U.S. Department of Justice, Procurement Services Staff, National Place, Suite 1000, 1331 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20530

D -- ON-LINE LEGAL RESEARCH SERVICES POC Sally Dalton (202) 307-1972. The U.S. Department of Justice, Systems Technology Staff, intends to procure on-line research services from Lexis/Nexis, and West Publishing Corporation (Information America) via the Library of Congress FEDLINK contract. These services shall include access to Federal and State databases which shall include caselaw, statutory, regulatory, administrative, periodicals, and citator materials. They shall also include on-line and manual retrieval services to locate individuals, to perform background checks on companies and to determine the relationships between businesses and individuals as related to civil, criminal, and financial investigations. It is believed that there are no other sources capable of providing the required services. This synopsis is for information purposes only; no solicitation is available. (0259)

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