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PROPOSED CONTRACT AMENDMENT
Department(s): Administrative Hearings, Clerk of the Circuit Court and Dept. of Revenue
Vendor: Postal Partners, Inc., Bradley, Illinois
Request: Authorization for the Chief Procurement Officer to renew contract
Good(s) or Service(s): Presort Mail Services
Original Contract Period: 7/10/2017 - 7/9/2020, [with two (2), one (1) year renewal options
Proposed Amendment Type: Renewal
Proposed Contract Period: Renewal period 7/10/2021 - 7/9/2022
Total Current Contract Amount Authority: $0.00
Original Approval (Board or Procurement): Procurement, 7/10/2017, $0.00
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: 9/3/2020, 7/10/2020 - 7/9/2021
Previous Board Extension(s): N/A
Previous Chief Procurement Officer Extension(s): N/A
Potential Fiscal Impact: FY 2021 $0.00 FY 2022 $0.00
Accounts: AdminHearings:11000.1026.10245.520260; Dept. of Revenue: 11000.1007.35085.520260; CCC: 11100.1335.13945.520260
Contract Number(s): 1725-16503
Concurrences:
The contract-specific goal set on this contract was zero.
The Chief Procurement Officer concurs.
Summary: This final of two (2), one (1) renewal options will allow Postal Partners, Inc. to continue to provide postage metering and presort mailing services for the Department of Administrative Hearings, the Clerk of the Circuit Court and the Department of Revenue. Postal Partners, Inc. provides a volume discount on USPS first class postage rates and provides presort mailing services at no cost to the County. Postal Partners, Inc. picks up outgoing mail daily from each County department, applies postage (if necessary) and then presorts mail for delivery to USPS. Cook County only pays for postage used. This is a zero-dollar contract.
This contract was awarded through a publicly advertised competitive bid process in accordance with the Cook County Procurement Code. Postal Partners, Inc. was the lowest, responsive and responsible bidder.
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