Ircc-change order-cable contract

This is a change order to an existing cable television contract between the State of Illinois Department of Corrections and Friendship Cable of Texas, Inc. for the Illinois River Correctional Center. The original contract was established through an Invitation for Bid (IFB) process and had a term from March 10, 2011 to March 10, 2021. This amendment extends the contract for an unspecified revised completion date and adds 14 additional channels to the service, including BET, VH1, CMT, Fox News, FX Movies, Travel, Food Network, Investigative Discovery, Comedy, FUSE, Big Ten Network, CBS Sports Network, Guide US TV, and AMC. The monthly payment will increase from the original $4,053.84 to $7,743.84 for the first portion of the amended contract, and then to $8,131.03 for the final 12 months, resulting in a total contract increase of $66,099.48. The contract was originally procured through the Illinois Procurement Bulletin (IPB) under reference #22020699, with a publication date of January 26, 2011.

The original contract was established through an IFB process, so this change order does not appear to have any set-aside designations or restrictions on the types of organizations that can respond. The incumbent vendor is Friendship Cable of Texas, Inc., and the contract requires integration with the existing cable television infrastructure at the Illinois River Correctional Center. The total value of the amended contract is not specified, but the change order represents a $66,099.48 increase over the original contract.