Online Legal Services and Patron Access

This contract awards McHenry County a comprehensive online legal research platform for both internal users (≈ 85 attorneys and ≈ 15 staff‑support users) and public‑library patrons. The solution must provide 24‑hour remote access to a full suite of Illinois primary law, secondary resources, case law, statutes, citation services, CLE courses, and related documents, as well as support three public terminals plus a dedicated law‑librarian terminal in the county law library. The County requires monthly billing for the online research component, separate billing for any printed publications, annual on‑site training, technical support, and a schedule for delivery, evaluation, and contract execution. Key milestones include solicitation release (July 25 2024), question deadlines (August 2 2024), answer addenda (August 8 2024), and final submission (August 15 2024). The contract term is two years, with two optional one‑year extensions, and the award is a firm‑fixed‑price arrangement with no bid bond required. • Provide 24‑hour remote access to extensive Illinois legal databases and citation tools. • Support 85 attorney accounts, 15 staff‑support accounts, and three public terminals plus one librarian terminal. • Include monthly invoicing, annual training, and optional printed‑publication ordering.