Sole Source: Dental Program for Fee-For-Service Customers
Active Open Market Sole Source Procurements Illinois Awarded
- Contract number
- 26-478HFS-DIREC-P-98341
- Awardee
- DentaQuest of IIllinois, LLC
- Contracting organization
- Director
- Contract amount
- $45,000,000
Award facts
- Completion date
- UNSPSC codes
- 83112200 Enhanced telecommunications services
- 81111708 Telecommunications planning services
- 81161715 Managed infrastructure service providers
- 83111602 Satellite or earth communication systems services
- 83111802 Closed circuit television services
- 83112203 VPN virtual private network managed network services
- 83112204 X75 managed network services
- 83112401 High speed circuit switched dial up services
- 83112502 Terrestrial backbone capacities
- 83112504 Indefeasible rights of use IRU for submarine cable or terrestrial cable systems
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- 83112505 Crossconnection functionality
- 83112400 Switched dial up and leased dedicated line circuit telecommunications services
- 83112600 Customer access
- 83111511 Frame relay telecommunications service
- 83112304 Ocx optical carrier service
- 83112404 Multi point analog telecommunications circuit
- 83112405 Point to point analog telecommunications circuit
- 83112406 DSL digital subscriber line
- 83112605 External international lines
- 81161712 Network voice service
- 81161716 IT non outsourced voice services
- 81161717 IT non outsourced data network
- 83112303 Wave division multiplexing WDM
- 83112402 ISDN integrated services digital network services
- 83112501 Submarine cable capacities and submarine cable PoP to PoP capacities
- 83112506 Directional radio backbone capacity technical infrastructure service
- 83112606 Directional radio capacity customer access service
- 83110000 Telecommunications media services
- 81161700 Telecommunication Services
- 83112300 Fiber telecommunications services
- 83112500 Backbone capacities
- 83121700 Mass communication services
- 81161713 Aeronautical fixed telecommunication network/Aeronautical telecommunications network services
- 83111601 Telecommunication signal enhancement network services
- 83112201 ATM asynchronous transfer mode managed network services
- 83112202 Frame relay public managed network services
- 83112205 X25 managed network services
- 83112301 Dark fiber
- 83112302 Dense wavelength division multiplexing DWDM
- 83112403 Point to point digital telecommunications circuit
- 83112503 Rights of way for transit for half circuit systems, DDPs and admin lease
- 83112601 Local loop capacities
- 83112602 Domestic leased lines
- 83112603 International access lines
- 83112604 Dial access services
Award details come from bidbuy.illinois.gov. Updated .
About this award
The Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services (HFS) awarded a sole source contract to DentaQuest of Illinois, LLC for dental program administration services under the Illinois Medical Assistance Program (MAP). The contract, effective July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027, carries a total value of $45 million and encompasses comprehensive administrative and operational support for the Dental Program serving fee-for-service beneficiaries. The pricing structure includes a per member per month (PMPM) administrative rate of $0.70 (totaling $8.5 million) plus $36.5 million in claim reimbursement, representing a 6 percent increase from the prior PMPM rate of $0.66 established July 1, 2023.
DentaQuest's contracted services include provider network management, claims processing, prior authorization review, customer service operations, care coordination, and compliance with federal Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment (EPSDT) requirements. The sole source justification was approved on April 22, 2026, based on system compatibility, operational process integration, and federal compliance requirements, with DentaQuest having continuously provided these services since December 2014 under prior contracts exceeding $330 million in cumulative value. The contract funding derives from both state appropriated funds and federal funds, and includes required 180-business-day transition and run-out periods for claims processing.
Line items
| Item | Total |
|---|---|
| Dental Administrator Services | $45,000,000.00 |
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Who was awarded contract 26-478HFS-DIREC-P-98341?
Contract 26-478HFS-DIREC-P-98341 was awarded to DentaQuest of IIllinois, LLC by Director in Illinois on July 1, 2026.
How much is contract 26-478HFS-DIREC-P-98341 worth?
Its contract amount is $45,000,000.
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