7630--Minneapolis VA Health Care System Medical Library Serials & Periodicals…

The Minneapolis VA Health Care System requires serials periodicals that meet the requirements listed below in the draft Statement of Work. This is a sources sought looking for businesses to provide the supplies listed below for market research purposes. No awards of a contract will be made from this announcement. If you are a vendor that can provide the requested information above and required supplies described below with competitive pricing, send your information (to include your organization's Unique Entity Identifier number) with a description of proof of capability to: Jeffrey.Brown8@va.gov on or before August 11th, 2026. Only emailed responses will be considered. Additionally, please provide answers as appropriate to the following questions in the table below with your response to this sources sought. Failure to respond to the following questions may affect the acquisition strategy. Question # Questions Vendor Responses 1. Identify your organization's socio-economic category.  2. Identify if your organization is the manufacturer of the requested supplies. If you are not the manufacturer, identify the manufacturer of the supplies that you will provide, their socio-economic category and a letter showing that your organization is an authorized distributor for the requested supplies.  3. Fill out the certificate under FAR Provision 52.225-2(b), identifying the item and its country of origin. (https://www.acquisition.gov/far-overhaul/far-part-deviation-guide/far-overhaul-part-52#FAR_52_225_2). If the product is a US domestic end product, write in USA for the item's country of origin.  4. State whether any of the requested supplies may be ordered against a government contract awarded to your organization (e.g Federal Supply Schedule (FSS), General Services Administration (GSA), etc.).  5. Address whether your organization meets the requirements of 13 CFR 121.406 (b)(1)(i), (b)(1)(ii) and (b)(1)(iii) (https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-13/chapter-I/part-121/subpart-A/subject-group-ECFR0fca5207262de47/section-121.406#p-121.406(b)).  6. State if subcontracting is contemplated for this requirement, what percentage of the requirement will be subcontracted and for what tasks.   *If applicable, VAAR 852.219-76 VA Notice of Limitations on Subcontracting Certificate of Compliance for Supplies and Products, will apply to the potential solicitation if set-aside for Veteran Owned Small-Businesses.*  *If applicable, VAAR 852.212-71 Gray Market Items, will apply to the potential solicitation.* *If applicable, FAR 52.219-14 Limitations on Subcontracting, will apply to the potential solicitation if set-aside for Small-Businesses. * Draft STATEMENT OF WORK (SOW) DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS (VA) Minneapolis VA Medical Healthcare System Serials and Periodicals Subscription SCOPE OF WORK The scope of this effort falls in line with VA s mission, goals and objectives in support of providing Veterans care. Contractors shall be responsible for the management, labor and equipment necessary to provide subscriptions for databases, e-books, e-journals, point-of-care and other related online services from multiple publishing houses to the Minneapolis VA Healthcare System. Subscriptions shall include single or multiple addresses for domestic and foreign periodicals and related services. Related services include paying publishers, handling claims for non-receipt, cancellations, submission of required reports and other service problems. BASIC SUBSCRIPTION ORDERS Contractors shall provide basic subscription services that would include all of the tasks necessary to execute and manage subscriptions of publications. These tasks fall into the following four critical areas: (1) Ordering subscriptions; (2) Ensuring timely delivery of ordered subscriptions; and (3) Providing reports and other documentation as outlined below as needed and other administrative support for subscriptions management. ORDERS AND RENEWALS Contractors shall provide subscription services for all requested subscriptions. Contractors shall supply materials from a wide range of publishers, to include, but not limited to: Medical publishers General circulation periodical publishers Trade publishers University presses Societies and Associations, Scientific Societies and Associations, Non-Scientific Small Presses Non-paper format publishers Government agencies Quasi-Governmental organizations (e.g., United Nations, World Health Organization) Subject areas shall include materials in the following listing of subject/categories (Not intended to be all inclusive): Health Sciences Allied Health Sciences Social and Behavioral Sciences Science and Technology Management Business and Administration Marketing General Interest Subscription Renewal Lists Subscription Renewal Lists - At a minimum, Contractors shall be able to provide a renewal list as described below within 90 days prior to renewal. Contractors may propose other formats which the Station may, at its discretion,