D.1 Statement of Work

STATEMENT OF WORK

PROJECT TITLE:

I.
A.

Access to Springer Nature Online Resources

Statement of Work
Background Information

Springer Nature Group provides access to online resources for NIH staff and HHS agency staff served by the NIH Library (DLS), including over 2,600 journals in a wide range of scientific, technical and medical subjects, over 65,000 eBooks, and databases such as Springer Protocols. Links from PubMed, Web of Science®, and the NIH Library website allow NIH staff to connect directly to the articles on the Springer Nature website following a search of the various sites. Springer Nature online resources allow DLS to provide enhanced and timely access to information NIH staff need to perform their work whether they are intramural researchers or extramural program administrators. Feedback from NIH and HHS researchers, clinicians, and administrators indicate that the easy accessibility of needed information made possible by providing electronic access to Springer Nature resources has increased their productive work time, because of the time saved identifying and retrieving relevant articles. B.

Objectives

The specific objective of this requirement requires the contractor to provide the NIH and the HHS agency staff served by the NIH Library (DLS) access to the electronic version of select Springer Nature journals, books, and databases through its web interface. Access will be cumulative for articles published in the journals since 1997 (for Springer journal titles) or 2007 (for Nature journal titles) or the first year a journal was offered on the Springer Nature platform. The contractor is also required to provide access to other databases and journals as outlined under the “specific requirements” section of this SOW.
II.
A.

Services to be performed
General Requirements

1.
Independently and not as an agent of the Government, the Contractor shall furnish all the necessary services, qualified personnel, materials, equipment and facilities needed to perform the Statement of Work below. 2.
All work under this contract shall be monitored by the Contracting Officer Representative (COR).
B.

Specific Requirements

Specifically, the contractor shall:
1.

Provide the NIH and the HHS agency staff served by the NIH Library (DLS) access to the electronic version of select Springer Nature journals, purchased Springer eBook collections, and subscribed databases such as Springer Protocols through its web interface. Access will be cumulative for articles