27-ISD Pathful Explore Subscription-SP w SS

The State of Illinois Department of Human Services (DHS), through the MIS444 - MIS contracting organization, awarded an Open Market Small Purchase contract to Pathful, Inc. on September 14, 2026, for a one-year performance period concluding September 13, 2027. The contract value is $3,500.00 and provides a Pathful Explore (Standard) subscription and associated platform fees for the Illinois School for the Deaf. The end user for this procurement is Jill Bruington, employed by the Illinois Department of Human Services.

The contracted services are governed by the State of Illinois Department of Innovation and Technology Information and Technology Standard Terms and Conditions (Version 26.1) and the Cloud Hosting Appendix V.26.1, which establish mandatory security, compliance, and operational requirements applicable to all state vendors. These governing documents include specifications for data encryption using Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) 256-bit minimum encryption, Security Operations Center (SOC) 2 Type 2 audit reporting, multifactor authentication, disaster recovery protocols, accessibility compliance with Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 Level A/AA standards, and restrictions on the use of state data for artificial intelligence or machine learning model training. Vendor compliance with Illinois and federal laws, including Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) requirements, is mandatory throughout the contract term.