R--Subscription to Online Legal, News and Specialty Databases

The Contracting Center of Excellence (CCE) on behalf of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces intends to award a sole source purchase order to West Group for a performance period of 12 months. The contractor shall provide on-line subscription services that offer a comprehensive mix of federal, state, and topical citation, allowing the employees to quickly validate their research. Services also provide access to proprietary legal, news and specialty databases: American law reports, jurisprudence 2d, legal forms, Canadian and UK law. It also includes search tools and specialized features, such as KeyCite, WestCheck, Results Plus, StatutesPlus, PastStat Locator and Graphical Statutes. The Government intends to solicit and negotiate the required services with only one source iaw FAR, Part 6.302-1. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, the Government will consider all capability statements of no more than 10 pages received by 10:00 a.m., 10 Sep 2008. Any response to this notice must show clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government in future procurements. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. The point of contract for this action is Ms. Phuong Newhart, Contract Specialist, (703) 697-7129 and email at [email protected]