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ID: 36C77622R0133 • Type: Presolicitation
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Description

Pre-solicitation Notice Clinical Portal of Medical Information Solicitation Number: 36C77622R0133 The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Program Contracting Activity Central (PCAC) anticipates soliciting proposals through full and open competition and subsequently awarding a Firm Fixed-Price Contract for the Library Network Office (LNO). Please Note: this is being issued in connection with Request for Information (RFI) 36C77622Q0220. The performance work statement (PWS) shall consist of providing an online, web base subscription to the Clinical Portal of Medical Information for the Office of Health Informatics (OHI) offices; LNO and VA Central Office (VACO) Library. The solicitation will be issued as a Request for Proposal (RFP) conducted in accordance with FAR Part 15. The solicitation will be advertised as full and open competition. The NAICS code for this procurement is 519130 and the Small Business Administration Size Standard is 1000 employees. The solicitation will be issued for 10 calendar days. The anticipated period of performance will be a nine (9) month base period plus four (4) twelve (12) month option periods. This notice is not a request for competitive offers. All questions must be submitted in writing to the issuing office via email at Benjamin.niznik@va.gov and Adeitra.jimmison@va.gov. Telephone calls will not be accepted. The VA reserves the right to use only Contracting Opportunities, via the internet, to provide notification of any amendments to this notice and the subsequent solicitation. It is the contractor s responsibility to view Contracting Opportunities daily for any amendments to this notice and the solicitation. The VA estimates that the solicitation and related amendments will be posted on Sam.gov on approximately 07/15/2022. Offerors are required to submit offers via email to the Contract Specialist and Contracting officer. Any responsible Offerors may submit an offer upon release of the solicitation. All Offerors must be registered in the SAM database prior to award of a contract, this can be found at: www.SAM.gov. DISCLAIMER This Pre-Solicitation notice is issued solely for information and planning purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation. The solicitation number will be 36C77622R0133. This advertisement does not commit the Government to award a contract. All inquiries regarding this requirement must be sent electronically to Contract Specialist Benjamin Niznik at Benjamin.Niznik@va.gov and Contracting Officer Adeitra Jimmison, adeitra.jimmison@va.gov. Contracting Office Address: Department of Veterans Affairs Program Contract Activity Central 6100 Oak Tree Blvd Independence, OH 44131
Background
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Program Contracting Activity Central (PCAC) is planning to solicit proposals through full and open competition for a Firm Fixed-Price Contract for the Library Network Office (LNO). The performance work statement (PWS) will involve providing an online, web-based subscription to the Clinical Portal of Medical Information for the Office of Health Informatics (OHI) offices; LNO and VA Central Office (VACO) Library. The solicitation will be conducted in accordance with Part 15 and advertised as full and open competition.

Work Details
The work involves providing an existing commercial off-the-shelf web-based product (COTS) Subscription collection that includes online full-text journals, ebooks, databases, and other knowledge-based information. The desired goals include providing nationwide access to standard knowledge-based clinical information resources, offering VA staff access to high-quality, current and relevant clinical, full-text electronic journals, books, and videos to support clinical decision making at the point of care, initiating a nationwide centralized purchase to capitalize on economies of scale, negotiating one license/contract to decrease contracting efforts and reviewing workload at the facility level, and supporting Continuing Medical Education (CME) requirements. The scope of work includes details on content, usability, currency, access, support requirements, CME support requirements, site content and support responsibility, system accessibility and downtime notification, search parameters, customer service issues handling, usage statistics availability, accessibility via personal mobile devices, training services availability, technical capabilities for remote users authentication.

Period of Performance
The anticipated period of performance will be a nine (9) month base period plus four (4) twelve (12) month option periods. The solicitation will be issued for 10 calendar days.

Overview

Response Deadline
July 29, 2022, 12:00 p.m. EDT (original: July 15, 2022, 12:00 p.m. EDT) Past Due
Posted
June 15, 2022, 11:54 a.m. EDT (updated: July 19, 2022, 12:06 p.m. EDT)
Set Aside
None
Place of Performance
No Specific Location United States
Source
SAM

Current SBA Size Standard
1000 Employees
Pricing
Fixed Price
Odds of Award
73%
On 6/15/22 Program Contracting Activity Central issued Presolicitation 36C77622R0133 for Clinical Portal of Medical Information due 7/29/22. The opportunity was issued full & open with NAICS 519130 and PSC R605.
Primary Contact
Title
Contract Specialist
Name
Benjamin Niznik   Profile
Phone
(216) 447-8010 x3450

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Additional Details

Source Agency Hierarchy
VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF > VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF > PCAC HEALTH INFORMATION (36C776)
FPDS Organization Code
3600-00776
Source Organization Code
100180033
Last Updated
July 19, 2022
Last Updated By
benjamin.niznik@va.gov
Archive Date
July 19, 2022