Sole Source Hearing Details B-53999 JPMC Official State Newspaper.pdf

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JPMC SS - Official State Newspaper
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27-416CMS-BOSS4-B-53999
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Illinois

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This is a Sole Source Hearing Details document for the Illinois Department of Central Management Services (CMS) in agreement with the Chief Procurement Officer for General Services (CPO-GS) regarding a proposed sole source contract with the Illinois Press Association for newspaper publication services. The contract aims to provide newspaper publications to governmental units and qualified not-for-profit agencies throughout Illinois. Interested parties were required to submit written comments or a written request for a public hearing by Friday, September 18 at 4:00 PM (CST) to prevent cancellation of the hearing. The hearing details document outlines the formal process for stakeholders to challenge or provide input on the proposed sole source justification.

The sole source procurement allows CMS to contract directly with the Illinois Press Association without competitive bidding, indicating the agency determined this vendor possesses unique qualifications or capabilities for providing the specified newspaper publication services to state and local governmental entities. This arrangement streamlines the procurement process for accessing official state newspaper publication services, enabling qualified governmental units and not-for-profit organizations to utilize a single, established distribution channel rather than negotiating individual contracts with multiple publications.

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Sole Source Hearing Details State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office for General Services Sole Source Hearing Details v.26.2 Page of 11.0.0.20130303.1.892433.887364 Webex Details:

Notice Contact:

Dianne Richman Chief Procurement Office - General Services E-mail: Dianne.Richman@illinois.gov phone 217-622-1857 The hearing will be cancelled unless an interested party submits written comments or makes a written request for public hearing to the notice contact listed above by 4PM on If a public hearing is requested, the purchasing agency shall present testimony justifying the procurement method. Any interested party may present testimony for or against the awarding of a sole source contract. The purpose of the hearing will be to receive information from the public as to whether contract award by Sole Source is appropriate and in accordance with the Illinois Procurement Code. Formal rules of evidence will not apply. Hearings may be recorded in order to aid in the production of minutes. Parties may submit written comments in lieu of attending the hearing. Written comments will be afforded the same weight as oral comments received at hearing. After consideration of the testimony, the Chief Procurement Officer may approve the purchasing agency's request to contract by the sole source procurement method.

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Agencydropdown: CMS - Central Management Services
ProcTitle: JPMC SS - Official State Newspaper
BidbuyNo: 27-416CMS-BOSS4-B-53999
VendorName: Illinois Press Association
DateField2: 2026-09-23
HearingTime: 2:00pm
TextField1: 1-312-535-8110 US Toll (Chicago) or 1-415-655-0002 US Toll - Access Code 28661804104-mtg pswd Yn632u6qRS3
DateField1: 2026-09-18

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