Electrical Law Library (ELL)

This is a pre-solicitation notice of a proposed contract action issued in accordance with part 12 – Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services. This is not a solicitation or invitation for offerors to submit bids. The Federal Bureau of Prisons (FBOP), located at 320 First St. NW, Washington DC, anticipates issuance of request for quotation (RFQ) 15BPCC26Q00000020 for a single award firm-fixed price (FFP) definitive contract for electronic legal research to be utilized all Bureau of Prisons institutions throughout the United States. The performance period will include a one-year base followed by one option period with an Option to Extend Services FAR 52.217-8. This acquisition is not set-aside for small business concerns. This will be solicited open market on an unrestricted basis. The NAICS code for this requirement is 519290 – Web Search Portals and All Other Information Services and PSC Code R605 – Library Services. A solicitation will be issued on or about March 19, 2026, and will be posted to SAM.gov, with an estimated closing date of March 26, 2026. Hard copies of the solicitation will not be made available. The website provides download instructions. Any secure/locked documents (if applicable) uploaded with the solicitation will require an active Sam.gov vendor registration for access. If you encounter problems accessing these documents, please contact the Federal Service Desk at 866-606-8220. All future information about this solicitation, including any amendments, will also be distributed solely through this website. Interested parties are responsible for continuously monitoring this website to ensure that they have the most recent information about this proposed contract action. IMPORTANT: Any contractor interested in obtaining a contract award with the Federal Bureau of Prisons must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) at www.sam.gov. All offerors are urged to double check their SAM registration and update as necessary.