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PROPOSED AUTHORITY TO EXERCISE CONTRACT EXTENSION OPTION
Department(s): Department of Finance and Administration
Vendor: Ask Reply, Inc., d/b/a B2GNow, Phoenix, Arizona
Request: Authorization for the Forest Preserves of Cook County (the “Forest Preserves”) to extend contract
Good(s) or Service(s): Diversity Management Monitoring System
Original Contract Period: 1/1/2016 - 12/31/2018; Administrative Extension 1/1/2019 - 12/31/2019
Proposed Contract Period Extension: 1/1/2020, retroactive - 12/31/2020
Total Current Contract Amount Authority: $71,575.00
Original Approval: 11/17/2015, $71,575.00
Previous Increase(s): N/A
This Increase Requested: N/A
Estimated Fiscal Impact: N/A
Accounts: Professional Services 51001.520830
Contract Number(s): 15-20-002
Concurrences:
The Chief Financial Officer and Interim Chief Attorney have approved this item.
The vendor has met the Minority- and Women-owned Business Enterprise Ordinance via direct participation.
District(s): Districtwide
Summary: B2GNow provides a web-based diversity management system that monitors contract compliance with respect to the Forest Preserves Minority- and Women-Owned Business Enterprise ordinance provisions. Cook County utilizes the same vendor via contract number 1944-17880 (approved 11/21/2019). The Forest Preserves is seeking to exercise the second of two (2) one-year extension options. This is a sole source procurement.
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