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PROPOSED CONTRACT (TECHNOLOGY)
Department(s): Bureau of Technology and Cook County Sheriff's Office
Vendor: Gartner, Inc., Chicago, Illinois
Request: Authorization for the Chief Procurement Officer to enter into and execute contract
Good(s) or Service(s): IT consulting, research, and advisory services.
Contract Value: $620,835.00
Contract period: 3/15/2015 - 4/30/2017
Potential Fiscal Year Budget Impact: FY 2015 $305,535.00, FY 2016 $315,300.00
Accounts: 009-260, 217-441
Contract Number(s): 1525-14406
Concurrence(s):
The vendor has met the Minority and Women Owned Business Enterprise Ordinance.
The Chief Procurement Officer concurs.
Summary: The Bureau of Technology and Cook County Sheriff's Office request that this Board approve contract no. 1525-14406 with Gartner, Inc., Chicago, Illinois. This is a Comparable Government Procurement pursuant to Section 34-140 of the Procurement Code. Gartner Inc. was previously awarded a contract by Kansas State through a competitive Request for Proposal (RFP) process. The Cook County Bureau of Technology and Sheriff's Office wishes to leverage this procurement effort.
If approved, the contract would allow the Bureau of Technology and Cook County Sheriff's Office to use proprietary information and consulting services to make informed and cost-effective decisions about County technology. The contract will also provide cost savings by securing 2014 pricing, and will include a catalog of research licenses that any County Agency can leverage.
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