West Publishing Corporation, FY20, non-GSA annual subscription renewal

The Internal Revenue Service, Chief Counsel Library, through the Office of Procurement, intends to procure the FY20 annual subscription renewals for non-GSA print books and supplements on a sole source basis through the West Publishing Corporation using FAR Part 13 Simplified Acquisition Procedures. These annual subscriptions for print books and supplements are used for in-depth legal and tax-related research. The print supplements and bound volumes provide updates to resources that have been long-standing fixtures in the Library's collection and associated offices. The print supplements are essential research tools as they bring the main print volumes up-to-date. Additionally, new volumes are issued to replace and provide new content. It is the combination of new supplements and new volumes which brings print legal research resources up-to-date. Also, print materials provide access to graphical elements such as charts, pictures, graphs, mathematical/ accounting formulas which are oftentimes not reproduced in electronic resources. This will be a sole source requirement. NAICS code is 511120, and the small business standard is 1,000. This notice of intent is not a request for proposals. This notice is for informational purposes only and is not be construed as a commitment by the Government..