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PROPOSED CONTRACT AMENDMENT
Department(s): Juvenile Probation and Court Services Department, Circuit Court of Cook County
Vendor: Justice Benefits, Inc., Coppell, Texas
Request: Authorization for the Chief Procurement Officer to extend contract
Good(s) or Service(s): Title IV-E Planning and Claiming Implementation Services
Original Contract Period: 4/1/2014-3/31/2017
Proposed Contract Period Extension: 4/1/2017-3/31/2018
Total Current Contract Amount Authority: 10% of child welfare program cost reimbursements (Title IV-E of the Social Security Act) on the first $15 million dollars, 15% on individual claims exceeding $15 million dollars.
Original Approval (Board or Procurement): 2/19/2014, 4/1/2014 - 3/31/2017
Previous Board Increase(s) or Extension(s): N/A
Previous Chief Procurement Officer Increase(s) or Extension(s): N/A
This Increase Requested: N/A
Potential Fiscal Impact: None, Revenue Generating
Accounts: N/A
Contract Number(s): 1490-13306
Concurrences:
The vendor has met the Minority- and Women-owned Business Enterprise Ordinance via full MWBE waiver.
The Chief Procurement Officer concurs.
Summary: Since 2007, Justice Benefits, Inc. (JBI) has assisted Cook County in the recovery of costs incurred by the Circuit Court of Cook County's Juvenile Probation and Court Services Department for preventive measures aimed at keeping delinquent, at-risk youth in their homes. These measures include foster care referrals, and other preventative case management services. For FY2016, JBI helped Cook County process claims to recover $505,109.00 in Title IV-E cost reimbursements from the State of Illinois. JBI's services include the compilation of time and cost data and technical assistance in submitting Title IV-E reimbursement requests.
This is a Comparable Government Procurement pursuant to Section 34-140 of the Cook County procurement Code. JBI was previously awarded a contract by Washington County, Oregon, for simi...
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