Procurement Summary
Country: USA
Summary: Science Direct Journals
Deadline: 03 Dec 2025
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Notice Type: Tender
TOT Ref.No.: 131297534
Document Ref. No.: 36C77626Q0037
Financier: Self Financed
Purchaser Ownership: Public
Tender Value: Refer Document
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Science Direct eJournals
FBO Notice: 36C77626Q0037
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Central Office (VACO) Library requires an existing, commercial, off-the-shelf, web-based electronic subscription to Science Direct eJournals subscription which will be made available to all VACO Library staff and employees.
VHA s goal is to ensure uniform availability to a subscription-based collection of high quality, clinical, full text electronic journals across the VHA system to improve clinical decision making at the point of care.
This is a notice of intent to award a sole source contract pursuant to Federal Acquisition Regulation FAR Part 13 Simplified Acquisition Procedures for Commercial Items. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Program Contracting Activity Central (PCAC) intends to award a Firm-Fixed Price sole source supply contract to Cox Subscriptions, Inc.
Science Direct eJournals contains unique content and functionality that is unduplicated by any other vendor. Cox Subscriptions, Inc is the sole source for Science Direct data. All licensing and web-based access for Science Direct is only through Cox Subscriptions, Inc and under its licensing terms. As such, this requirement will be awarded on a sole-source basis IAW FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i) Soliciting from a single source (exclusive licensing agreements). The NAICS code for this procurement is 519290 and the Small Business Administration Size Standard is 1, 000 Employees. Posting date of this requirement is December 1, 2025.
A determination by the Government not to compete with this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.
Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement no later than 11:00AM Central Standard Time, December 3, 2025. Any response to this notice must show clear and convincing evidence that ...
Notice ID: 36c77626q0037
Department/Ind. Agency: veterans affairs, department of
Sub-tier: veterans affairs, department of
Office: pcac (36c776)
Product Service Code: r605 - support- administrative: library
NAICS Code: 519290 - Web Search Portals and All Other Information Services
Inactive Dates: feb 01, 2026
Inactive Policy: manual
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