Contract · No Set aside used

Notice of Intent to Sole Source – COX Suscriptions

Agency: HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF / NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH
Location: BETHESDA, MD
Amount: Amount not listed
Deadline: Closes in 4 days (Jul 22, 2026)
Posted: Jul 15, 2026
Set-aside: No Set aside used
NAICS code: 513210

What this contract is for

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 sever...

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