This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice in conjunction with procedures in FAR Part 13. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; a written solicitation will not be issued. The proposed contract action is for supplies or services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1). Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement or submit proposals. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, all proposals received prior to 11/18/2013 will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete with this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. The solicitation number, VA261-14-Q-0008 is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ). This document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-70 effective September 30, 2013 and Veterans Affairs Acquisition Regulation Supplement (VAAR) current to September 13, 2012. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code for this acquisition is 519130, Size Standard: 500 Requirement Description: Item Information ITEM NUMBER DESCRIPTION OF SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT 1 OnLine Internet Subscription for All VISN 21 Facility Locations. See below. Multiple simultaneous users have immediate access to UpToDate from any web-enabled computer within the designated sites. Access to telephone and email technical support. Continuous content updates. 1.00 YR __________________ __________________ GRAND TOTAL __________________ Designated Sites Your Authorized Users may Access the Licensed Materials only from within the physical confines of the following addresses (the "Designated Sites"): Manila, Philippines Outpatient Clinic (OPC) Hila Community Based OPC 220 I Roxas Boulevard 1285 Waianuenue Avenue, Suite 211 Pasay City, PH 1300 Hila, ill 96720 Sierra Nevada Health Care System VA Kauai Community Based OPC 1000 Locust Street 3-3367 Kubio Highway, Suite 200 Reno, NY 89502 Lihue, Kauai, HI 96766 Carson Valley OPC VA Kana Community Based OPC 925 Ironwood Street, Suite 2102 75-377 Hualalai Road Minden, NY 89423 Kailua-Kana, Kana, HI 96740 Sierra Foothills OPC VA Maui Community Based OPC 11985 Heritage Oak Place, Suite #I 203 Ho'ohana Street, Suite 303 Auburn, CA 95603 Kahului, Maui, HI 96732 VA Lahontan Valley OPC VA Hila PTSD Residential 365 West A Street Rehabilitation Program Fallon, NY 89406 459 Patterson Road Honolulu, ill 96819-1522 Pacific Islands Health Care System 459 Patterson Road GuamOPC Honolulu, HI 96819-1522 U.S. Naval Hospital Wing E-200, Box 7608 Agana Heights, GU 96919 National Center for PTSD Fiatele TEO US Army Reserve Building. 3375 Koapaka Street, Suite 1-560 Pago Pago, American Samoa 96799 Honolulu, HI 968 I9 Northern California Health Care System: VA Medical Center Sacramento Central California Health Care System 10535 Hospital Way 26 I5 E. Clinton Avenue Mather, CA 95655 Fresno, CA 93703 Martinez OPC VA Castle OPC 150 Muir Road 3605 Hospital Road, Suite D Martinez, CA 94553 Atwater, CA 95301 ChicoOPC VA South Valley OPC 280 Cohasset Road 1050 N. Cherry Street Chico, CA 95926 Tulare, CA 93274 Fairfield OPC VA San Francisco Medical Center 103 Bodin Circle, Bldg 778 4150 Clement Street Travis AFB, CA 94535 San Francisco, CA 94121 Mare Island OPC EurekaOPC 20 I Walnut Avenue 714 F Street Vallejo, CA 94592 Eureka, CA 95501 McClellan Dental Clinic Downtown OPC 5401 Arnold Avenue 40 I 3rd Street Sacramento, CA 95652 San Francisco, CA 94107 McClellan OPC Santa Rosa OPC 5342 Dudley Boulevard 33 15 Chanate Road Sacramento, CA 95652 Santa Rosa, CA 95404 Oakland Mental Health Program VA San Bruno OPC Oakland Army Base 1001 Sneath Lane, Suite 300, 3rd Floor 2505 West 14th Street San Bruno, CA 94066 Oakland, CA 94607 VA Ukiah Community Based OPC OakiandOPC 630 Kings Court 2221 Martin Luther King Jr Way Ukiah, CA 95482 Oakland, CA 94612 Palo Alto Health Care System ReddingOPC 3801 Miranda Avenue 351 Hartnell Avenue Palo Alto CA 94304-1290 Redding, CA 96002 4951 Arroyo Road Sacramento Mental Health Clinic Livermore, CA 94550 10633 Grissom Road Sacramento, CA 95655 795 Willow Road Menlo Park, CA 94025 Northern California Health Care System: VA Medical Center Sacramento Central California Health Care System 10535 Hospital Way 26 I5 E. Clinton Avenue Mather, CA 95655 Fresno, CA 93703 Martinez OPC VA Castle OPC 150 Muir Road 3605 Hospital Road, Suite D Martinez, CA 94553 Atwater, CA 95301 ChicoOPC VA South Valley OPC 280 Cohasset Road 1050 N. Cherry Street Chico, CA 95926 Tulare, CA 93274 Fairfield OPC VA San Francisco Medical Center 103 Bodin Circle, Bldg 778 4150 Clement Street Travis AFB, CA 94535 San Francisco, CA 94121 Mare Island OPC EurekaOPC 20 I Walnut Avenue 714 F Street Vallejo, CA 94592 Eureka, CA 95501 McClellan Dental Clinic Downtown OPC 5401 Arnold Avenue 40 I 3rd Street Sacramento, CA 95652 San Francisco, CA 94107 McClellan OPC Santa Rosa OPC 5342 Dudley Boulevard 33 15 Chanate Road Sacramento, CA 95652 Santa Rosa, CA 95404 Oakland Mental Health Program VA San Bruno OPC Oakland Army Base 1001 Sneath Lane, Suite 300, 3rd Floor 2505 West 14th Street San Bruno, CA 94066 Oakland, CA 94607 VA Ukiah Community Based OPC OakiandOPC 630 Kings Court 2221 Martin Luther King Jr Way Ukiah, CA 95482 Oakland, CA 94612 Palo Alto Health Care System ReddingOPC 3801 