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PROPOSED CONTRACT AMENDMENT
Department(s): Office of the Chief Judge
Vendor: Center for Divorce Education, Athens, Ohio
Request: Authorization for the Chief Procurement Officer to extend a contract
Good(s) or Service(s): Online Parenting Education
Original Contract Period: 2/1/2018 - 1/31/2021, with two (2), one-year renewal options
Proposed Amendment Type: Extension
Proposed Contract Period: Extension period, 8/1/2023- 7/31/2024
Total Current Contract Amount Authority: $0, No cost contract to the County
Original Approval (Board or Procurement): Board,01/17/2018, $0, No cost contract to the County
Increase Requested: N/A
Previous Board Increase(s): N/A
Previous Chief Procurement Officer Increase(s): N/A
Previous Board Renewals: 9/24/2020, (2/1/2021 - 1/31/2022), 1/13/2022 (2/1/2022 - 1/31/2023)
Previous Chief Procurement Officer Renewals: N/A
Previous Board Extension(s): N/A
Previous Chief Procurement Officer Extension(s): 2/8/2023, (2/1/2023 - 7/31/2023)
Potential Fiscal Impact: FY 2023 $0, FY 2024 $0
Accounts: 11100.1310.17120.520830 (Professional Services)
Contract Number(s): 1753-16211
Concurrences:
The contract-specific goal set on this contract was zero.
The Chief Procurement Officer concurs.
Summary: The Office of the chief Judge is requesting to extend this contract to allow time to complete an ongoing RFP procurement process.
The Center for Divorce Education (CDE) operates an online parenting education program on behalf of the court for litigants appearing in the Domestic Relations Division, pursuant to section 404.1 of the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act, and Illinois Supreme Court Rule 924.
There is no fiscal impact to Cook County for providing these services. The costs of classes are paid by the program participants at a rate of $50 per class, unless the fee is waived pursuant to a court order. Cook County receives 20 percent of fee collections as a reimbursement for program costs, estimated at $60,000 per year.
Center for Divorce Education was originally selected to provide the services pursuant to a RFP, conducted in accordance with the Cook County Procurement Code and based on established evaluation criteria.
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