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PROPOSED CONTRACT
Department(s): Adult Probation Department, Circuit Court of Cook County; Social Service Department, Circuit Court of Cook County
Vendor:
Neinhouse Media, Inc., d/b/a CAM Systems, Chicago, Illinois
1A Smart Start, LLC, Grapevine, Texas
Request: Authorization for the Chief Procurement Officer to enter into and execute
Good(s) or Service(s): Remote Alcohol Monitoring Services
Contract Value: $0
Contract period: 1/16/2017 - 1/15/2020 with two (2) one (1) year renewal options
Potential Fiscal Year Budget Impact: $0 - These contracts have no fiscal impact on Cook County as both are funded by program participants
Accounts: 280-333
Contract Number(s):
Niehouse Media, Inc., d/b/a/ CAM Systems, 1530-14415A
1A Smart Start LLC., 1530-14415B
Concurrences:
The contract-specific goal set on this contract was zero.
The Chief Procurement Officer concurs.
Summary: These contracts will provide state-of-the-art devices to assist the Adult Probation and Social Service Departments in monitoring alcohol consumption by defendants and offenders who have been court-ordered to monitoring as a condition of pretrial supervision, probation, conditional discharge, or supervision. Two types of remote alcohol monitoring devices will be provided, each employing a different measurement methodology for alcohol consumption: transdermal alcohol monitoring (TAM) and remote breath alcohol monitoring (RBAM). Contract 1530-14415A with Cam Systems will provide the TAM devices, and Contract 1530-14415B with 1A Smart Start, LLC will provide the RBAM devices. Both contracts include the equipment, as well as monitoring and reporting services. The vendors will be responsible for testing alcohol usage several times per day during the period ordered by the court and will report results to the departments.
The two devices operate as follows: 1)TAM devices are worn around the ankle, take multiple readings of perspiration each day to check for the presence of alc...
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