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EBSCO Consolidated CINAHL Medline PBSC   2

ID: 36C77626R0083 • Type: Special Notice • Match:  95%
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Description

CINAHL Ultimate, Medline Complete and Psychology & Behavioral Sciences Collection FBO Notice: 36C77626R0083_1 The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Veterans Health Administration (VHA) requires Brand Name or Equal for the following commercial off the shelf web-based resources: Cumulative Index of Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL) Ultimate which is a database containing nursing and allied health bibliographic information and access to full-text journals, Medline Complete which is a bibliographic information and full-text journal resource of journals focused on medicine, and a journal package focused on psychology and behavioral sciences; Psychology & Behavioral Sciences Collection (PBSC). All three products will be made available throughout the VHA healthcare system. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Program Contracting Activity Central (PCAC) intends to solicit and negotiate with EBSCO Industries Inc., 10 ESTES ST, IPSWICH, MA. USA: to provide an annual subscription to CINAHL Ultimate, Medline Complete and PBSC. These products shall include sources such as electronic textbooks and online full text journals. The procurement is being conducted by authority of Revolutionary FAR Overhaul 6.103-1 "soliciting from a sole source." The NAICS code for this procurement is 519290 and the Small Business Administration Size Standard is 1,000 Employees. This notice of intent to is not a request for competitive quotes. No solicitation document is available, and telephone requests will not be accepted. However, any responsible source who believes it is capable of meeting the requirements may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation, which shall be considered by the agency, only if received by the closing date and time of this notice. Responses received will be evaluated; however, a determination by the Government not to compete the proposed procurement based upon responses received to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Responses to this notice are due on or before Wednesday May 6, 2025, 10:00 a.m. EST to contract specialist, Andrew Allen at Andrew.Allen6@va.gov. Contracting Office Address: Department of Veterans Affairs Program Contracting Activity Central 6100 Oak Tree Blvd, Suite 490 Independence, OH 44131
Background
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Veterans Health Administration (VHA) is seeking to procure commercial off-the-shelf web-based resources, specifically CINAHL Ultimate, Medline Complete, and Psychology & Behavioral Sciences Collection (PBSC). These resources are essential for providing nursing and allied health bibliographic information, access to full-text journals, and a focus on psychology and behavioral sciences. The goal is to make these products available throughout the VHA healthcare system.

Work Details
The contract involves providing an annual subscription to the following resources:

1. Cumulative Index of Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL) Ultimate - a comprehensive database containing nursing and allied health bibliographic information along with access to full-text journals.

2. Medline Complete - a resource offering bibliographic information and full-text journal access focused on medicine.

3. Psychology & Behavioral Sciences Collection (PBSC) - a journal package dedicated to psychology and behavioral sciences.

Additionally, the products should include sources such as electronic textbooks and online full-text journals.

Period of Performance
The contract will be performed over an annual subscription period, with responses due by May 6, 2025.

Place of Performance
The services will be performed throughout the VHA healthcare system.

Incumbent Analysis (see Incumbents section for more detail)
This opportunity appears to have a confirmed incumbent based on closely related prior contract 36C77623P0062, awarded to Ebsco Information Services for $9,217,533 (04/18/23–09/17/26). That prior award provided VHA-wide access to the CINAHL subscription, described as a web-based database with nursing and allied health bibliographic information and full-text journals, along with related features such as training and usage statistics. The current requirement similarly seeks annual subscriptions for CINAHL Ultimate (and additional EBSCO products), which suggests continuity in providing the same core CINAHL resource across the VHA healthcare system.

Overview

Response Deadline
May 6, 2026, 10:00 a.m. EDT Past Due
Posted
April 29, 2026, 11:51 a.m. EDT
Set Aside
None
Place of Performance
Not Provided
Source

Current SBA Size Standard
1000 Employees
Pricing
Likely Fixed Price
Est. Level of Competition
Sole Source
Est. Value Range
Experimental
$350,000 - $600,000 (AI estimate)
On 4/29/26 Program Contracting Activity Central issued Special Notice 36C77626R0083 for EBSCO Consolidated CINAHL Medline PBSC due 5/6/26.
Primary Contact
Title
Contract Specialist
Name
Andrew Allen   Profile
Phone
(216) 447-8321

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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
June 5, 2026
Last Updated By
andrew.allen6@va.gov
Archive Date
June 5, 2026