Statewide AI Strategy

The State of Illinois Department of Innovation and Technology awarded a Release Competitive Sealed Proposal contract (23-448DOIT-ADMIN-P-56202) to Zion Cloud Solutions LLC on October 1, 2026, with a total contract value of $1,426,952.00 and a completion date of October 31, 2027. The contract is executed under Joint Purchase Master Contract CMT456202 and encompasses a 13-month engagement period for the delivery of artificial intelligence governance and strategy services. The contracting organization is ADMIN448 - Administration, and performance falls under UNSPSC code 81111500 (Software or hardware engineering) and NIGP code 92064 (System Implementation And Engineering Services).

Zion Cloud Solutions will provide an eight-person team delivering comprehensive artificial intelligence strategy, governance, and implementation services to establish a statewide artificial intelligence operating model and governance framework. Key deliverables include operating an artificial intelligence intake and governance process, performing algorithmic impact assessments, managing up to five priority agency artificial intelligence projects and three legacy refactoring efforts, and developing enterprise artificial intelligence procurement strategy and cost governance frameworks. The contract structure includes three phases: Phase 1 mobilization ($53,660), Phase 2 full operations ($1,142,660), and Phase 3 transition and knowledge transfer ($230,632). Services are priced at fixed hourly rates with no escalation provisions, and the engagement concludes with comprehensive knowledge transfer mechanisms to enable state staff to independently operate all established processes.