SAM #9531CB27P0001

CFPB enterprise subscription to HeinOnline U.S. Core+ for Government

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is seeking an enterprise legal-research subscription for Bureau personnel and authorized users. - Government buyer: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); no sub-agency or office is identified. - OEM and vendor: William S. Hein & Co., Inc., publisher and exclusive rights holder for HeinOnline content and platform. Resellers must have its written authorization. - Requested product: HeinOnline U.S. Core+ for Government enterprise subscription; no part number or user quantity is specified. The subscription includes federal legal publications, law journals, treatises, and case law, with new content added during each period at no additional cost. - Access and support: Unlimited access for authorized users, IP and remote authentication, administrative access and usage reporting, telephone and email technical support, online training materials, and at least one live online training session per period upon request. - Notable scope: Electronic subscription only; custom development, data migration, and on-site services are not included. - Performance term: A 12-month base period with three 12-month options; options are exercised in writing and do not renew automatically.

Description

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 patrick.sisk@cfpb.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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