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76 -- LEGAL PUBLICATIONS SOL JBJMD-96-R-0009 POC James C. Lee 202/307-1958. The Department of Justice, Justice Management Division, intends to negotiate with Shepard's/McGraw Hill (Shepards), Colorado Springs, Colorado 80901, for subscriptions to publications currently owned by the Department. The Shepards publications contain copyright protected information which is utilized by Department attorneys as a research and trial preparation tool. The following is a representative list of the required publications: Shepards Acts and Cases by Popular Names, Shepards Alabama Citations, Shepards Alaska Citations, Shepards Code of Federal Regulations Citations, Shepards Criminal Justice Citations, Shepards US Citations, Shepards US Patents and Trademarks Citations. The information is organized and indexed as an efficient research system. The Shepards publications are copyright protected and thus Shepards is the only known source for these publications. The statutory authority for the proposed procurement is 41 U.S.C. 253 (c)(1), only one responsible source. The proposed requirements contract will supply Department locations nationwide. A solicitation does not exist for this requirement. Interested concerns must respond with written documentation, detailed data and pricing information which clearly demonstrates their ability to perform this requirement. Responses received as a result of this notice of intent shall be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Responses will not be considered as either proposals or bids. A determination by the Government not to open this requirement to competition based upon the written responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. The anticipated period of performance under any resultant contract will be one year and may include four (4) one-year options to extend the terms of the contract. Responses must be submitted to the address shown in item 7. See Note(s): 22. (0199)

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