B-49195 QandA Pre-Bid 1-14-26 .docx
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- Attached to
- FY27-32 TRAVEL MAGAZINE DEVELOPMENT AND PRINTING
- Solicitation number
- 27-420DCEO-TOURI-B-50441
- Issued by
- Illinois
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This is a vendor question and answer document from the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) regarding a Request for Proposal for FY27-32 Travel Magazine Development and Printing (RFP BidBuy Bid Number B-50441). A pre-bid conference was held on January 14, 2026, at 11:00 am, with a recording and attendee list available to interested vendors. All written questions must be submitted to Amanda.S.Gray@illinois.gov by January 23, 2026, at 5:00 pm CST, and proposals must be submitted via BidBuy no later than February 6, 2026, at 1:00 pm CST. Vendors are required to complete sections F.1., F.2., and F.3. of the RFP document as part of their response submissions.
To participate in the solicitation, vendors must be registered with BidBuy, the State's e-procurement system, and submit vendor disclosures as outlined in Section C of the RFP. Vendor registration requirements include the Illinois Department of Human Rights (if applicable), Illinois Secretary of State, and the Illinois State Board of Elections (if applicable). Regarding Business Enterprise Program (BEP) utilization, vendors are only required to complete Part 3 of the BEP Utilization Plan if they are requesting a waiver or reduction of the assigned BEP goal; completion of Parts 1 and 2 does not mandate completion of Part 3.
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Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Request for Proposal
FY27-32 TRAVEL MAGAZINE DEVELOPMENT AND PRINTING RFP
BidBuy Bid Number – B-50441 Vendor Questions and DCEO Answers – Pre-bid Conference Pre-Bid Information:
· A recording of the Pre-Bid Conference that was held 01/14/26 at 11:00 am has been added to the Bid Attachments with the list of attendees from the conference. The recording can be found using the following link: https://illinois.webex.com/webappng/sites/illinois/recording/7103e16fd398103eafff8e72a4588041/playback Reminders:
· All questions must be submitted in writing to Amanda.S.Gray@illinois.gov no later than 01/23/26 at 5:00 pm CST.
· Proposals must be submitted via BidBuy no later than 2/6/26 – 1:00 pm CST.
· Please be sure to complete the RFP Document for sections F.1., F.2. and F.3 including the location of Vendor responses in their proposal and upload as part of your Vendor response.
Vendor Submitted Questions:
1. To my understanding you have to be registered with Illinois procurement and bid buy is that correct?
A: In order to submit a responsive Bid to the Solicitation this must be done via BidBuy the State’s e-procurement system. Vendors must be registered in BidBuy and log in to submit a Bid Response. Information on how to register can be found on the home screen on the website, https://www.bidbuy.illinois.gov/bso/view/login/login.xhtml . Vendors must also submit Vendor Disclosures as described in Section C of the RFP. As part of the Disclosures, Vendors must also be registered with the Illinois Department of Human Rights (if applicable), Illinois Secretary of State, and the Illinois State Board of Elections (if applicable).
2. In regard to BEP Utilization Plan, If you complete Part I and Part II do you have to complete Part 3?
A: No, Part 3 is only completed if a Vendor is requesting a waiver or reduction of the assgined BEP Goal.
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