Notice of Intent to Sole Source – Cox Subscriptions

The purpose of this procurement is to renew Elsevier’s Clinical Skills Nursing Online Manual subscription for reference at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Clinical Center (CC) Nursing Department. • Product Service Code: 6515 – Medical Instruments, Equipment, and Supplies • NAICS Code: 339112 – Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing • Place of Performance:

Bethesda, MD 20892 USA POTS:

25-007583 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 for reference at the NIH CC. Below is a description of the item(s):

Description:

Clinical Skills: Core Product (full license)

Units: Each Qty:

1 Description:

Clinical Skills: Pediatrics Collection (add on to Core)

Units: Each Qty:

1 Description:

Clinical Skills: Perioperative Collection (standalone)

Units: Each Qty:

1 Description: Hospice and Palliative Care Collection (standalone)

Units: Each Qty: 1 Review of various vendors offering online clinical skills nursing references were reviewed. No other vendors offered comparable online skills references. Elsevier is the only vendor which offers this specific set of online nursing clinical skills reference materials.

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 5, 2025 at 12pm EST.