This is a COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6 as supplemented with the additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; a written solicitation will not be issued. PAPER COPIES OF THIS SOLICITATION ARE NOT AVAILABLE. The Request for Quotation/reference number is FDA-SOL-2008-1038702. Period of Performance: 12 months. PLACE OF PERFORMANCE: Contractor?s site. The NAICS code is 519130 and the Small Business Standard is 500 employees. This solicitation documents and incorporates provisions and clauses in effect through FAC 2005-23. It is the responsibility of the contractor to be familiar with the applicable clauses and provisions. The clauses may be accessed in full text at these addresses: www.acqnet.gov. The provision 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial applies to this acquisition. Offeror?s should complete their representations and certifications at Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA) at http://orca.bpn.gov. The Food and Drug Administration requests responses from qualified sources capable of provided these services in accordance with the statement of work. FAR provision 52.212-2, Evaluation-Commercial Items applies ? All offers will be offers will be evaluated on technical factors and price with technical being more important than price. Technical factors will be how the product conforms to the statement of work. Offerors may include any warranty provisions and site licenses as applicable for quotations. FAR Provision, 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications applies, if the contractor is not registered in ORCA, the vendor shall complete and submit with offer. FAR Clauses 52.212-4 and 52.212-5 apply. The FAR clauses cited in the clause are applicable to this acquisition: 52.219-28, 52.222-3, 52.222-21, 52.222-26, 52.222-36, 52.222-36, 52.222-50, 52.225-13, 52.232-33, and 52.239-1. Contractor unit prices, when incorporated into a Government contract, will be released under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) without further notice to the contractor submitter. If the Contractor takes issue with the release, it should submit its proposal data with the appropriate legends and explain in detail why such data cannot be released as a public record under the Freedom of Information Act. Offers are due on February 19, 2008 at 3:00pm (Rockville, MD, EST) and may be submitted electronically,submission less than 5Mb, to Patrice Coleman, Contract Specialist, at [email protected]. Ms. Coleman may be contacted at (301) 827-7169 ? no collect calls accepted. Statement of Work 1.0 Scope and Purpose 1.1 The FDA Biosciences Library requires online web access, via IP, to a core set of searchable journals published by Elsevier Publishing (preferably through the robust search engine provided with Science Direct) . The online platform must allow quick searches across all resources simultaneously in one search statement. Access is 24/7 for Agency staff and reduces the need for multiple individual copies of expensive resources. 2.0 Specific Requirements 2.1 The FDA requires online access to the following publications, most with access back to 1995 (and for those titles where we already own the archival rights due to the one time purchase of the backfiles, access back to the first year the title was published): Academic Radiology Acta Tropica Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews Advances in Enzyme Regulation Advances in Neuroimmunology (incorporated into: Journal of Neuroimmunology) Ajic - American Journal of Infection Control American Heart Journal American Journal of Emergency Medicine American Journal of Hypertension American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology American Journal of Ophthalmology American Journal of Otolaryngology American Journal of Preventive Medicine Analytica Chimica Acta Analytical Biochemistry Annales de l'Institut Pasteur. Immunologie Annales de l'Institut Pasteur. Microbiologie (continued as: Research in Microbiology) Annales de l'Institut Pasteur. Virologie Annals of Epidemiology Annals of the ICRP Antimicrobic Newsletter (incorporated into: Antimicrobics and Infectious Diseases Newsletter) Antimicrobics and Infectious Diseases Newsletter (incorporating: Antimicrobic Newsletter and Infectious Diseases Newsletter) Antiviral Research Aquaculture Aquatic Toxicology Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Arthroscopy: the Journal of Arthroscopy and Related Surgery Artificial Intelligence in Medicine Atherosclerosis Biochemical Pharmacology Biological Psychiatry Biologicals Biology Of Blood And Marrow Transplantation Biomaterials Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters Bioorganic Chemistry Biosensors and Bioelectronics Biotechnology Advances Blood Cells Molecules and Diseases Bone Burns Cancer Cell Cancer Detection and Prevention Cancer Letters Cancer Treatment Reviews Cardiovascular Research Cellular Immunology Chemico-Biological Interactions Clinical and Diagnostic Virology Clinical Immunology Clinical Immunology Newsletter Clinical Microbiology Newsletter Clinical Neurophysiology Clinical Nutrition Clinical Radiology Comparative and General Pharmacology (continued as: General Pharmacology: The Vascular System) Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part C: Comparative Pharmacology (continued as: Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part C: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Endocrinology) Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part C: Pharmacology,Toxicology and Endocrinology (continued from: Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part C: Comparative Pharmacology) Comparative Immunology Microbiology & Infectious Diseases Comparative