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AWARDDEFINITIVE CONTRACTOther than small business

Definitive contract 12314420C0053WEST PUBLISHING CORPORATION

Overview

Award facts

Net obligations
$2.78M
$2,784,864of $2.78M potential value
Outlays (paid to date)
$2.78M
$2.78M paid of $2.78M obligated$2,784,864
Period of performance
Sep 28, 2020 to Mar 31, 2026
Ended
Modifications
8
Latest action Sep 17, 2025
Contract type
Definitive contract
PIID 12314420C0053

Contract value is the most the government could spend; obligations are what it has legally committed; outlays are what it has actually paid.

Description of requirement

RENEWAL OF REUTERS WESTLAW ONLINE LEGAL RESEARCH SUBSCRIPTION.

Dates and value

Award date
Signed on Sep 29, 2020
Potential end of performance
Mar 30, 2026
Current value
$2,784,864Base and exercised options
Potential value (if all options are exercised)
$2,784,864

Obligations by fiscal year of action

  • FY2025: $300,948
  • FY2024: $601,896
  • FY2023: $500,292
  • FY2022: $490,464
  • FY2021: $460,944
  • FY2020: $430,320

Total across 6 fiscal years: $2,784,864

Source: Federal Procurement Data System contract actions as published by SAM.gov and USAspending.gov; latest action recorded Sep 17, 2025. View on USAspending · Recipient on SAM.gov

Recipient

NameWEST PUBLISHING CORPORATION
LocationEAGAN, MN
UEIL997DB4PEJL8
CAGE code89101
Business sizeOther than small businessSize at award, per the contracting officer
Organization typeCorporate not tax exempt
Parent companyTHOMSON COMPANY INC, THE

Business types and certifications

Foreign-ownedFor-profit organizationCorporation (not tax-exempt)Manufacturer of goods

Self-reported at the time of the action.

Agency and place

Awarding and funding

Awarded by
  1. Department of Agriculture
  2. Office Of The Chief Financial Officer
  3. USDA, OCP-POD-ACQ-MGMT-BRANCH-FTC
Funded by
  1. Department of Agriculture
  2. Office Of General Counsel
  3. USDA, OFFICE OF GENERAL COUNSEL
Funded from
Office of the chief financial officer; Office of the general counselProgram activities012-2300Federal accounts (agency financial reports)

Place of performance

Place of performance
Washington, District Of Columbia County, District Of Columbia 20250-0001
Congressional district (place of performance)
DC-98As reported at the time of the action

Classification and competition

Classification

NAICS
511130BOOK PUBLISHERS
Product or service (PSC)
7610BOOKS AND PAMPHLETS (product)

Competition

Extent competed
Not competedC
Reason not competed
Only one source-other (FAR 6.302-1 other)ONE
Solicitation procedures
Only one sourceSSS
Set-aside
No set-aside used
Contract pricing
Firm fixed priceJ
Offers received
1

Contract details

Subcontracting plan
Plan not requiredB
Cost Accounting Standards clause
Not applicable exempt from CASX
Certified cost or pricing data
No
Commercial procedures
Commercial products/servicesA
Government-furnished property
Transaction does not use GFE/GFPN
Bundled requirement
Not bundledH
Consolidated requirement
Not consolidatedD
Undefinitized action (terms not final)
No
Multi-year contract
Yes

Transaction history

Modification history

Base award
Sep 29, 2020Base obligation at award: $430,320
Latest action
Sep 17, 2025 — Funding onlyModification P00009; obligation change +$300,948; funding only: changes obligations, not scope
Latest substantive action
Sep 12, 2024 — Option exercisedModification P00006; obligation change +$601,896
Latest funding action
Sep 17, 2025 — Funding onlyModification P00009; obligation change +$300,948; funding only: changes obligations, not scope
Actions by type
  • Base award1
  • Option exercised4
  • Other administrative action2
  • Supplemental agreement (within scope)1
  • Funding only1
9 actions recorded, Sep 29, 2020 to Sep 17, 2025; each action counted once.

All contract data

All contract data

Every other field reported for this award, as of its latest reported action

Competition

Evaluation preference
No preference used
Local area set-aside
No
Simplified procedures for commercial items
No
A-76 (FAIR Act) action
No

Pricing and financing

Paid by purchase card
No
Latest action: change in base and exercised options
$300,948
Latest action: change in base and all options
$300,948

Socio-economic and policy

Recovered materials and sustainability
No clauses included and no sustainability includedC
EPA-designated product
Not requiredE
Clinger-Cohen Act planning (IT)
No

Place and origin

Domestic or foreign entity
Foreign-owned business incorporated in the U.S.C
Country of product or service origin
United statesUSA
Place of manufacture
Mfg in U.S.D

Structure

Award or IDV
Award
Award type
Definitive contractD
Awarding agency code
1200
Awarding sub-tier code
1205
Contracting office code
123144
Transactions recorded under this award key
9

Funding

Funding agency code
1200
Funding sub-tier code
1203
Funding office code
121225
Treasury accounts
  • 012-2020/2020-2300-000
  • 012-2021/2021-2300-000
  • 012-2022/2022-2300-000
  • 012-2023/2023-2300-000
  • 012-2024/2024-2300-000
  • 012-2025/2025-2300-000
Object classes
  • 26.0: Supplies and materials
Disaster or emergency funding (DEFC)
  • Q: Not Designated Nonemergency/Emergency/Disaster/Wildfire Suppression