(Non-internet) Legal Library Software

The Washington State Department of Social & Health Services (DSHS) is seeking to award a sole source Purchase Order to Thomson-Reuters for the continued use of their WestPRO/CD-ROM legal library resource software. This non-internet access computer program called Premise is required to fulfill a legal requirement to provide current legal literature resources to the Special Commitment Center in Thurston County without the use of internet access. The goods and services being procured include the software, updates, and maintenance to be delivered via mail on an annual basis. The sole source award is due to the unique nature of the users requiring up-to-date legal material without internet access, and Thomson-Reuters being the only vendor willing to provide this solution. The Purchase Order will be issued on or about December 27, 2013 for an estimated annual value of $30,378.60.

This sole source procurement has no set-aside designations or restrictions on the types of organizations that can respond. There is no listed incumbent vendor, as Thomson-Reuters is the only vendor capable of providing the required non-internet access legal library software. The budget for this annual contract is $30,378.60.