76--On Line Subscription Renewal

The Department of Veterans Affairs Upstate New York VA Healthcare System, (VISN 2) Albany, NY, in accordance with FAR 6.302, intends to negotiate a sole source procurement with UpToDate, 34 Washington Street, Wesley, MA 02481 for the renewal of a on-line clinical resource database subscription. The subscription renewal includes program material in all medical specialties including medical abstracts and graphics, as well as a complete drug database and peer-reviewed text. A new version is released every four months. All new and revised material is supplied at no additional cost. Subscription period is May 1, 2006 through April 30, 2007. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. It is not a solicitation or a request for offers. No solicitation package is available.