NCLC SUBSCRIPTION FOR CFPB

INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE National Consumer Law Center (NCLC), SS-CFPB-17-052 The Bureau of the Fiscal Service (FS), on behalf of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) intends to make award to National Consumer Law Center, Inc. (NCLC) - 7 Winthrop Square - Suite 4FL - Boston, MA 02110-1006, on a sole source basis under FAR Authority 13.5 for a subscription to the NCLC Digital Library for an annual subscription to online and selected printed treatises on Consumer Law in the United States necessary to meet the mission of the CFPB. Salient Characteristics for this purchase: - Must have search platform that searches the full text of the company's electronic treatises - Must offer full text of consumer law treatises - Must have the ability to highlight what has changed in the treatise since the last print edition - To fulfill the Bureau's need, must provide for unlimited use by CFPB staff and on-site contractors for the following subjects: o Consumer Bankruptcy Law and Practice o Fair Debt Collection o Foreclosures and Mortgage Servicing o Student Loan Law o Federal Deception Law o Unfair and Deceptive Acts and Practices o Consumer Arbitration Agreements o Consumer Class Actions o Consumer Banking and Payments Law o Consumer Credit Regulation o Credit Discrimination o Fair Credit Reporting o Mortgage Lending o Truth in Lending This content will be used for the research and regulatory activities of the bureau and the currency of the information is critical for the successful function of the bureau. The National Consumer Law Center provides IP-authenticated access to their platform and to all current content published during the License term and retrospective content as well as tables of content, full text and illustrations and any additional electronic content not included in the print versions. NO SOLICITATION IS AVAILABLE. This synopsis is for information purposes only. A request for more information will not be considered an affirmative response to this Special Notice. Telephone responses or inquiries to this Special Notice will NOT be accepted. FS will consider written responses received no later than 10:00 am ET 16 June 2017. Responses must be submitted electronically to purchasing@fiscal.treasury.gov Attn: D.Holbert / CGropp. Responses must include sufficient evidence that clearly shows the vendor has a digital library and print subscription, covering the same audience and content. If no written response is received that clearly demonstrates an ability to meet all requirements, is more advantageous to the Government, and is received by the aforementioned deadline, FS shall make award on a sole source basis to the National Consumer Law Center. Qualified contractors must provide the following: 1. The name and location of your company, contact information, and identify your business size (Large Business, Small Business, Disadvantaged Business, 8(a), Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, HubZone, etc.). Please ensure contact information includes the name of the point of contact, email address, and telephone number should the Government have questions regarding individual responses. 2. A narrative description of how your digital online subscription and print services meet all of the characteristics of the NCLC Digital Library services. 3. DUNS Number. The following file extensions are not allowable and application materials/data submitted with these extensions cannot be considered: .bat, .cmd, .com, .exe, .pif, .rar, .scr, .vbs, .hta, .cpl, and .zip files. Microsoft Office compatible documents are acceptable. No other information regarding this Special Notice will be provided at this time. This notice does not restrict the Government to an ultimate acquisition approach. All firms responding to this notice are advised that their response is not a request that will be considered for award. All interested parties will be required to respond to any resultant solicitation separately from their response to this notice.