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PROPOSED CONTRACT
Department(s): Public Defender
Vendor: Safer Foundation, Chicago, Illinois
Request: Authorization for the Chief Procurement Officer to enter into and execute
Good(s) or Service(s): First Appearance and Detention Court Specialists
Contract Value: $7,106,269.00
Contract period: 12/30/2024 - 12/29/2027, with two (2), one (1) year renewal options
Potential Fiscal Year Budget Impact: FY2025 $1,000,0000; FY2026 $2,363,481.00,
FY2027 $2,593,945.00
Accounts: 11100.1260.10155.521313 Special or Coop Programs
Contract Number(s): 2305-08245
Concurrences:
The Contract Specific goal set on this contract is zero.
The Chief Procurement Officer concurs.
Summary:. This contract will allow the Public Defender to receive services of First Appearance and Detention Court Specialists. The Initial Appearance/Detention Hearing (IADH) Specialists provided by the Safer Foundation will provide assistance in administering its Initial Appearance Court Program, up to and including conducting interviews, gathering critical client information for Initial Appearance hearings, generating and maintaining relevant records, uploading client relevant information and records into an internal system, sharing client relevant information digitally interoffice, generating and maintaining workload data, and providing reports.
The vendor was selected pursuant to a publicly advertised Invitation for Bids (IFB) in accordance with the Cook County Procurement Code. The Safer Foundation was the lowest, responsive, and responsible bidder.
In accordance with the Cook County Procurement Code, the Office of the Chief Procurement Officer issued a publicly advertised competitive bid for First Appearance and Detention Court Specialists. The Safer Foundation was the lowest, responsive, and responsible bidder for First Appearance and Detention Court Specialists.
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