U--Notice of Intent to sole source with EBSCO

This is a notice of intent of The Louis Stokes Cleveland, Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 10000 Brecksville Road, Brecksville, Ohio 44141 to negotiate, using sole source procurement procedures, with EBSCO Publishing, a large business, to provide a renewal subscription of CINAHL, Health Business Eliete, Medline, PsychArticles, PsychInfo, The Chochraine Collection, and Psychology and Behavior Sciences Collection. The government believes that only one business can satisfy the agency requirements and intends to negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 13.106 (b). Other persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to this requirement by 2:30 pm August 1, 2008. Such information will be used solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct this procurement on a competitive basis. No solicitation will be made available and all information shall be furnished at no cost or obligation to the government. A determination by the government not to open the requirement to competition based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the government. All inquiries must be submitted by email to Contract Specialist Intern Don Marsh at [email protected]. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted, nor will responses be received after 2:30pm August 1, 2008.