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PROPOSED CONTRACT
Department(s): Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office, Office of the Chief Judge, Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County, Adult Probation Department, Social Services Department, Law Office of the Cook County Public Defender, Cook County Sheriff’s Department, Cook County Assessor’s Office, Cook County Law Library
Vendor:
LexisNexis, a division of RELX Inc., Miamisburg, Ohio
West Publishing Corporation (d/b/a West, a Thomson Reuters Business) Eagan, Minnesota
Request: Authorization for the Chief Procurement Officer to enter into and execute
Good(s) or Service(s): Online Legal Research Services
Contract Value:
LexisNexis, a division of RELX Inc., Miamisburg, Ohio - $1,675,799.88
West Publishing Corporation (d/b/a West, a Thomson Reuters Business) Eagan, Minnesota - $1,090,581.72
Contract period: 10/1/2020 - 9/30/2023 with three (3) one-year renewal options
Potential Fiscal Year Budget Impact:
LexisNexis: FY 2020 $47,266.66; FY 2021 $558,599.96; FY 2022 $583,599.96; FY 2023 $486,333.30
West, a Thomson Reuters Business: FY 2020 $58,416.84; FY 2021 $352,255.24; FY 2022 $370,040.34; FY 2023 $309,869.30
Accounts: Countywide - (various account numbers)
Contract Number(s):
1944-17732A LexisNexis, a division of RELX Inc.,
1944-17732B West Publishing Corporation (d/b/a West, a Thomson Reuters Business)
Concurrences:
The vendor has met the Minority- and Women-owned Business Enterprise Ordinance via full MWBE waiver with indirect participation.
The Chief Procurement Officer concurs.
Summary:
These contracts will enable multiple Cook County offices to acquire comprehensive web-based online legal research services that are vital to their operations which include access to primary and secondary legal documents, public records, criminal records, news sources, financial records, banking records, statutes, rules and regulations, case law and court documents.
These contracts were awarded through the Request for Qualifications (RFQ) process in accordance with Cook County Procurement Code. LexisNexis and Thomson Reuters were selected based on established evaluation criteria.
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