Cyberfeds SSJ.pdf

SOLE SOURCE JUSTIFICATION FOR THE PURCHASE OF CYBERFEDS

This letter is to certify that LRP Publications, Inc., is the sole source of the unique combination of case decisions, statutes, regulations, manuals and guides, pay tables, bulletins and newsgroups. These research and analytical tools comprise cyberFEDS® on the Web.

Below is a list of resources that are available exclusively on cyberFEDS® on the Web:

1. Quick Start Guides (QSGs) — provide overviews of more than 260 EEO, employee relations, labor relations, classification and staffing topics and links to noteworthy cases, statutes, regulations and additional resources. QSGs are written by experts in the federal HR field and are continually updated by LRP's staff of legal editors.

2. Summaries of Case Decisions and Arbitration Awards — permits users to quickly scan search results and call up the full text if further detail is desired. Written by our attorney editors, summaries make your research easier and are protected under copyright.

3. Case Index Numbering System — a copyrighted system that enables users to speed and focus their research by zeroing in on the specifics identified by an index number. Federal sector professionals have used this indexing system from LRP Publications’ full-text reporters, since 1982. Therefore, staff can continue to research using the reporters and apply the same index numbers in cyberFEDS® on the Web.

4. Forms Library — contains standard forms, optional forms, OPM forms, FLRA & FMCS forms, OGE forms and more. Most of these forms are in PDF format (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader) and are “fillable” so you can fill in the blanks and print out your completed document.

5. News and Legislation — read the latest articles posted daily broken out by topic or search the News Archive which contains all prior news stories that have appeared on cyberFEDS® on the Web.

6. Fed Web Alert — see what’s new on the major agency web sites, such as OPM, EEOC, FLRA, MSPB and GAO.

7. Checklists+ - step-by-step guidance for quick, yet thorough research. Major tasks are broken down into individual components, providing you guidance, tips and links to the specific material you need.

8. My cyberFEDS®® - view your current session’s search history, save queries that you have constructed and run queries that have been previously saved.

9. E-Updates - each subscriber can sign up for the weekly E-Newsletter or e-Daily, which arrives in your mailbox every day – these newsletters provide the latest federal HR headlines, announce new service features and provide quick tips once each week.

10. William B. Wiley’s Employee Relation Desk Reference - This unique resource provides you with model language acceptable under law and easy-to-use document templates. Plus, you'll have the peace-of-mind knowing that your final document is drafted with the aid of a trusted source and has less of a chance of being reversed on appeal due to drafting technicalities.

11. A Guide to Federal Labor Relations Authority Law and Practice, by Peter Broida

12. A Guide to Merit Systems Protection Board Law and Practice, by Peter Broida

13. A Guide to Federal Sector Equal Employment Law and Practice, by Ernest C. Hadley

NOTE: cyberFEDS® on the Web is not the only source of case decisions by the FLRA, MSPB, EEOC, Comptroller General and related courts or of statutes and regulations, as no one is since they are public information.

Below are the non-exclusive databases maintained on cyberFEDS® on the Web and what they contain:

1. EEOC Decisions – full text of all federal-sector EEOC decisions from 1979 to present, EEOC/MSPB “mixed decisions,” related court decisions and significant private-sector decisions.

2. ADA and Rehabilitation Act Decisions – full text of all ADA decisions from 1990 to present.

3. FLRA Decisions – full text of all FLRA, FSIP, ALJ, related court and significant private-sector decisions from 1970 to present

4. Arbitration Awards – full text of federal- and public-sector awards from 1970 to present (cyberFEDS® contains the largest arbitration awards database available).

5. MSPB Decisions – full text of all MSPB, EEOC/MSPB “mixed,” and related court decisions from 1979 to present, as well as AJ decisions from 1994 to present.

6. Pay and Benefits Civilian Personnel Decisions – full text of all Comptroller General pay and benefits related decisions and related court decisions from 1984 to August 1996, all OPM pay-related decisions from August 1996 to the present, and all GSBCA travel-related decisions from August 1996 to present.

7. Comptroller General Non-Labor Decisions – contains the full text of appropriations decisions dating back to the 1820s.

8. Federal Employee Ethics Decisions – contains ethics decisions from 1979 to present.

For these reasons, this acquisition is being pursued as a sole source.

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