Justification for Sole Source (Simplified Acquisitions - MPT to SAT)

This document is a Justification for Sole Source procurement (Document 1301307395) submitted by the Naval Consolidated Brig Charleston for the continuation of legal research materials and services.

Service and Contractor Information: The incumbent contractor is Relx INC (doing business as Lexis Nexis), located at 9443 Springboro Pike, Building 4, Miamisburg, Ohio 45342, with CAGE Code TVVN8/LKAAJG8KK4U1. The requirement is classified as a service acquisition with no competitive alternatives available. Requirement Description and Performance Period: NAVCONBRIG requires procurement of LexisNexis legal research materials in offline format, including Shepard's Citations Service and Matthew Bender Treatises, to support the Law Library available to the prisoner population at the facility. This is mandated by American Correctional Association (ACA) requirements. The performance period consists of a Base Year running from 15 February 2026 through 14 December 2021 (dates contain apparent errors in the document), followed by four one-year options: Option I (15 December 2026 – 14 December 2027), Option II (15 December 2027 – 14 December 2028), Option III (15 December 2029 – 14 December 2030), and Option IV (15 December 2030 – 14 December 2031). Estimated pricing and costs are redacted in the document.

Justification for Sole Source: The document establishes that LexisNexis is the sole source provider because it is the exclusive provider of Shepard's Citations in non-Internet format and the only publisher of specific Matthew Bender legal treatises required for the prisoner population. Additionally, the existing Local Area Network hardware is specifically configured to support LexisNexis hard drives with quarterly updates, and no other company can provide compatible services. Patent, copyright, and proprietary data restrictions further limit competition.