SPECIAL NOTICE
76 -- Intent to Sole Source West Publishing Corporation Subscription
- Notice Date
- 8/24/2021 12:27:53 PM
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 519130
— Internet Publishing and Broadcasting and Web Search Portals
- Contracting Office
- HQ CONTRACT OPERATIONS (CG-912)(000 WASHINGTON DC 20593 USA
- ZIP Code
- 20593
- Solicitation Number
- 70Z2321000080000
- Response Due
- 8/30/2021 2:00:00 PM
- Archive Date
- 09/14/2021
- Point of Contact
- Domingo Cruz, Phone: 2024753732
- E-Mail Address
-
Domingo.Cruz2@uscg.mil
(Domingo.Cruz2@uscg.mil)
- Description
- Contract Opportunity Type: Special Notice (Original) 1.� Contracting Agency and Activity: The United States Coast Guard, Contracting Division, intends to award a sole source Firm-Fixed Price contractor West Publishing Corporation. . 2.� Statutory Authority: FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i) states for purchases not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold, Contracting Officers may solicit from one source if the Contracting Officer determines that the circumstances of the contract action deem only one source reasonably available (e.g., urgency, exclusive licensing agreements, brand-name or industrial mobilization). 3.� Description of Supplies or Services. Base Year: �����������10/1/2020-9/30/2021 Option Period 1:��� 10/1/2021-9/30/2022 West Publishing, the foremost provider of integrated information solutions to the U.S. legal market, has been providing research materials to the legal and professional community for more than 135 years. West Publishing Corporation has been identified as the only source capable of providing the required content in an arrangement that suits the needs of the USCG. The proposed contractor�s unique qualifications and the nature of the acquisition requires use of the authority cited as follows: West Publishing provide the Coast Guard Legal Community with a comprehensive listings of annotations which includes legislative history (congressional references and citations), administrative material (agency decisions and CFR references), case law (federal and state) and secondary sources (digests, encyclopedias, treatises and legal periodicals). Connect the user to references by way of West National Reporter System and The Key Numbering System. This allows the user to tap into more resources and to elevate their legal research results. Vendor must provide the following information within their publications that is required for the CG Law Library: a. National Reporter System. Since 1879, West�s National Reporter System has compiled and organized federal and state case law into a cohesive body of law that can be researched within and across jurisdictions. b. West Key Number System. The West Key Number System is the master classification system of U.S. law and is widely regarded as the cornerstone of effective legal research. It helps users to quickly locate and identify cases with the same or similar legal concepts and principals in any jurisdiction in the U.S. c. Editorial Enhancements. For more than 100 years, West attorney-editors have been providing editorial enhancements to case law, statutes, and other legal materials. No other research service can match West�s editorial experience. West�s exclusive enhancements include headnotes (more than 350,000 created annually), synopses (more than 60,000 created annually), and parallel citations (more than 500,000 added annually). West�s headnotes are classified to West�s exclusive Key Number System, which helps users find more relevant cases. d. Correction and Verification Process. West attorney-editors provide the most exhaustive verification and correction process in the legal publishing and information industry. West is the only legal information provider to engage in these quality control steps to ensure the accuracy and reliability of the data. THIS IS A NOTICE OF INTENT, NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS. No solicitation is available for this requirement. If a firm believes the USCG should not pursue this sole source contract with West Publishing Corporation, they should submit a capability statement and pricing information for the requirement by responding through email submission to Domingo.cruz2@uscg.mil� no later than 5:00 PM Eastern, 30 August 2021. If no responses are received by the above referenced date/time a sole source contract will be awarded to West Publishing Corporation. The award date is estimated to be no later than September 05, 2021.
- Web Link
-
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Washington, DC 20024, USA
- Zip Code: 20024
- Country: USA
- Zip Code: 20024
- Record
- SN06108072-F 20210826/210824230122 (samdaily.us)
- Source
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