The NIH Library intends to procure on a sole source basis to Ovid Technologies, Inc., 100 River Ridge Drive, Norwood, MA 02062, for access to OVID for the following (87) title including maintenance and software fees: AIDS; Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research; Alzheimer Disease & Associated Disorders; Oncology; American Journal of Dermatopathology; American Journal of Forensic Medicine & Pathology; American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation; American Journal of Surgical Pathology; Anesthesia & Analgesia; Anesthesiology; Annals of Plastic Surgery; Annals of Surgery; Annals of Surgical Oncology; Anti-Cancer Drugs; Behavioral Pharmacology; Blood Coagulation & Fibrinolysis; Circulation; Circulation Research; Clinical Journal of Pain; Clinical Neuropharmacology; Clinical Nuclear Medicine; Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology; Cornea; Coronary Artery Disease; Critical Care Medicine; Current Opinion in Allergy and Clinical Immunology; Current Opinion in Cardiology; Current Opinion in Hematology; Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases; Current Opinion in Lipodology; Current Opinion in Nephrology & Hypertension; Current Opinion in Neurology; Current Opinion in Obstetrics & Gynecology; Current Opinion in Oncology; Current Opinion in Ophthalmology; Current Opinion in Pediatrics; Current Opinion in Rheumatology; Diagnostic Molecular Pathology; Diseases of the Colon & Rectum; Epidemiology; European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology; Infectious Disease in Clinical Practice; International Anesthesiology; International Clinical Psychopharmacology; International Journal of Gynecological Pathology; International Ophthalmology; Investigative Radiology; Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes; Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology; Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism; Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology; Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography; Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics; Journal of ECT, The; Journal of Hypertension; Journal of Immunotherapy; Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition; Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics; Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psych; Journal of the American Society of Nephrology; Journal of Trauma Injury, Infection, and Critical Care; Journal of Urology; Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology; Laboratory Investigation; Laryngoscope; Medical Care; Medicine; Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise; Menopause; Modern Pathology; Neurology; Neuropsychiatry, Neuropsychology, and Behavioral Neurology; NeuroReport; Neurosurgery; Nuclear Medicine Communications; Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey; Pancreas; Pediatric Infectious Disease; Pediatric Research; Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery; Psychosomatic Medicine; Retina; Sexually Transmitted Diseases; Spine; Stroke; Therapeutic Drug Monitoring; Transplantation. Specifically, the contractor shall provide access to the titles via the internet for the NIH Library. The period of performance or subscription will be from December 31, 2002 to December 31, 2003. Ovid Technologies, Inc. provides the only legal source for the Ovid titles, a copyrighted work. The intended procurement will be classified under North American Industry Classification System code 511120 with a size standard of 500 employees. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals and no solicitation document exists for this requirement. However, parties interested in responding to this notice will need to submit technical data, including cost, sufficient to determine capability in providing the same product/service. All capability statements received within (15) days after publication of this synopsis will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete based on 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. See Numbered Note 22.

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