CINAHL Subscription

Background
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Veterans Health Administration (VHA) requires an existing commercial off the shelf web-based database, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL), containing bibliographic and full-text journals that will be made available throughout the VHA healthcare system. The goal of the contract is to ensure uniform availability of high-quality nursing and allied health care professionals’ knowledge-based resources across the VHA system to improve clinical decision making.

Work Details
The vendor shall provide all sites on the VHA network with access to a single online, web-based product. Authentication will be through VA Gateway IP address and LibLynx IP validation on an enterprise basis, eliminating the need for users to enter identification, username and/or password. The product shall include knowledge-based information covering the journal literature in the field of nursing and allied health care, information that reflects current practice issues and supports clinical decision making, comprehensive information in a single product available for stand-alone purchase or license, independent of complementary or companion products offered by the vendor, related health care books, dissertations, and conference proceedings. The product should be 508 compliant, compatible with most standard web browsers with cookies enabled, easily printed, permit free use for educational purposes of all pictures and graphics, offer training services, and have availability of usage statistics at an IP level.

Period of Performance
Performance Period: One year award Base plus two Option Years. The anticipated contract period is April 18, 2023, through April 17, 2024.