The State of Montana, State Procurement Services Division (SPSD), on behalf of the Judicial Branch, issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) for Online Legal Services / Digital Law Library. The contract was awarded to RELX Inc. dba LexisNexis. The RFP included a detailed scope of work, technical requirements, and evaluation criteria. The contract is for a digital law library service that provides access to federal and state legal materials, including case law, statutes, and regulations. The service must also provide user account administration, search functionality, and training and support services. The contract has a total cost of $608,646.00, which was the lowest cost among the proposals submitted.
• The scope of work includes providing access to federal and state legal materials, user account administration, search functionality, and training and support services.
• The technical requirements include browser functionality and compatibility, reports and templates, user interface, and search functionality.
• The evaluation criteria include the scope of work, technical requirements, cost, and offeror qualifications.
• The contract was awarded based on the lowest cost and the offeror's ability to meet the technical requirements and scope of work.