Closed Solicitation · DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

    Notice of Intent to Sole Source – COX Suscriptions

    Sol. 26-006397Special NoticeSet-aside: No Set aside usedBETHESDA, MD
    Closed
    STATUS
    Closed
    closed Jul 22, 2026
    POSTED
    Jul 15, 2026
    Publication date
    NAICS CODE
    513210
    Primary industry classification
    PSC CODE
    6515
    Product & service classification

    AI Summary

    The National Institutes of Health intends to award a sole source contract to COX Subscriptions for the renewal of Elsevier's Clinical Skills Nursing Online Manual subscription. This resource is essential for providing evidence-based nursing care across specialties at the NIH Clinical Center. Interested parties may submit their capabilities by July 22, 2026.

    Contract details

    Solicitation No.
    26-006397
    Notice Type
    Special Notice
    Set-Aside
    No Set aside used
    Posted Date
    July 15, 2026
    Response Deadline
    July 22, 2026
    NAICS Code
    513210AI guide
    PSC / Class Code
    6515
    Contract Code
    7529
    Primary Contact
    Kristin Nagashima
    State
    MD
    ZIP Code
    20892
    AI Product/Service
    product

    Description

    The purpose of this procurement is to renew Elsevier’s Clinical Skills Nursing Online Manual subscription for use at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Clinical Center (CC). Elsevier’s Clinical Skills Nursing Online Manual has continually provided easily accessible, high quality, up-to-date evidence-based references regarding a diverse collection of standardized clinical nursing procedures for all nursing specialties used by the Nursing Department. To provide evidence based standardized clinical nursing care across all specialties and nursing areas in the Clinical Center, nurses are expected to use this reference for any nursing procedure not developed and vetted through the Clinical Center Nursing Department Shared Governance system. It is an approved clinical nursing reference for Clinical Center nursing staff. • Product Service Code: 6515 – Medical Instruments, Equipment, and Supplies • NAICS Code: 513210 – Software Publishers • Place of Performance: Bethesda, MD 20892 USA POTS: 26-006397 Description: This is a notice of intent, not a request for a quotation. A solicitation document will not be issued and quotations will not be requested. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) intends to award a fixed price purchase order to COX Subscriptions, Inc., located at 201 Village Rd, Shallotte, NC 28470, on a firm fixed price sole source award basis to provide Elsevier’s Clinical Skills Nursing Online Manual subscription to the National Institutes of Health CC. The Nursing Department would like to renew a sole source contract with Elsevier to provide resources to support nurses who will be providing patient care. This is the only source that will satisfy agency requirements. The Elsevier Clinical Skills Nursing Online Manual has been used by the nursing staff for several years and they find the online manual to be beneficial in providing excellent patient care to patients participating in clinical research. Elsevier is the sole manufacturer and supplier of the Elsevier Clinical Skills Nursing Online Manual including all pertinent expansion modules and interfaces. The Elsevier Clinical Skills Nursing Online Manual was developed solely by Elsevier. Other companies offer similar skills content however this specific comprehensive collection of nursing skills is not available from any other source. This acquisition is being conducted using policies unique to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13 – Simplified Acquisition Procedures, Subpart 13.106-1(b)(1), For purchases not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold (SAT), contracting officers may solicit from one source if the contracting officer determines that the circumstance of the contract action deem only one source reasonably available. Contracts awarded using FAR Part 13-Simplified Acquisition Procedures are exempt from the requirements of FAR Part 6-Competition Requirements. Interested parties may identify their interest and capabilities in response to this posting. The determination by the Government not to compete the proposed requirement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Comments to this announcement, referencing this posting number, may be submitted to the NIH, Clinical Center, Office of Purchasing and Contracts, prior to the closing date specified in this announcement, to the attention of Kristin Nagashima, Contract Specialist via email to Kristin.nagashima@nih.gov by July 22, 2026 at 12pm EST.

    Key dates

    1. July 15, 2026Posted Date
    2. July 22, 2026Proposals / Responses Due

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