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PROPOSED CONTRACT
Department(s): Cook County Medical Examiner
Vendor: Benford Protection Group, LLC, Chicago, Illinois
Request: Authorization for the Chief Procurement Officer to enter into and execute
Good(s) or Service(s): Armed Security Services
Contract Value: $646,330.00
Contract period: 10/1/2026 - 9/30/2028, with one (1) two-year renewal option
Contract Utilization: The vendor has met the Minority- and Women-owned Business Enterprise Ordinance via: Direct participation. The prime vendor is a certified MBE.
Potential Fiscal Year Budget Impact: FY 2026 - $53,861.00, FY 2027 - $323,165.00, FY 2028 - $269,304.00
Accounts: 11100.1259.10155.520830.00000.00000
Contract Number(s): 2582-07271
Summary: Service contract will provide Armed Security Services at the MEO Stein Forensic Building. The company (Benford Protection Group, LLC), selected through the RFP procurement process, will provide one (1) armed security guard per shift, 24 hours per day, seven days per week and additional staffing as needed during special events and activities at the request of the MEO.
Having physical security in the MEO premises provide crime prevention and deterrence, enhance safety, managing visitor entry in the building, immediate response when needed, and other layer of defense that security offers.
This contract is awarded through Request for Proposals (RFP) procedures in accordance with Cook County Procurement Code. Benford Protection Group, LLC was selected based on established evaluation criteria. end