DATE: June 18, 2019
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Margaret Mims, Sheriff-Coroner-Public Administrator
SUBJECT: Retroactive Agreement with Touch Legal, Inc. to provide Law Library Kiosks and Research Materials
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
1. Make a finding that it is the best interest of the County to waive the competitive bid process consistent with Administrative Policy No. 34 for unusual or extraordinary circumstances for the lease of ten Law Library kiosks and LexisNexis legal research materials and publications from Touch Legal, Inc. for the Adult Detention Facilities; and
2. Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a retroactive sole source Agreement with Touch Legal, Inc., to provide Law Library kiosks and LexisNexis legal research materials and publications, effective April 1, 2019 through March 31, 2023, which includes a three year base contract and two optional one-year extensions, total not to exceed $430,519.
REPORT
There is no additional Net County Cost associated with these actions, which request a waiver of the competitive bid process to establish a five-year sole source agreement with Touch Legal, Inc. Approval of the agreement will provide inmate access to Law Library kiosks and LexisNexis legal research materials and publications and content for the Law library at the County's Adult Detention Facilities. This item is countywide.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
There are no viable alternative actions. Touch Legal, Inc. is the only vendor that provides this service. The Superior Court of California, County of Fresno ruled on January 8, 2013 that the Fresno County jail's legal research system must be offered via an electronic kiosk research system, and ordered a certain amount of kiosks be provided on each floor of the jail.
SUSPENSION OF COMPETITION/SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT:
The Department requests the Board to waive the competitive bidding process consistent with Administrative Policy No. 34, as Touch Legal, Inc. is the only vendor th...
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