Online Legal Research (OLR) Database Services

This notice is being published in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 5.101 requiring dissemination of information for proposed contract actions. This is a notice of intent to award a sole source contract and is not a request for competitive quotes/proposals.

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on behalf of the Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity (FHEO), intends to negotiate and award a contract to West Publishing Corporation, 451 Seventh Street SW, Room 5256, Washington Dc 20410-1000 on a sole source basis under the authority of FAR Subpart 13.106-1(b) – Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements, to procure.

Online Legal Research (OLR) Database Services, Investigative Records Search Services and associated Support Services and Training for the Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity.

Online Legal Research (OLR) Database Services, Investigative Records Search Services and associated Support Services and Training. Services shall be provided in a manner that shall increase the efficiency, accuracy, and quality of its legal and investigative research. The OLR services shall provide access to online databases containing federal and state case law, statutes and regulations; administrative decisions; legislative history; secondary legal sources including law review articles, treatises (to include but not limited to the Schwemm treatise), and digests; public records and publications providing general, as well as financial, news coverage.

The Contractor shall provide an Investigative Record Search Service that would enable users to perform searches of records and have capabilities such as locating people and businesses and verifying assets. The Contractor shall also have the capabilities to sort, analyze, and group the search results so that the user is provided with the most relevant and up to date information and print. The Contractor shall provide analytical data that provides information regarding publications and articles to use for guidance. Information will be relevant to the individual cases of interest. The Contractor shall provide full training and support for all services.

The Contractor shall ensure that the research materials are kept current and up to date. Users must be able to search and retrieve documents within individual and multiple databases and print. The OLR Services must be accessible 24 hours a day, 365 days a year to users at HUD Headquarters, and throughout the nation. The Contractor must have the means to provide points of contacts or key personnel designated to service these areas.

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development intends to issue  12-month base period and four 12-month option periods, firm fixed price. The NAICS Code is 519130 Internet Publishing and Broadcasting, and Web Search Portals and  size standard is 1000. PSC DA01.

However, any firm that believes it can meet these requirements may submit a written response to Tracy Davenport via email tracy.r.davenport@hud.gov  by 10:00 AM Eastern Standard Time (EST) on December 15, 2021. Supporting evidence must be furnished in sufficient detail to demonstrate the ability to comply with the above requirement. Information received will be considered; however, a determination by the Government not to compete the proposed acquisition based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. If no responses are received, HUD will proceed with the sole source award  to West Publishing Corporation. The anticipated award date of this requirement is around  January 15, 2022. No collect calls will be accepted.  If you have any questions regarding this announcement, please contact Tracy Davenport at tracy.r.davenport@hud.gov. The Government will not be responsible for any costs incurred by responding to this notice.