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PROPOSED CONTRACT AMENDMENT (TECHNOLOGY)
Department(s): Bureau of Technology
Vendor: CDW Government LLC, Vernon Hills, Illinois
Request: Authorization for the Chief Procurement Officer to increase contract
Good(s) or Service(s): Countywide software and network equipment
Current Contract Period: 5/13/2013 - 5/14/2016
Proposed Contract Extension Period: N/A
Total Current Contract Amount Authority: $28,165,500.00
Original Approval (Board or Procurement): 5/8/2013, $28,165,500.00
Previous Board Increase(s) or Extension(s): N/A
Previous Chief Procurement Officer Increase(s) or Extension(s): N/A
This Increase Requested: $14,000,000.00
Potential Fiscal Impact: FY2015: $10,200,000 (grant: $8,100,000. Other: $2,100,000); FY2016: $3,800,000
Accounts: Various departments and grants - 441 and 579 Accounts
Contract Number(s): 13-28-026
Concurrences:
The vendor has met the Minority and Women Owned Business Enterprise Ordinance.
The Chief Procurement Officer concurs.
Summary: In 2013, Cook County leveraged pricing discounts available to volume purchasers by aggregating its technology needs with the City of Chicago. A joint City-County Collaboration RFP was issued pursuant to Section 34-142 of the Cook County Procurement Code and representatives from both government entities recommended that CDW Government LLC be awarded. The contract allows County agencies to procure necessary software and equipment for their operational needs.
The County has since used the contract for, among other purposes, the Countywide migration to the shared Microsoft Office 365 cloud email solution, and the purchase of several mission-critical security solutions with grant funds earned by the Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (DHSEM).
To facilitate additional software purchases by DHSEM, other offices under the President, and separately elected officials, the Bureau of Technology...
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