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D -- REQUIREMENTS FOR ELECTRONIC LEGAL RESEARCH SOL DABT59-00-R-1014 DUE 080900 POC Patsy L. Simmons, Contract Specialist, (804) 734-4575 WEB: Directorate of Contracting, www.lee.army.mil. E-MAIL: Patsy L. Simmons, simmons1@lee.army.mil. DESC: Subject acquisition is a combine Synopsis/Solicitation for commercial services prepared in accordance with the format in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 12.6 as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. The proposed contract action is for services in which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source known as the Bureau of National Affairs, 1231, 25th Street, NW Washington, DC. 20037; under the authority of 10 U.S.C. 2304 and FAR 6.302-1. The Bureau of National Affairs contain copyright protected information which is utilized by Department attorneys for research and trial preparation. Subject Solicitation is not a request for competitive proposals, however, other interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement and submit proposals. This announcement constitutes the only Solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation number for this acquisition is DABT59-00-R-1014, and is being issued as a Request For Proposal. Subject acquisition is a Sole Source, Unrestricted, requirement, and will be issued as Other Than Full and Open Competition. Standard Industrial Classification Code (SIC) is 8748, and the small business size standard is $5 million. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which, if timely received, may be considered by the Government. Subject solicitation is to be issued July 14, 2000 and close 09 August, 2000. All proposals should be completed and submitted to this office on this date. BNA's publications are copyright protected information; subject publication contain narrative analysis, criticism or evaluation of current legal issues, case laws and statutes that are organized and indexed for research. The proposal shall include the following information to be considered: Detailed pricing for the base year and all option years for all services described below. Clin 0001: Internet Service Providing Legal Research. Description of Supplies/Services: Firm Fixed Price unlimited use contract for 2,600 user-passwords for subscriptions, via internet service, to the following nine (9) legal research publications from The Bureau of National Affairs: (1) BNA's Environment and Safety Library, (2) Workers Compensation Report, (3) ABA/BNA Lawyers Manual on Professional Conduct-Newsletter, (4) United States Law Week, (5) Government Employee Relations Report (6) Family Law Report (7) Criminal Law Reporter (8) Federal Contracts Report. Requirement will be for a base year with 4 Option years, for a total of five years, with the Base year beginning 21 August 2000 31 July 2001, Option year 1, beginning 1 August 2001 31 July 2002, Option year 2, 1 August 2002 31 July 2003, Option year 3, 1 August 2003 31 July 2004, Option year 4, 1 August 2004 31 July 2005. The Offer' s shall submit a proposal for the total 5 years, failure to do so may result in rejection of your proposal. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-17. A Standard commercial Warranty shall apply for each option year. The provisions at FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offers 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's 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 identifies the technical capabilities of their products and services being offered. To evaluate past performance the offerors shall provide names, contact points, and telephone number of three (3) commercial or government customers that are currently using the items being offered. Offerors shall include a completed copyof 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. DFARS Clauses 252.212-7001, "Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Applicable to Defense Acquisitions of Commercial Items", 252.225-7012 "Preference for Certain Domestic Commodities", 252.227-7015, "Technical Data Commercial Items", add Addendum 252.204-7004, "Required Central Contractor registration". Contract Award: (a.) The Government may award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offer whose offer conforming tothe solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, cost or price and other factors considered. (b) The Government may reject any or all offers based on the following: (1) Reject any or all offers if such actions do not conform to the items that are being required. (2) Accept other than the lowest offer, and (3) Waive informalities and minor irregularities in offers received. (c) The Government may award a contract on the basis of initial offers received, without discussions. Therefore, each initial offeror should contain the offer's best terms from a cost or price and technical standpoint. 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. Attn: Patsy L. DESC: Subject acquisition is a combine Synopsis/Solicitation for commercial services prepared in accordance with the format in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 12.6 as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. The proposed contract action is for services in which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source known as the Bureau of National Affairs, 1231, 25th Street, NW Washington, DC. 20037; under the authority of 10 U.S.C. 2304 and FAR 6.302-1. The Bureau of National Affairs contain copyright protected information which is utilized by Department attorneys for research and trial preparation. Subject Solicitation is not a request for competitive proposals, however, other interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement and submit proposals. This announcement constitutes the only Solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation number for this acquisition is DABT59-00-R-1014, and is being issued as a Request For Proposal. Subject acquisition is a Sole Source, Unrestricted, requirement, and will be issued as Other Than Full and Open Competition. Standard Industrial Classification Code (SIC) is 8748, and the small business size standard is $5 million. