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PROPOSED CONTRACT AMENDMENT (TECHNOLOGY)
Department(s): Office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court
Vendor: Lexis Nexis VitalChek Network, Inc, Brentwood, Tennessee
Request: Authorization for the Chief Procurement Officer to amend contract
Good(s) or Service(s): Countywide Credit/Debit Card Acceptance Processing Service
Original Contract Period: 2/2/2017 - 2/1/2022, with two (2), one-year renewal options
Proposed Amendment Type: Amend scope to add remote Bail Bond Deposit Transactions to the contract
Proposed Contract Period: N/A
Total Current Contract Amount Authority: Revenue Generating
Original Approval (Board or Procurement): Board, 12/14/2016
Increase Requested: N/A
Previous Board Increase(s): N/A
Previous Chief Procurement Officer Increase(s): N/A
Previous Board Renewals: N/A
Previous Chief Procurement Officer Renewals: N/A
Previous Board Extension(s): N/A
Previous Chief Procurement Officer Extension(s): N/A
Potential Fiscal Impact: N/A
Accounts: N/A
Contract Number(s): 1518-14825
Concurrences:
The vendor has met the Minority- and Women-owned Business Enterprise Ordinance via direct participation.
The Chief Procurement Officer concurs.
The Chief Information Officer has reviewed this item and concurs with this recommendation.
Summary: The Office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court ("Clerk's Office) is requesting an amendment to the current contract to provide for remote Bail Bond payments. Due to the current coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic the Clerk's Office has received an increased demand from citizens and arresting agencies for making bail bond payments online.
LexisNexis VitalChek Network Inc. has agreed to accept Bail Bond deposits up to $500 (the equivalent of a $5,000 bond), however due to the high risk of chargebacks for online bail bond payments the vendor is requesting for the credit card processing fee to be increased to 3.5% vs the current 2.1% to help mitigate losses that may be incurred due to fra...
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