Electronic and Legal Research

SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT Electronic and Legal Research The Defense Media Activity (DMA) is seeking authorized sources to provide comprehensive electronic legal research services. The goal is to provide and extensive number of databases with a wide range of coverage for legal research, training and education. These services would offer unique proprietary features and functions that would be essential to comprehensive and effective legal practices to support DMA's mission. CONTRACTING OFFICE ADDRESS: DMA Contracting Office - East 6700 Taylor Avenue Fort Meade, MD 20755 INTRODUCTION: This is a SOURCES SOUGHT TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION to determine the availability and technical capability of any size business to provide the required products and/or services. The Defense Media Activity Headquarters is seeking interested vendors to provide a one year base subscription plus 4 option years access to proprietary subscriptions for online legal research databases to the Legal Counsel and Attorneys at Defense Media Activity. This subscription should include, at a minimum: - Unlimited access to all potential users at DMA - Access to several thousand proprietary databases, for example, covering federal and state cases, graphical statutes, law reviews, Corpus Juris Secundum, American Law Reports, federal briefs, news and any special features - Electronic alert services for automatic research updates - Print, download , email or fax document options - 24/7 customer service - Onsite training, telephone training, online training or use of applicable training center DISCLAIMER: THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. IT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT. RESPONSES IN ANY FORM ARE NOT OFFERS AND THE GOVERNMENT IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO AWARD A CONTRACT AS A RESULT OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. NO FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE TO PAY FOR PREPARATION OF RESPONSES TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. ANY INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY RESPONDENTS TO THIS TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY. CONTRACT/PROGRAM BACKGROUND: Contract Number: N/A Contract Type: Firm Fixed-Price Incumbent and their size: N/A Method of previous acquisition: N/A Provide Brief description of the current program/effort: List Anticipated Time Frame: 18 September 2017 - 17 Sep 2021 (Base plus 4 option years) List Place of Performance: DMA HQ 6700 Taylor Ave Ft. Meade, MD 20755 SOURCES SOUGHT: The anticipated North American Industry Classification System Code (NAICS) for this requirement is 511210, with the corresponding size standard of $38.5M. This Sources Sought Synopsis is requesting responses to the following criteria from any size business that can provide the required services under the NAICS Code. To assist DMA in making a determination regarding the level of participation by small business in any subsequent procurement that may result from this Sources Sought, you are also encouraged to provide information regarding your plans to use joint venturing (JV) or partnering to meet each of the requirements areas contained herein. This includes responses from qualified and capable Small Businesses, Small Disadvantaged Businesses, Service Disabled-Veteran Owned Small Businesses, Women-owned Small Businesses, HUBZone Small Businesses, and 8(a) companies. You should provide information on how you would envision your company's areas of expertise and those of any proposed JV/partner would be combined to meet the specific requirements contained in this announcement. SUBMISSION DETAILS: We invite you to submit a proposal and quote with your best and final offer for these requirements. Please provide any applicable quantity or Government discount available. This requirement will be solicited on GSA Schedule number 76. If the required services are available from any of your scheduled contracts (i.e., DoD IDIQ, GSA, etc.), please provide the following schedule information. Required Schedule Information: (1) Full Schedule Number (2) Schedule Expiration Date (3) Federal Discount (%) (4) Description of any schedule related fees (%) Vendors who wish to respond to this should send responses NLT 14 September, 2017, 11 AM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) to craig.j.carlton.mil@mail.mil. COMPANIES THAT HAVE RESPONDED TO THE THE PREVIOUS SOURCES SOUGHT ARE NOT REQUIRED TO RESPOND TO THIS POSTING. Interested businesses should submit a brief capabilities statement package (no more than five pages) demonstrating ability to perform the services listed in this Technical Description. Documentation should be in bullet format. Proprietary information and trade secrets, if any, must be clearly marked on all materials. All information received that is marked Proprietary will be handled accordingly. Please be advised that all submissions become Government property and will not be returned. All government and contractor personal reviewing RFI responses will have signed non-disclosure agreements and understand their responsibility for proper use and protection from unauthorized disclosure of proprietary information as described 41 USC 423. The Government shall not be held liable for any damages incurred if proprietary information is not properly identified.