LexisNexis - NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE - 08222022.pdf

NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD SOLE SOURCE

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Environmental Management (EM) Consolidated Business Center (CBC), intends to award a contract to LEXISNEXIS SPECIAL SERVICES INC. (LexisNexis) on a sole source basis. The services provided by LexisNexis are in support of the EMCBC Office of Chief Legal Counsel.

The authority permitting this sole source acquisition without full and open competition is prescribed by FAR 6.302-1, only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. An approved Justification and Approval (J&A) authorizing this procurement will be posted in accordance with FAR 6.305(a) within fourteen days of contract award. The DOE/EMCBC will procure Lexis+ Online database information retrieval services for 8 users/licenses to include Lexis+, Courtlink, and Lexis for Microsoft Office.

Lexis+TM is a revolutionary new legal solution providing the most compelling and comprehensive experience in the market, offering seamless access to research, analytics, and practical guidance. Lexis+ provides unique tools – such as

Shepard’s At Risk – alongside the unmatched research content that LexisNexis is known for. Legal research, data-driven insights, and practical guidance offerings are integrated into a single platform to provide maximum workflow efficiency and a simplified navigation experience. Lexis provides access to legal content comprising a comprehensive collection of more than 14,000 legal materials including federal and state cases, statutes, codes, administrative materials (federal and state agency decisions, Federal Register, CFR, etc.) law reviews, treatises, and other primary and secondary legal materials. Lexis also provides seamless access to comprehensive legislative content, news and public records.

CourtLink® the leading online docket and document research tool enables you to conduct thorough due diligence, monitor litigation that can impact your practice and identify new business opportunities from one convenient location. Only CourtLink® lets you conduct a single search across the full text of more than 168 million federal and state court dockets and documents in a single click. Then easily filter the results by date, litigation area, geography, court, and more to pinpoint the information.

A solicitation package will not be posted publicly and requests for copies of the solicitation in response to this notice will not be honored or acknowledged. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed action based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether conducting a competitive procurement in the future would be in the best interest of the Government. All responses received by 4:00 PM (Eastern Time) on September 7, 2022, will be considered. All information (capability statement, proposal or quotation) submitted should support the firm’s abilities to provide the required services and shall be furnished at no cost or obligation to the Government. Responses shall be submitted via e-mail to the following address: Christopher.nettle@emcbc.doe.gov. Telephone requests or inquires will not be accepted.

Contracting Office Address:

DOE EMCBC

550 Main Street, Suite 7-010

Cincinnati, OH 45202

Primary Point of Contact:

Christopher Nettle

Contract Specialist

DOE EMCBC

christopher.nettle@emcbc.doe.gov

Alternate Point of Contact:

Jennifer Splitt

Contracting Officer

DOE EMCBC

Jennifer.splitt@emcbc.doe.gov mailto:Christopher.nettle@emcbc.doe.gov mailto:christopher.nettle@emcbc.doe.gov mailto:Jennifer.splitt@emcbc.doe.gov