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The requested information is for a specialized Chemical Research Database for its Experimental Therapeutics Department, located at 503 Robert Grant Ave, Silver Spring, Maryland. At a minimum, the Chemical Research Database shall: Be web based with log-in requirements to restrict account access to personnel at WRAIR. Meet all DoD and Army IT security and technical requirements Provide all up-to-date information and literature on chemical reactions, substance information, regulatory information, patent office and peer reviewed literature sources Provide the use of current standard in pharmaceutical, academic, commercial, and government chemical search engine Provide an unrestricted flexible search and discover options based on user needs to search for substances, reactions, patents, and journal references, including a rules-based retrosynthetic molecule design tool. Allow multiple search sessions simultaneously Provide a searching platform that will return results based on relevancy (Best, Good, Fair) Provide the ability to search, sort, analyze, and refine articles by authors name, CAS number, DOI number, journal name, publication date, and article type (i.e. patent, review, paper, note, letter, conference abstract). Be recognized by the American Chemical Society and maintain a reliable and unlimited access to a collection of chemistry related articles. Provide access to chemical substance information to include chemical structures, chemical names, CAS Registry Numbers, properties, commercial availability, spectra, and regulatory information. Provide access to search for reliable and current chemical reaction information, to include reaction schemes, experimental protocols, reaction conditions, yields, solvents, catalysts, and direct links to leading producer or suppliers of commercially available substances, that shall be grouped by scheme Provide access to PatentPak and MethodsNow Synthesis Provide references formatted to upload directly into Endnote. Allow reaction and substance searches directly from ChemDraw Provide up-to-date references on chemistry and related scientific information found in journals, patents, dissertations, etc. Provide full-text early discovery through the combination of CAplus® and MEDLINE® on clinical trials information. Provide procedures, structures, and CAS information from patents. Provide an interactive workspace to visualize project designs or synthesis plans. Offer predictive reaction planning Provide shared links to collaborate with other researcher and customize search results. Provide alerts for saved search topics to allow for convenient access to new research. Provide search history in a calendar to track all searches and allow each to be rerun Provide unlimited access of current chemistry and scientific journals via the current WRAIR Gorgas library subscription collection or other collections Provide 24 hour online help desk support. This announcement is not a formal solicitation and is not a request for proposal. No contract will be awarded from this announcement. No reimbursement will be made of any costs to provide information in response to this announcement or any follow up information requests. Availability of any formal solicitation will be announced under a separate announcement. This synopsis is for market research, information and planning purposes only and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government. Each response must reference the sources sought title. All proprietary information should be marked as such. Responses will be held confidential if requested. RFI Response and due date: 6 June 2024 12:00PM ET Instructions to Responders: Responses from all capable and qualified sources are encouraged to respond to this request. White papers should adhere to the following formatting and outline instructions: 1. All submissions shall be made electronically and be in one of the following formats: Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF. 2. Cover Page (1page) Title Organization Responders technical and administrative points of contact (names, addresses, phone, fax number and email addresses) Topic area(s) addressed 3. Please note that the response shall provide sufficient technical data to determine how you fully meet the requirements as specified. Please note that responses are due no later than 6 June 2024 12:00PM ET. The preferred method of submission is via email. The point of contact for this action is Ms. Dawn Jennings, Contract Specialist dawn.v.jennings.civ@health.mil . Subject line should read “Chemical Research Database.” Only electronic responses are requested. No evaluation letters and/or results will be issued to the respondents. 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The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) for this requirement is 518210 and the size standard is $40M. The SciFinder database is the only database on the market currently that completely meets WRAIRs requirements. WRAIR chemists require access to an externally hosted, web-based, comprehensive chemical database. This database must have an intuitive search interface, have the ability to perform faceted searching, and be able to IP authenticate. This interface must be Section 508 Compliant because FAR regulations require this. It must only use session cookies because government privacy regulations prohibit the use of persistent cookies. It must be Open URL compliant so that the WRAIR. electronic journals can link from the search results with a single click. This product must have data including chemical reactions, chemical structures, bibliographic data, analytical data, patents, and molecular sequences. This product will be used in support of the antimalarial, antileishmanial and chem/biodefense programs. This product must have access to the CAS registry database, as CAS registry numbers represent specific chemical structures, and are used by chemists when referring to a specific structure of a compound. CAS registry numbers must come as part of a subscription from CAS. While they appear occasionally in the public domain, they are licensed and should be only used by a valid license holder. As such, American Chemical Society is the only responsible source that possesses the services required to meet the Government's requirement. This announcement constitutes the only notice by the government; a written solicitation will not be issued. All sources that believe they are eligible to provide these items must respond in writing. Responses must be supported with clear and convincing evidence to clearly articulate the ability to provide the items outlined above. A request for documentation will not be considered an affirmative response. This Special Notice of Intent is not a request for competitive quotes. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether a competitive procurement is in the best interest of the Government. If no written responses are received by the date listed below, the purchase will be awarded without further remark. All questions and responses concerning this notice shall be emailed to Ms. Dawn Jennings at dawn.v.jennings.civ@health.mil. Interested concerns must identify their capability in writing to the above e-mail address or by mail to the address listed below no later than 12:00PM ET, July 9, 2024. 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