OLCA-Legislative Regulatory and Research Tracking Services-SOW.docx
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This document is a Statement of Work (SOW) for the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Legislation and Congressional Affairs (OLCA), seeking a comprehensive legislative and regulatory tracking subscription service. The required platform must provide full-text access to federal and state bills, real-time legislative and regulatory alerts, policy news analysis, stakeholder intelligence, budget and procurement insights, and collaboration tools for government affairs professionals.
The contract is intended to be a sole-source, firm-fixed-price purchase order with Bloomberg Industry Group, Inc. for a 12-month base period with up to four additional 12-month renewal options. The service will support OLCA's mission by delivering timely, accurate information on legislative activities, regulatory developments, government spending, and stakeholder engagement opportunities. The solicitation allows interested parties to submit capabilities statements by September 22, 2025, at 11:00 AM EST, though the government retains sole discretion on whether to compete the contract.
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U.S. Department of Education (ED) Legislative & Regulatory Research and Tracking Service Statement of Work August 12, 2025
I. BACKGROUND
The Assistant Secretary for Legislation and Congressional Affairs serves as the principal advisor to the Secretary on matters concerning the Departmental Legislative Program and Congressional relations. The responsibility of OLCA staff includes responsibilities such as serving as the Department’s primary liaison to Members of Congress and their staff; Providing direction for all legislative activities of the Department; Planning, developing, and implementing the legislative goals of the Department; Serving as principal advisor to the Secretary on legislative processes and outreach; Providing legislative technical assistance; and overseeing congressional correspondence (letters, emails, phone calls).
The U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Legislation and Congressional Affairs, requires access to a comprehensive, integrated legislative, regulatory, and policy intelligence platform to support government affairs, compliance, and strategic decision-making. The platform must deliver timely, accurate, and actionable information on federal and state legislative activity, regulatory developments, government spending, and key stakeholder engagement opportunities to assist staff in meeting the Agency’s Program and Congressional relations mission.
II. SCOPE
The Contractor shall provide a secure, subscription-based online service with the ability to:
· Monitor and track legislative and regulatory actions across all federal agencies.
· Provide in-depth news coverage, policy analysis, and expert commentary relevant to agency mission areas.
· Deliver real-time alerts, customized to user-selected issues, keywords, or entities.
· Supply comprehensive profiles and contact information for lawmakers, agency officials, and key stakeholders.
· Provide data tools and visualizations for government spending, procurement, and budgetary trends.
· Allow secure multi-user access with role-based permissions and collaboration tools.
III. SUMMARY OF REQUIREMENTS
1. Legislative and Regulatory Tracking
- Full-text access to federal and state bills, amendments, voting records, committee schedules, and transcripts.
- Tracking of federal rulemaking, including notices, proposed rules, final rules, and comment deadlines.
- Bill status tracking, historical updates and analytical summaries Policy News and Analysis
- Curated daily policy news feeds from multiple, reputable sources.
- Access to expert-written policy briefs, forecasts, and impact assessments.
- Archival access to past coverage for historical research.
2. Stakeholder Intelligence
- Searchable directory of elected officials, congressional staff, agency personnel, and relevant industry contacts.
- Ability to generate contact lists by committee, jurisdiction, policy area, or geography.
3. Budget, Procurement, and Market Insights
- Data dashboards showing federal budget allocations, obligations, and expenditures by agency and program.
- Tracking of contract solicitations, awards, and vendor performance data.
- Analysis linking budget appropriations to actual agency spend to anticipate impacts on grants and program funding.
4. Collaboration Tools
- Ability for users to flag items, add notes, and team messaging.
- Ability to create and share reports or briefs.
- Export tools for creating reports
5. Alerts and Customization
- Real-time alerts via email, text, or in-platform notifications.
- User-defined topics, keyword tracking, and saved searches.
- Customizable dashboards and saved workspaces.
6. Training and Support
- Onboarding and training sessions for authorized users.
- Ongoing technical and account support during the subscription period.
IV. DELIVERABLES
· Continuous online Platform access for authorized users
· Legislative/regulatory alerts as events occur via Email, SMS, or dashboard
· Access to platform reports (i.e., Policy Analysis, Budget & Appropriation Trackers, and Procurement Intelligence Reports).
· Training sessions upon request, live or virtually
· Technical account support from a minimum of 8am to 5pm.
V. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE
The period of performance for this contract is 12 months from contract award with up to four (4) additional 12-month periods.
VII. GOVERNMENT FURNISHED INFORMATION/EQUIPMENT
None
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