SPSS Labs Accreditation Management System

The State of Illinois, through the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA), awarded a Basic Ordering Agreement valued at $48,500.00 to AQS, Inc., a vendor based in South Weber, Utah, for the provision of AB Manager, a cloud-based accreditation management system. The contract, awarded May 7, 2026, with a completion date of June 30, 2026, was processed as an Open Market Small Purchase under State of Illinois procurement procedures. Deliverables are directed to the IEPA Springfield office location, with Jeff Tucka designated as the point of contact for receipt of the system.

AB Manager is a Software-as-a-Service platform hosted on Amazon Web Services infrastructure designed to support laboratory accreditation programs. The initial implementation cost of $48,500.00 encompasses system configuration, data migration support from the legacy Microsoft Access-based platform, initial training, and support for up to 100 active laboratories with unlimited administrative and program users. The contract includes no subcontractors. Subsequent annual maintenance and support services are available at $15,900.00 per year, subject to annual escalation of up to 5 percent, and include hosting, security updates, software enhancements, and ongoing technical support. The agreement is funded through State of Illinois fiscal year 2026 appropriations with no federal funding identified.