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PROPOSED CONTRACT (TECHNOLOGY)
Department(s): County Clerk
Vendor: Data Defenders, LLC, Chicago, Illinois
Request: Authorization for the Chief Procurement Officer to enter into and execute contract
Good(s) or Service(s): Forensic Analysis of Election Equipment and Tally System
Contract Value: $338,681.00
Contract period: 01/15/2014 - 1/30/2016 with two (2) one-year renewal options
Potential Fiscal Year Budget Impact: FY 2014 $189,970.00, FY 2015 $148,711.00
Accounts: 524-260
Contract Number(s): 1388-13012
Concurrence(s):
The vendor has met the Minority and Women Owned Business Enterprise Ordinance.
The Office of the Chief Procurement Officer concurs.
Bureau of Technology concurs.
Summary: The Office of the Chief Procurement Officer issued a Request for Proposal to obtain forensic analysis of election systems and the selected vendor's proposal was determined to best meet the needs of the County. Forensic analysis helps the Clerk's Office to monitor its election equipment and tally system for tampering or hacking that could lead to voter fraud or altered election results.
The total cost of the project is $338,681.00 over the course of the 2-year term and has been duly accounted for in the Clerk's Office budget.
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