R -- R-NEWS SUMMARY SERVICES

Notice Date

September 6, 2001

Contracting Office

Department of Justice, Justice Management Division, Procurement Services Staff (PSS), 1331 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. National Place Building, 10th Floor, Washington, DC, 20530

ZIP Code

20530

Solicitation Number

DOJ-SAS-1-NN-085

Response Due

September 17, 2001

Point of Contact

Michele Spencer, Procurement Analyst, Phone (202) 307-1953, Fax (202) 307-1931, Email Michele.B.Spencer@usdoj.gov -- Michele Spencer, Procurement Analyst, Phone (202) 307-1953, Fax (202) 307-1931, Email Michele.B.Spencer@usdoj.gov

Description

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for a commercial item procurement prepared in accordance with FAR Subpart 12.6, Subpart 13.106 and Subpart 13.5 as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation, quotations are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued . The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-27. North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 514199 with a small business size standard of $5 million. This is a 100% set-aside for small business. Statement of Work: To provide the Attorney General and the components of the Department of Justice (DOJ) with a comprehensive review of the day's major news stories from sources including national and local television, national and local newspapers, news wires, internet publications, magazines, legal journals, radio, and specialty press. As the nation's chief law enforcement officer, it is critical the Attorney General remain aware of the current issues and events relevant to the U.S. justice system. Specific Requirements: (1) Provide a news summary which summarizes the day's news while eliminating redundancy in providing a master edit of the news articles; (2) Provide a clips package which gives the full length version of news articles outlined in the news summary; (3) The news summary and clips should cover the following topics: civil and criminal law, civil rights, antitrust, immigration, environment, the FBI, the DEA, tax, white collar crime, judicial nominees and appointments, and the Administration and Congress; (4) Other items to be included are the day's Washington schedule, including congressional hearings, and the headlines from major newspapers and television networks; (5) The summary will be organized by story and subject including a customized index divided by subject matter; (6) The final product should contain the summary, clips, and the index and be in a printable format for unlimited distribution in hardcopy. DOJ must retain the right to further make unlimited distribution of the final product electronically or in hardcopy for internal agency use only; (7) Must be sent electronically in Adobe format each day, Monday to Friday, by 7:45 a.m EST; (8) Must cover weekends and holidays. Monday's product should contain the news for Saturday and Sunday; (9) A dedicated web page will be part of the service to provide access to the day's clips via the Internet and contain an archive covering the previous 30 days; and (10) Secured access to the web page shall be made available through IP protection and the contractor should provide for one or many discrete or contiguous blocks of IP addresses. Solicitation provision at FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items, is hereby incorporated by reference. The Government will award a firm fixed price contract, using simplified acquisition procedures, FAR Part 13, resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforms to this solicitation and represents the best value to the Government, price and other factors considered (past performance, technical ability, and vendor's minimum quality standards). Period of performance is from the date of award for a 12-month base year with four 12-month option periods. FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items, must be completed and included with any and all offers submitted in response to this solicitation. FAR Clauses 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items, 52.217-5 Evaluation of Options, 52.217-9 Option to Extend the Term of the Contract, 52.232-18 Availability of Funds and 52.232-19 Availability of Funds for the Next Fiscal Year are hereby incorporated by reference. The clause at 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items is hereby incorporated by reference. The following FAR clauses apply to this solicitation and any resultant contract: 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns; 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting; 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities; 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity; 52.222-35, Affirmative Action for Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era; 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for workers with Disabilities; 52.222-37, Employment Reports for Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era; and 52.232-34, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-Other than Central Contractor Registration. All referenced FAR clauses may be copied at www.arnet.gov/far. Companies wishing to respond to this solicitation must provide this office with the following: a price quote and technical approach submitted on your company letterhead or your standard company quotation forms, for the requested items showing solicitation number, unit price and extended price for the base year and each of the four option years; past performance data to include a minimum of five contacts and telephone numbers for same or similar services previously performed; a floppy disk or CD-Rom containing a sample of the complete requirements listed in the Specific Requirements above for September 12, 2001, for evaluation purposes and as a demonstration of their technical ability and their minimum quality standards; and a completed FAR 52.212-3. Services under this RFQ must comply with the following Section 508 Accessibility Standards: 1194.21 Software Applications and Operating Systems; 1194.21 Software Applications and Operating Systems; 1194.24 Video or Multimedia Products; 1194.31 Functional performance criteria; and 1194.41 Information, documentation, and support (see http://www.section508.gov). Offers must state specifically which standards or parts thereof, are met directly in their offer. Offers must be signed by a responsible company representative and include their Dun & Bradstreet (DUNS) Number. All questions concerning this RFQ must be submitted in writing and should be faxed (202-307-1931) or emailed (Michele.B.Spencer@usdoj.gov) to Michele Spencer. No telephonic responses will be accepted. Quotations are due on September 17, 2001, by 4:00 P.M. to USDOJ/JMD/PSS/SAS, Attn: Nick Nichols, Suite 1040, 1331 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington DC 20350. Facsimile or oral quotations will not be accepted. Quotes submitted must be good until October 15, 2001. The offeror is responsible to confirm that the Government received all quotations submitted. =20

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Record

Loren Data Corp. 20010910/RSOL005.HTM (D-249 SN50X027)