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Authorize negotiation and execution of a cooperative contract for West Proflex software subscription with Thomson Reuters (Markets) LLC d/b/a Thomson Reuters or Thomson West, for a term of two years in an amount not to exceed $200,000.
[Note: This procurement was reviewed for subcontracting opportunities in accordance with City Code Chapter 2-9C (Minority Owned and Women Owned Business Enterprise Procurement Program). For the services required for this procurement, there were no subcontracting opportunities; therefore, no subcontracting goals were established].
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Lead Department
Financial Services Department.
Client Department(s)
Law Department.
Fiscal Note
Funding in the amount of $66,667 is available in the Fiscal Year 2022-2023 Operating Budget of the Law Department. Funding for the remaining contract term is contingent upon available funding in future budgets.
Purchasing Language:
Multiple cooperative purchase programs were reviewed for these services. The Financial Services Department has determined this contractor best meets the needs of the department to provide the services required at the best value for the City.
For More Information:
Inquiries should be directed to Bartley Tyler, at 512-974-2023 or Bartley.Tyler@austintexas.gov.
Additional Backup Information:
The contract will provide continued use of a software subscription for the Law Department to do legal research. This is a new contract. Previously the Law Department used a citywide contract to acquire the subscription to this software.
The recommended contractor is the current provider of this service.
The State of Texas Department of Information Resources cooperative establishes competitively bid contracts that can be utilized by the State and other government agencies through a cooperative agreement. Cooperative agreements save taxpayer dollars by leveraging the state's volume-buying power to drive down costs on hundreds of contracts through a streamlin...
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