Commandant of the Marine Corps, Headquarters, United States Marine Corps (Code LBC), Washington, DC 20380-0001

R -- ON-LINE LEGAL RESEARCH SOL M00027-00-R-0008 DUE 080400 POC Mr. Jeffrey Non (703) 695-6225/28 ext 2529 This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; bids are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation number M00027-00-R-0008 is issued as a Request For Proposal (RFP). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-12. This is a full and open competition. The contractor shall provide CLIN 0001 on-line subscription service. CLIN 0002 training. CLIN 0003 option year 1 (Oct 1, 2001 -- Sept 30, 2002) if exercised, on-line subscription services. CLIN 0004 option year 1 (Oct 1, 2001 -- Sept 30, 2002) if exercised, training. CLIN 0005 option year 2 (Oct 1, 2002 -- Sept 30, 2003) if exercised, on-line subscription services. CLIN 0006 option year 2 (Oct 1, 2002—Sept 30, 2003) if exercised, training. CLIN 0007 option year 3 (Oct 1, 2003 -- Sept 30, 2004) if exercised, on-line subscription services. CLIN 0008 option year 3 (Oct 1, 2003 -- Sept 30, 2004) if exercised, training. CLIN 0009 option year 4 (Oct 1, 2004 -- Sept 30, 2005) if exercised, on-line subscription services. CLIN 0010 option year 4 (Oct 1, 2004 -- Sept 30, 2005) if exercised, training. For CLIN's 0001, 0003, 0005, 0007, and 0009 above. The contractor shall provide the U.S. Marine Corps with an on-line subscription to legal and news databases for 400 users. The on-line subscription access shall provide the user the following functional requirements (a) Access to all U.S. federal and state statutory, legislative, regulatory, administrative, and case law materials; (b) Access to law reviews and similar reference and treatise material; (c) Provide annotations and cross references between materials cited in a and b; (d) Provide a system of validating and updating case law; (e) Provide a system to retrieve all legal materials via standard citations; (f) Access to current and archived major newspapers, journals and other periodicals; (g) Ability to identify and retrieve all such materials by means of an intuitive graphical interface; (h) Ability to access databases via standard web browser software; (i) Ability to download, print, and email documents; and (j) provide professional legal customer support services via immediate (toll free within the Continental United States (CONUS)) telephone access 24 hours per day seven days a week. For CLIN's 0002, 0004, 0006, 0008, and 0010 above. Upon direction from the Contracting Officer Representative, the contractor shall provide the U. S. Marine Corps with one trainer to conduct an on site half day training session to be conducted at any seven of the following installations per year: (a) HQ, USMC; Washington, D.C. (b) MCB Quantico; (c) MCAS Cherry Point; (d) MCB Camp Lejeune; (e) MCRD Parris Island; (f) MCLB Albany; (g) Marine Forces Reserve, New Orleans;(h) MCAS Yuma;(i) MCAS Miramar; (j) MCB Camp Pendleton; (k) MCAGCC 29 Palms; (l) MCB Hawaii; (m) MCAS Iwakuni; (n) MCB Camp Foster. The Contracting Officer Representative will provide a list of users authorized to access the database to the contractor. The contractor will provide each user with a unique identification number that in conjunction with a password will allow the authorized user access to the database. The contract's period of performance is for one year from October 1, 2000 through September 30, 2001 with four one-year options for a total of five years. Standard commercial warranty shall apply. The provisions at FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors Commercial Items and FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation Commercial Items shall apply. 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 shall be used to evaluate offers: Price, technical and past performances. In order to facilitate the Government's technical evaluation process, offerors are required to submit written technical proposals that demonstrate the performance capabilities of their products and services. To evaluate past performance the offerors shall provide names, contact points, and telephone numbers of three (3) commercial or government customers that are currently using the items being offered. Offerors shall include a completed copy of the provision at FAR 52-212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications Commercial Items, with their offer. The provision at FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions Commercial Items, apply to this acquisition. The provision at FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Commercial Items, and the following checked Subparagraphs (b) (1),(5),(6),(8),(11),(12),(13), (14),(15),(16),(22), apply to this acquisition and are hereby incorporated by reference. The full text of clauses and provisions incorporated by reference may be obtained at the following address: http://www.acq.osd.mil/dp/dars/dfars.html. All Offerors are required to submit one original and one copy of the Technical Proposal; one original and one copy of the Cost/Price Proposal. Offers are due to Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps (Code LBC), Attn: Mr. Jeffrey Non 2 Navy Annex, Washington, D.C. 203801775 no later than 2:00 p.m. on 4 August 2000. Vendors with a capability to provide this requirement are invited to submit in writing, sufficient technical and cost information that demonstrates the ability to fulfill this requirement. No solicitation document exists. Telephonic responses will not be considered. Written responses only should be forwarded to Mr. Jeffrey Non, Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps (Code LBC), 2 Navy Annex, Washington, D.C. 20380-1775. ***** Posted 06/23/00 (W-SN467975). (0175)

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