The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), intends to negotiate a sole-source acquisition with West Publishing Corporation for a Library Maintenance Agreement (LMA) to begin October 1, 2012. The LMA will include West Publishing print product titles - including recompiled volumes, packer parts, pamphlets, replacement or ancillary volumes, loose-leaf pages and other related supplemented materials. West Publishing Corporation is to provide all print copies including its own proprietary and copyrighted publications. A base and two, twelve month option periods are being contemplated for this acquisition. The OCC is currently receiving these services from West Publishing Corporation and the contract is set to expire September 30, 2012. No solicitation package will be issued. This notice of intent to sole source is not a request for competitive quotations; however, the Government will consider responses received no later than 2:00 PM EST on September 27, 2012. Responses shall be submitted to Laura Swartz at
[email protected]. Responses shall include, at a minimum, the following information: 1. The name of your company; 2. Company DUNS No.; 3. POC name and contact information; 4. The specific product(s) that your company offers that fulfills the same function as the items to be included on this order or evidence that your company is capable of providing a renewal for the specific items mentioned above; and, 5. A description of that product(s) and its overall capabilities. It is your responsibility to demonstrate how your product(s) is capable of providing the same functionality that exists with the West Publishing Corporation products mentioned above. The Government will not seek additional information from your company if you fail to provide sufficient evidence of having a product cable of meeting the Government's needs. A determination by the Government not to compete the proposed acquisition based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government's Contracting Officer. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.