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AUTHORIZING PURCHASE OF TECHNOLOGY PRODUCT SOLUTIONS AND RELATED SERVICES FOR THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES DEPARTMENT WITH CARAHSOFT TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION THROUGH OMNIA PARTNERS (CONTRACT# 23-6692-01)
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WHEREAS, pursuant to Article VII, Section 10, of the Illinois Constitution of 1970, and the Illinois Intergovernmental Cooperation Act (5 ILCS 220/1, et seq.), the County is authorized to procure goods and services through other governmental entities and agencies, provided various requirements of the Kane County Code are satisfied; and
WHEREAS, Chapter 2, Article VI, Division 3, Section 2-221 of the Kane County Code permits joint purchasing agreements by the County with other units of government when: a) the procurement is made pursuant to a written agreement, b) competitive selection procedures were used, c), the procurement is not employed to circumvent the intent of the County Purchasing Code, and d) the County is authorized pursuant to law or regulation to contract with the cooperating governmental agency; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Kane County Board Resolution No. [Number of Resolution] the County of Kane has previously entered into a Master Intergovernmental Cooperative Purchasing Agreement ("MICPA") with OMNIA Partners; a cooperative purchasing organization that aggregates the purchasing power of governmental entities nationwide; and
WHEREAS, the MICPA is an intergovernmental agreement between the principal procurement agencies and the County (a participating agency) that permits the County to purchase products and/or services through various existing public purchasing agreements executed by the principal procurement agencies and their contracting third-party businesses; and
WHEREAS, the Kane County Information Technologies Department desires to utilize, through the OMNIA Partners MICPA, Technology, Product Solutions and Related Services, public purchasing contract (Contract No. 23-6691-01)...
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