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Project Services for Congressional Activity Monitoring and Analysis General Information

1.0 Scope of Work

Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) needs access to electronic comprehensive Legislative Tracking and Congressional News and Analysis to stay informed of current and developing Congressional activities.

2.0 Background

Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) needs access to electronic comprehensive Legislative Tracking and Congressional News and Analysis. AMS’ Legislative & Regulatory Review Staff (LRRS) is responsible for monitoring all Congressional hearings and briefings related to AMS, as well as all tracking and analyzing legislation introduced in Congress that impacts AMS. These subscriptions, which LRRS has utilized for 15+ years, provide real-time news (through emails), insights, and state and federal legislative analysis, regulation, and government initiatives.

Subscribers personalize their feeds by signing-up for specific subscriptions or by search term.

For example, the terms “appropriations” or “livestock” ensure Congressional activities on those two subjects are delivered, as they happen. This targeted would take staff multiple hours and sources to find on their own. In addition to AMS users, the Under Secretary and Deputy Under Secretary for the Marketing and Regulatory Programs mission area utilize these subscriptions.

Contractor Requirements

3.0 Technical Requirements / Tasks

The Contractor must provide a service that:

− Issues alerts in real time via email − Tracks Federal legislation and news in real-time or at other specified intervals − Organize important information in available Issue Folders − provides transcripts of congressional hearings and events within 1-3 business days − Have access to information on the go with the CQ mobile app − Create a report in minutes to share with upper management or the team − Provides access to a database of contact information for members of Congress − Have a fully integrated workflow and tools to build professional bill and vote reports, organize work into project folders, and share information with colleagues.

− Have access to data, tools and analyses so that the Program can understand the potential impact of a Continuing Resolution and keep track of the appropriation process.

− Have a weekly report that keeps the Program up-to-date on the policymaking process.

− Have training and support

The Software must include:

Access to CQ Insights And Analysis. This includes access to:

• News and Analysis (1985-present)

• CQ Now

• News and Schedules App

• Continually updated Today at a Glance

• CQ Schedules

• FinTech Beat

• CQ Weekly Online (1984-present) −Digital Tablet Edition CQ Daybook Extra

• CQ Morning Briefing Exclusive −CQ Industry Blogs

• “Morning Take” Newsletter

Access to CQ Federal Legislative Services. This includes access to:

• CQ BillTrack and Custom Bill Reports (1986-present)

• Bill Text and CQ Bill Compare (1987-present)

• CRS Bill Digests (1986-present)

• Bill Analysis (1990-present)

• Committee Reports (1989-present)

• Congressional Record (1988-present)

• Federal Register (1997-present)

• Amendment Text (Committee and Floor amendments)

• CQ Committee Coverage – Includes Markups, Votes and Rosters (1989-present)

• CQ Floor Votes (1983-present) and Custom Vote Reports

• CQ Archives

• CQ House Action Reports (1999-present)

• CQ SenateWatch (2011-present)

• CQ Hot Docs (2011-present)

• CRS Reports (1977-present)

• CQ Member Profiles

• Knowlegis Federal

• CQ LawTrack

• CQ Floor Video

Access to CQ Specialty Legislative Services & Newsletters. This includes access to:

• CQ Budget Tracker

Access to CQ Specialty Legislative Services & Newsletters. This includes access to:

• CQ Congressional Hearing, Newsmaker and Financial Transcripts (1990-present)

• Committee Testimony (1995-present)

• Custom Transcript Requests