The Naval Medical Logistics Command intends to negotiate on a sole source basis (IAW FAR 13.501(a)) with Ovid Technologies, Inc., 4603 Payshere Circle, Chicago, IL 60674, as the only responsible source capable of providing internet access to a BSO wide subscription to various proprietary biomedical, dental and nursing bibliographic databases, full text journals, and textbook reference products. Specifically, the contractor shall provide a one year BSO wide (59 activities and all ships) license for internet access to the following Ovid products: Arthritis and Allied Conditions Textbook; Austen: Samter’s Immunological Diseases Textbook; Bailey: Head & Neck Surgery - Otolaryngology Textbook; Berek: Novak’s Gynecology Textbook; Cancer: Principles and Practice of Oncology Textbook; Chapman’s Orthopedic Surgery Textbook; Clinical Anesthesia Textbook; Danforth’s Obstetrics & Gynecology Textbook; Diseases of the Kidney and Urinary Tract Textbook; Drug Facts and Comparisons, Pocket Version Textbook; Essentials of Complimentary and Alternative Medicine Textbook; Gillenwater: Adult and Pediatric Urology Textbook; Hardwood-Nuss: Clinical Practice of Emergency Medicine Textbook; Hospital for Special Surgery Manual of Rheumatology & Outpatient Orthopedic Disorders Textbook; Hospital Medicine Textbook; Interpretation of Diagnostic Tests Textbook; Irwin & Rippe’s Intensive Care Medicine Textbook; Kaplan & Shadock’s Comprehensive Textbook of Psychiatry Textbook; Kelly’s Textbook of Internal Medicine Textbook; Loeser: Bonica’s Management of Pain Textbook; Marino: ICU Book Textbook; Merritt’s Neurology Textbook; Modern Nutrition I Health and Disease Textbook; Oski’s Pediatrics Textbook; Patterson’s Allergic Diseases Textbook; Pediatric Primary Care: Ill-Child Care Textbook; Pediatric Primary Care: Well-Child Care Textbook; Primary Care Medicine Textbook; Principles and Practice of Endocrinology and Metabolism Textbook; Reichel’s Care of the Elderly Textbook; Sauer’s Manual of Skin Diseases Textbook; Surgery: Scientific Principles and Practice Textbook; Textbook of Cardiovascular Medicine Textbook; The 5-Minute Clinical Consult Washington Manual of Medical Therapeutics Textbook; What to Order When Textbook; Wills Eye Manual Textbook; Wintrobe’s Clinical Hematology Textbook; Lippincott Springhouse Nursing Textbook Collection; LWW Total Access Journal Collection; Evidence Based Medicine Reviews Database; Medline (1966-Date) Psycharticles Loader; Psychinfo Database Subscription; Psychinfo Loader; Ovid Biomedical Collection II, Journal Collection Database, (1995 to Present); Ovid Biomedical Collection III 2005, Journal Collection Database, (1995 to Present); Ovid Biomedical Collection IV, Journal Collection Database; Ovid Core Biomedical Collection, Journal Collection Database; Ovid Nursing Collection I , Journal Collection Database; Journal of Nursing Scholarship; Journal of Urology; PsycArticles Subscrption; Lippincott Nursing Drug Guide. This acquisition is being conducted under simplified acquisition procedures (IAW FAR 13.5). There are no set-aside restrictions for this requirement. The intended procurement will be classified under North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 511130 with a Small Business 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 sufficient to determine capability in providing the same brand name or equal product. All capability statements received within 10 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. Capability statements shall be submitted by email only as a MS Word or Adobe PDF attachment to James Suerdieck at [email protected]. Statements are due by COB 18 DEC 2008. No phone calls accepted.

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