The Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU), located on the National Naval Medical Center (NNMC) in Bethesda, MD, intends to negotiate on a sole source basis with Oxford University Press for an outright purchase of their online Medicine Journal Archive. The awarded contract will be a one-time purchase. The contract will authorize the end-user unlimited access to the below-mentioned journals. This order is being procured in accordance with FAR Part 12 (Acquisition of Commercial Items) and FAR Part 13 (Simplified Acquisition Procedures). Funding is not yet available for this purchase. FAR Part 52.232-18 Availability of Funds Funds are not presently available for this contract. The Government's obligation under this contract is contingent upon the availability of appropriated funds from which payment for contract purposes can be made. No legal liability on the part of the Government for any payment may arise until funds are made available to the Contracting Officer for this contract and until the Contractor receives notice of such availability, to be confirmed in writing by the Contracting Officer. Sole source determination is made in accordance with: FAR Part 13.106-1 Soliciting Competition (b) Soliciting from a single source (1) For purchases not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold, contracting officers may solicit from one source if the contracting officer determines that the circumstances of the contract action deem only one source reasonably available. Oxford University Press is the publisher and only-known provider of PDF access to the online backfiles of 45 Oxford titles (listed below). Access to these journals is required by faculty, students and researchers for purposes of teaching and research. Access over the internet using IP authentication to the listed titles allows researchers to sign in through our ER website and download articles required for research. This is not a request for quotes and a solicitation package will not be issued. Sources interested in responding to this requirement must be able to provide compelling evidence that they can provide the abovementioned requirement as specified. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contractual action based upon responses received is solely within the discretion of the Government. Responses must be received via email (
[email protected]) by 4:00pm on August 10, 2010. Titles included in the Medicine Archive and year of first issue: 1. Age and Ageing - 1972 2. Alcohol and Alcoholism - 1963 3. American Journal of Epidemiology - 1921 4. Annals of Occupational Hygiene - 1972 5. Annals of Oncology - 1990 6. BJA: British Journal of Anaesthesia - 1923 7. Brain - 1878 8. British Medical Bulletin - 1943 9. Carcinogenesis - 1980 10. Cardiovascular Research - 1967 11. Cerebral Cortex - 1991 12. Chemical Senses - 1974 13. Epidemiologic Reviews - 1979 14. European Heart Journal - 1980 15. The European Journal of Orthodontics - 1979 16. The European Journal of Public Health - 1991 17. Family Practice - 1984 18. Health Education Research - 1986 19. Health Policy and Planning - 1986 20. Health Promotion International - 1986 21. Human Molecular Genetics - 1992 22. Human Reproduction - 1986 23. Human Reproduction Update - 1995 24. International Immunology - 1989 25. International Journal for Quality in Health Care - 1989 26. International Journal of Epidemiology - 1972 27. Japanese Journal of Clinical Oncology - 1971 28. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy - 1975 29. Journal of Electron Microscopy - 1923 30. Journals of Gerontology Series A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences - 1946 31. Journal of the History of Medicine and Allied Sciences - 1946 32. Journal of Pediatric Psychology - 1976 33. Journal of Public Health - 1979 34. Journal of the National Cancer Institute - 1988 35. Journal of Tropical Pediatrics - 1955 36. Medical Law Review - 1993 37. Molecular Human Reproduction - 1995 38. Mutagenesis - 1986 39. Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation - 1986 40. Occupational Medicine - 1948 41. Occupational Medicine - 1948 42. QJM: An International Journal of Medicine - 1907 43. Rheumatology - 1952 44. Social History of Medicine - 1988 45. Toxicological Sciences - 1981