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Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Sources Sought Notice VA Medical Library Subscriptions online Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center This is a Sources Sought notice and... Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Sources Sought Notice VA Medical Library Subscriptions online Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center This is a Sources Sought notice and not a request for quotes. This request is solely for the purpose of conducting market research to enhance VHA s understanding of the market s offered products, services, and capabilities. The Government will not pay any costs for responses submitted in response to this Sources Sought. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), VA Healthcare System, Network Contracting Office (NCO) 10, on behalf of Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center in Cleveland, Ohio, is conducting market research through this sources sought notice to seek sources that can provide Service Contract for online medical subscriptions for the VA Medical Library located at Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center. The NAICS Code for this acquisition is 519210, size standard of $21 Million. The product service code is R605. The contracting office is contemplating award of a Firm-Fixed-Price contract for this service. This Sources Sought notice provides an opportunity for respondents to submit their notice of ability, and their available services in response to the requirement described below. Vendors are being invited to submit information relative to their potential of fulfilling the requirement below, in the form of a capability response that addresses the specific requirement identified in this Sources Sought. Pursuant to FAR Part 10, Market Research, the purpose of this notice is to determine if sources capable of satisfying the agency's requirements exists and to determine the commercial practices of company's engaged in providing the needed service. Pursuant to FAR Part 6 and FAR Part 19, competition and set-aside decisions may be based on the results of this market research. This notice in no way obligates the Government to any further action. DESCRIPTION The Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center (LSCVAMC) is seeking a Contractor with established relationships with publishers to provide subscriptions and support services for serials, database subscriptions, e-book subscriptions, and point of care subscriptions. Contractor shall be responsible for the management, labor, and equipment necessary to provide subscriptions and related services for journals, books, databases, e-books, e-journals, point-of-care, and other related online services from multiple publishers to LSCVAMC. Related services include paying publishers, handling claims for non-receipt, cancellations, submission of required reports, electronic access services, and other service problems. Additional subscriptions may be added during the year. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS Contractors that can provide and meet the requirement are requested to send: 1. Company Name 2. SAM.gov UEI number 3. Business size under NAICS 519210 4. If you believe another NAICS code is more suitable for these services, please include the code. 5. If the service(s) are available on an FSS contract or not and the FSS contract number if it is available on contract. 6. Notification if they are an SBA VetCert registered VOSB/SDVOSB or not. Contractors must be registered and certified in VetCert to be considered VOSB/SDVOSB. 7. Is there any reason you would not be interested in responding to a solicitation? 8. Please provide a short narrative on the technical capability and interest in providing the requested services. 9. Any questions, comments, or concerns, that may otherwise assist us. 10. Does your company have the ability to perform this contract while complying with the Limitations on Subcontracting rules per FAR 52.219-14, 13 CFR 125.6 and VAAR 852.219-75. If so, please briefly explain how your firm will accomplish this, include any potential teaming arrangements or subcontractors. To Note: The CO shall conduct periodic checks with the vendor to ensure that Limitations on Subcontracting compliance is maintained during the period of performance if this requirement is set-aside for any small business entities. In accordance with 13 CFR § 125.6(g), Whoever violates the requirements set forth in paragraph (a) of this section shall be subject to the penalties prescribed in 15 U.S.C. 645(d), except that the fine shall be treated as the greater of $500,000 or the dollar amount spent, in excess of permitted levels, by the entity on subcontractors. A party's failure to comply with the spirit and intent of a subcontract with a similarly situated entity may be considered a basis for debarment on the grounds, including but not limited to, that the parties have violated the terms of a government contract or subcontract pursuant to far 9.406-2(b)(1)(i) (48 CFR 9.406-2(b)(1)(i) RESPONSE COMMITMENT Response: All responses should be directed to Jennifer.Nowak@va.gov Submittals furnished will not be returned to the sender. No debriefs will be conducted. Eligibility in participating in a future acquisition does not depend upon a response to this notice. Proprietary information is neither requested nor desired. If such information is submitted, it must clearly be marked "proprietary" on every sheet containing such information, and the proprietary information must be segregated to the maximum extent practicable from other portions of the response (e.g., use an attachment or exhibit). Timeline: This request will close on stated date within the Government Point of Entry (GPE).