Dept/ Agency: Law Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Exception to Public Bidding - Library and Educational Goods and Services Purpose: To provide online legal research for law and law related materials and services. Entity Name: West Publishing Corporation, d/b/a West, a Thomson Reuters business Entity Address: 610 Opperman Drive, Eagan, Minnesota 55123 Contract Amount: Not to exceed $197,512.68 Funding Source: 2024, 2025, and 2026 Budgets/Law Department Contract Period: January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2026 Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS ( ) Fair & Open (X) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ ( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a Additional Information: Exception to public bidding N.J.S.A. 40A:11-5(1)(q).