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PROPOSED CONTRACT AMENDMENT
Department(s): Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office
Vendor: National Medical Services, Inc., Willow Grove, Pennsylvania
Request: Authorization for the Chief Procurement Officer to renew and increase contract
Good(s) or Service(s): Forensic Toxicological Testing
Original Contract Period: 2/20/2017 - 2/19/2019, with two (2), two (2) year renewal options
Proposed Amendment Type: Renewal and Increase
Proposed Contract Period: Renewal, 2/20/2021 - 2/19/2023
Total Current Contract Amount Authority: $3,110,637.00
Original Approval (Board or Procurement): Board, 2/8/2017, $1,611,880.00
Increase Requested: $1,411,712.00
Previous Board Increase(s): 2/21/2019, $1,498,757.00
Previous Chief Procurement Officer Increase(s): N/A
Previous Board Renewals: 2/21/2019, 2/20/2019 - 2/19/2021
Previous Chief Procurement Officer Renewals: N/A
Previous Board Extension(s): N/A
Previous Chief Procurement Officer Extension(s): N/A
Potential Fiscal Impact: FY 2021 $529,392.00, FY 2022 $705,856.08, FY 2023 $176,464.02
Accounts: 11100.1259.15430.521235
Contract Number(s): 1618-15849
Concurrences:
The contract-specific goal set on this contract was zero.
The Chief Procurement Officer concurs.
Summary: This amendment is the last of two (2), two (2) year renewal options for forensic toxicological testing for the toxicology laboratory of the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office. This amendment is needed in order to receive drug testing results for the decedents of Cook County in a timely fashion in accordance with the National Association of Medical Examiners (NAME) accreditation standards.
This is a Sole Source Procurement pursuant to Section 34-139 of the Cook County Procurement Code.
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