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PROPOSED CONTRACT AMENDMENT
 
Department(s):  Cook County Sheriff’s Office  
 
Vendor:  Industrial/Organizational Solutions, Inc., Westchester, Illinois  
 
Request:  Authorization for the Chief Procurement Officer to extend contract  
 
Good(s) or Service(s):  Entry-Level and Promotional Testing Services  
 
Original Contract Period:  6/14/2011 - 6/13/2014, with two (2), one (1) year renewal options  
 
Proposed Contract Period Extension:  6/14/2018 - 6/13/2019  
 
Total Current Contract Amount Authority:   $865,860.00 
 
Original Approval (Board or Procurement):  2/15/2011, $865,860.00 
 
Previous Board Increase(s) or Extension(s):  4/29/2015, 6/14/2015 - 6/13/2016; 5/11/2016, 6/14/2016 - 6/13/2017; 5/10/2017, 6/14/2017 - 6/13/2018
 
Previous Chief Procurement Officer Increase(s) or Extension(s):  6/20/2014, 6/14/2014 - 6/13/2015
 
This Increase Requested:  N/A 
 
Potential Fiscal Impact:  N/A 
 
Accounts:  Dept 1249- Professional & Managerial Services 
 
Contract Number(s):  11-50-54 
 
Concurrences:
The vendor has met the Minority- and Women-owned Business Enterprise Ordinance via direct participation and a partial MBE and full WBE waiver.
 
The Chief Procurement Officer concurs.
 
Summary: This request to extend will allow the Cook County Sheriff’s Office to continue to receive entry-level and promotional testing services, as well as pre-examination preparation services for entry-level and promotional-level sworn personnel.
 
The Sheriff’s Office is currently working with the Office of the Chief Procurement Officer to complete a competitive solicitation for a new contract.
 
This contract was awarded through the Request for Proposals (RFP) process in accordance with the Cook County Procurement Code.  Industrial/Organizational Solutions, Inc. was selected based upon established evaluation criteria.  
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