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PROPOSED CONTRACT AMENDMENT (TECHNOLOGY)
Department(s): Bureau of Technology
Vendor: Securus Technologies, Inc., Dallas, Texas
Request: Authorization for the Chief Procurement Officer to extend contract
Good(s) or Service(s): Telephone services for Cook County jails and detention centers
Current Contract Period: 9/15/2008 - 9/15/2016
Proposed Contract Extension Period: 9/16/2016 - 3/15/2017
Total Current Contract Amount Authority: N/A
Original Approval (Board or Procurement): 11/20/2007
Previous Board Increase(s) or Extension(s): 3/1/2011 (amendment to scope); 12/18/2012, 9/15/2013 - 12/15/2014; 4/9/2014, 12/16/2014 - 12/15/15; 9/9/2015, 12/16/2015 - 9/15/2016
Previous Chief Procurement Officer Increase(s) or Extension(s): N/A
This Increase Requested: N/A
Potential Fiscal Impact: N/A
Accounts: N/A
Contract Number(s): 08-45-256
Concurrences:
The vendor has met the Minority-and Women-owned Business Enterprise Ordinance via direct participation.
The Chief Procurement Officer concurs.
Summary: The Bureau of Technology respectfully requests that this Board approve an extension to Contract No. 08-45-256 with Securus Technology, Inc. to provide telecommunications services to detainees at Cook County confinement facilities while a corresponding Request for Proposal (“RFP”) process is completed.
This contract was awarded through Request for Proposals (RFP) procedures in accordance with the Cook County Procurement Code. Securus Technologies, Inc. was awarded based on established evaluation criteria.
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