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PROPOSED CONTRACT AMENDMENT (TECHNOLOGY)
 
Department(s):  Bureau of Technology   
 
Vendor:  Gartner, Inc., Stamford, Connecticut 
 
Request:  Authorization for the Chief Procurement Officer to extend and increase contract   
 
Good(s) or Service(s):  IT consulting, research, and advisory services.  
 
Original Contract Period:  3/15/2015 - 4/30/2017 
 
Proposed Contract Extension Period:  5/1/2018 - 4/30/2019
 
Total Current Contract Amount Authority:  $770,535.00
 
Original Approval (Board or Procurement):  3/11/2015, $620,835.00   
 
Previous Board Increase(s) or Extension(s):  N/A   
 
Previous Chief Procurement Officer Increase(s) or Extension(s):  6/2/2017 $149,700.00, 5/1/2017 - 4/30/2018 
 
This Increase Requested:  $133,500.00   
 
Potential Fiscal Impact:   FY 2018 $133,500.00 
 
Accounts:  11000.1009.10155.520835
 
Contract Number(s):  1525-14406
 
Concurrences:
The vendor has met the Minority- and Women-owned Business Enterprise Ordinance via full MBE and WBE waiver.
 
The Chief Procurement Officer concurs.
 
Summary:  This second renewal and increase will allow the County to continue receiving IT consulting services and research materials. 
 
This is a Comparable Government Procurement pursuant to Section 34-140 of the Procurement Code. Gartner Inc. was previously awarded a contract by Kansas State through a competitive Request for Proposal (RFP) process.
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