SEC Responses to Questions - Sources Sought 50310221Q0033 (Legal News Subscription).pdf
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This document contains a sources sought notice and draft requirements list from the Securities and Exchange Commission seeking a commercial off-the-shelf legal news subscription. The SEC is seeking a subscription that provides a searchable online interface and includes the ability for users to initiate alerts and receive daily newsletters by email. The subscription must meet all requirements in the attached draft requirements list. Interested vendors currently offering a compliant COTS subscription must provide a summary, description demonstrating how their subscription meets the SEC's needs, a sample daily newsletter, and a price estimate by April 5, 2021. The subscription will provide access to approximately 4,200 SEC employees across multiple offices and divisions, including around 2,000 attorneys. Responses to this sources sought notice will help the SEC identify vendors for a potential future legal news subscription procurement.
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SEC Response to Questions
Source Sought: 50310221Q0033 (Legal News Subscription)
1. Which offices or divisions at the SEC require access to this news content?
The SEC anticipates requesting an enterprise subscription that can be accessible by all SEC Divisions, Offices and Regional Offices.
2. Approximately how many full time employees (FTE) are in each office or division?
The SEC is not able to provide specific number for each office/division. There are approximately 4,200 employees at the SEC.
3. Who are the professionals/management in each department? (e.g. Job type, attorney, accountant, IT professional, project manager, etc.)
The SEC is not able to provide specifics for each office/division but it is anticipated that the subscription will be used by staff in several different job classifications including attorneys, accountants, economists, and paralegals.
4. Approximately how many FTE of each type of professional are in each office or department?
The SEC is not able to provide specific number for each office/division. There are approximately 4,200 employees at the SEC.
5. What is the role of each professional/management type and how do they use the news service?
Staff in a variety of different job classifications, including attorneys, accountants, economists, and paralegals, will use the service to be informed of litigation and legislative and regulatory developments in business practice areas of interest to the SEC.
6. What is the approximate total number of attorneys requiring access to the service across all offices or divisions?
[If we can provide this information:] There are approximately 2,000 attorneys requiring access to the service.
7. Do users require username and passwords to access the news service?
No. (Note: IP authentication is the preferred method for accessing the news service; usernames and passwords would be an acceptable alternative; SSO is not acceptable).
8. Do users utilize Single Sign On to access the news service?
No.
9. Does users utilize IP authentication to access the news service?
Yes.
10. Do users access the news service via integration with a Computer Aided Legal Research service (e.g. Lexis Nexis)? If so, how many users access via this integration?
No.
11. How many total users currently use the service via all measurable methods?
Users currently access via IP authentication and so the total number of users is unknown. We estimate that at least 3,000 staff currently use the service.
12. Do users prefers to set up tailored profiles and receive custom alerts?
Users must have the option to select topic areas of interest for alerts but also must not be required to create tailored profiles.
13. How many total users could require access at the SEC?
All FTE.
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