99--INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE

The Department of Veterans Affairs Audie L. Murphy Memorial Hospital, San Antonio, TX, VISN 17, intends to negotiate a sole-source contract with Elsevier, Inc, for the acquisition of MD Consult and Mosbys Nursing Skills online access. NAICS code 511199. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. It is not a solicitation or request for offers. No solicitation package is available. A determination not to compete is solely within the discretion of the Government. However, if a firm believes it can meet these requirements it must furnish information about its products and services, as well as references from other customers who are using these products and services, to the Contracting Officer within five calendar days from the date of publication of this synopsis. Supporting evidence must be furnished in sufficient detail to demonstrate the ability to comply with the above requirement. If no valid responses are received, the South Texas Veterans Health Care System will proceed with the intended sole source contract. Responses must be received no later than 4:00 P.M. CST on 9/5/2008. Inquiries can either be mailed to STVHCS Audie L. Murphy Memorial Hospital, Attn: Jeffrey Haubenreiser (10N17/671C), 7400 Merton Minter Blvd., San Antonio, TX 78229 or emailed to [email protected].