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PROPOSED CONTRACT AMENDMENT (TECHNOLOGY)
Department(s): The Bureau of Technology
Vendor: Securus Technologies, Inc., Dallas, Texas
Request: Authorization for the Chief Procurement Officer to extend and amend contract
Good(s) or Service(s): Telephone services for Cook County jails and detention centers
Current Contract Period: 12/16/2014 - 12/15/2015
Proposed Contract Extension Period: 12/16/2015 - 9/15/2016
Total Current Contract Amount Authority: N/A
Original Approval (Board or Procurement): 11/20/2007
Previous Board Increase(s) or Extension(s): 3/1/2011 (amendment to scope); 12/18/2012, 9/15/2013 - 12/15/2014; 4/9/2014, 12/16/14 - 12/15/15
Previous Chief Procurement Officer Increase(s) or Extension(s): N/A
This Increase Requested: N/A
Potential Fiscal Impact: N/A
Accounts: N/A
Contract Number(s): 08-45-256
Concurrences:
The vendor has met the Minority- and Women-owned Business Enterprise Ordinance
The Chief Procurement Officer concurs.
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Summary: In collaboration with the Cook County Sheriff’s Office, the Bureau of Technology seeks to extend the term of Contract No. 08-45-256 by 9 months and lower the cost of telephone calls that detainees in County facilities place to family, friends, and private defense counsel.
The proposed amendment will significantly lower the cost of detainee phone calls by reducing account funding fees by approximately 43%, lowering the contractual per-minute call rate by approximately 14%, and securing a competitive flat rate for international calls. The extension will provide the County with service while County agencies complete an ongoing competitive RFP process for a new communications system at Cook County jails and detention centers.
Request for Proposals (RFP) procedures were followed in accordance with the Cook County Procurement Code. Securus Technologies, Inc. was awarded based on established evaluation criteria.
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