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THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE REPRESENTING A MARKET SURVEY AND IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS, QUOTATIONS OR INVITATION FOR BIDS. The Department of Veterans Affairs (NCO 08), Tampa FL. is conducting a MARKET RESEARCH to obtain information regarding the availability and capability of qualified Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned, Small Business (SDVOSB), Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB),small business sources; HUB Zone 8(a), Women-Owned, or small disadvantaged business concerns; and their size classification relative to the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 518210 (Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services). An organization that is not considered a small business under the applicable NAICS code should not submit a response to this notice. This "Sources Sought Notice" is to determine sources for EBSCO Discovery Service listed below brand name only. The responses to this announcement will assist in determining the socio-economic set aside if feasible. The Veterans Administration is required by Public Law 109-461 to provide first priority to SDVOSB and then VOSB concerns if sufficient firms available to compete under a set aside SDVOSB, the solicitation will be set aside to SDVOSB. This notice shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government to award a contract, nor does it restrict the Government to a particular acquisition approach. All information submitted in response to this announcement is voluntary; the Government will not pay for information requested nor will it compensate any respondent for any cost incurred in developing information provided to the Government. Interested parties submitting a response to this inquiry must include the following information: name and address of company; business size (large or small) identifies applicable socioeconomic categories and any pertinent information, which demonstrates firm's ability to meet the requirement. James A. Haley anticipates the award of a single firm fixed price contract. Please do not call or leave voice messages. Must be registered in SAM and verified in VetBiz. https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM. http://vip.vetbiz.gov/. NOTE: any future solicitation could only be awarded to a contractor who is registered in SAM. To receive award based on SDVOSB or VOSB status you must be registered in the VetBiz Registry. Responses to this synopsis will be used by the Government to make appropriate acquisition decisions. After review of the responses to this sources sought synopsis, a solicitation announcement will be published on the FBO website. EBSCO DISCOVERY SERVICE: BASE YEAR: September 1, 2014 - August 31, 2015 U/I QTY ITEM DESCRIPTION: DynaMED Nursing Reference Center Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection Biomedical Reference Collection: Comprehensive Health Business Elite Nursing and Allied Health Collection: Comprehensive 1 YR BASE YEAR TOTAL $ Option 1: September 1, 2015 - August 31, 2016 U/I QTY ITEM DESCRIPTION: DynaMED Nursing Reference Center Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection Biomedical Reference Collection: Comprehensive Health Business Elite Nursing and Allied Health Collection: Comprehensive 1 YR OPTION 1 TOTAL $ Option 2: September 1, 2016 - August 31, 2017 U/I QTY ITEM DESCRIPTION: DynaMED Nursing Reference Center Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection Biomedical Reference Collection: Comprehensive Health Business Elite Nursing and Allied Health Collection: Comprehensive 1 YR OPTION 2 TOTAL $ Option 3: September 1, 2017 - August 31, 2018 U/I QTY ITEM DESCRIPTION: DynaMED Nursing Reference Center Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection Biomedical Reference Collection: Comprehensive Health Business Elite Nursing and Allied Health Collection: Comprehensive 1 YR OPTION 3 TOTAL $ Option 4: September 1, 2017 - August 31, 2018 U/I QTY ITEM DESCRIPTION: DynaMED Nursing Reference Center Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection Biomedical Reference Collection: Comprehensive Health Business Elite Nursing and Allied Health Collection: Comprehensive 1 YR OPTION 4 TOTAL $ GRAND TOTAL FOR BASE AND 4 OPTIONS $ Delivery address: 13000 Bruce B. Downs, Tampa Fl. 33612 Need date: 5/30/2014 P.O.C. Leonora Simmons Email address: contact@example.gov Questions should be submitted to the email above no later than 5/23/2014 at 11 AM EST.