Online Legal Research Services

Background

The contract is issued by the Department of Administrative and Financial Services, Office of State Procurement Services, for the Workers Compensation Board in the State of Maine. The goal of this contract is to provide online legal research services necessary for the Board's Administrative Law Judges, attorneys, and legal staff to perform their duties under the Workers' Compensation Act (Title 39-A).

Work Details

The contract involves providing online legal research services through RELX Inc., doing business as LexisNexis. The services include access to legal databases, specifically Larson’s Workers’ Compensation Law and Digest, which compiles and summarizes workers’ compensation cases from all 50 states. This information is essential for the Board's legal staff to conduct investigations, draft statutes and regulations, and write legal briefs or administrative law decisions.

Period of Performance

The contract is set to commence on July 1, 2026, and will conclude on June 30, 2027.

Place of Performance

The services will be performed remotely as they involve online access to databases provided by LexisNexis.

Bidder Requirements

The vendor selected for this contract is RELX Inc., dba LexisNexis. It has been justified as a single source due to its unique offering of Larson’s Workers’ Compensation Law and Digest. There are no specific set-aside certifications or local requirements mentioned.