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D -- PROVIDE ONLINE BRIEF BANK TO SUPPORT LITIGATION EFFORTS OF UNITED STATES ATTORNEYS AND OTHER LITIGATING ATTORNEYS IN THE DEPARTMENT USTICE POC Douglas Redding, Contracting Officer, 202-307-1962. The Department of Justice (DOJ) currently has in place Contract No. 5C-N-JMD-0078 with West Publishing Corporation for access to WESTLAW, West's commercially available, computerized legal research system. The contract was awarded effective July 1, 1995 as a result of a competitive solicitation and will extend to September 30, 1999 if all options for renewal are exercised. This notice is to publicize DOJ's intent to negotiate a contract modification with West that will provide for the creation of, and access to, a nationwide Circuit Court brief bank. Initially, a prototype brief bank will be developed for the 9th circuit and, if it is successful, the brief bank will be expanded nationwide. The brief bank will be a private file provided as part of DOJ's WESTLAW service and will be utilized exclusively by DOJ attorneys. The goal of the brief bank will be to facilitate legal work processes by having court filed briefs accessible to DOJ attorneys in a manner identical to general WESTLAW research and providing all the features of traditional WESTLAW research, e.g., the ability to retrieve the brief through various means, including terms searches, author, and topic, instant shephardization and insta-citing of cases within the brief, and the immediate access to any case or statute cited within the brief. These features will enable DOJ attorneys to customize and update easily any brief which is on-line. By enabling access to these briefs, which commonly serve as a starting point in research, DOJ attorneys will be spared time by eliminating the possible duplication of efforts. The creation of a brief bank private file fits within the nature of services provided under the existing contract for usage of WESTLAW by DOJ attorneys. In addition to the modification discussed herein, DOJ may decide to negotiate future contract modifications with West to provide additional private brief banks for DOJ organizations as needs arise. The negotiation of any future modifications for private brief banks will not be preceded by a synopsis. The 9th circuit prototype brief bank is to be fully operational during the month of September 1997. No soliciation is available since DOJ intends to negotiate a contract modification with West. Any sources who want to be considered for this requirement must identify their interests and capabilities to fulfill the requirement to the Contracting Officer listed above within 21 calendar days after the publication date of this synopsis. Inquiries regarding this announcement should be directed to the Contracting Officer. (0181)

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