Miranda Avenue 351 Hartnell Avenue Palo Alto CA 94304-1290 Redding, CA 96002 4951 Arroyo Road Sacramento Mental Health Clinic Livermore, CA 94550 10633 Grissom Road Sacramento, CA 95655 795 Willow Road Menlo Park, CA 94025 . Capitola OPC San Jose OPC 1350 N. 41st Street., Suite 102 80 Great Oaks Boulevard Capitola, CA 95010-3906 San Jose, CA 95119 ModestoOPC SonoraOPC 1524 McHenry Boulevard, Suite 315 19747 Greenley Road Modesto, CA 95330 Sonora, CA 95370 Monterey OPC Stockton OPC 3401 Engineer Lane 7777 South Freedom Drive Seaside, CA 93955 French Camp, CA 95231 SOLICITATION PROVISIONS/CONTRACT CLAUSES: FAR Number Title Date 52.212-5 CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT STATUTES OR EXECUTIVE ORDERS--COMMERCIAL ITEMS For the purposes of this clause items (b) 1, 4, 6, 7, 8, 12, 21, 23, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 38, 39,42, 45, 48 are considered checked and apply. JAN 2013 52.212-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS--COMMERCIAL ITEMS JULY 2013 FAR Number Title Date 52.212-4 CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS-- COMMERCIAL ITEMS JULY 2013 FAR Number Title Date 852.203-70 COMMERCIAL ADVERTISING JAN 2008 C.2 852.232-72 ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION OF PAYMENT REQUESTS (NOV 2012) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause- (1) Contract financing payment has the meaning given in FAR 32.001. (2) Designated agency office has the meaning given in 5 CFR 1315.2(m). (3) Electronic form means an automated system transmitting information electronically according to the Accepted electronic data transmission methods and formats identified in paragraph (c) of this clause. Facsimile, email, and scanned documents are not acceptable electronic forms for submission of payment requests. (4) Invoice payment has the meaning given in FAR 32.001. (5) Payment request means any request for contract financing payment or invoice payment submitted by the contractor under this contract. (b) Electronic payment requests. Except as provided in paragraph (e) of this clause, the contractor shall submit payment requests in electronic form. Purchases paid with a Government-wide commercial purchase card are considered to be an electronic transaction for purposes of this rule, and therefore no additional electronic invoice submission is required. (c) Data transmission. A contractor must ensure that the data transmission method and format are through one of the following: (1) VA's Electronic Invoice Presentment and Payment System. (See Web site at http://www.fsc.va.gov/einvoice.asp.) (2) Any system that conforms to the X12 electronic data interchange (EDI) formats established by the Accredited Standards Center (ASC) and chartered by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). The X12 EDI Web site (http://www.x12.org) includes additional information on EDI 810 and 811 formats. (d) Invoice requirements. Invoices shall comply with FAR 32.905. (e) Exceptions. If, based on one of the circumstances below, the contracting officer directs that payment requests be made by mail, the contractor shall submit payment requests by mail through the United States Postal Service to the designated agency office. Submission of payment requests by mail may be required for: (1) Awards made to foreign vendors for work performed outside the United States; (2) Classified contracts or purchases when electronic submission and processing of payment requests could compromise the safeguarding of classified or privacy information; (3) Contracts awarded by contracting officers in the conduct of emergency operations, such as responses to national emergencies; (4) Solicitations or contracts in which the designated agency office is a VA entity other than the VA Financial Services Center in Austin, Texas; or (5) Solicitations or contracts in which the VA designated agency office does not have electronic invoicing capability as described above. (End of Clause) C.5 52.252-1 SOLICITATION PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998) This solicitation incorporates one or more solicitation provisions by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. The offeror is cautioned that the listed provisions may include blocks that must be completed by the offeror and submitted with its quotation or offer. In lieu of submitting the full text of those provisions, the offeror may identify the provision by paragraph identifier and provide the appropriate information with its quotation or offer. Also, the full text of a solicitation provision may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es): http://www.acquisition.gov/far/index.html http://www.va.gov/oamm/oa/ars/policyreg/vaar/index.cfm (End of Provision) C.6 52.252-2 CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998) This contract incorporates one or more clauses by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es): http://www.acquisition.gov/far/index.html http://www.va.gov/oamm/oa/ars/policyreg/vaar/index.cfm (End of Clause) Contracting Office Address: Department of Veterans Affairs; VISN 21 3801 Miranda Avenue Palo Alto, CA 94304 Primary Point of Contact: Carol Lam [email protected] Phone: 650-493-5000 X65825 Fax: 650-493-2546

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