Bureau of National AffairsConstruction Labor Report Subscription service

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) intends to solicit, negoiate and award a sole source contract to Bureau of National Affairs (BNA), 1801 S. Bell Street, Arlington, VA 22202 for BNA Construction Labor Report. The services to be provided is for electronically frequent updates to users on DOL handbooks requirements for agencies overseeing construction projects assisted with federal funds. HUD's requirement is that any construction project with $2,000 or more of HUD funds must be monitored and inspected by LSE staff who oversees and ensures compliance of the Davis Bacon Related Acts.

The contractor shall provide legible weekly subscription services via email to identified LSE staff to include:

• The most objective news in the industry - whether for management, labor, government, education, or a trade association.
• The latest information on labor-management issues.
• Unbiased look at all significant regulatory, legislative, and industry developments that affect the way you do business.
• On-target state news reports from around the country.
• Current economic statistics to benchmark housing starts, construction expenditures, unemployment rates, wage earnings, cost of living, and more.
• A means to electronically read about precedent-setting decisions and wage and hour rulings to prepare your case before the courts or the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB).
• A means to consult full-text source materials, such as NLRB decisions, proposed and final regulations, jurisdictional agreements between building trade unions, arbitration awards in wage and contract disputes, and wage and hour rulings.

This contract award will be Fixed-Price.
The anticipated period of performance is September 23, 2018 - September 22, 2021.
The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this requirement is 511120, Periodical Publishers. The applicable size standard is 1,000. The Product Service Code (PSC) is R612 SUPPORT- ADMINISTRATIVE: INFORMATION RETRIEVAL
THIS IS A NOTICE ONLY AND IS NOT A SOLICITATION OR REQUEST FOR OFFERS OR PROPOSALS. The determination not to open this requirement to competition is at the sole discretion of the Government. The intent of this notice is for informational purposes only.

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