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76 -- LEGAL PUBLICATIONS SOL JXJMD-96-R-0035 POC Violet Foster, Contracting Officer, 202/307-1973. The Department of Justice, Justice Management Division, intends to negotiate with Shepard's/McGraw Hill (Shepards), Colorado Springs, CO, for a subscription to various legal publications for updates and supplements to existing material. 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. These publications contain a legal history of all cases and statutes within the subject area covered. The information is organized and indexed as an efficient research system. The required Shepards publications are all copyright protected and thus Shepards is the only known source for updates and supplements to the Department's existing Shepards publications. The statutory authority for the proposed procurement is 41 U.S.C 253(c)(1), only one responsible source. This is not a formal solicitation, however, interested concerns must respond within 45 days from the date of this synopsis 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. The proposed contract will supply Department locations nationwide. Responses must be submitted to the address shown in Item 7. See Note(s) 22. (0170)

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