SPECIAL NOTICE
76 -- Intent to Sole Source National Consumer Law Center
- Notice Date
- 6/16/2021 12:18:10 PM
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 541199
— All Other Legal Services
- Contracting Office
- BUREAU OF THE FISCAL SERVICE
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- SS-CFPB-21-098
- Response Due
- 7/1/2021 10:00:00 AM
- Archive Date
- 07/16/2021
- Point of Contact
- Jason Schofield, Paul White
- E-Mail Address
-
purchasing@fiscal.treasury.gov, purchasing@fiscal.treasury.gov
(purchasing@fiscal.treasury.gov, purchasing@fiscal.treasury.gov)
- Description
- INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE NCLC Digital Library Subscription National Consumer Law Center SS-CFPB-21-098 The Bureau of Fiscal Service (Fiscal Service), on behalf of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), intends to contract with National Consumer Law Center, 7 Winthrop Square 4th FL, Boston, MA 02110, on a sole source basis, under authority of FAR 6.302-1, for a subscription to NCLC Digital Library Subscription. National Consumer Law Center has been identified as the only source capable of providing the required content in an arrangement that suits the needs of the CFPB. The proposed contractor�s unique qualifications and the nature of the acquisition requires use of the authority cited as follows: The National Consumer Law Center is the sole producer of this unique content (see list below) and they do not license or authorize any other provider to sell and support access and use of the content on their platform. This scholarly material is specific and unique and is not published elsewhere. It is highly referenced and cited by professionals in the field of consumer law. No equivalent content can replace the specific research produced and available in this collection of treatises by the National Consumer Law Center. The content on the National Consumer Law Center�s platform is updated continuously and includes information critical to the ongoing regulatory mission of CFPB. �Immediate, unmediated access allows researchers to consult the literature without waiting for assistance from a librarian to procure articles as needed. �By purchasing both print and online access to this content directly from the producer, the CFPB provides all staff and on-site contractors with copyright permissions to share the content within the Bureau. Without this coverage, CFPB could find itself liable for violating the copyrights of the publisher by sharing information produced by the National Consumer Law Center. This content produced is used for the research and regulatory activities within CFPB and the currency of the information is critical for the successful function. The National Consumer Law Center provides IP-authenticated access to their platform and to all current content published during the License term and retrospective content as well as tables of content, full text and illustrations and any additional electronic content not included in the print versions. Debtor Rights: Fair Debt Collection, Consumer Bankruptcy Law and Practice, Student Loan Law, Repossessions, Access to Utility Service Mortgages & Foreclosures: Mortgage Lending, Mortgage Servicing and Loan Modifications, Home Foreclosures Deception & Warranties: Unfair and Deceptive Acts and Practices, Federal Deception Law, Automobile Fraud, Consumer Warranty Law National Housing Law Project: HUD Housing Programs: Tenants' Rights (The Green Book) Credit & Banking: Fair Credit Reporting, Truth in Lending, Consumer Credit Regulation, Credit Discrimination, Consumer Banking and Payments Law Consumer Litigation: Collection Actions, Consumer Class Actions, Consumer Arbitration Agreements, Consumer Law Pleadings The identified contractor, National Consumer Law Center, is the publisher and is currently the only source for subscription.� NO SOLICITATION IS AVAILABLE. A request for more information, or a copy of the solicitation, will not be considered an affirmative response to this Special Notice. Telephone responses or inquiries to this Special Notice will NOT be accepted. Fiscal Service will consider written responses received no later than 1:00 PM EST July 1, 2021. Responses must be submitted electronically to purchasing@fiscal.treasury.gov, Attn: JSchofield/PWhite REF SS-CFPB-21-098 Vendor responses must include sufficient evidence that clearly shows the proposed product is capable of meeting all of the characteristics of the services needed and described above. If no written response is received that clearly demonstrates an ability to meet all requirements and is received by the aforementioned deadline, Fiscal Service shall make award on a sole source basis to West Publishing Corporation. Qualified contractors must provide the following: The name and location of your company, contact information, and identify your business size and socioeconomic category (Large Business, Small Business, Disadvantaged Business, 8(a), Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, HUBZone, etc.). Please ensure contact information includes the name of the point of contact, email address, and telephone number should the Government have questions regarding individual responses. Whether your product is available through a Government contract vehicle or Open Market. A narrative description of how your proposal meets all of the characteristics needed for the subscription. A brief capabilities statement (not to exceed 5 pages) that includes a description of your company's standard line of business, as well as a list of customers your company currently provides these products/services for. DUNS Number. The following file extensions are not allowable and application materials/data submitted with these extensions cannot be considered: .bat, .cmd, .com, .exe, .pif, .rar, .scr, .vbs, .hta, .cpl, and .zip files. Microsoft Office compatible documents are acceptable. No other information regarding this Special Notice will be provided at this time. This notice does not restrict the Government to an ultimate acquisition approach. All firms responding to this notice are advised that their response is not a request that will be considered for contract award. All interested parties will be required to respond to any resultant solicitation separately from their response to this notice, should one be issued.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: USA
- Country: USA
- Country: USA
- Record
- SN06033277-F 20210618/210616230118 (samdaily.us)
- Source
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