Re: Sole Source Procurement

To Whom It May Concern:

This letter confirms that:

‐ B.V. is the “sole source” of the following subscription services, which provide web-based access to searchable databases with unique search functionality and proprietary components featuring scientific, technical, medical and healthcare journals, books, abstracts, bibliographic records and related current and retrospective multidisciplinary information published by Elsevier and its affiliates and other publishers under license:

Service Website ScienceDirect® .com ® scopus.com SciVal Funding funding.scival.com SciVal scival.com / Embase Classic embase.com Embase API api.elsevier.com/content/Embas e Elsevier BioSource elsevierbiosource.com Geofacets geofacets.com Chimica® on Engineering Village engineeringvillage.com Chemical Business NewsBase (CBNB) on Engineering Village engineeringvillage.com Compendex® on Engineering Village engineeringvillage.com Ei Patents on Engineering Village engineeringvillage.com Engineering Village Thesaurus on Engineering Village engineeringvillage.com Engineering Index Backfiles on Engineering Village engineeringvillage.com GEOBASE on Engineering Village engineeringvillage.com GeoRef® on Engineering Village engineeringvillage.com INSPEC® on Engineering Village engineeringvillage.com INSPEC® Archive on Engineering Village engineeringvillage.com NTIS Database on Engineering Village engineeringvillage.com PaperChem on Engineering Village engineeringvillage.com Ei EnCompassLit / Ei EnCompass Pat on Engineering Village engineeringvillage.com Ei EnCompass Bulletins on Engineering Village engineeringvillage.com ClinicalKey clinicalkey.fr; clinicalkey.com.au; clinicalkey.jp; clinicalkey.com.au/nursing ClinicalKey Español clinicalkey.es; clinicalkey.com.mx; clinicalkey.co; clinicalkey.cl; clinicalkey.com.ar

Elsevier Clinical Skills Español www.elsevierclinicalskills.es; www.elsevierclinicalskills.mx Elsevier Clinical Skills elsevierclinicalskills.co.uk First Consult firstconsult.com Procedures Consult proceduresconsult.com Procedures Consult Japan proceduresconsult.jp NursingConnect nursingconnect.tw Nursing Skills Korea nursingskills.kr Nursing Skills China nursingchina.com Today’s Clinical Support clinicalsup.jp SafetyPlus safetyplus.jp Reaxys® reaxys.com Reaxys® Medicinal Chemistry reaxys.com Reaxys® Data Retrieval API reaxys.com/api Reaxys® Interactive Search API reaxys.com/api Reaxys API reaxys.com/reaxys/api Reaxys Medicinal Chemistry API reaxys.com/reaxys/api PharmaPendium pharmapendium.com PharmaPendium Efficacy Module pharmapendium.com PharmaPendium API pharmapendium.com/api PK Module for PharmaPendium pharmapendium.com FDA Classic Collection pharmapendium.com Metabolizing Enzymes and Transporters Module pharmapendium.com Pathway Studio Web (Mammal) www.pathwaystudio.com Pathway Studio Web plus CE & DFX www.pathwaystudio.com Elsevier Expert Lookup expertlookup.com Long Term Care Skills ltcskill.com.tw Elsevier ExamPrep France elsevierexamprep.fr

‐ Elsevier SAS is the “sole source” of the following subscription services, which provide web- based access to searchable databases with unique access to proprietary components featuring scientific, technical, medical and healthcare journals, books, abstracts, bibliographic records and related current and retrospective multidisciplinary information published by Elsevier and its affiliates and other publishers under license. Subscriptions to the following subscription services may be solicited only by Elsevier regional offices and authorized agents. Subscription agreements for the following subscription services are entered into exclusively by its affiliate, Elsevier B.V.:

EM-Premium em-premium.com Medical Elearning par Elsevier Masson elsevier-masson-elearning.com Medical Elearning Course(s) elsevier-masson-elearning.com Pratique Infirmière pratique-infirmiere.com Pratique infirmière e-learning pratique-infirmiere.com Elsevier Elibrary France elsevierelibrary.fr

‐ Elsevier B.V. is the “sole source” of Institutional Edition (“MIE”), which is a reference manager and academic social network with unique search functionality and proprietary components

2 of 4 supported by Elsevier’s advanced proprietary technology that can help a subscriber’s users organize documents, collaborate with others online, and discover research. Subscriptions to MIE may be solicited only by Elsevier regional offices and authorized agents. Subscription agreements for MIE are entered into exclusively by Elsevier B.V.

‐ Elsevier B.V. is the “sole source” of the Pure product and all Pure modules and services. Pure is an electronic research information management system with flexible, unique search functionality and proprietary components, which aggregates an institution’s research and faculty information and provides customized reports for research administrators, researchers and librarians, facilitating the planning, evaluation and reporting of research activities. Subscriptions to Pure may be solicited only by Elsevier B.V. and its authorized agents. Subscription agreements for Pure are entered into exclusively by Elsevier B.V.

‐ Elsevier B.V. is the “sole source” of Elsevier NNN. Elsevier NNN is a database that contains NANDA, NOC and NIC taxonomies in Spanish which get integrated into the Care Plans software of hospitals and government institutions. Agreements for Elsevier NNN are entered into exclusively by Elsevier B.V.

‐ Elsevier B.V. is the “sole source” of NNNConsult. NNNConsult is a web-based service that allows users to explore NANDA, NOC and NIC content (only Spanish translation) using a web-browser. Additionally NNNConsult allows users to build patient care plans based on taxonomies content. Agreements for NNNConsult are entered into exclusively by Elsevier B.V.

‐ Elsevier B.V. is the “sole source” of Scopus Custom Data, which is the onsite delivery of a customized dataset (and updates thereof, if agreed) consisting of data from Elsevier’s Scopus database. Agreements for Scopus Custom Data are entered into exclusively by Elsevier B.V.

‐ Elsevier B.V. is the “sole source” of SciVal Analytics, which is Elsevier’s provision of unbiased analyses on research performance provided to clients by Elsevier in a written report. SciVal Analytics combines high quality data sources with technical and research metrics expertise accrued over Elsevier’s 130 years in academic publishing. The indicators presented in SciVal Analytics analytical reports are based on publication and citation data, full text article downloads, and macroeconomic data. These are derived from high quality sources such as Scopus®, ScienceDirect®, LexisNexis’ Total Patent®, a client’s own institution’s data, and external sources. The SciVal Analytics analytical services team adds value through careful analysis and the creation of reports that present clients with data-driven key findings. The resulting insights answer pressing research management questions and inform decisions related to funding allocations, research policies and strategies. Agreements for SciVal Analytics are entered into exclusively by Elsevier B.V.

Sincerely,

ELSEVIER B.V.

Gino Ussi Executive Vice President Research Solution Sales

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