RQ3600 SOLE SOURCE (CLEAR)

Cuyahoga County’s Inspector General awarded a three‑year, non‑competitive subscription to Thomson Reuters’ CLEAR for Government Fraud investigative platform, delivered by West Publishing Corp. The subscription provides comprehensive public‑record, proprietary data, and analytics tools needed for government‑fraud investigations, and the county justified sole‑sourcing because no other product offers the required data sets and functionality. • Scope: Online investigative database (CLEAR) with features such as federal docket searches, analytics, entity‑resolution, and mobile access. • Term: 2/1/2021 – 1/31/2024 (3 years) with a total contract value of $15,287.34, billed at a fixed monthly rate. • Procurement: Sole‑source intent‑to‑purchase (Event #312); bid deadline 12/14/2020 – 4:30 PM; no competition or renewal clauses.