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PROPOSED CONTRACT AMENDMENT (TECHNOLOGY)
Department(s): County Clerk
Vendor: Data Defenders, LLC, Chicago, Illinois
Request: Authorization for the Chief Procurement Officer to renew and increase contract
Good(s) or Service(s): Forensic Analysis of Election Systems
Current Contract Period: 1/15/2014 - 1/30/2016 with two (2) one (1) year renewal options
Proposed Contract Extension Period: 1/31/2016 - 1/30/2017
Total Current Contract Amount Authority: $338,681.00
Original Approval (Board or Procurement): 1/15/2014, $338,681.00
Previous Board Increase(s) or Extension(s): N/A
Previous Chief Procurement Officer Increase(s) or Extension(s): N/A
This Increase Requested: $189,970.00
Potential Fiscal Impact: FY 2016 $189,970
Accounts: 524-260 (if multiple accounts identify in parentheses)
Contract Number(s): 1388-13012
Concurrences:
The vendor has met the Minority and Women Owned Business Enterprises Ordinance.
The Chief Procurement Officer concurs.
The Bureau of Technology concurs
Summary: This increase and first of two (2), one (1) year renewals will allow the Cook County Clerk to continue to receive forensic analysis of election equipment used in suburban Cook County. Data Defender performs the analysis and ensures no tampering has occurred to the election system.
This contract was awarded through Request for Proposals (RFP) procedures in accordance with Cook County Procurement Code. Data Defenders, LLC was selected based on established evaluation criteria.
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