INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE--HEIN ONLINE

The U.S. Department of Energy, Office of the General Counsel (OGC) plans to issue a purchase order to William S. Hein & Co, Inc.  William S. Hein & Co, Inc. collection of legal research materials including law journals, U.S. Supreme Court cases, U.S. federal and state statutes, international legal resources, and historical legal documents dating back more than 200 years as well as ensuring document fidelity to the original publication, preserving pagination, formatting, and readability.

The Government intends to award a sole source purchase order to William S. Hein & Co, Inc. The period of performance for this award will be one (1) year from October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026, with four (4) one-year (1) option periods.

The award will be issued via other than full and open competition, only one responsible source and no other supplies and services will satisfy agency requirements.  This is a NOTICE OF INTENT; no solicitation is available for this requirement.  If a firm believes DOE should not pursue this sole source procurement with S&P Global, then interested parties may submit a capability statement, which shall be considered by the agency NO LATER THAN five (5) days from posting date via e-mail to Kelley Vandecoevering, kelley.vandecoevering@hq.doe.gov.  The written response must include a general statement for services indicated in this announcement and past performance client information for a similar product.

A determination by the Government to compete this proposed purchase order based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.  Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct this requirement competitively in the future. No solicitation is available for this requirement. No telephone calls will be accepted.