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99 -- SLIP OPINION PRINTING SERVICES WITH WEST KEY NUMBER RESEARCH CAPABILITY SOL USCA-98-R-S05 DUE 061998 POC Penny Starliper, Contracting Officer The Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts intends to issue a sole source contract to West Publishing Corporation for slip opinion printing services for the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit located at Shreveport, Louisiana. The Court and its district courts require the Contractor to prepare editorial headnotes in the opinions; provide the West key number research capability; and prepare accurate, succinct synopses of the cases. The West key number research capability is necessary to provide the courts with a quick reference mechanism to a specific point of law to aid research. Other requirements include receiving daily electronic transmissions of court opinions in WordPerfect format; proofread the opinions using a skilled proofreader who is familiar with the format and language of federal appellate decisions; typeset, print, and copy the opinions according to government-provided specifications; distribute copies of the opinions to the Court and Court-provided mailing lists at times and in quantities specified; provide diskettes to the court along with the Court's copies of the opinions; and perform other related services. Photocopying is not an acceptable method of duplication. The resulting contract will be a firm-fixed price, indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract Any interested party must submit written documentation regarding their ability to meet the above requirements. Such data must include, as a minimum, a complete description of the services to be provided, a complete analysis to demonstrate that its services can provide the West key number research system, pricing data with applicable discounts, a point of contact, and any other pertinent information. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, all proposals received within 30 days after the date of publication of this synopsis will be considered by the government. If a solicitation is issued, no additional synopsis will be published. Any such solicitation will be issued to the intended contractor and all firms who respond to this synopsis.***** (0135)

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