The awarded contract will be a one-time purchase. The contract will authorize the end-user unlimited access to the below-mentioned journals. This order is being procured in accordance with FAR Part 12 (Acquisition of Commercial Items) and FAR Part 13 (Simplified Acquisition Procedures).

Funding is not yet available for this purchase.

FAR Part 52.232-18 Availability of Funds
Funds are not presently available for this contract. The Government's obligation under this contract is contingent upon the availability of appropriated funds from which payment for contract purposes can be made. No legal liability on the part of the Government for any payment may arise until funds are made available to the Contracting Officer for this contract and until the Contractor receives notice of such availability, to be confirmed in writing by the Contracting Officer.

Sole source determination is made in accordance with:

FAR Part 13.106-1 Soliciting Competition
(b) Soliciting from a single source
(1) For purchases not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold, contracting officers may solicit from one source if the contracting officer determines that the circumstances of the contract action deem only one source reasonably available.

Oxford University Press is the publisher and only-known provider of PDF access to the online backfiles of 45 Oxford titles (listed below). Access to these journals is required by faculty, students and researchers for purposes of teaching and research. Access over the internet using IP authentication to the listed titles allows researchers to sign in through our ER website and download articles required for research.

This is not a request for quotes and a solicitation package will not be issued. Sources interested in responding to this requirement must be able to provide compelling evidence that they can provide the abovementioned requirement as specified. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contractual action based upon responses received is solely within the discretion of the Government. Responses must be received via email ([email protected]) by 4:00pm on August 10, 2010.

Titles included in the Medicine Archive and year of first issue:
1. Age and Ageing - 1972
2. Alcohol and Alcoholism - 1963
3. American Journal of Epidemiology - 1921
4. Annals of Occupational Hygiene - 1972
5. Annals of Oncology - 1990
6. BJA: British Journal of Anaesthesia - 1923
7. Brain - 1878
8. British Medical Bulletin - 1943
9. Carcinogenesis - 1980
10. Cardiovascular Research - 1967
11. Cerebral Cortex - 1991
12. Chemical Senses - 1974
13. Epidemiologic Reviews - 1979
14. European Heart Journal - 1980
15. The European Journal of Orthodontics - 1979
16. The European Journal of Public Health - 1991
17. Family Practice - 1984
18. Health Education Research - 1986
19. Health Policy and Planning - 1986
20. Health Promotion International - 1986
21. Human Molecular Genetics - 1992
22. Human Reproduction - 1986
23. Human Reproduction Update - 1995
24. International Immunology - 1989
25. International Journal for Quality in Health Care - 1989
26. International Journal of Epidemiology - 1972
27. Japanese Journal of Clinical Oncology - 1971
28. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy - 1975
29. Journal of Electron Microscopy - 1923
30. Journals of Gerontology Series A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences - 1946
31. Journal of the History of Medicine and Allied Sciences - 1946
32. Journal of Pediatric Psychology - 1976
33. Journal of Public Health - 1979
34. Journal of the National Cancer Institute - 1988
35. Journal of Tropical Pediatrics - 1955
36. Medical Law Review - 1993
37. Molecular Human Reproduction - 1995
38. Mutagenesis - 1986
39. Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation - 1986
40. Occupational Medicine - 1948
41. Occupational Medicine - 1948
42. QJM: An International Journal of Medicine - 1907
43. Rheumatology - 1952
44. Social History of Medicine - 1988
45. Toxicological Sciences - 1981