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which, if timely received, may be considered by the Government. Subject solicitation is to be issued July 14, 2000 and close 09 August, 2000. All proposals should be completed and submitted to this office on this date. BNA's publications are copyright protected information; subject publication contain narrative analysis, criticism or evaluation of current legal issues, case laws and statutes that are organized and indexed for research. The proposal shall include the following information to be considered: Detailed pricing for the base year and all option years for all services described below. Clin 0001: Internet Service Providing Legal Research. Description of Supplies/Services: Firm Fixed Price unlimited use contract for 2,600 user-passwords for subscriptions, via internet service, to the following nine (9) legal research publications from The Bureau of National Affairs: (1) BNA's Environment and Safety Library, (2) Workers Compensation Report, (3) ABA/BNA Lawyers Manual on Professional Conduct-Newsletter, (4) United States Law Week, (5) Government Employee Relations Report (6) Family Law Report (7) Criminal Law Reporter (8) Federal Contracts Report. Requirement will be for a base year with 4 Option years, for a total of five years, with the Base year beginning 21 August 2000 31 July 2001, Option year 1, beginning 1 August 2001 31 July 2002, Option year 2, 1 August 2002 31 July 2003, Option year 3, 1 August 2003 31 July 2004, Option year 4, 1 August 2004 31 July 2005. The Offer' s shall submit a proposal for the total 5 years, failure to do so may result in rejection of your proposal. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-17. A Standard commercial Warranty shall apply for each option year. The provisions at FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offers 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's 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 identifies the technical capabilities of their products and services being offered. To evaluate past performance the offerors shall provide names, contact points, and telephone number of three (3) commercial or government DESC: Subject acquisition is a combine Synopsis/Solicitation for commercial services prepared in accordance with the format in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 12.6 as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. The proposed contract action is for services in which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate withonly one source known as the Bureau of National Affairs, 1231, 25th Street, NW Washington, DC. 20037; under the authority of 10 U.S.C. 2304 and FAR 6.302-1. The Bureau of National Affairs contain copyright protected information which is utilized by Department attorneys for research and trial preparation. Subject Solicitation is not a request for competitive proposals, however, other interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement and submit proposals. This announcement constitutes the only Solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation number for this acquisition is DABT59-00-R-1014, and is being issued as a Request For Proposal. Subject acquisition is a Sole Source, Unrestricted, requirement, and will be issued as Other Than Full and Open Competition. Standard Industrial Classification Code (SIC) is 8748, and the small business size standard is $5 million. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which, if timely received, may be considered by the Government. Subject solicitation is to be issued July 14, 2000 and close 09 August, 2000. All proposals should be completed and submitted to this office on this date. BNA's publications are copyright protected information; subject publication contain narrative analysis, criticism or evaluation of current legal issues, case laws and statutes that are organized and indexed for research. The proposal shall include the following information to be considered: Detailed pricing for the base year and all option years for all services described below. Clin 0001: Internet Service Providing Legal Research. Description of Supplies/Services: Firm Fixed Price unlimited use contract for 2,600 user-passwords for subscriptions, via internet service, to the following nine (9) legal research publications from The Bureau of National Affairs: (1) BNA's Environment and Safety Library, (2) Workers Compensation Report, (3) ABA/BNA Lawyers Manual on Professional Conduct-Newsletter, (4) United States Law Week, (5) Government Employee Relations Report (6) Family Law Report (7) Criminal Law Reporter (8) Federal Contracts Report. Requirement will be for a base year with 4 Option years, for a total of five years, with the Base year beginning 21 August 2000 31 July 2001, Option year 1, beginning 1 August 2001 31 July 2002, Option year 2, 1 August 2002 31 July 2003, Option year 3, 1 August 2003 31 July 2004, Option year 4, 1 August 2004 31 July 2005. The Offer' s shall submit a proposal for the total 5 years, failure to do so may result in rejection of your proposal. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-17. A Standard commercial Warranty shall apply for each option year. The provisions at FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offers 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's 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 identifies the technical capabilities of their products and services being offered. To evaluate past performance the offerors shall provide names, contact points, and telephone number 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. DFARS Clauses 252.212-7001, "Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Applicable to Defense Acquisitions of Commercial Items", 252.225-7012 "Preference for Certain Domestic Commodities", 252.227-7015, "Technical Data Commercial Items", add Addendum 252.204-7004, "Required Central Contractor registration". Contract Award: (a.) The Government may award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offer whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, cost or price and other factors considered. (b) The Government may reject any or all offers based on the following: (1) Reject any or all offers if such actions do not conform to the items that are being required. (2) Accept other than the lowest offer, and (3) Waive informalities and minor irregularities in offers received. (c) The Government may award a contract on the basis of initial offers received, without discussions. Therefore, each initial offeror should contain the offer's best terms from a cost or price and technical standpoint. 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. Attn: Patsy L. Simmons, Directorate of Contracting, 1830 Quartermaster Road, phone no. (804) 734-4575, Fax no. (804) 734-4633. Offers not in possession of the above referenced clauses in full text may obtain them at http://acqnet.sarda.mil. Responses to this solicitation are due in accordance with subj. above by 4:00pm. 9 August 2000. Please reference solicitation number on your proposal. Offers must be in writing, offers via Fax will not be accepted. Potential offerors must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration database in order to be eligible for award. (reference DFAR 252.204-7004) Offers must be able to verify their Duns number, CAGE CODE, Federal and Tax ID NUMBER. The Proposal package shall include all information requested within this solicitation to considered. See Note 22 LINKURL: www.lee.army.mil LINKDESC: <A HREF=" ">Directorate of Contracting EMAILADD:</A> simmons1@lee.army.mil EMAILDESC: <A HREF="mailto: ">Patsy L. Simmons </A> Posted 07/14/00 (W-SN475050). (0196)

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