Immunology, Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Contemporary Clinical Trials Contraception Controlled Clinical Trials Current Opinion in Immunology Current Opinion in Microbiology Current Opinion in Pharmacology Cytokine Developmental & Comparative Immunology Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease Drug And Alcohol Dependence Drug Discovery Today Drug Resistance Updates Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety EJSO - European Journal of Surgical Oncology Enzyme and Microbial Technology Epilepsy Research European Journal of Cancer European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry European Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences European Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences (incorporating: Pharmaceutica Acta Helvetiae) European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics European Journal of Pharmacology European Journal of Pharmacology: Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology European Journal of Pharmacology: Molecular Pharmacology European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery European Neuropsychopharmacology European Urology Experimental Cell Research Febs Letters Fertility and Sterility Fitoterapia Food and Chemical Toxicology Food and Chemical Toxicology (continued from: Food and Cosmetics Toxicology) Food and Cosmetics Toxicology (continued as: Food and Chemical Toxicology) Food Chemistry Food Control Food Microbiology Food Research International Forensic Science International Free Radical Biology & Medicine Gastroenterology Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Gene Analysis Techniques (continued as: Genetic Analysis: Biomolecular Engineering) General Pharmacology: The Vascular System (continued from: Comparative and General Pharmacology) Genetic Analysis: Biomolecular Engineering (continued from: Gene Analysis Techniques) Genomics Heart Rhythm Hormones and Behavior Human Immunology Human Pathology Immunochemistry (continued as: Molecular Immunology) Immunology Letters Immunology Today Immunopharmacology Immunopharmacology Infectious Diseases Newsletter (incorporated into: Antimicrobics and Infectious Diseases Newsletter) International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation (continued from: International Biodeterioration) International Biodeterioration (continued as: International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation) International Dairy Journal International Immunopharmacology International Journal for Parasitology International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents International Journal of Cardiology International Journal of Food Microbiology International Journal of Food Microbiology International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics International Journal of Immunopharmacology International Journal of Neuropharmacology (continued as: Neuropharmacology) International Journal of Pharmaceutics Journal of Arthroplasty Journal of Autoimmunity Journal of Biomechanics Journal of Biotechnology Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery Journal of Chromatography Parts A & B Journal of Clinical Epidemiology Journal of Clinical Virology Journal of Comparative Pathology Journal of Controlled Release Journal of Critical Care Journal of Electrocardiology Journal of Endodontics Journal of Ethnopharmacology Journal of Food Composition and Analysis Journal of Food Engineering Journal of Health Economics Journal of Hepatology Journal of Hospital Infection Journal of Immunological Methods Journal of Infection Journal of Microbiological Methods Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology Journal of Molecular Graphics and Modelling Journal of Neuroimmunology Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Journal of Pediatric Surgery Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis Journal of Pharmacological and Toxicological Methods (continued from: Journal of Pharmacological Methods) Journal of Pharmacological Methods (continued as: Journal of Pharmacological and Toxicological Methods) Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery Journal of Reproductive Immunology Journal of Stored Products Research Journal of Surgical Education Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology Journal of the American College of Cardiology Journal of the American College of Surgeons Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry Journal of Vascular Surgery Journal of Virological Methods Life Sciences Magnetic Resonance Imaging Matrix Biology Maturitas Medical Engineering & Physics Metabolism Microbes & Infection with Research in Microbiology Microbial Pathogenesis Microchemical Journal Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology Molecular Genetics and Metabolism Molecular Immunology (continued from: Immunochemistry) Mutation Research Combined Subscription to All Sections Mutation Research/Genetic Toxicology Mutation Research/Reviews in Genetic Toxicology Neurobiology of Aging Neuropharmacology Neuropharmacology (continued from: International Journal of Neuropharmacology) Neuroscience Neurotoxicology Neurotoxicology and Teratology Nuclear Medicine and Biology Nutrition Nutrition Research Ophthalmology: Journal of the American Academy of Ophthalmology Oral Surgery Oral Medicine Oral Pathology Oral Radiology and Endodontology Osteoarthritis and Cartilage Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Pain Pediatric Neurology Pharmaceutica Acta Helvetiae (incorporated into: European Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences) Pharmacological Research Pharmacology & Therapeutics (continued from: Pharmacology & Therapeutics Parts A, B and C) Pharmacology & Therapeutics. Part A: