Legal Professional Development Training

The Department Of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA), intends to award a sole source firm-fixed price contract award on a noncompetitive basis in accordance with FAR 6.302-1(a) (2) "Only one or a limited number of responsible sources and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements" to West Publishing Corporation, P.O. Box 6292, Carol Stream, IL 60197-6292. The service is to provide continuous professional development and training in support of 25 attorneys and paralegals whose practice encompasses various areas of law in both federal and multiple state jurisdictions. PSC is U099, NAICS Code is 611699, and Size standard is $10 Million. The sole source determination is based upon West Publishing Corporation being the only source able to complete to provide continuous professional development and training in support of 25 attorneys and paralegals whose practice encompasses various areas of law in both federal and multiple state jurisdictions because it is the only contractor that offers training programs for new and emerging areas of law for 45 of the 50 (almost all) states as well as for territories such as Puerto Rico (where four DoDEA schools are located) that also offers comprehensive training in a substantial range of courses in legal areas unique to DoDEA, such as Education Law and Special Education Law, Federal Employment Law, Government Contracting, Freedom of Information Act, Government Benefits, and Intellectual Property. West LegalEdCenter is also the only source that offers a paralegal training program in addition to the attorney courses that would support the training needs of our non-attorney professionals, such as courses on case management, business skills, and legal writing in addition to the areas of subject matter expertise without having to procure a separate service. This Notice of Intent is not a request for proposals. Information received from interested parties will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Responses to this electronic notice must be received by 3:00 p.m. EST on 23 September 2013. Responses may be submitted by E-mail to Matt Schulz: [email protected]