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PROPOSED CONTRACT AMENDMENT
Department(s): Cook County Medical Examiner
Vendor: Southland Medical, LLC - Orange, California
Request: Authorization for the Chief Procurement Officer to renew and increase the contract
Good(s) or Service(s): Autopsy Supplies
Original Contract Period: 9/15/2015 - 9/14/2018 with two (2) one (1) year renewal options
Proposed Contract Period Extension: 9/15/2019 - 9/14/2020
Total Current Contract Amount Authority: $874,501.74
Original Approval (Board or Procurement): Board approved 7/29/2015, $874,501.74
Previous Board Increase(s) or Extension(s): N/A
Previous Chief Procurement Officer Increase(s) or Extension(s): Approved 6/15/2018; 9/15/2018 - 9/14/2019
This Increase Requested: $220,000.00
Potential Fiscal Impact: FY 2019 $20,000.00, FY 2020 $200,000.00
Accounts: 11100.1259.17140.530791
Contract Number(s): 1584-14483
Concurrences:
The vendor has met the Minority- and Women-owned Business Enterprise Ordinance via direct participation.
The Chief Procurement Officer concurs.
Summary: This is for autopsy supplies for the Medical Examiner’s Office. This contract is fundamental to the Office of the Medical Examiner’s Office for Pathology. These supplies are needed on a daily basis to determine the manner and cause of death. Competitive bidding procedures were followed in accordance with the Cook County Procurement Code, and Southland Medical, LLC was the lowest responsible and responsive bidder.
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