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PROPOSED CONTRACT AMENDMENT
Department(s): Bureau of Human Resources
Vendor: Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, Inc. Tarrytown, New York
Request: Authorization for the Chief Procurement Officer to extend the contract
Good(s) or Service(s): Reagents and Consumables
Original Contract Period: 4/22/2013 - 4/21/2015 with two (2) one year (1) year renewal options.
Proposed Contract Period Extension: 4/22/2016 - 12/21/2016
Total Current Contract Amount Authority: $126,000.00
Original Approval (Board or Procurement): 4/30/2013, $64,000.00
Previous Board Increase(s) or Extension(s): N/A
Previous Chief Procurement Officer Increase(s) or Extension(s): 8/1/2014, $32,000.00; 4/28/2015, $30,000.00, 4/22/2015 - 4/21/2016
This Increase Requested: $0.00
Potential Fiscal Impact: FY 2016 $29,576.00
Accounts: 032-360
Contract Number(s): 13-45-005
Concurrences:
The vendor has met the Minority- and Women-owned Business Enterprise Ordinance via full MWBE waiver.
Summary: Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics is responsible for providing the reagents and consumables necessary for conducting drug tests on prospective and current Cook County employees. This request for an amendment to extend the contract for an additional 8 months is to ensure the continuity of drug testing services. The Bureau of Human Resources is currently working with the Office of the Chief Procurement Officer to discuss long term procurement options for these services.
This is a Sole Source Procurement pursuant to Section 34-139 of the Cook County Procurement Code.
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