--Notice of Intent to Sole Source -- CLEAR Database Services

The United States Environmental Protection Agency, Region 9, 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA 94105 intends to award a Sole Source, firm-fixed price purchase order under the authority of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 6.302-1, Other Than Full and Open Competition procedures and FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures, to West Publishing Corporation, 610 Opperman Dr., Saint Paul, MN 55123-1340. This requirement is for the acquisition of CLEAR on-line database services. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTE AND NO SOLICITATION IS AVAILABLE. This acquisition is required to support the U.S. EPA, Region 9, Superfund Program, Case Development and Cost Recovery Section for usage of the CLEAR on-line database. West Publishing Corporation is the only provider of the CLEAR on-line database and services and will be awarded as a Sole Source. Inquiries to this notice shall be in writing and submitted by 12:00PM PST, July 22, 2014. Inquiries should be addressed to Amitkumar Raikar, Contract Specialist. The Contract Specialist can be contacted by electronic mail at [email protected].