D -- ONLINE SERVICE TO LEXIS-NEXIS DATABANK

Notice Date

November 14, 2000

Contracting Office

Virginia Contracting Activity, P.O. Box 46563, Washington, D.C. 20050-6563

ZIP Code

20050-6563

Solicitation Number

212/0008Z/01

Response Due

November 29, 2000

Point of Contact

Sharon Stewart, Contract Specialist (202) 231-2825

Description

The Virginia Contracting Activity, on behalf of the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), intends to solicit and negotiate with Lexis-Nexis on a sole source basis to award a follow-on purchase order for the Lexis-Nexis online open-source databank to provide full-text access to worldwide sources for the period 1 January 2001 through 31 December 2001. Access will include worldwide sources such as journals, newspapers, newsletters, wire services and legal documents containing political, economic, sociological, scientific and legal information. Other sources capable of satisfying this requirement are invited to submit clear adn convincing data substantiating their capability to satisfy this requirement. All responses should reference PR 212/0008Z/01. Interested parties have 15 days from the publication date of this synopsis to submit their qualifications/capabilities. Such qualifications/capabilities will be used solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct this procurement on a full and open competition basis. Responses received without the requested information may be considered non-responsive to this synopeis. Oral communications are not acceptable to this synopsis. A determination by the Virginia Contracting Activity not to compete this proposed procurement on a full and open competition basis, based upon responses to this synopsis, is solely within the discretion of the Virginia Contracting Activity. Please indicate business size.

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20001116/DSOL002.HTM (W-319 SN506632)