This NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A NON-COMPETITIVE CONTRACT is conducted in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), and the authority for this acquisition is set forth in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 13.106-1(b) "Soliciting from a Single Source." The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) intends to issue a sole source award to William S. Hein & Co. Inc. located at 2350 North Forest Road, Getzille, New York, 14068 for the purchase of subscription to HeinOnline. The award will have a Period of Performance (PoP) of five (5) years (one-year base period and four (4) one-year option periods) commencing on September 1, 2022. HeinOnline is an online legal research system and a critical tool used by the Office of the General Counsel (OGC) in support of the strategic and mandatory functions of OPM. The system contains over 100 million pages of historical legal documents including archives of the U.S. Code, Code of Federal Regulations, Federal Register, Executive Orders, and Federal Legislative histories. Without access to this system, OPM program offices would be unable to perform administrative law functions appropriately and efficiently. Online access to the materials is otherwise unavailable, and library collections are rare and difficulty to access. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 519130. THE PURPOSE OF THIS NOTICE IS TO SATISFY THE REQUIREMENTS OF FAR SUBPART 5.2. THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE QUOTATIONS. However, all responsible parties who identify their interest and capability to satisfy this requirement will be considered. No solicitation will be issued; therefore, all requests for the solicitation will be considered non-responsive. A determination by the Government not to compete the requirement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purposes of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. All interested parties must express their interest and capabilities in writing via e-mail to Patricia Gibson,
[email protected], within three days of the published date of this notice. Submissions after that date will not be considered. Verification of receipt of electronic transmission is the sole responsibility of the contractor. Telephone calls regarding this matter will be not be accepted nor returned. All OPM contractors are required to register in the System for Award Management (SAM) database prior to execution of award. If no competitive responses are received, an award will be made for HeinOnline online legal research system to William S. Hein.