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PROPOSED CONTRACT
Department(s): Cook County Justice Advisory Council
Vendor: Veteran Youth Corporation d/b/a Counseling First
Request: Authorization for the Chief Procurement Officer to enter into and execute
Good(s) or Service(s): Violence Prevention, Intervention, and Reduction Services
Contract Value: $20,000.00
Contract period: 12/1/2017 - 11/30/2018
Potential Fiscal Year Budget Impact: FY 2018 $20,000.00.
Accounts: 499-298
Contract Number(s): 1753-16254
Concurrences:
The Chief Procurement Officer concurs.
Summary: The Justice Advisory Council seeks to award one (1) Violence Prevention Capacity Building Grant to building organizational capacity to better provide services for those at risk of involvement in, or already involved in, the criminal justice system.
Counseling First was established in 2014 to provide treatment services for adults with substance abuse disorders as defined by ASAM Patient Placement Criteria, including outpatient substance abuse treatment consisting of face-to-face clinical services.
Request for Proposals (RFP) procedures were followed in accordance with the Cook County Procurement Code. Veteran Youth Corporation d/b/a Counseling First was selected based on the established evaluation criteria.
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