Notice_of_Intent_to_Sole_Source_-_Westlaw_1.docx

United States Department of the Interior

INTERIOR BUSINESS CENTER

Washington, DC 20240

Posted Date: February 6, 2025 Procurement Office:

The Department of the Interior (DOI) – Interior Business Center (IBC), Acquisition Services Directorate (AQD)

Response Due Date:

February 13, 2025, by 1PM EST

NOTICE OF INTENT SYNOPSIS:

The Department of the Interior, Interior Business Center, Acquisition Services Directorate on behalf of Office of Natural Resources Revenue (ONRR) intends to award a Purchase Westlaw, West Publishing Corporation on a sole source basis. The intended procurement is classified under North American Industry Classification System code (NAICS) Code 519290 - Web Search Portals and All Other Information Services.

This is a sole source procurement under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), only the responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. This acquisition is conducted under the procedures as described in FAR Part 13 - Simplified Acquisition Procedures and FAR Part 12 - Acquisition of Commercial Items.

Description:

ONRR requires an online research portal for legal and business information. ONRR requires unlimited, automated, on-line legal and business research services for ONRR users, with some users requiring access to multiple databases, including the Legal Research Database, Federal Docket Database, Business and Persons Database and FEIN-SSN Database and In-Depth Searches.

The Legal Research Database must include Administrative decisions issued by the Department of the Interior, including Interior Board of Land Appeals decision and Interior’s Royalty Management Service Decisions (MMS/BIA Associate Director and now ONRR/BIA Director Decisions) for use by the ONRR Appeals and Regulation users.

Specifications Provide access to online sources in support of the ONRR and track usage of online service.

Provide any additional services and features that the Contractor customarily provides its commercial customers for the types of services described in this performance statement of work. This includes, but is not limited to, printed instruction materials, periodic service function update notices and performance warranties.

In fulfillment of this effort, the contractor shall provide the following deliverables.

· Unlimited use of all applicable databases

· Unlimited use of ability to query and/or key in a question in plain English

· Unlimited use of Terms and Connectors Searches and/or use of Boolean search method

· Unlimited Alert or Notification Services

· Unlimited Printing and Downloading of Documents

· Unlimited Research Check Use

· Provide Customer Support 24/7

· Provide simultaneous user access to the legal research system for all active users Purpose and Objective:

The purpose of this solicitation is to procure automated on-line legal and business research services that includes Interior’s Royalty Management Service Decisions and customer support services as necessary.

To meet this data demand, the AQD anticipates awarding a Base one (1) year and four (4) 12-month Option Period Firm Fixed Price (FFP) Purchase Order to the sole source, unlimited, automated, on-line legal and business research services.

Period of Performance: Base one (1) year and four (4) 12-month Option Periods

This notice of intent to award a sole source contract is NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS. A SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE ISSUED.

However, in accordance with FAR 5.207(c)(16)(ii), all responsible sources that feel they can meet the Government's requirements detailed above may submit a capability statement which shall be considered by the agency. Responses to this notice shall contain sufficient information to establish the interested parties' bona-fide capabilities for fulfilling the requirements and include: the Unique Entity ID (UEI) and the Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN). All offerors must have an active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) www.sam.gov.

A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. The information received will be retained as Market Research.

All responses must be received by 1:00 pm EST on Thursday, February 13, 2025, and must reference number 140D0425Q0231. Responses may be submitted electronically via email to:

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