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R605--EBSCO Consolidated CINAHL Medline PBSC

Solicitation36C77626R0083Notice typeSpecial Notice

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Name	Type	Posted	Actions
http://www.va.gov/	LINK	Apr 29, 2026	Download
36C77626R0083_1.docx	DOCX	Apr 29, 2026	Download

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R605--EBSCO Consolidated CINAHL Medline PBSC

Special Notice36C77626R0083Apr 29, 2026 · v1

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Opportunity Summary

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Program Contracting Activity Central (PCAC) intends to negotiate a sole source contract with EBSCO Industries Inc. to provide an annual subscription for three commercial off-the-shelf web-based resources. This requirement supports the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) and includes CINAHL Ultimate, which provides nursing and allied health bibliographic information; Medline Complete, a resource for medical journals and bibliographic data; and the Psychology & Behavioral Sciences Collection (PBSC). These products will be made available throughout the VHA healthcare system and include sources such as electronic textbooks and online full-text journals.

This procurement is identified by solicitation number 36C77626R0083 and is classified under NAICS 519290 Web Search Portals and All Other Information Services and PSC R605 SUPPORT- ADMINISTRATIVE: LIBRARY. Although the VA intends to solicit from a sole source under the authority of FAR 6.103-1, the agency will consider capability statements, proposals, or quotations from any responsible sources that believe they can meet the requirements. One attachment, a document titled 36C77626R0083_1.docx, was issued with the notice on April 29, 2026.

Capability statements or alternative proposals must be submitted to contract specialist Andrew Allen by May 6, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. EST. The government maintains sole discretion in determining whether to compete the proposed procurement based on the responses received. The contracting office is located in Independence, Ohio, and no telephone requests for a solicitation document will be accepted.

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Opportunity Details

Response deadline: May 6, 2026Expired 28 days ago
NAICS: 519290 (opens in new tab)
PSC: R605 (opens in new tab)
Set aside: —
Published: Apr 29, 2026
Updated: Apr 29, 2026
Agency: VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF (opens in new tab)
Office: VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF
Department: —
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Contact and place of performance

Point of contact: Andrew Allen

Place of performance: Not specified

Original Description

CINAHL Ultimate, Medline Complete and Psychology & Behavioral Sciences Collection FBO Notice: 36C77626R0083_1 The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Veterans Health Administration (VHA) requires Brand Name or Equal for the following commercial off the shelf web-based resources: Cumulative Index of Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL) Ultimate which is a database containing nursing and allied health bibliographic information and access to full-text journals, Medline Complete which is a bibliographic information and full-text journal resource of journals focused on medicine, and a journal package focused on psychology and behavioral sciences; Psychology & Behavioral Sciences Collection (PBSC). All three products will be made available throughout the VHA healthcare system. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Program Contracting Activity Central (PCAC) intends to solicit and negotiate with EBSCO Industries Inc., 10 ESTES ST, IPSWICH, MA. USA: to provide an annual subscription to CINAHL Ultimate, Medline Complete and PBSC. These products shall include sources such as electronic textbooks and online full text journals. The procurement is being conducted by authority of Revolutionary FAR Overhaul 6.103-1 "soliciting from a sole source." The NAICS code for this procurement is 519290 and the Small Business Administration Size Standard is 1,000 Employees. This notice of intent to is not a request for competitive quotes. No solicitation document is available, and telephone requests will not be accepted. However, any responsible source who believes it is capable of meeting the requirements may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation, which shall be considered by the agency, only if received by the closing date and time of this notice. Responses received will be evaluated; however, a determination by the Government not to compete the proposed procurement based upon responses received to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Responses to this notice are due on or before Wednesday May 6, 2025, 10:00 a.m. EST to contract specialist, Andrew Allen at [email protected]. Contracting Office Address: Department of Veterans Affairs Program Contracting Activity Central 6100 Oak Tree Blvd, Suite 490 Independence, OH 44131