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PROPOSED CONTRACT AMENDMENT (TECHNOLOGY)
Department(s): Bureau of Technology
Vendor: Year Up, Inc., Boston, Massachusetts
Request: Authorization for the Chief Procurement Officer to extend, increase contract
Good(s) or Service(s): Internship services
Current Contract Period: 7/29/2013 - 1/31/2015
Proposed Contract Extension Period: 2/1/2015 - 1/31/2016
Total Current Contract Amount Authority: $100,000.00
Original Approval (Board or Procurement): 10/18/2013, $100,000.00
Previous Board Increase(s) or Extension(s): N/A
Previous Chief Procurement Officer Increase(s) or Extension(s): N/A
This Increase Requested: $73,000.00
Potential Fiscal Impact: FY 2015 $66,916.00, FY 2016 $6,084.00
Accounts: 009-298
Contract Number(s): 1341-12959
Concurrences:
Vendor has met the Minority and Women Business Enterprise Ordinance.
The Chief Procurement Officer concurs.
Summary: The Bureau of Technology respectfully requests that this Board approve an extension and increase to contract 1341-12959 with Year Up, Inc., Boston, Massachusetts for internship services.
The Year Up internship program focuses on building technical and professional skills among low-income young adults who reside in urban areas (ages 18-24). Program participants go through a combination of classroom instruction and private and public sector internships. In the past, the Bureau of Technology has utilized Year Up interns for its Help Desk, in the Telecommunications Department, and in the Platform Computing Department (mainframe platform). Among other things, they have provided the Bureau with help in assisting customers with IT requests, managing information, and operating mainframe-based print jobs. This contract extension will provide program participants with experience that better prepares them for future job opportunities and will help the Bureau with a variety of departmental tasks.
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