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PROPOSED CONTRACT AMENDMENT
Department(s): Adult Probation Department, Circuit Court of Cook County
Vendor: Technical Resource Management, LLC., dba Cordant Forensic Solutions, Denver, Colorado
Request: Authorization for the Chief Procurement Officer to extend contract
Good(s) or Service(s): Drug Testing Services
Original Contract Period: 5/1/2018 - 4/30/2021, with two (2), one-year renewal options
Proposed Amendment Type: Extension
Proposed Contract Period: Extension period 5/1/2023-4/30/2024
Total Current Contract Amount Authority: $1,964,357.50
Original Approval (Board or Procurement): Board, 4/25/2018, $1,964,357.50
Increase Requested: NA
Previous Board Increase(s): N/A
Previous Chief Procurement Officer Increase(s): N/A
Previous Board Renewals: 4/7/2022, 5/1/2022 - 4/30/2023
Previous Chief Procurement Officer Renewals: 8/10/2021, 5/1/2021 - 4/30/2022
Previous Board Extension(s): N/A
Previous Chief Procurement Officer Extension(s): N/A
Potential Fiscal Impact: FY 2023 $45,000.00
Accounts: 11100.1280.35720.521235.00000.00000
Contract Number(s): 1768-16832
Concurrences:
The Vendor has met the MBE- and Women-Owned Business Enterprise Ordinance via Full MBE Waiver.
The Chief Procurement Officer concurs.
Summary: The Circuit Court requests an extension of the contract with Technical Resource Management, LLC dba Cordant Forensic Solutions, which provides drug testing services for individuals on probation and pretrial supervision, as well as for other probationers and defendants as ordered by the court and for certain department employees. The tests primarily involve urine drops, which are observed and collected for testing by probation officers. The Chief Procurement Officer and Adult Probation elected to cancel the most recent solicitation (IFB No. 2214-09080) based on specification issues and the lowest three bidders being deemed non-responsive. This extension will afford APD the opportunity to revise the specifications to address vendor inquires/issues, while maintaining the required services, as we embark on a new solicitation process.
Competitive bidding procedures were followed in accordance with the Cook County Procurement Code for the current contract and the vendor was the lowest, responsive and responsible bidder.
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