Notice of Intent to Sole Source – Cox Subscriptions

The purpose of this acquisition is to renew the Elsevier’s Clinical Skills Nursing Online Manual subscription in support of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Clincial Center (CC) nurses. • Product Service Code: 6515 – Medical Instruments, Equipment, and Supplies • NAICS Code: 513210 – Software Publishers • Place of Performance:

Bethesda, MD 20892 USA POTS:

24-012459 Description: This is a notice of intent, not a request for a quotation. A solicitation document will not be issued and quotations will not be requested. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) intends to award a fixed price purchase order to Cox Subscriptions, Inc, located at 201 Village Rd, Shallotte, NC 28470, on a firm fixed price sole source award basis to provide Elsevier’s Clinical Skills Nursing Online Manual subscription to the NIH CC. Below is a description of the item(s):

Description: Clinical Skills Core Product (full license)

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1 Description:

Clinical Skills Pediatrics Collection Units: EACH Quantity:

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Clinical Skills Perioperative Collection Units: EACH Quantity:

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Clinical Skills Hospice and Palliative Care Collection Units: EACH Quantity: 1 The proposed vendor, Cox Subsciptions, is the only source that will satisfy agency requirements. The Elsevier Clinical Skills Nursing Online Manual has been utilized by the nursing staff for several years and they find the online manual to be beneficial in providing excellent patient care to patients participating in clinical research.

Elsevier is the sole manufacturer and supplier of the Elsevier Clinical Skills Nursing Online Manual including all pertinent expansion modules and interfaces. The Elsevier Clinical Skills Nursing Online Manual was developed solely by Elsevier. Other companies offer similar skills content however this specific comprehensive collection of nursing skills is not available from any other source.

This acquisition is being conducted using policies unique to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13 – Simplified Acquisition Procedures, Subpart 13.106-1(b)(1), For purchases not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold (SAT), contracting officers may solicit from one source if the contracting officer determines that the circumstance of the contract action deem only one source reasonably available.

Contracts awarded using FAR Part 13-Simplified Acquisition Procedures are exempt from the requirements of FAR Part 6-Competition Requirements. Interested parties may identify their interest and capabilities in response to this posting. The determination by the Government not to compete the proposed requirement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.

Comments to this announcement, referencing this posting number, may be submitted to the NIH, Clinical Center, Office of Purchasing and Contracts, prior to the closing date specified in this announcement, to the attention of Kristin Nagashima, Contract Specialist via email to Kristin.nagashima@nih.gov by September 10, 2024 at 10am EST.