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This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial services prepared in accordance with the commercial procedures of the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) Part 12. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested, and a written solicitation document will not be issued. This solicitation is issued as an RFQ, 36C77626Q0090. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2026-01. This acquisition is a total set aside for Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSBs). This solicitation incorporates provisions and clauses by reference. The full text of provisions and clauses may be accessed electronically at www.acquisition.gov. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 519290, with a small business size standard of 1,000 employees. The FSC/PSC is R605. The Department of Veterans Affairs, Regional Procurement Office-Central, 1639 Medical Center Parkway, Suite 204, Murfreesboro, TN 371291 is seeking an existing, commercial, off-the-shelf, web-based electronic collection of Wiley Journals as outlined in Attachment D.1. INSTRUCTIONS TO QUOTERS (A) Volume I – Technical - Quotes shall clearly and completely address the appropriate technical areas of consideration described below in a format that follows the Statement of Work (SOW) deliverables. Responses to these items will form the basis for the technical merits of each quote. (B) Volume II – Price - The Offeror shall submit a firm-fixed price quote for all items described within the SOW. The Government will evaluate the price by adding the total of all line-item prices, including all options and an estimated cost to exercise FAR 52.217-8. The Total Evaluated Price will be that sum. (C) Documentation that reflects your entity is an authorized reseller/distributor of these journals from the publisher or intellectual property holder. FACTORS TO BE EVALUATED 1. Technical 2. Price The award will be made to the response most advantageous to the Government. Responses should contain your best terms, conditions. All Offerors are advised that, in the interest of efficiency, the Government reserves the right to conduct the evaluation in the most effective manner. Specifically, the Government may first evaluate the total proposed price of all Offerors. Thereafter, the Government will evaluate the technical quote of the lowest priced Offeror only. If the lowest priced Offeror’s technical quote is determined to be rated as Acceptable, the Government may make award to that Offeror without further evaluation of the remaining Offerors’ technical quotes. If the lowest priced Offeror’s technical proposal is determined to be rated as Unacceptable, then the Government may evaluate the next lowest priced technical quote, and so forth and so on, until the Government reaches the lowest priced technical quote that is determined to be rated as acceptable. However, the Government reserves the right to evaluate all Offerors’ technical quotes should it desire to conduct discussions, or otherwise determine it to be in the Government’s best interest. Please be advised that any Offeror-imposed terms and conditions which deviate from the Government’s material terms and conditions established by this solicitation may render the Offeror’s proposal Unacceptable and thus, ineligible for award. 1. TECHNICAL EVALUATION APPROACH The technical evaluation process will consider the following: (1) The evaluation process will consider whether the quote demonstrates a clear understanding of the technical features involved in meeting the solicitation requirements and whether the Offeror’s methods and approach have adequately and completely considered, defined, and satisfied the requirements in the Solicitation. 2. PRICE EVALUATION APPROACH Firm Fixed Price: The Government will evaluate offers by adding the total of all line-item prices, including all…