B-53267 SBSA Waiver Request SPO 7.10.26.pdf

SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE PROGRAM WAIVER

State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office for General Services Small Business Set-Aside Program Waiver v.25.3

Original BidBuy BID Number: N/A Current BidBuy BID Number: B-53267

* Use BidBuy Requisition Numbers when the procurement is Designated to the Agency.

From CPO Notice # 2024.10:

The Chief Procurement Officer has established set-aside categories of construction, supplies and services that are set-aside for small businesses in Illinois. Procurements that are within the listed categories must be set-aside for small businesses, regardless of the dollar value of the contracts. Additionally, all purchases under the small purchase threshold are automatically set-aside for small businesses in Illinois.

Use of a Small Business Set-Aside Program Waiver requires agencies to have clear justification why a SBSP vendor was not appropriate for a set-aside award. The following are examples of guidelines that may be considered:

There is a need for a brand name product and there are no small businesses that provide the product.

Small Business vendors were solicited and no offers were received.

The supply base for the product or service includes several larger diversified vendors that can be counted toward the Business Enterprise for Minorities, Females and Persons with Disabilities Act (30 ILCS 575).

The supply base for the product or service includes several Veteran Owned Small Businesses (VOSB) that can be counted toward the Business Enterprise for Minorities, Females and Persons with Disabilities Act (30 ILCS 575).

The product or service is required to be purchased from Illinois Correctional Industries (30 ILCS 500/45-30).

There is an opportunity to establish a no-bid contract with a State Use vendor (30 ILCS 500/45-35). Provide more detail below.

The prices offered by qualified small businesses are substantially greater than the estimated dollar amount established prior to the solicitation being sent out. Provide more detail below.

Other. Provide more detail below.

Elaborate as necessary (required for last four check boxes):

There are no small businesses in Illinois that can provide Metro Ethernet Transport Service. Metro Ethernet service have been bid out to SBSA vendors repeatedly. The most recent being B-51328 which was closed on 3/5/26 for receiving no qualifying quotes.

Between Metro Ethernet and E-Rate, which are both for internet broadband service between agency and K-12 buildings and the Illinois Century Network, this service has been solicited repeatedly throughout the past several years. DoIT sends out IFB solicitations for hundreds of these sites each year to NIGP codes that contain SBSA vendors and we have never received a bid from an SBSA vendor.

Brief Description of Procurement: Fiber-Based Point to Point Metro-Ethernet Transport Service with bandwidth speeds between 20 MB and 1 GB for agency sites throughout Illinois. This service provides wide area network (WAN) (e.g. last mile) connectivity between agency locations and Illinois Century Network (ICN) Point of Presence (POP) sites.

Date: Jul 9, 2026 Requested By: Leigh Ann Henline

Agency: DoIT - Innovation and Tech Telephone: 217-785-4408

Bureau/Location: ITPO Email Address: leigh.henline@illinois.gov

NIGP Code: 838-29, 838-33, 838-83 Estimated Dollar Amount:

45,000

Requestor's Name

Leigh Ann Henline Title Executive II Category Buyer Signature:

Procurement Designated to an Agency Non-Designated Procurement

State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office for General Services Small Business Set-Aside Program Waiver v.25.3

Approved Denied Approved Denied

Designated Agency Signature Date SPO Signature Date

State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office for General Services Small Business Set-Aside Program Waiver v.25.3 Page of 9.0.0.2.20101008.1.734229

* Use BidBuy Requisition Numbers when the procurement is Designated to the Agency.

From CPO Notice # 2024.10:

The Chief Procurement Officer has established set-aside categories of construction, supplies and services that are set-aside for small businesses in Illinois. Procurements that are within the listed categories must be set-aside for small businesses, regardless of the dollar value of the contracts. Additionally, all purchases under the small purchase threshold are automatically set-aside for small businesses in Illinois.

Use of a Small Business Set-Aside Program Waiver requires agencies to have clear justification why a SBSP vendor was not appropriate for a set-aside award. The following are examples of guidelines that may be considered:

Procurement Designated to an Agency Non-Designated Procurement