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PROPOSED CONTRACT
Department(s): Adult Probation Department, Circuit Court of Cook County
Vendor: Treatment Alternatives for Safe Communities (TASC), Chicago, Illinois
Request: Authorization for the Chief Procurement Officer to enter into and execute
Good(s) or Service(s): Drug Court Assessment and Evaluation Services
Contract Value: $516,708.00
Contract period: 10/1/2015 - 9/30/2018 with two (2) one (1) year renewal options
Potential Fiscal Year Budget Impact: Paid with Probation Fees Collected from Probationers; FY2015: $42,207.00, FY2016: $172,236.00, FY2017: $172,236.00, FY2018: $130,029.00
Accounts: 532-260
Contract Number(s): 1553-14823
Concurrences:
The vendor has met the Minority and Women Owned Business Enterprises Ordinance.
The Chief Procurement Officer concurs.
Summary: TASC will provide clinical professional services to probationers reporting to the Adult Probation Department as part of their participation in the Circuit Court of Cook County’s Drug Treatment Court. These services include clinical assessments of probationers to determine the level of substance abuse treatment needed and recommendations for appropriate treatment placements from the provider network. TASC also develops individualized treatment plans, monitors participants’ attendance and participation in treatment and identifies ongoing treatment and recovery needs.
The Circuit Court is required to contract with TASC for these services because state law (20 ILCS 301/1-1, et seq.,) and its implementation by the Department of Human Services (DHS) in 77 ILL Adm. Code, Part 2060, requires that one program be designated to provide statewide assessment and case management services for alleged substance abusers for all Illinois courts. TASC is the sole program so designated by the State.
This is a Sole Source Procurement pursuant to Section 34-139 of the Cook County Procurement Code. end