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PROPOSED CONTRACT (TECHNOLOGY)
Department(s): Bureau of Technology
Vendor: Sentinel Technologies, Inc., Downers Grove, Illinois
Request: Authorization for the Chief Procurement Officer to enter into and execute contract
Good(s) or Service(s): Wide Area Network operations and support services
Contract Value: $11,158,838.00
Contract period: 8/1/2016 - 7/31/2021, with two (2) one (1) year renewal options
Potential Fiscal Year Budget Impact: FY 2016 $392,075.00; FY 2017 $2,337,420.00; FY 2018 $2,368,811.00; FY 2019 $2,400,850.00; FY 2020 $2,433,492.00; FY 2021 $1,226,190.00
Accounts: 490-441; 1400908853-570; 1500909509-441
Contract Number(s): 1518-14654
Concurrence(s):
The vendor has met the Minority and Women Owned Business Enterprise Ordinance via direct participation.
The Chief Procurement Officer concurs.
Summary: The Sentinel Technologies, Inc. contract provides Wide Area Network (“WAN”) operations and support services. Under the contract, Sentinel will provide operational support, proactive network performance monitoring, after hours helpdesk support, and 24/7/365 network monitoring, as well as numerous other mission-critical services. Without such services, communication throughout Cook County would 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.
Request for Proposal (RFP) procedures were followed in accordance with the Cook County Procurement Code. Sentinel Technologies, Inc. was selected based on established evaluation criteria.
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