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PROPOSED CONTRACT AMENDMENT (TECHNOLOGY)
Department(s): Office of the Chief Procurement Officer
Vendor: Equal Level, Inc., Chevy Chase, Maryland
Request: Authorization for the Chief Procurement Officer to renew and increase contract
Good(s) or Service(s): Electronic Marketplace Software Maintenance and Support Services
Current Contract Period: 6/5/2014-6/4/2015
Proposed Contract Extension Period: 6/5/2015 - 6/4/2016
Total Current Contract Amount Authority: $191,550.00
Original Approval (Board or Procurement): 6/5/2012, $107,000.00, 6/5/2012 - 6/4/2014
Previous Board Increase(s) or Extension(s): 5/21/2014, $72,250.00, 6/5/14-6/4/2015
Previous Chief Procurement Officer Increase(s) or Extension(s): 8/15/12, $12,300.00
This Increase Requested: $53,500.00
Potential Fiscal Impact: FY 2015: $53,500.00
Accounts: 030-441
Contract Number(s): 12-30-264
Concurrences:
The vendor has met the Minority and Women Owned Business Enterprise Ordinance.
The Chief Procurement Officer concurs.
The Bureau of Technology concurs
Summary: The Office of the Chief Procurement Officer requests to renew and increase Contract No. 12-30-264 with Equal Level, Inc. to provide annual support and maintenance of software system used by County Agencies and Departments for electronic marketplace system for Countywide catalog contracts. Since the 2012 launch, there have been over 14,000 orders placed via this online system for 12 Countywide contracts. This contract was awarded for a two-year term with three (3) one (1) year renewal options. This request represents the second one-year renewal option. This is a Sole Source Procurement pursuant to Section 34-139 of the Cook County Procurement Code
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