JPMC Light Bulb Recycling Services

EVERLIGHTS, INC., a women-owned business, was awarded a Joint Purchase Master Contract by the State of Illinois Department of Central Management Services (CMS) through competitive sealed bidding on July 28, 2026. The contract, numbered 26-416CMS-BOSS4-P-98223, establishes an indefinite quantity agreement for light bulb pick-up and recycling services available to all State agencies, governmental units, and qualified not-for-profit organizations across ten defined Illinois regions. The contract carries a 60-month initial term with a maximum total contract period not exceeding ten years, concluding on July 27, 2031.

EVERLIGHTS, INC. shall provide comprehensive light bulb recycling services including removal of fluorescent and LED bulbs, material separation into glass cullet, aluminum end-caps, and mercury phosphor/calcium phosphate powder using continuous vacuum equipment, and proper disposal or recycling of all recovered materials in compliance with Environmental Protection Agency guidelines and federal regulations. The vendor must respond to pick-up requests within fourteen days during normal business hours, provide replacement 55-gallon drums, and obtain certificates of conversion and recycling within thirty days of service completion. The vendor is required to maintain General Commercial Liability insurance of $1,000,000 per occurrence with a $2,000,000 annual aggregate, Auto Liability of $1,000,000 per occurrence, and Workers' Compensation Insurance as prescribed by law.