Congressional_Information_Tracking_Statement_of_Work_(SOW).docx

Statement of Work for On-Line Congressional Information Tracking System

Agency Name & POC:

U.S. Department of Labor Employee Benefits Security Administration Office of Policy and Research POC: Michael Lamb

Service Description:

The contractor shall provide web-accessed Federal Legislative Tracking Systems subscription services for up to ten (10) users. In general, the system(s) must provide reports of bill activity in the current or a recent Congress. The service should provide summaries and analysis of bills at all stages of the legislative process, including all committee consideration, floor and conference committee information, as well as provide daily summaries and schedules of all floor and committees’ actions. The service also shall include alerts on all legislative issues affecting EBSA. The service must include access to legislative documents archived from previous sessions of Congress.

The following minimum requirements must be met, with unlimited access to the following:

· A weekly and daily report of all Capitol Hill activities.

· Fully searchable archive of legislative documents.

· Access to committee schedules with daily and midday updates including dates, times, locations, agendas, contact information, witnesses, and bill numbers.

· Coverage of congressional committees to include: membership information, testimony and witness statements submitted to committee and subcommittee hearings, transcripts, and committee reports.

· Same day coverage of all open markups and many that are closed, including analysis and information on debates, discussions, amendments and votes taken during committee markups.

· Summaries and analysis of bills and draft measures including information on related bills; bill actions from introduction through passage; bill and amendment text; bill and amendment descriptions; schedule information; and legislative outlook, where appropriate.

· Bill tracking tools including detailed descriptions of votes in subcommittee, full committee and on the House and Senate floors, unanimous consent agreements, and floor speeches and other Congressional Record content, in real time or updated at least daily.

· Searchable database of bill summary reports and committee coverage for major legislation from prior Congresses.

· Access to draft bill text, OMB and CBO materials, “dear colleague” letters, press releases, the Federal Register, CRS reports, and public law text.

· Advanced web functions to include: ability to create search lists (Members, Staff members, Caucuses, Words, Bills), custom e-mail alerts for all databases, advanced search capability.

· Regularly updated schedules and news on floor action.

· Contacts with every active committee daily to provide detailed listings and timely updates on all scheduled floor, committee, and subcommittee actions to include dates, times, locations, agendas, contact information and witnesses.

· All written Senate, House, joint and conference committee reports.

· Fulfillment of custom requests for specific Congressional documents, including amendments and their disposition, at no additional cost.

· The contractor shall provide on-site, in-depth training at no cost on an as-needed basis; telephone assistance or training during normal business hours; technical advice; and a client liaison.

Timeline:

The period of performance will be for one year, September 30, 2014 through September 29, 2015. System access must be available 24 hours, seven days per week, with a minimum of 99 percent uptime.

Deliverables:

The contractor shall deliver the information electronically, including via e-mail.