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PROPOSED CONTRACT AMENDMENT (TECHNOLOGY)
Department(s): Bureau of Technology
Vendor: Sentinel Technologies, Inc., Chicago, Illinois
Request: Authorization for the Chief Procurement Officer to extend and increase contract
Good(s) or Service(s): Wide Area Network operations and support services
Current Contract Period: 9/1/2009 - 8/31/2015, with two (2), one (1) year renewal options
Proposed Contract Extension Period: 9/1/2015-8/31/2016
Total Current Contract Amount Authority: $7,839,459.29
Original Approval (Board or Procurement): 7/21/2009, $1,130,808.22
Previous Board Increase(s) or Extension(s): 11/4/2009, $1,000,000.00; 9/1/2010, $1,000,000.00; 9/20/2011, $1,130,808.22; 9/10/2012, $990,808.22; 7/31/2013, $1,228,020.00; 7/23/2014, $1,219,014.63.
Previous Chief Procurement Officer Increase(s) or Extension(s): 9/10/2012, $140,000.00
This Increase Requested: $1,711,750.00
Potential Fiscal Impact: FY 2015 $585,050.00, FY 2016 $1,126,700.00
Accounts: 490-441
Contract Number(s): 09-41-276
Concurrences:
The vendor has met the Minority and Women Owned Business Enterprise Ordinance.
The Chief Procurement Officer concurs.
Summary: The Bureau of Technology requests that this Board approve an extension and increase to contract No. 09-41-276 with Sentinel Technologies, Inc. The requested increase and extension will allow the vendor to continue providing operational support, proactive network performance monitoring, project staffing and management, tier one help desk through tier four escalation/problem resolution services, security analyses, and firewall administration for the Countywide Local Area Network (“LAN”) and Wide Area Network (“WAN”). Without this service, communication throughout Cook County will be greatly impacted and key customers to the Bureau of Technology, such as Public Safety, Life Safety, and elected official agencies would be adversely affected. This extension will allow a smooth transition between the current support team and the future support team upon conclusion of a corresponding RFP process.
In 2009, Competitive Request for Proposal (RFP) procedures were followed in accordance with the Cook County Procurement Code.
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