NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE Annual Database Subscriptions License

Special Notice Special Notice Page 4 of 2 Special Notice *= Required Field Special Notice Page 1 of 4 Annual Database Subscription Veterans Health Affairs, Network Contracting Office 5, is issuing this Notice of Intent to Sole Source in order to identify any potential sources that have the resources and capabilities to provide an ongoing full-service EBSCO annual database subscription service at the Washington DC VA Medical Center, 50 Irving St. NW, Washington, DC, 20422. BACKGROUND Contractor shall provide a Full-Service Annual subscription service for EBSCO med-pub library service.

SCOPE Please see the equipment list below. PLACE OF PERFORMANCE Washington DC VA Medical Center 50 Irving St. NW Washington, DC, 20422 TRAVEL N/A CLASSIFICATION/SECURITY N/A GOVERNMENT FURNISHED PROPERTY None. INTERESTED & CAPABLE RESPONSES NCO 5 is seeking responses from businesses that are interested in this procurement and consider themselves to have the resources, rights, and capabilities necessary to provide these services.

Please respond with your: Business name Business type Socio-economic status (e.g., Veteran-Owned, Woman-Owned, Disadvantaged Small Business, 8(a), etc.) Person of contact (including telephone number & email address) GSA Contract number if applicable DUNS number and SAM UEI number Capability statement Responses must be submitted by 12:00 PM (EDT) Monday, November 4th, 2024. Responses to the information requested above may be submitted via email to james.ferro@va.gov No telephone calls will be accepted.

DISCLAIMERS This Notice of Intent to Sole Source does not constitute a solicitation. All information received in response to this notice that is marked proprietary will be handled accordingly in accordance with (IAW) Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 15.201(e). Responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Responders are solely responsible for all expenses incurred associated with responding to this RFI.

This Special Notice of Intent to Sole Source is for planning purposes ONLY. The results of this notice will assist in the development of (1) the requirement, and (2) the acquisition strategy (e.g., small business set-aside, full and open competition, etc.). VA assumes no responsibility for any costs incurred associated with the preparation of responses submitted as a result of this notice. The following equipment and systems are to be covered under this service contract.

Manufacturer Equipment Name Model EBSCO Information Services Dentistry and Oral Science Source (Full Text Journal Database) WSR886847 EBSCO Information Services Full Text Finder (Web-based Journal Discovery tool) WSR886847 EBSCO Information Services MEDLINE Complete (Full text journal database annual subscription) WSR886847