Description
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is seeking information from contractors who can provide a consolidated package of Elsevier products, including ClinicalKey, ClinicalKey for Nursing, Clinical Skills, and others. The goal is to provide uniform access to high-quality, clinical knowledge-based resources across the VA healthcare system. The contractor will be required to provide a web-based platform with unrestricted access to the products, as well as technical support and training to VA staff. The contract is expected to be a Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) contract with a base period of performance of 12 months and four option years.
• The contractor must provide access to the products via IP address validation, single sign-on, or federated authentication.
• The contractor must provide technical support to VA users nationwide.
• The contractor must ensure that the products are accessible 24/7 with minimal downtime.
• The contractor must provide training services to VA staff at no additional cost.
• The contractor must comply with Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 Level AA standards.