Illinois Department of Human Services - Sole Source Letter BD Parata 04162025~1.pdf

This is a sole source letter from Parata Systems to the Illinois Department of Human Services designating Parata as the exclusive provider for maintenance and sale of specified pharmaceutical packaging equipment and related supplies. The letter, dated April 16, 2025, establishes Parata's sole source status for multiple product lines including AccuCount Scale II, Parata MAX, Parata MINI, Parata PASS, Parata PERL/Cut & Roll, ATP, InspectRx/Collector, SynMed XF, SynMed Ultra, SynMed Assist, and RapidRx/GSL with AutoNotify Text/Voice Messaging capabilities. The sole source designation extends to all consumables, upgrades, and updates to hardware and software associated with these Parata products. This arrangement supports the Illinois Department of Human Services' operations at BPCSS Pharmacies statewide, with the related contract opportunity noting a notice of intent to award for packaging supplies to maintain pharmaceutical packaging machines.

Parata Systems requires maintenance plan enrollment as a condition for purchasing replacement parts or components for any of the designated products. Contact for inquiries regarding Parata equipment and services is Brian S. Suarez, Senior Contracts Consultant, located at 106 Roche Drive, Durham, North Carolina 27703, reachable at 919-354-2159 or bsuarez@parata.com. The related state and local contract opportunity indicates that a public hearing regarding this sole source award was scheduled with a comment deadline of Saturday, April 4, at 4 p.m., with the hearing to be canceled absent interested party submissions or hearing requests.