Chemotherapy, Toxicology and Metabolic Inhibitors (incorporated into: Pharmacology & Therapeutics) Pharmacology & Therapeutics. Part B (incorporated into: Pharmacology & Therapeutics) Pharmacology & Therapeutics. Part C: Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics (incorporated into: Pharmacology & Therapeutics) Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior Physiology & Behavior Phytochemistry Plasmid Polymer Degradation and Stability Polymer Testing Preventive Medicine Preventive Veterinary Medicine Process Biochemistry Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases Progress in Lipid Research Progress in Neurobiology Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology & Biological Psychiatry (continued from: Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology) Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology (continued as: Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology & Biological Psychiatry) Psychoneuroendocrinology Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology Reproductive Toxicology Research in Immunology Research in Microbiology (continued from: Annales de l'Institut Pasteur. Microbiologie) Research in Veterinary Science Research in Virology Respiratory Medicine Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism Seminars in Nuclear Medicine Soil Biology & Biochemistry Spectrochimica Acta Part B: Atomic Spectroscopy Steroids Surgery Surgical Neurology Survey of Ophthalmology The American Journal of Cardiology The American Journal of Medicine The American Journal of Surgery The Annals of Thoracic Surgery The Journal of Emergency Medicine The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation The Journal of Pediatrics The Journal of Urology The Knee The Lancet (North American Edition) The Lancet Infectious Diseases The Lancet Neurology The Lancet Oncology The Veterinary Journal Toxicology Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology Toxicology in Vitro Toxicology Letters Toxicon Transfusion Medicine Reviews Translational Research Transplant Immunology Transplantation Proceedings Trends in Analytical Chemistry Including Compendium Trends in Biochemical Sciences Trends in Biotechnology Trends in Cardiovascular Medicine Trends in Food Science & Technology Trends in Genetics Trends in Immunology Trends in Microbiology Trends in Molecular Medicine Trends in Neurosciences Trends in Parasitology Trends in Pharmacological Sciences Tuberculosis Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology Urology Vaccine Vascular Pharmacology Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology Veterinary Microbiology Veterinary Parasitology Virology Virus Research 2.2 For the above list of publications, the contractor shall provide the following: a. A site license for 24/7 desktop web access, via IP, for the Agency b. Customer service shall be available to troubleshoot website/connectivity issues via phone, email, etc. c. Researchers and librarians need access to all of the resources and must be able to search selected resources with one query and one interface. d. Customers require a single access interface to search across multiple resources. This type of simultaneous searching reduces the need for multiple searches and saves the agency time and the cost of purchasing multiple print subscriptions through various contractors. e. Customers also require the ability to set up alerts and run these alerts repeatedly across research areas f. Customers also require the ability to display related articles, i.e. to pull up other articles related to their area of research when they retrieve their original search results. 3.0 Description of Work 3.1 Ideally, the FDA Biosciences Library prefers to search across one platform rather than multiple platforms. This method provides a more efficient manner for FDA researchers by saving of overall search time necessary for finding necessary information and performing the research work necessary to meet the mission of FDA. The contractor is expected to troubleshoot access as needed, but it will not be necessary to respond during non-operational hours as defined above. 3.2 Deliverables: 3.2.1 Ideally the FDA Biosciences Library prefers to search across one platform rather than multiple platforms in order to meet the needs of FDA researchers and save the Agency search time in order for researchers to perform the work in a timely manner to meet the mission of FDA. If a plug-in, additional software or recommended software is required for optimal use, please include specific requirements. Contractor will address any questions or problems encountered when using this product with supported software or hardware. The contractor shall provide usage statistics on a monthly basis. The format of the usage statistics is provided either via email or contractor provided login and should include session count, search count and total document retrievals per title. Contractor shall provide online tutorials. Contractor shall also provide on-site training, briefings and updates to FDA researchers, in the DC area as well as selected remote offices. 4. Period of Performance Contract will commence on the date the contractor receives notification of award from the Office of Acquisitions and Grants. Contract will run for 12 months (1 year). 