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PROPOSED CONTRACT
Department(s): Circuit Court of Cook County, Adult Probation Department
Vendor:
WestCare Illinois, Chicago, Illinois
Healthy Soul Talk, LLC, Chicago, Illinois
Mari Estate, LLC, Chicago, Illinois
Request: Authorization for the Chief Procurement Officer to enter into and execute
Good(s) or Service(s): Cognitive Behavioral Treatment Services
Contract Value:
WestCare Illinois $1,200,000.00
Healthy Soul Talk, LLC $400,000.00
Mari Estate, LLC $400,000.00
Contract period: 11/17/2025 - 11/16/2028 with two (2) one-year renewal options
Contract Utilization:
The Contract-specific goal set on this contract is Zero.
Potential Fiscal Year Budget Impact:
FY 2025 $27,777.78
FY 2026 $666,666.67
FY 2027 $666,666.67
FY 2028 $638,888.89
Accounts:
11326.1310.35720.520830.00000.00000 (Probation clients)
11100.1280.17990.520830.00000.00000 (Pretrial clients)
Contract Number(s):
2404-01092A WestCare Illinois
2404-01092B Healthy Soul Talk, LLC
2404-01092C Mari Estate, LLC
Summary: The Office of the Chief Judge, Adult Probation Department, request authorization for the Chief Procurement Officer to enter into contracts to provide specialized treatment services ordered by the court . These contracts are with community behavioral health providers that will provide evidence based cognitive behavioral treatment to reduce pretrial arrest and recidivism among pretrial defendants. This program focuses on assisting pretrial defendants in altering their pro-criminal, antisocial thinking patterns, so that they embrace a prosocial, anti-criminal lifestyle and thinking pattern.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy has been shown to be effective with juvenile and adult offenders; substance misusing and violent offenders; and probationers, prisoners and parolees. It addresses a host of problems associated with criminal behavior. Participants are able to improve their social skills, problem solving, critical reasoning, moral reasoning, cognitive style, self-control, impulse management and self-efficacy. Studies have shown that broad-based approaches to behavioral health have the highest rates of success in preventing relapse and recidivism. The program will be designed to facilitate success in community living by offering a holistic program of services to include linkages to needed services based on intake assessments and counselor referrals
These contracts are awarded through the Request for Qualifications (RFQ) process in accordance with Cook County Procurement Code. Vendors were selected based on established evaluation criteria.end