West Publishing Corporation
City-funded organization
West Publishing Corporation is the Thomson Reuters subsidiary that publishes legal reference materials and operates the Westlaw online legal research platform, headquartered in Eagan, Minnesota (per Wikipedia and the page's own "Based in: Eagan, MN" data, out of state from NYC). Nearly all of its city business is legal research subscriptions and non-competitive renewals: contracts including "SUBSCRIPTION: WESTLAW ON-LINE DATABASE SERVICES" and "ONLINE LEGAL, NEWS, BUSINESS, PUBLIC RECORDS AND" with the DCAS Division of Municipal Supply Service, both tagged "Subscription/membership" (no-bid), plus renewal contracts and "HighQ software and services" agreements with the Department of Education. The city has awarded West $42.2 million across 82 registered contracts since 2006 (including expired ones) and paid $44.1 million to date; 99% of contract value, $41.9 million across 67 contracts, was awarded without a fresh competitive bid. Its sole active contract is a $89,215 subscription, "West Complete Library Subscription (Print)," with Housing Preservation and Development, also tagged "Subscription/membership."
- Industry (per city contracts)
- Goods
- City contracts (active)
- $89,215 · 2 contracts
- Awarded all-time
- $42,210,540 · 83 since 2006, incl. expired
- Paid to date
- $44,189,962
- Won without a fresh bid
- 99% of contract value · $41,874,355 · 68 contracts
- Based in
- Eagan, MN (out of state)
Holds contracts at
- Conflicts of Interest Board City agency
- DCAS Division of Municipal Supply Service City agency
- Department of Education City agency
- Housing Preservation and Development City agency
City contracts
Registered city contracts, largest first by current contract value (not amount spent): running now, then registered to start later, then ended. Totals count every registered contract. Each line shows its Checkbook contract ID. The tag on each row is how it was awarded (“no-bid” = non-competitive).
- West Complete Library Subscription (Print) Housing Preservation and Development · CT180620268808355 $77,215
- LEGAL RESEARCH ONLINE SERVICES Conflicts of Interest Board · CT131220271402195 $12,000
- ONLINE LEGAL, NEWS, BUSINESS, PUBLIC RECORDS AND DCAS Division of Municipal Supply Service · MA185720181202177 · ended 2023 $11,305,000
- The purpose of this requirement contract is to provide the C DCAS Division of Municipal Supply Service · MA185720238804332 · ended 2023 $9,000,000
- SUBSCRIPTION: WEST ONLINE LEGAL CONTENT & SOLUTIONS, RENEWAL DCAS Division of Municipal Supply Service · MA185720231200226 · ended 2026 $9,000,000
- SUBSCRIPTION: WESTLAW ON-LINE DATABASE SERVICES DCAS Division of Municipal Supply Service · MA185720100019435 · ended 2018 $8,500,000
- LAW LIBRARY MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT DCAS Division of Municipal Supply Service · CT185720165401996 · ended 2018 $482,520
- HighQ software and services Department of Education · CT104020269657145 · ended 2026 $427,764
- HighQ software and services. Department of Education · CT104020259556750 · ended 2025 $415,296
- HighQ software and services. Department of Education · CT104020249456955 · ended 2024 $403,200