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36C77626Q0188Federal

Submission Closed05/15/2026, 02:00:00 PM UTC

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The Veterans Health Administration’s Program Contracting Activity Central is seeking information from potential vendors to support the upcoming acquisition of a 5-Minute Consult Subscription service, a web-based clinical decision support tool designed for nationwide use by VHA healthcare providers. The requirement is for a commercial off-the-shelf solution providing access to over 2,000 diseases and conditions, 1,900 drug monographs, procedural videos, diagnostic algorithms, patient education materials, and continuing education credits, all integrated with VA networks and CPRS systems. The service must be accessible via standard web browsers with remote connectivity options including VPN and dial-up, use session cookies only to protect privacy, and be fully Section 508 compliant. Contractors must demonstrate they are authorized resellers of Wolters-Kluwer’s 5-Minute Consult with documentation no older than two years and must confirm whether the service is already available under a GSA contract. The government anticipates a Firm-Fixed-Price, single-award contract with a twelve-month base period and four optional twelve-month extensions, and responses will help determine potential small business set-asides under the rule of two. Respondents are required to provide detailed information on their entity, including UEI, point of contact details, and socioeconomic status indicators such as Small Business, SDVOSB, VOSB, HUBZone, 8(a), SDB, or WOSB eligibility. Those claiming small business or veteran-owned status must describe in detail how they will comply with FAR 52.219-14 or VAAR 852.219-75 limitations on subcontracting, specifying percentages of work performed by the prime versus subcontractors across labor, materials, and direct costs. The vendor must assign a single point of contact to respond to VA inquiries within two business days and ensure uninterrupted access to content, including printable and sharable materials for educational use. While no formal evaluation factors or pricing details are included at this stage, compliance with technical specifications, content currency, accessibility, and subcontracting transparency are critical to the government’s decision-making process. Responses must be submitted via email no later than May 15, 2026, with all correspondence referencing the solicitation number 36C77626Q0188 and project title, and no phone calls or hard copies will be accepted. This sources sought notice is purely for planning purposes and does not obligate the government to proceed with a solicitation or award.

General Info

VA seeks vendor info for 5-Minute Consult Subscription; no solicitation; responses due May 15, 2026.

Agency

Department Of Veterans Affairs → Pcac (36C776)View Agency

NAICS

519290 - Web Search Portals and All Other Information ServicesView NAICS

Place of Performance

OH, USA

Set-Aside

NONE

Documents

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Sources Sought Notice 36C77626Q0188 5-Minute Consult Subscription

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Timeline

PhaseClosed

PostedApr 30

Sources Sought

Response DeadlineMay 15

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Submission Closed

05/15/2026, 02:00:00 PM UTC

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Organization & Contact Information

AgencyDepartment Of Veterans Affairs → Pcac (36C776)

Contacts1 person available

OfficeINDEPENDENCE, OH, 44131, USA

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Department Of Veterans Affairs → Pcac (36C776)

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Office AddressINDEPENDENCE, OH, 44131, USA

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Andrew AllenContract Specialist

contact@example.gov

+1 (555) 000-0000

Full Description

The Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Program Contracting Activity Central (PCAC) is in the process of planning a requirement in which a contractor will be required to provide 5 Minute Consult Subscription. Please see Statement of Work document. This Sources Sought/Request for Information (SS/RFI) is for information and planning purposes only at this time and shall not be construed as a solicitation or as an obligation on the part of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Veterans Health Administration (VHA). Although the terms "proposal" and/or "Offeror" may be used in this SS/RFI, any response will be treated as information only. Complete responses to this notice will assist the VA in determining any potential set-aside for the requirement. Not providing all information requested in response to this notice may result in the VA being unable to determine a vendor potentially capable of satisfying the requirement and, subsequently, if the rule of two criteria is not met, a specific set-aside category may not be decided by the Contracting Officer. To qualify as a small business under a small business set-aside contract, the offeror must be considered a small business under the NAICS code assigned to the procurement. Requirements: See attached Draft Statement of Work (SOW) and list of journals requesting. The Government anticipates soliciting a Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP), single award, contract with a base period of performance of 12 months and four (4) twelve (12) months option periods. Submittal Information: Contractors having ability to provide the listed titles in its entirety shall provide the following: Entity Information Company Name and Address: Point of Contact (POC) Name: POC Email Address: POC Phone Number: UEI Number:
Mark if your firm is eligible for participation in one of the following small business programs. If so, please indicate the program: [ ] yes [ ] no - Small Business (SB) [ ] yes [ ] no - HUBZone [ ] yes [ ] no - Small Business 8(a) [ ] yes [ ] no - Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB) [ ] yes [ ] no - Women-Owned (WO) Small Business [ ] yes [ ] no - Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) [ ] yes [ ] no - Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB) [ ] yes [ ] no - Large Business [ ] yes [ ] no - Other (please specify)
Are you an authorized reseller of 5-Minute Consult Subscription? If yes, you must provide signed documentation supporting your authorization such as a notice from Wolters-Kluwer or the subscriber stating your company is an authorized reseller. The documentation shall be no more than two years old.
Does your company offer this service via a General Service Administration (GSA) contract? If yes, provide the contract number or attach the contract to the response.
Describe in detail how your company will comply with the applicable Limitation on Subcontracting requirements (e.g., VAAR 852.219-75 for SDVOSB/VOSB set asides, FAR 52.219-14 for small business set asides). The response shall, at a minimum, address:
The percentage of the total contract value (excluding the cost of materials, as applicable) the prime will perform with its own employees.
The percentage of the total contract value that will be subcontracted to: similarly situated entities; and
all other subcontractors.
The percentage for labor, materials, and other direct costs, clearly identifying which portions will be incurred by the prime versus each category of subcontractor.
In addition to providing the information requested above, responding companies are encouraged to include any relevant information to confirm the company s ability to meet the requirements outlined in this request and the SOW, Sections 2. and 3.
Is there anything in the SOW that needs to be revised, explained, or corrected?
Note: Do not include Proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information in responses. In addition to providing the information requested above, responding companies are encouraged to include any relevant information to confirm the company s ability to meet the requirements outlined in this request. It is requested that the above information be provided no later than Friday, May 15, 2026, 10:00AM EST. Responses should be emailed to Andrew Allen at Andrew.Allen6@va.gov All Email Correspondence for this project must reference the Sources Sought Number, Project Identifier and Project Title in the subject line of the email.Â Example: Sources Sought Notice: 36C776-23-AP-2477 5-Minute Consult Subscription No phone calls will be accepted. RESULTS INFORMATION: Sources Sought responses will not be returned, nor will respondents be notified of the Government's evaluation of the information received. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted under this Sources Sought.