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*= Required Field The Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Program Contracting Activity Central (PCAC) is currently conducting market research to locate qualified and interested potential sources to provide enterprise-wide access to an existing, commercial, off-the-shelf, web-based electronic journal collection. This Sources Sought/Request for Information (SS/RFI) is for information and planning purposes only at this time and shall not be construed as a solicitation or as an obligation on behalf of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Veterans Health Administration (VHA). Please review the information contained herein and identify whether your company has the capability and interest to provide the services required. Responses will not be considered as proposals, nor will any award be incurred by interested parties in responding to this announcement. Complete responses to this notice will assist the VA in determining any potential set-aside for the requirement. Not providing all information requested in response to this notice may result in the VA being unable to determine a vendor potentially capable of satisfying the requirement and, subsequently, if the rule of two criteria is not met, a specific set-aside category may not be decided by the Contracting Officer. To qualify as a small business under a small business set-aside contract, the offeror must be considered a small business under the NAICS code assigned to the procurement. NAICS Code. 519290 (size standard: 1,000 employees). Requirements. See attached Draft Statement of Work (SOW). Submittal Information. Contractors having ability to meet this requirement in its entirety, shall provide the following: Entity Information: Company Name and Address: Point of Contact (POC) Name: POC Email Address: POC Phone Number: UEI Number: Mark if your firm is eligible for participation in one of the following small business programs. If so, please indicate the program: [ ] yes [ ] no - Small Business (SB) [ ] yes [ ] no - HUBZone [ ] yes [ ] no - Small Business 8(a) [ ] yes [ ] no - Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB) [ ] yes [ ] no - Women-Owned (WO) Small Business [ ] yes [ ] no - Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) [ ] yes [ ] no - Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB) [ ] yes [ ] no - Large Business [ ] yes [ ] no - Other (please specify) Are you an authorized reseller of the journals specified in the statement of work? If yes, you must provide signed documentation supporting your authorization such as a notice from the publishers stating your company is an authorized reseller. The documentation shall be no more than two years old. Does your company offer this service via a General Service Administration (GSA) contract? If yes, provide the contract number or attach the contract to the response. Describe in detail how your company will comply with the applicable Limitation on Subcontracting requirements (e.g., VAAR 852.219-75 for SDVOSB/VOSB set asides, FAR 52.219-14 for small bus…

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