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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 extend and increase contract
Good(s) or Service(s): Countywide software and network equipment
Current Contract Period: 5/15/2013 - 5/14/2016
Proposed Contract Extension Period: 5/15/2016 - 5/14/2017
Total Current Contract Amount Authority: $42,165,500.00
Original Approval (Board or Procurement): 5/8/2013, $28,165,500.00
Previous Board Increase(s) or Extension(s): 4/29/2015, $14,000,000.00
Previous Chief Procurement Officer Increase(s) or Extension(s): N/A
This Increase Requested: $19,500,000.00
Potential Fiscal Impact: FY 2016 $11,617,000.00, FY 2017 $7,883,000.00
Accounts: Various 388, 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 RFP was issued and representatives from both government entities recommended that CDW Government LLC be awarded. The contract allows County agencies to procure necessary software and equipment through an online ordering system.
This Board subsequently approved a contract increase in 2015 to facilitate grant-funded purchases by the Department of Homeland Security, and additional purchases for other offices under the President and separately elected officials. The contract increase was accompanied by a corresponding amendment to reduce the mark-up cost for any newly added software items.
The Bureau of Technology now respectfully requests Board approval of an increase and extension to the contract to allow County agencies to continue to procure necessary software and equipment while a corresponding RFP process is completed.
This contract was awarded through a competitive Request for Proposal (RFP) process in accordance with the Cook County Procurement Code. CDW Government was awarded based on established evaluation criteria.
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