Limited-Sources Justification for Federal Supply Schedule Legal Research Redacted 1

LIMITED-SOURCES JUSTIFICATION

AUTHORITY: FAR 8.405-6 and 40 U.S.C 501

SOL# 140D0426Q0043

This acquisition is conducted under the authority of the Multiple Award Schedule Program.
1. Identification of the agency and contracting activity, and specific identification of the document as a “Limited-Sources Justification.”
Department of the Interior, Interior Business Center, Acquisition Services Directorate, Health and Human Services (HHS), Office of Inspector General (OIG), Office of Counsel for the Inspector General (OCIG).
2. Nature and/or description of the action being approved. This is a new requirement for OCIG (under their recent reorganization) for legal research and public records search tools. This task order will be awarded under GS contract GS-02F-026DA to:
West Publishing Corporation (Thomson Reuters)
2900 Ames Crossing Rd, STE 100
Eagan, MN 55121-2498
3. A description of the supplies or services required to meet the agency’s needs (including the estimated value).
The Contractor shall provide a secure, cloud-based, web-accessible investigative research and analysis software platform with the following capabilities: x

Access Public Records to ensure that attorneys and investigative analysts sitting in a variety of U.S. locations (including government offices and remote telework locations via secure virtual private network) can access a wide array of public records to identify and notify individuals and entities under investigation for potential exclusion from Federal health care programs. Investigative analysts and attorneys require a tool that consolidates public and private record sources related to individual persons and business entities into a report with flexibility to customize the content. Provides searches based on the EIN / TIN, middle or last name, SSN, Street address, City, and/or State to enable investigators to verify the identification of individuals and business entities and provide a report that includes, but is not limited to, the following data:

o Individual SSN (include capability to search based only on the SSN).
o Name and variations

o DOB

o Residential and Business Address history
o Business entity EIN / TIN (include capability to search based only on the EIN or TIN).
o Professional health care licensure history
o DMV records
o Property records
o Legal history
o Family and other associates
o Business associations
o Business Entity history
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Access to Legal Research tools for attorneys to further litigation and legal advice