PO26-679d AAAC Meeting SSC Speaker

The State of Illinois, through its Procurement 418 division, awarded an Open Market Small Purchase contract to Women Ambassadors Forum Inc. for $5,000.00. The contract, identified as 26-418DCFS-PROCU-P-97543, was executed on June 4, 2026, with an identical completion date. The primary deliverable consists of keynote speaker services provided by Ernest Crim III for the AAAC Council Institute Day on June 4, 2026, with a unit price of $5,000.00 for one engagement.

The contract represents a single-day service engagement with no extended performance period beyond the award and completion date of June 4, 2026. As a state procurement award, the contract is subject to the State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office General Services Standard Terms and Conditions, which mandate compliance with prevailing wage requirements where applicable, mandatory insurance coverage of $1,000,000 in general commercial liability and auto liability with the State named as additional insured, and standard payment processing under the State Prompt Payment Act. All work product and intellectual property generated under the contract become the exclusive property of the State of Illinois.