SBE: Educator Licensure Information System (ELIS) Team

Bowsher Information Systems, Inc. was awarded a contract by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE), Chief Education Officer, through an Open Market Competitive Sealed Proposal process for specialized IT staffing services supporting the Educator Licensure Information System (ELIS) and related applications. The contract, designated 25-586SBE-CHFED-P-96964, has an initial term of 28 months from July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2028, valued at $2,725,000.00, with one optional renewal period of 24 months (July 1, 2028 through June 30, 2030) valued at $2,220,000.00, for a total cumulative contract value of $4,945,000.00. Performance will be conducted onsite at ISBE's Springfield office located at 100 North First Street, with potential for hybrid work arrangements after an initial 30-day evaluation period.

The contract requires Bowsher Information Systems to provide five personnel positions: three senior software developers, one senior quality assurance analyst, and one senior IT business analyst. These team members will deliver comprehensive application development, maintenance, and enhancement services for ISBE's Educator Licensure Information System (ELIS), Annual Program Report (APR), and Professional Development Plus (PD+) systems. Required services include system analysis and design, programming, testing, system integration, data processing, consulting, and information technology services. All proposed personnel must possess a minimum of eight years of experience with specified technologies including Visual Studio 2022 or later, C#, ASP.NET, Microsoft SQL Server, Azure DevOps, Selenium, and Postman. The contract includes mandatory Business Enterprise Program participation of 20 percent and Veterans Business Program participation of 1 percent, with Geek Magnet identified as the certified Business Enterprise Program vendor subcontractor.