Active SLED Opportunity · COLORADO · COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
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Colorado Department of Corrections seeks a sole source subscription to the West Publishing/Thomas Reuters CLEAR program, a proprietary investigative software essential for fugitive tracking and criminal investigations. Comments on the sole source determination are accepted electronically until June 26, 2026.
The Colorado Department of Corrections (CDOC) states its belief that only one source, West Publishing Corporation a subsidiary of Thomas Reuters, can provide the adequate and compatible real time tracking, investigative, fugitive tracing software subscriptions and licenses to the CLEAR program. CLEAR is proprietarily owned by West Publishing, and has proven to be an essential investigative research tool for the CDOC's FAU and OIG to access identifying databases and acquired critical information for the purposes of offender apprehension and investigation. These units are responsible for locating fugitives and their associates, researching asset details, tracking vehicles, conducting criminal investigations, identifying offenders, and supporting other agencies in their efforts concerning CDOC clients. The CLEAR program subscription encompasses access from a single source, as apposed to purchasing several subscriptions to gather all the necessary information. The CLEAR Program allows investigators, CPOs, and analysts to search nationwide identifying information in real time and quickly access details on various inquiries. It is designed to be user-friendly and highly adaptable, enabling investigators to perform tailored searches as well as to set up automatic ongoing searches for updated information. Additionally, the CLEAR program integrates data from the Vigilant License Plate Reader database. The information provided by the CLEAR program is a unique blend of public and proprietary records that are specifically aligned with the missions of the FAU and OIG, and it is not available from any other known supplier that is compatible with the current technical products used by FAU & OIG. Thomson Reuters holds the copyright for this proprietary database and manages the services for the CLEAR URL, which encompasses CLEAR Proflex, CLEAR Criminal Justice Arrest Gateway, ENCLR Alert bands, license plate recognition, phone searches, and investigator resources. This Notice of Proposed Sole Source has been published to allow any prospective competitors or other interested parties the option to submit comments and/or objections to our determination that West Publishing Corporation, a Thomson Reuters business, is the sole source from which to purchase a subscription to access this type of database and issue user licenses. Any such comments or objections concerning the purchasing from this proposed sole source vendor may only be submitted through bidnetdirect.com//cdoc. Notice has been published for 3 business days in accordance with C.R.S. 21-106-103(5). **Solicitation Type**: SSN - Sole Source Notice (Informal) **Source ID**: PU.AG.USA.2502398.C14934951 **Piggyback Contract**: No **Question Acceptance Deadline**: 06/26/2026 03:00 PM EDT **Questions are submitted online**: Yes **Bid Submission Type**: Electronic Bid Submission **Additional Bidding Instructions**: This notice of proposed sole source has been published for 3 business days in accourdance with C.R.S. 21-106-103(5). No bidding documents will be accepted only comments or objects submitted as a question through bidnetdirect.com//cdoc **Solicitation Number**: NPSS 2026000235 **Reference Number**: 0000428457 **Pricing**: Lump sum
SLED stands for State, Local, and Education. These are solicitations issued by state governments, counties, cities, school districts, utilities, and higher education institutions — as opposed to federal agencies.
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