends to procure on a sole source basis to the Institute for Scientific Information (ISI) of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for the backfiles of the Social Science Citation (SSCI) for the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Center for Disease Control (CDC) for the backfiles of the Social Science Citation (SSCI) for the years 1980-1990. This requirement will be obtained through a modification of NIH contract number N02-OR -- 8-2059 with ISI for access to the ISI Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI) through the Web of Science database. It is believed that ISI is the sole source for this requirement under the authority of FAR 6.302-1 because of the proprietary nature of the ISI Web of Science Database. The Institute for Scientific Information (ISI), Web of Science database is the only legal source for Social Science Citation Index (SSCI), a copyrighted work. The NIH currently has access to the ISI Web of Science database for Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI) through contract number N02-OR-8-2059. The period of performance will be for the duration of contract number N02-OR-8-2059. Interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement of submit proposals. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, all proposals received within 7 days after publication of this synopsis will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.

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Record

Loren Data Corp. 20010914/DSOL015.HTM (D-255 SN50X3V3)