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PROPOSED CONTRACT AMENDMENT
Department(s): Cook County’s State’s Attorney’s Office
Vendor: Appriss, Inc. Louisville, Kentucky
Request: Authorization for the Chief Procurement Officer to renew and increase contract
Good(s) or Service(s): Victim Information Notification Services
Original Contract Period: 11/1/2018 - 10/31/2019, with two (2), one (1) year renewal options
Proposed Amendment Type: Renewal and Increase
Proposed Contract Period: Renewal 11/1/2020 - 10/31/2021
Total Current Contract Amount Authority: $524,000.00
Original Approval (Board or Procurement): Board, 11/17/2018, $262,000.00
Increase Requested: $262,000.00
Previous Board Increase(s): 11/21/2019, $262,000.00
Previous Chief Procurement Officer Increase(s): N/A
Previous Board Renewals: 11/21/2019, 11/01/2019 - 10/31/2020
Previous Chief Procurement Officer Renewals: N/A
Previous Board Extension(s): N/A
Previous Chief Procurement Officer Extension(s): N/A
Potential Fiscal Impact: FY 2020 $21,833.33, FY 2021 $240,166.67
Accounts: 11100.1250.35650.540131 Maintenance & Repair of Data Equip and Software
Contract Number(s): 1823-17278
Concurrences:
The contract-specific goal set on this contract was zero.
The Chief Procurement Officer concurs.
Summary: This contract increase and renewal will allow the State’s Attorney’s Office to continue providing automated victim notification services to registered participants. Appriss, Inc. handles the Victim Information Notification Everyday (VINE) automated victim information notification service and provides notifications to Cook County victims of any change in the custodial status of defendants serving time in Cook County Jail or the Illinois Department of Corrections. Appriss, Inc. is contracted with the State of Illinois to provide this service for all other counties in the state. They are uniquely qualified to provide this service to victims of crime. The software they use is a proprietary product and owned exclusively by Appriss, Inc. The software is not sold through a third party and maintenance is only available through Appriss, Inc.
This is a Sole Source Procurement pursuant to Section 34-139 of the Cook County Procurement Code.
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