# NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE Annual Database Subscriptions License Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/36c24525q0064 - Solicitation number: 36C24525Q0064 - Notice type: Special notice - Status: Awarded to Ebsco Information Services, LLC - Department: Department of Veterans Affairs - Contracting office: 245-Network Contract Office 5 (36C245) - NAICS: 519290 Web Search Portals and All Other Information Services - Product or service code: DC10 Data center services delivered as a service contract. Offsite data center facilities using the resources provided by 3rd parties. May be part of an Infrastructure as a Service offering. - County: District of Columbia (FIPS 11001). https://abierto.us/counties/district-of-columbia-dc-11001 - City: Washington. https://abierto.us/cities/washington-dc-1150000 - First posted: October 24, 2024 - Last posted: October 24, 2024 - SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/c0eab8cb6ed1452fb25a743e7a39b42f/view ## Description 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 ## Award on USAspending - Recipient: Ebsco Information Services, LLC (UEI FCNUXYEM9AE9) - Contract: 36C24525P0121, purchase order - Obligated: $43,936.00 - Competition: Not Competed Under SAP, 1 offers received - Link: solicitation number 36C24525Q0064 equals the FPDS solicitation identifier; same awarding office 36C245 (high confidence) - Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_36C24525P0121_3600_-NONE-_-NONE-/ ## Publications - October 24, 2024: Special notice, due November 4, 2024 at 12:00 PM EST. Notice c0eab8cb6ed1452fb25a743e7a39b42f. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/c0eab8cb6ed1452fb25a743e7a39b42f/view ## Points of contact - James Ferro, Contract Specialist, james.ferro@va.gov, 202-745-8000 --- Source: SAM.gov Contract Opportunities bulk extract and USAspending.gov award data. Confirm deadlines on SAM.gov before responding. Cite https://abierto.us/opportunities/36c24525q0064.