PRF87 Notice of Intent to Post Bid _03.24.2026.pdf

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts Executive Office for Administration and Finance

Operational Services Division Maura Healey, Governor

Kim Driscoll, Lieutenant Governor Matthew Gorzkowicz, Secretary

Mark S. Fine Assistant Secretary for Operational Services

Notice of Intent to Post a Solicitation – March 24, 2026 PRF87 Online Legal Research Resource Services

This is an announcement only.

This is a World Trade Organization (WTO) announcement of our intention to post a solicitation.

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts through the Operational Services Division (OSD) intends to post a solicitation for a new contract, PRF87 Legal Research Resource Services and require bid submissions via COMMBUYS. The Office of the Attorney General is leading the procurement and will manage the resulting statewide contract.

We are anticipating posting this solicitation within April 2026 with an approximate closing date in June 2026. A web-based bidders’ conference will be conducted by the Strategic Sourcing Team in April 2026 for the purpose of informing prospective bidders about general solicitation information.

Please note that the approximate solicitation posting and closing as well as the bidders’ conference dates are subject to change and are provided solely for informational purposes.

Before the solicitation is posted, interested bidders may take advantage of educational opportunities offered through the Operational Services Division on the bidding process through the relevant links below:

1. Operational Services Division Homepage

2. OSD Vendor Training

3. Supplier Diversity Office (SDO)

4. Supplier Diversity Program (SDP)

5. Environmentally Preferable Products (EPP)

To receive further information about the forthcoming solicitation, bidders should regularly monitor COMMBUYS through publicly accessible search and browse tools, or through COMMBUYS email notifications. Bidders who would like to receive email notifications from COMMBUYS should select the Supplier Registration link and complete that registration process. To complete your registration, please ensure that you include the relevant Commodity Codes (UNSPSC), as listed below. This will enable you to track any amendments to this announcement and know when the solicitation is posted and available.

COMMBUYS UNSPSC Codes:

http://www.mass.gov/anf/budget-taxes-and-procurement/oversight-agencies/osd/ https://www.mass.gov/service-details/vendor-training-courses https://www.mass.gov/supplier-diversity-office https://www.mass.gov/info-details/learn-about-the-supplier-diversity-program-sdp https://www.mass.gov/environmentally-preferable-products-epp-procurement-programs

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts Executive Office for Administration and Finance

Operational Services Division Maura Healey, Governor

Kim Driscoll, Lieutenant Governor Matthew Gorzkowicz, Sectretary

Mark S. Fine Assistant Secretary for Operational Services

One Ashburton Place, Room 1608, Boston, MA, 02108-1552 Tel: 617-720-3300 | mass.gov/osd

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Bidders are responsible for monitoring the COMMBUYS site through publicly accessible search and browse tools, or through COMMBUYS email notifications, for amendments to this announcement, if any, and for the complete solicitation posting, if any.

If you have any questions about this Notice or further communications around the forthcoming solicitation before it is posted, please contact Tim Kennedy at tim.kennedy2@mass.gov. Once the solicitation is posted, all questions should be submitted through COMMBUYS Q&A. For assistance using COMMBUYS, bidders can reach out to the OSD Help Desk at OSDHelpDesk@mass.gov.

http://www.mass.gov/osd mailto:tim.kennedy2@mass.gov mailto:OSDHelpDesk@mass.gov

Notice of Intent to Post a Solicitation – March 24, 2026