5-Clarity Partners 2025.pdf

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This document is a Sole Source Purchase Announcement from City Colleges of Chicago, published on September 22, 2025, detailing their intent to award a contract to Clarity Partners for software support services. The contract will cover maintenance and enhancement of the Anaplan system, including routine system maintenance, data integration, user support, and custom enhancements to optimize budgeting and planning processes. A public hearing is scheduled for Monday, October 6, 2024, at 12:00 pm CDT via Zoom Teleconference, where interested parties can provide testimony regarding the sole source determination.

City Colleges has determined that Clarity Partners is the only economically viable vendor for this contract because they have been the sole consultants responsible for building and maintaining CCC's Anaplan system since its inception. The announcement provides contact information for Angela Arrington-Jones, Vice Chancellor of Business and Procurement Services, and William Moore, Contracts Administrator, for potential participants to register and obtain conference details. The document emphasizes that the hearing date, time, and location are subject to change, and potential participants must confirm details prior to attendance.

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Business and Procurement Services

Dawson Technical Institute 3901 S. State Street. Room 102

Chicago, Illinois 60609 Phone: (312) 553-2590 procurementservices@ccc.edu www.ccc.edu

Announcement of a Sole Source Purchase

First published Monday, September 22, 2025

City Colleges of Chicago intends to award a contract to Clarity Partners to provide software support in order to maintain and enhance the Anaplan system including routine system maintenance, data integration, user support, and custom enhancements to optimize budgeting and planning processes.

City Colleges has determined that this purchase is only economically available from Clarity Partners because Clarity Partners have been the sole consultants responsible for building and maintaining CCC's Anaplan system since its inception.

For additional information, contact:

Angela Arrington-Jones, Vice Chancellor – Business and Procurement Services Dawson Technical Institute Procurement Services 3901 S. State St.

Room 102 Chicago, IL 60609 Phone: (312) 553-2590 Aarrington@ccc.edu

Procurement Website

City Colleges of Chicago will hold a public hearing at the date, time and location specified below, if we receive a request to testify regarding the sole source determination. We will also hold a hearing if any vendor submits a signed statement showing the capability to provide the stated supplies/services at or below the amount indicated.

The public hearing allows any interested party the opportunity to testify for or against the sole source determination as described in this notice. The purpose of the hearing is to receive information from the public in a reasonable manner. Formal rules of evidence will not apply. The hearing officer will produce minutes of the hearing and may record it in order to aid in the production of the minutes. After conclusion of the hearing we will decide whether the sole source determination was appropriate.

We must receive any request to testify and any vendor statement no later than the registration date and time indicated below. If we do not receive a timely request or statement, we will not hold the hearing.

mailto:procurementservices@ccc.edu http://www.ccc.edu/ https://cccedu-my.sharepoint.com/personal/wmoore48_ccc_edu/Documents/Desktop/Announcements/Aarrington@ccc.edu https://www.ccc.edu/departments/Pages/procurement.aspx

We reserve the right to cancel the procurement prior to any scheduled hearing. Please confirm the status of the hearing with the Hearing Contact.

Hearing Details

Date: Monday, October 6, 2024 Time: 12:00 pm CDT Location: Via Zoom Teleconference; access information will be emailed only to respondents.

Hearing Contact:

Angela Arrington-Jones, Vice Chancellor – Business and Procurement Services Phone: (312) 553-2590 E-mail: Aarrington@ccc.edu

Potential participants are requested to email the Department of Business and Procurement Services for conference information via the Bonfire portal. Date, time, and location are subject to change and/or cancellation. It is the responsibility of potential participants to confirm these details prior to attendance.

Register with:

William Moore – Contracts Administrator

Phone: (773) 487-6958

FAX: (312) 553-2594

E-mail: Wmoore48@ccc.edu https://cccedu-my.sharepoint.com/personal/wmoore48_ccc_edu/Documents/Desktop/Announcements/Aarrington@ccc.edu https://cccedu-my.sharepoint.com/personal/wmoore48_ccc_edu/Documents/Desktop/Announcements/Quality%20Matters/Wmoore48@ccc.edu

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