Electronic Law Library (ELL)

The Federal Bureau of Prisons is seeking to procure an enterprise-level legal research software solution for its Electronic Law Library (ELL) system through a firm-fixed-price contract. The solicitation, posted April 1, 2026, requires offerors to submit quotes by April 10, 2026 at 12:00 p.m., with questions due by April 6, 2026. The software must be compatible with the TRULINCS network, a closed system running on Windows Server 2022 terminal services, and must be delivered via monthly USB portable hard drive updates containing case law, statutes, regulations, and administrative decisions with all personally identifiable information removed. Evaluation will be based on an integrated assessment of technical capability (most important factor), past performance, and price (least important factor), with award going to the contractor providing best value to the government. Key requirements include comprehensive technical support with 24-hour repair/replacement capability, same-day telephone or email support, training materials at an eighth-grade reading level in English and Spanish, and quality control procedures with weekly and monthly reporting.

This is an unrestricted acquisition with no set-aside for small business concerns, though selected contractors will be required to submit a subcontracting plan with mandatory small business goals of 36% for small businesses, 5% for small disadvantaged businesses, 5% for women-owned small businesses, 5% for service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses, and 3% for HUBZone small businesses. The contract will have an initial base period of 12 months (April 15, 2026 through April 14, 2027), one 12-month option period, and a potential 6-month extension under FAR 52.217-8, serving approximately 155,000 inmates across 122 Bureau of Prisons institutional facilities nationwide including Hawaii and Puerto Rico. Performance will be conducted at the BOP Central Office Warehouse in Washington, DC 20534, operating at the Controlled Unclassified Information level. The solicitation requires compliance with the Secure Software Development Attestation Form requirements under Executive Order 14028 and OMB memoranda, as well as Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act and large language model restrictions. No specific budget range or incumbent contractor is identified in the available solicitation documents.