Intent to Sole Source--Hein Online
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- 89303025NGC000012
- Agency
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Headquarters
Department of Energy
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- Place of performance
- Washington, District of Columbia 20585, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of the General Counsel has issued a notice of intent to award a sole source purchase order to William S. Hein & Co, Inc. for access to HeinOnline, a comprehensive legal research database. The procurement will provide the agency with extensive legal research materials including law journals, U.S. Supreme Court cases, federal and state statutes, international legal resources, and historical legal documents spanning over 200 years. The Government has determined that only one responsible source exists that can satisfy the agency's requirements for these specialized legal research services. The contract is structured as a one-year base period from October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026, with four additional one-year option periods. This procurement will be conducted other than through full and open competition due to the unique nature of the required services.
The primary purpose of this notice is to inform the marketplace of DOE's intent to proceed with a sole source award while providing an opportunity for other potential contractors to demonstrate their capabilities. Interested parties who believe they can provide similar services have until September 13, 2025 (five days from the posting date) to submit capability statements via email to the designated contracting officer. These capability statements must include a general description of services that match the announcement requirements and provide past performance client information for similar products. The Government retains sole discretion in determining whether to make this requirement competitive based on any responses received. No formal solicitation is currently available, and the agency will not accept telephone inquiries regarding this opportunity.
Notice text
The U.S. Department of Energy, Office of the General Counsel (OGC) plans to issue a purchase order to William S. Hein & Co, Inc. William S. Hein & Co, Inc. collection of legal research materials including law journals, U.S. Supreme Court cases, U.S. federal and state statutes, international legal resources, and historical legal documents dating back more than 200 years as well as ensuring document fidelity to the original publication, preserving pagination, formatting, and readability.
The Government intends to award a sole source purchase order to William S. Hein & Co, Inc. The period of performance for this award will be one (1) year from October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026, with four (4) one-year (1) option periods.
The award will be issued via other than full and open competition, only one responsible source and no other supplies and services will satisfy agency requirements. This is a NOTICE OF INTENT; no solicitation is available for this requirement. If a firm believes DOE should not pursue this sole source procurement with S&P Global, then interested parties may submit a capability statement, which shall be considered by the agency NO LATER THAN five (5) days from posting date via e-mail to Kelley Vandecoevering, kelley.vandecoevering@hq.doe.gov. The written response must include a general statement for services indicated in this announcement and past performance client information for a similar product.
A determination by the Government to compete this proposed purchase order based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct this requirement competitively in the future. No solicitation is available for this requirement. No telephone calls will be accepted.
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