Intent_to_Sole_Source_-_CyberFeds.pdf

The 904th Contracting Battalion at Fort Stewart, GA hereby gives notice of its INTENT TO

AWARD A SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT to LRP Publications. The companies address is 360

Hiatt Drive, Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33418. The government intends to award them a firm fixed price supply contract for three licenses for 24 months of on-line access to a searchable repository of federal labor and associated laws, codes, and regulations, as well as commentary and reference materials focused on federal sector labor and employment law for the Office of the

Staff Judge Advocate (OSJA) at Fort Stewart, GA. The Government intends to solicit and negotiate with LRP Publications, as a sole source, who is the sole known source of the items listed in the below table in accordance with attached Statement of Requirement.

Item No. Description of Requirement Quantity

0001 PURCHASE ACCESS TO CYBERFEDS ON-LINE

REPOSITORY OF FEDERAL SECTOR LABOR AND

EMPLYMENT LAWS, REGULATIONS, AND

ASSOCIATED COMMENTARIES AND REFERENCE

MATERIALS.

3 EA

IMPORTANT NOTES:

1. This notice of intent is not a request for quotes and no solicitation is available.

2. Information submitted will not be returned to the respective respondents.

3. Oral submissions of information are not acceptable and will not be accepted in response to this notice.

4. A determination not to compete the proposed procurement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.

5. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is, 519130

CyberFeds Is a brand name, LRP Publications meets the essential requirements listed. OSJA requires on-line access to a searchable repository of federal labor and associated laws. The only approved vendor for Cyberfeds is LRP Publications.

This will be a firm-fixed price supply contract three licenses for 24 month subscriptions. If there are any other businesses that can provide the specified services in accordance with attached

Statement of Requirement, they must respond to this notice before 3:00 PM, EST on 5

September 2018 to the points of contact identified below. If no responses are received by the above referenced date/time, a sole source contract will be awarded to LRP Publications.

Firms responding to this intent to sole source are asked to provide the following information in their initial response:

1. Company’s full name, to include point of contact, business size, mailing address, email address and phone number.

2. Clear indication, to include supporting documentation, as to whether or not you can provide the services the government is seeking.

Points of contact for this synopsis are shown below. Please use this contact information for any questions and ensure both addresses are including when corresponding by e-mail:

SSG William Greenier, Contract Specialist, william.r.greenier.mil@mail.mil, (912) 767-7846

SSG (P) Melinda Nixon, Contracting Officer, melinda.l.nixon.mil@mail.mil, (912) 767-3078 mailto:william.r.greenier.mil@mail.mil mailto:melinda.l.nixon.mil@mail.mil

Attachment:

Statement of Requirement

Requirement: 3 licenses for access to CyberFEDS®, a Web-based service that provides legal resources on topics focused on Federal-sector labor and employment law. These licenses are required for Army attorneys that represent the Army before the Federal Labor Relations

Authority (FLRA), the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), and the Merit

Systems Protection Board (MSPB). These attorneys require access to cases and secondary materials focused on labor relations matters, discrimination issues and adverse employment actions affecting Army civilian employees. Although cases are not proprietary and are available to the Army JAG Corps through the contracted Computer Assisted Legal Research

(CALR) provider (currently Lexis), CyberFEDS® provides many exclusive resources not available on any other Website. Among exclusive sources and features are:

1. William B. Wiley’s Employee Relation Desk Reference. Important reference regarding adverse employment actions against Federal employees.

2. A Guide to Federal Labor Relations Authority Law and Practice, by Peter Broida. Provides information for practitioners dealing with union allegations of Unfair Labor Practices (ULPs) and other matters pending before the FLRA.

3. A Guide to Merit Systems Protection Board Law and Practice, by Peter Broida. Recognized as a comprehensive guide for Army attorneys defending disciplinary actions against employees before the MSPB.

4. Guide to Federal Sector Equal Employment Law and Practice, by Ernest C. Hadley.

Critical resource for Army attorneys defending discrimination complaints by Army employees.

5. A Guide to Principles of Federal Sector Arbitration, by Peter Broida. Practice guidance for attorneys representing the Army in grievances pending before Federally appointed arbitrators for resolution.

6. Legal Rights of Persons with Disabilities – An Analysis of Federal Law, by Peter Blanck;

Bruce A. Goldstein, Esq.; William N. Myhill. Important information on Army responsibilities regarding employees with disabilities.

7. MSPB Charges and Penalties, A Charging Manual, Second Edition by Renn C. Fowler and

Samuel A. Vitaro. Guide for specific charges in adverse actions against Army employees.

8. Quick Start Guides (QSGs)— provide overviews and interpretive guidance of hundreds of

EEO, employee relations, labor relations, classification and staffing topics with links to noteworthy cases, statutes, regulations and additional resources. QSGs are written and maintained by experts on respective topics and provide practitioners a starting point for focused legal research on specific labor and employment law issues.

9. Summaries of Case Decisions and Arbitration Awards — gives Army attorneys a quick overview of decisions written by LRP attorney editors with links to full text if further detail is desired.

10. Case Central — lists the latest Case Files and Hotlaws by court authority, allowing Army attorneys to easily keep up with significant decisions by the MSPB, FLRA, EEOC, Comptroller General and other related courts relevant to their practice.

11. Compliance Charts — provide quick analysis of key cases, laws and regulations relevant to issues being handled by Army litigation attorneys, including EEO compensatory damage awards, reasonable penalties for misconduct and other relevant topics of importance to legal practitioners.

12. Employee Relations, Labor Relations and EEO Highlights — provide cogent, single sentence summaries of key cases, which are linked to summaries and the full text of the highlighted decisions. This is invaluable in allowing Army litigation attorneys to be aware of the latest changes and interpretations of the laws relevant to their practice and how such decisions may affect representation in cases to which they are currently assigned or may be assigned in the future.

13. Roundups — reviews of specific issues in federal civil service law with links to laws and regulations, news stories, detailed regulatory analysis and implementation guidance, all in one place.

14. Checklists+ — gives Army attorneys step-by-step guidance for quick, yet thorough research on various relevant topics, providing specific guidance, tips and links. CyberFEDS® access will significantly enhance the practice of Army attorneys dealing with Federal employee labor and employment matters. The logical, focused layout of materials allows practitioners to quickly review and research relevant materials for specific issues in their pending cases and retrieve cases, laws and regulations together with expert commentary and advice on interpretation of those materials.