76 -- Renewal of ProQuest Services

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) intends to award, on a sole source basis, a purchase order to ProQuest Information and Learning Company, located in Ann Arbor, MI. The purchase order is for the purpose of continuance of use of the ABI Inform Database containing access to business, finance, economics, company profiles, and newspapers such as the Wall Street Journal. This scholarly business periodicals database comprises nearly 1400 North American sources to provide information on advertising, economics, human resources, finance, marketing, computers and more. Fast access is provided to information on over 60,000 companies. Coverage is from 1971 to current.. The CDC Information Center requires unlimited access to content of these journals. Stipulations include web-based compatibility, access to archival copies (all currently available online), the generation of regular usage statistics, and the ability to browse the - table of contents and receive e-mail alerts related to these journals. Electronic access is mandatory. Information must be capable of being viewed in abstract or full-text format and a search function that allows limiting to scholarly journals. The authority for this sole source procurement is FAR part 6.302-1. This is not a request for competitive proposals and no solicitation is available. Firms that believe they can provide the required services are encouraged to identify themselves and give written notification to the Contracting Officer within 5 days from the publication date of this synopsis. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed action based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Inquiries may be sent toLinda M. Young by email at contact@example.gov or by fax at +1 (555) 000-0000.