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PROPOSED CONTRACT
Department(s): Office of the Chief Procurement Officer
Vendor: GLI Capital Group, Inc. dba Public Knowledge, LLC, Cheyenne, WY
Request: Authorization for the Chief Procurement Officer to enter into and execute
Good(s) or Service(s): Procurement Assistance and Support Services
Contract Value: $600,000.00
Contract period: 8/3/2026 - 8/2/2029 with three (3) one-year renewal options
Contract Utilization: The contract-specific goal set on this contract was zero.
Potential Fiscal Year Budget Impact: FY 2026 $64,000, FY 2027 $201,000, FY 2028 $201,000, FY 2029 $134,000
Accounts: (11000.1030.19670.520830.00000.00000); (11000.1030.10155.520830.00000.00000)
Contract Number(s): 2624-04080
Summary: Requesting authorization for the Chief Procurement Officer to enter into a contract with GLI Capital Group, Inc. dba Public Knowledge, LLC for Procurement Assistance and Support Services. Public Knowledge will provide consultation services related to procurement operations and solicitation development and support as requested.
This is a Comparable Government Procurement pursuant Section 34-140 of the Procurement Code. Capital Group, Inc. dba Public Knowledge, LLC was previously awarded a contract through a Request for Proposals (RFP) process through the National Association of State Procurement Officials (NASPO), a
national government purchasing cooperative in cooperation with the State of North Carolina. Cook County wishes to leverage this procurement effort.
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