Emergency Purchase Statement IBM 8-26.pdf

This Emergency Purchase Statement involves the Illinois Secretary of State (ILSOS) and IBM for the procurement of two IBM Storage Area Networks (SANs) to support mainframe replication. The emergency purchase is being executed to ensure continued availability and reliability of critical systems that serve residents, businesses, and partner agencies. The SANs are essential infrastructure components required to maintain operational continuity of ILSOS mainframe systems. The emergency nature of this procurement bypasses standard competitive bidding procedures due to the critical dependency of state operations on these systems and the immediate need to prevent service disruption.

The purchase involves a direct engagement with IBM as the sole vendor capable of providing compatible SAN equipment for the existing mainframe environment. This emergency procurement represents an exception to normal competitive purchasing requirements, as documented in the Emergency Purchase Statement. The funding and specific pricing terms are determined through IBM's standard enterprise pricing structure for state government purchases. The contract is essential for maintaining data replication capabilities that support disaster recovery and business continuity objectives for the state's information systems infrastructure.