L--EBSCO Database Subscription 36C25018C0033

The Department of Veterans Affairs, specifically the VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, is seeking to award a sole source contract to EBSCO for a specialized Hospital Database package. This package includes access to Mental Measurements Yearbook with Tests in Print, PsycTests, CINAHL Complete, and Medline Complete, critical resources for supporting the healthcare system's operations. The procurement is conducted under NAICS code 511120 with a size standard of 1000 employees, and it follows the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR 6.302-1) for contracting without competition because EBSCO is the only responsible source able to fulfill the agency’s requirements. No solicitation package is made available, and the Government maintains discretion over whether to forgo competition unless convincing reasons to the contrary are presented. All responses to this notice were required by November 30, 2017, by noon Eastern Standard Time and were to be submitted via email only, with no telephonic inquiries accepted. The intent of the sole-source contract is to ensure uninterrupted access to essential databases supporting mental health and clinical research, vital to the Department’s mission in veteran care. The contract, titled "L--EBSCO Database Subscription 36C25018C0033," is managed by the Department of Veterans Affairs’ NETWORK Contract Office 10 based in Dayton, Ohio. The notice states that any challenge to the non-competitive procurement must provide clear and convincing evidence that soliciting competition would benefit the Government.