5. Payment Payment will be made only after satisfactory completion of concrete deliverables/service (i.e. access is available agency-wide via a static URL - IP access). Payment for the deliverables/services will occur only after and in the following order: a. a purchase order has been generated by the FDA contracting office. The contractor shall NOT provide service to the FDA until a purchase order has been received. This is considered an illegal procurement by the government. b. the FDA is being provided access to the resource 5. Deliverables 5.1 Products to be delivered via email or mail 5.2 Static URL, password information, product training, technical support numbers, account number, promotional materials, monthly usage statistics 6. Place of Delivery or Performance 6.1 The products provided shall be hosted by the contractor server, but will be available via the Library?s intranet page, agency-wide. 7.0 Section 508 The contractor shall provide paperwork, called a Voluntary Product Accessibility Template (VPAT), regarding the 508 Compliance status of the product(s) at the same time the bid is offered. For more information about 508 Compliance, please visit the following site: http://508.hhs.gov/vendors.htm The below links will provide overview and assistance to what is needed. A service still must be 508 compliant. The purpose of this part is to implement section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended (29 U.S.C. 794d). Section 508 requires that when Federal agencies develop, procure, maintain, or use electronic and information technology, Federal employees with disabilities have access to and use of information and data that is comparable to the access and use by Federal employees who are not individuals with disabilities, unless an undue burden would be imposed on the agency. Section 508 also requires that individuals with disabilities, who are members of the public seeking information or services from a Federal agency, have access to and use of information and data that is comparable to that provided to the public who are not individuals with disabilities, unless an undue burden would be imposed on the agency. So if federal employees or the public will use EIT that we procure, or develop, then it has to be accessible. Technical standards that apply to web-based resources are provided below: Subpart B -- Technical Standards ? 1194.22 Web-based intranet and internet information and applications. (a) A text equivalent for every non-text element shall be provided (e.g., via "alt", "longdesc", or in element content). (b) Equivalent alternatives for any multimedia presentation shall be synchronized with the presentation. (c) Web pages shall be designed so that all information conveyed with color is also available without color, for example from context or markup. (d) Documents shall be organized so they are readable without requiring an associated style sheet. (e) Redundant text links shall be provided for each active region of a server-side image map. (f) Client-side image maps shall be provided instead of server-side image maps except where the regions cannot be defined with an available geometric shape. (g) Row and column headers shall be identified for data tables. (h) Markup shall be used to associate data cells and header cells for data tables that have two or more logical levels of row or column headers. (i) Frames shall be titled with text that facilitates frame identification and navigation. (j) Pages shall be designed to avoid causing the screen to flicker with a frequency greater than 2 Hz and lower than 55 Hz. (k) A text-only page, with equivalent information or functionality, shall be provided to make a web site comply with the provisions of this part, when compliance cannot be accomplished in any other way. The content of the text-only page shall be updated whenever the primary page changes. (l) When pages utilize scripting languages to display content, or to create interface elements, the information provided by the script shall be identified with functional text that can be read by assistive technology. (m) When a web page requires that an applet, plug-in or other application be present on the client system to interpret page content, the page must provide a link to a plug-in or applet that complies with ?1194.21(a) through (l). (n) When electronic forms are designed to be completed on-line, the form shall allow people using assistive technology to access the information, field elements, and functionality required for completion and submission of the form, including all directions and cues. (o) A method shall be provided that permits users to skip repetitive navigation links. (p) When a timed response is required, the user shall be alerted and given sufficient time to indicate more time is required. Note to ?1194.22: 1. The Board interprets paragraphs (a) through (k) of this section as consistent with the following priority 1 Checkpoints of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0 (WCAG 1.0) (May 5, 1999) published by the Web Accessibility Initiative of the World Wide Web Consortium: Section 1194.22 Paragraph WCAG 1.0 Checkpoint (a) 1.1 (b) 1.4 (c) 2.1 (d) 6.1 (e) 1.2 (f) 9.1 (g) 5.1 (h) 5.2 (i) 12.1 (j) 7.1 (k) 11.4 2. Paragraphs (l), (m), (n), (o), and (p) of this section are different from WCAG 1.0. Web pages that conform to WCAG 1.0, level A (i.e., all priority 1 checkpoints) must also meet paragraphs (l), (m), (n), (o), and (p) of this section to comply with this section. WCAG 1.0 is available at http://www.w3.org/TR/1999/WAI-WEBCONTENT-19990505. Subpart D -- Information, Documentation, and Support ? 1194.41 Information, documentation, and support. (a) Product support documentation provided to end-users shall be made available in alternate formats upon request, at no additional charge. (b) End-users shall have access to a description of the accessibility and compatibility features of products in alternate formats or alternate methods upon request, at no additional charge. (c) Support services for products shall accommodate the communication needs of end-users with disabilities. www.section508.gov www.access-board.gov

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