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D -- LEGAL RESEARCH DATABASE AND SOFTWARE LEGAL RESEARCH SERVICE SOL F05611-00-Q0082 DUE 092399 POC Mike Slocum, Contract Specialist, Phone (719)333-6572, Fax (719)333-4404, Email michael.slocum@usafa.af.mil -- Bruce Taylor, Contracting Officer, Phone (719) 333-2869, Fax (719)333-4747, Email WEB: Visit this URL for the latest information about this, http://www.eps.gov/cgi-bin/WebObjects/EPS?ACode=P&;ProjID=F05611-00-Q00 82&LocID=479. E-MAIL: Mike Slocum, michael.slocum@usafa.af.mil. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6 and FAR 13, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotations are being requested and a written statement will not be issued. This solicitation, F05611-00-Q0082, is being issued as a request for quotation (RFQ). This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-13. The proposed solicitation listed here is being issued as an unrestricted acquisition. The Standard Industrial Classification number is 2721 and the Business Size Standard is 500 employees. Description: Line Item 0001 -- Lexis-Nexis Legal Research database and software legal research service for the Department of Law as per the Statement of Objectives (SOO). Period of Performance is 1 Oct 99 -- 30 Sep 00. Unit Price $ _________ X 12 months = Total Price $_______________Requestors must state their business size on each request. Vendor must be actively registered with Central Contractor Registration. Statement of Objectives for Legal Research Database and Software Legal Research Service for the Department of Law, US Air Force Academy. This service would be used extensively by the Academy Faculty and students. The service would provide consolidated access to news services under an educational/Government pricing structure. The service would provide unlimited downloading and printing (included in price), unlimited access to public documents such as financial records, recorded documents, jury verdicts, popular press sources (including major newspapers and magazines), Shepherds service and a professional legal citation service. Finally the service would provide unlimited access to databases of all case law and statues of every United States State and Federal jurisdiction, as well as other English language jurisdictions (England, Australia, New Zealand) law reviews, and scholarly journals. The service must have individual training of users available at no additional charge. Offerors must comply with all instructions contained in FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial. The following additional FAR provisions and clauses apply: 52.212-2, Evaluation -- Commercial Item, the Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, Price and other factors considered. The following factors, listed in descending order of importance, shall be used to evaluate offers: 1)Technical capability; 2) Past performance; and 3) price. 1. Technical capability. Evaluation factor: Technical capability will assist the evaluators in determining if the offeror can perform the work, provide the necessary equipment and ensure the work is acceptable in accordance with the Statement of Objectives. Rating system: The technical proposal shall be evaluated by assessing risk by using the following: High (H): Likely to cause significant serious disruption of the requirement; Medium (M): ; Can potentially cause some disruption of requirement: or Low (L): Has little potential to cause disruption of requirement. 2. Past Performance. Past Performance will assist the evaluators in determining if the offeror has provided the type of service stated in the Statement of Objectives and to what degree they have performed. Past performance information shall be submitted in accordance with FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors, Commercial Items. Evaluation Factor: This evaluation factor refers to the performance of similar work, with a similar project magnitude for the past (5) years. It refers to satisfactory business practices, timely performance and overall customer satisfaction. Rating System: Past performance shall be rated as follows: (+2) Entirely favorable past performance; (+1) More favorable than unfavorable past performance; (0) No record of past performance; (-1) More unfavorable than favorable past performance; and (-2) Entirely unfavorable past performance. Evaluation standard: To receive a "(+2) Entirely favorable" or "(+1) More favorable" past performance rating, an offeror shall show they have performed a similar requirement; have satisfactory business practices; have timely performance and overall customer satisfaction in the past five years. To receive an "(0) No record of past performance" rating, an offeror must have no past performance records concerning the performance of similar requirements or failed to provide any with their offer. To receive a "(-1) More unfavorable or "(-2) Entirely unfavorable" past performance rating, an offeror's past performance record shows a history or unsatisfactory performance; unsatisfactory business practices; untimely performance and/or unsatisfactory overall customer satisfaction within the past five (5) years. 3. Price. Price will be evaluated to determine its fairness, completeness, and reasonableness as it relates to the item(s) offered. Priceshall not be rated. FAR 52.212-4 is incorporated in this solicitation by reference and will be incorporated in the Contract by reference. 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial items, a competed copy of this provision shall be submitted with the offer. 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items, to include clauses 11,12, 22, 13, 14, 15. DFARS 252.204-7004, Required Central Contractor Registration; 252.212-7001, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Order Applicable to Defense Acquisitions of Commercial Items; 252.225-7001, Buy American Act and Balance of Payment Program (41 U.S.C. 10, E.O. 10582); 252.225-7036, North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (Alt I); and 252.232-7009, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer (CCR). This is approved as a Sole Source acquisition as authorized by FAR 6.302. However, all interested parties may identify their service by submittingan accurate description of the services offered and make and model numbers of the service. Only responses containing this data will be conducted for the purpose of determining whether to conduct an or equal competitive procurement. If no favorable responses are received by close of business 15 days from the date this notice appears in the CBD; negotiations will be conducted with the lowest priced source of the Brand name required. FAR Clause 52.214-13 is incorporated by reference. Offers may be transmitted by email or FAX and are to be received at the Operational Contracting Office 10 ABW/LGCV, 8110 Industrial Drive, Suite 200, USAF Academy, CO 80840-2315, no later than 3:00PM MDT on 23 September 1999. Posted 09/08/99 (D-SN378060). (0251)

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