Notice of Intent to Award a Sole Source Purchase Order: HeinOnline U.S. Core+ for Government Subscription
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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) intends to award a firm-fixed-price purchase order to William S. Hein & Co., Inc. for an enterprise subscription to the HeinOnline U.S. Core+ for Government electronic database. This sole source acquisition, conducted under simplified acquisition procedures per FAR 13.101(b), provides the Bureau with authoritative legal research materials, including the U.S. Statutes at Large, U.S. Code, Federal Register, Code of Federal Regulations, Congressional Record, and over 3,300 law-related journals. The contract consists of a 12-month base period running from November 16, 2026, through November 15, 2027, with three subsequent 12-month option periods extending the potential performance through November 15, 2030. The contractor is responsible for providing activation confirmation, access instructions, and administrative credentials by November 16, 2026. Performance is monitored through quarterly usage statistics following the COUNTER Release 5 standard, and the Contracting Officer's Representative is responsible for verifying network and remote access. Key security and privacy mandates prohibit the contractor from selling user data or using Bureau information to train artificial intelligence models. Legal terms are governed by federal law, with disputes resolved under FAR 52.233-1, and the contractor must provide an Accessibility Conformance Report upon request.
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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) intends to award a firm-fixed-price Purchase Order, on a sole source basis, to William S. Hein & Co., Inc., 2350 North Forest Road, Getzville, NY 14068. The Purchase Order is for an enterprise subscription to the HeinOnline U.S. Core+ for Government electronic database.
The subscription will have a 12-month base period, November 16, 2026 through November 15, 2027, and three 12-month option periods. The CFPB will use simplified acquisition procedures under Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13. The authority for this sole source action is RFO FAR 13.101(b). The anticipated award date is by November 16, 2026.
William S. Hein & Co., Inc. is the only publisher of HeinOnline and holds the exclusive rights to its content and platform. The CFPB needs complete, true-to-print, image-based historical coverage of the U.S. Statutes at Large, U.S. Code, Federal Register, Code of Federal Regulations, and Congressional Record, together with the law journal, treatise, and case law content in the U.S. Core+ for Government collection.
This action is at or below the simplified acquisition threshold. This notice is the solicitation for this requirement. It is posted to SAM.gov and permits the public to respond electronically, under RFO FAR 5.101(b)(1)(i). The CFPB intends to award to William S. Hein & Co., Inc. Any firm that believes it can meet this requirement may submit a capability statement or quote to contact@example.gov by Tuesday, November 10, 2026, at 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time. A response must show clearly that the firm can provide this requirement, including written authorization from William S. Hein & Co., Inc. to resell HeinOnline, if applicable. The CFPB will consider all responses received by the response date. A decision not to compete this requirement is solely within the discretion of the Government. No phone calls, please.
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