The Computer Assisted Legal Research 4 (CALR 4) Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract vehicle provides comprehensive online legal research and database access services for the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). The primary purpose of this contract is to deliver unlimited access to extensive legal, news, financial, public record, and related information databases, including federal and state court cases, administrative decisions, statutes, regulations, legal treatises, legislative histories, and expert witness data. The contract supports full-text search and retrieval capabilities across multiple databases and includes related support services for DOJ component organizations and authorized personnel.
The task orders under this IDIQ are predominantly awarded to two prime contractors: Relx Inc.'s LexisNexis division and West Publishing Corporation (Thomson Reuters). Task orders typically range from $5,000 to over $6 million, with contract periods generally spanning one fiscal year. The contracts are consistently awarded as firm-fixed-price delivery orders without specific small business set-asides. Key task orders include software maintenance for legal research platforms like Lexis Sanction, TextMap, Concordance, and PreDiscovery, as well as comprehensive database access subscriptions. Performance locations are primarily in Washington, DC, with provisions for access by DOJ personnel stationed domestically and in some international locations. The contract vehicle enables DOJ components to access a wide range of legal research tools and information resources on an as-needed basis.