Legal Research Access

The State of Missouri's Office of Administration - Information Technology Services Division (OA-ITSD) has issued a Single Feasible Source (SFS) solicitation for legal research access through Lexis Nexis, targeting the state of Missouri and the jurisdictions of Clark County and Jefferson City. The procurement is specifically seeking a one-year contract for comprehensive legal research services, with electronic access to the Lexis Nexis platform being the primary deliverable. The solicitation number SFS300318821000671 is open only to invited vendors, with a strict response period from October 22, 2020, at 4:30 PM CDT to October 28, 2020, at 3:00 PM CDT. Vendors must submit their responses either electronically through the MissouriBUYS system or by hard copy, with no vendor Q&A period specified in the documentation. The key contact for this solicitation is Tiffanie Meyer from OA-ITSD, and the contract requires delivery terms of Free On Board Destination with Net 45 days payment terms processed through ITSD Accounts Payable in Jefferson City.

The solicitation does not specify any set-aside designations or restrictions on vendor types, nor does it provide details about disadvantaged enterprise participation. No incumbent vendor is explicitly identified in the documentation, and there are no disclosed details about existing infrastructure or technology integration requirements. The estimated total contract value is not provided in any of the solicitation documents, leaving the potential award value ambiguous. The contract appears to be structured as a direct procurement for legal research access, with a quantity of 1.00 unit measured in years. Vendors are prohibited from entering negative values, and all line items must be included in the bid total. While the documentation suggests Lexis Nexis as the intended provider through the single feasible source procurement method, no specific pricing information or budget ranges are explicitly stated in the available materials.