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PROPOSED CONTRACT
Department(s): Cook County Office of the Independent Inspector General
Vendor: Column Technologies, Inc., Lombard, Illinois
Request: Authorization for the Chief Procurement Officer to enter into and execute
Good(s) or Service(s): Development and Implementation of a Case Management System for OIIG
Contract Value: $208,637.50
Contract period: 8/5/2015 - 10/4/2018 with two (2) one (1) year renewal options
Potential Fiscal Year Budget Impact: FY 2015 Account 140808645-579 ($169,637.50), Account 080-441 ($13,000.00), FY 2016 080-441($13,000.00), FY 2017 080-441 ($13,000.00)
Accounts: 1408008645-579 ($169,637.50), 080-441 ($13,000.00)
Contract Number(s): 1418-13402
Concurrences:
The vendor has met the Minority and Women Owned Business Enterprise Ordinance.
The Chief Procurement Officer concurs.
Summary: The Office of the Independent Inspector General (OIIG) requests Board approval of a contract with the Column Technologies, Inc. for a Case Management System to more effectively and efficiently fulfill its investigative mission. This system will enable the OIIG to better track and document investigations, track evidence, index and search names and produce administrative reports. The system will give investigators the capability to quickly access case information, current and historic, and communicate directly with supervisory personnel regarding milestones in each case. It will serve as an enhancement to the investigative processes for the investigator as well as the supervisor. This type of system has become the standard for inspector general offices nationwide as well as law enforcement agencies.
Request for Proposals (RFP) procedures were followed in accordance with the Cook County Procurement Code. Column Technologies, Inc. was recommended based on established evaluation criteria.
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