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PROPOSED CONTRACT (TECHNOLOGY)
Department(s): Cook County Sheriff’s Office
Vendor: Safeware Inc., Lanham, Maryland
Request: Authorization for the Chief Procurement Officer to enter into and execute contract
Good(s) or Service(s): Video Analytics Platform
Contract Value: $1,126,413.21
Contract period: 3/27/2026 - 3/26/2029
Contract Utilization: The Contract specific goal set on this contract is zero.
Potential Fiscal Year Budget Impact: FY 2026 $375,471.07; FY 2027 $375,471.07; FY 2028 $375,471.07
Accounts: 11100.1217.15050.540135 - Maintenance & Subscription Services
Contract Number(s): 2517-08150
Concurrence:
BOT abstains from concurring on this item as it is related to the unique operations of a separately elected office.
Summary: The Cook County Sheriff’s Office is requesting authorization for the Chief Procurement Officer to enter into and execute a contract with Safeware Inc., to provide a Video Analytics Platform. This software suite will allow the Sheriff’s Office to utilize video intelligence to detect various types of potential security breaches throughout the Department of Corrections.
This is a Comparable Government Procurement pursuant Section 34-140 of the Procurement Code. Safeware was previously awarded a contract through a Request for Proposal process through the National Association of Counties (NACo), a national government purchasing cooperative in cooperation with Cobb County, Georgia. Cook County wishes to leverage this procurement effort.
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