R605--OVID CORE BIOMEDICAL COLLECTION
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Fit reasons
- NAICS alignment with historical contract wins in similar service areas.
- Scope strongly matches core technical capabilities and delivery model.
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- Past performance thresholds may require one additional teaming partner.
- Potential clarification needed on staffing minimums before bid/no-bid.
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Quick Summary
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has issued an Award Notice for the Ovid Core Biomedical Collection services. This award provides Veterans Health Administration (VHA) healthcare system users with access to a comprehensive electronic subscription of scientific journals. The contract was awarded as a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Set-Aside.
Scope of Work
The awarded services encompass providing access to the Ovid Core Biomedical Collection, including specific scientific journals as detailed in the original Statement of Work. Key requirements included ensuring journals are current with no embargo period, continuous updates, and robust authentication methods such as IP address validation, federated single sign-on (SAML/OpenAthens), or VA LibLynx remote access. The solution also needed to support unlimited enterprise-wide simultaneous users, including remote VPN users, and conform to Section 508 accessibility standards. Deliverables included full-text articles in PDF format, access to online-only supplements and images, and availability via iOS and Android mobile devices. Nationwide technical and customer support with a single point of contact and a two-business-day response time was also a critical component, alongside the provision of IP-level and enterprise-level usage statistics.
Contract Details
- Contract Type: Firm-Fixed-Price
- Performance Period: March 31, 2026 – March 30, 2027
- Option: Up to 6 months extension
- Set-Aside: Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB)
- NAICS Code: 519290 (Libraries and Archives)
- Award Date: March 31, 2026
Original Solicitation & Evaluation
The original solicitation (36C77626Q0121) was a combined synopsis/solicitation for the OVID Core Biomedical Collection services. Offers were due by March 25, 2026. Evaluation was based on a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) methodology, where technical acceptability was assessed on a pass/fail basis for each subfactor, and price was evaluated for the base and option periods. Past performance was not evaluated. Offerors were required to be registered in SAM.
Contact Information
For inquiries regarding the original solicitation or this award, the Contracting Officer was Andrew Schoenecker (andrew.schoenecker@va.gov, 216-447-8300).