SP - FY27 Dragon Speaking Professional M Holmes

The State of Illinois Department of Innovation and Technology awarded a contract to National Tek Services, Inc. under open market small purchase procedures on July 22, 2026. The contract, identified as 27-448DOIT-INFOT-P-99629, is valued at $510 and covers the delivery of one unit of Nuance Dragon Professional 16 Naturally Speaking software (SKU: SNDP09AG0016.0 3PS). The contract period extends from the award date through July 21, 2027.

The deliverable consists of a single software license for speech recognition and document creation purposes. The contract is governed by the State of Illinois Information Technology Standard Terms and Conditions (Version 25.4), which establish comprehensive requirements including security compliance with National Institute of Standards and Technology Special Publication 800-53 Revision 5, intellectual property ownership vesting with the State, mandatory record retention for a minimum of three years, and applicable prevailing wage and background check provisions. No specific location of performance is identified in the contract documentation.