Sole Source Justification Form Part One.pdf

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27-350SOS-VEHSE-P-98074
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This is a Sole Source Justification Form (Bulletin Reference 27-350SOS-VEHSE-B-52772) submitted by the Secretary of State's Vehicle Services Department to justify a non-competitive procurement from J & B Software Inc. The form documents the agency's determination that the requested supplies and services are available only from a single source, making competitive bidding economically infeasible. The document includes detailed justifications, purchase history, and approvals from departmental representatives, the State Purchasing Officer, and the Chief Procurement Officer.

The contract covers software maintenance and support for the Transaction Management System (TMS) application used by Vehicle Services, specifically for processing documents and checks through XDS scanners. The contract value is $150,660.94 for a one-year term beginning July 1, 2026, and ending June 30, 2027, with no renewal options. Funding will be provided through State Appropriate Funds. The justification cites that J & B Software exclusively owns and developed the TMS application and does not permit resale by other vendors. The agency documented a ten-year purchase history with J & B Software, with annual maintenance costs ranging from $96,689 in 2016 to $146,428.28 in 2025, reflecting price increases not exceeding 3% annually. The form indicates that without this maintenance support, vehicle registration processing would be severely delayed and require manual workarounds, creating operational and financial impacts to the state.

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Sole Source Ju

Section I - Gen stification Form - Part I eral Information

Sole Source Justification Form

Bulletin Reference Number 27-350SOS-VEHSE-B-52772

Requesting Agency/University I secretary of State

Department/B ureau/Section: !vehicle Services Department

Need ldentifie d Date: !January 2, 2026 I Supply/Service Need By Date: !July 1, 2026

Project Title: !software Maintenance and Support for TMS system application

Vendor: IJ & B Software Inc.

Continued proprietary software maintainance Provide a desc ription of the supplies or services required: for Business Services and Vehicle Services-api:

specifically for Vehicle Services work that runs

Value: !Actual I Value of Initial Term, this Change Order or Amendment: i 1 sc

Will this Sole S ource amend a Professional or Artistic Services contract? D Yes 1:8:] No

*Sole Source may extend the term b not be used for amendments for Professional or Artistic Services if the amendment would increase the value by m y more than 60 days.

Type: I New Sole Economically Feasible Source posed Term Section II - Pro

D One-Time Purchase 1:8:] Term Contract

Estimated Con tract Begin Date: !July 1, 2026

Estimated Con tract End Date: !June 30, 2027

Number of Po tential Renewals: lo Renewal in Months: lo

All Renewals: lo act, does the term, including renewals, exceed 12 mont nding Source s? D Yes 1:8:] No

Length of Each

Total Value of

If a Term Contr Section Ill - Fu

Select the type of funding to be used (Check all that apply): 1:8:] State Appropriate Funds D Federal Fur

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& support for the TMS system lication was designed through the XDS scanners

,660.94

)re than 5% of the initial award or ds D Other (Explain):

Section IV - Sole Source Justification

This purchase is economically only available from a single source primarily because it is: (If "Other" explain in one sentence) Software License Maintenance - solely owned and developed by J & B. No other company is allowed to r sell these applications.

Are there secondary justification(s) for this sole source? D Yes 1:8:] No

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Dave Littrell dlittrell@ilsos.gov

217-782-3091 06.01.26

Sole Source Justification Form

I Bulletin Reference Number 27-350SOS-VEHSE-B-52772

Requesting Agency/University I secretary of State I

Sole Source Justification Form - Part II

Section I - General Information

Project Title Software Maintenance and Support for TMS system application

Vendor J&B Software

Initial Date of Procurement Bulletin Posting l 06.01.26 '--________ __.I Was a Sole Source hearing held per 30 ILCS 500/20-25?

□ Yes - Complete Section II and Ill below (Section II will only be visible when this option Is selected)

D No - Section II not required, go to Section Ill below Section Ill - CPO Approval and Signature Required

D Based on my review, I authorize the Agency/University to proceed in accordance with the published Nptice referenced above.

D Based upon my review, I authorize the Agency/University to proceed with the following Changes.

Based on my review, the Agency/University is not authorized to proceed with this sole source as preserited and my recommendation D is that it be cancelled.

D Other

CPO Signature I CPO Phone I Printed Name I Date I I CPO E-mail I

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I Katherine Tople ktople@ilsos.gov

217-782-8892

2026-06-01T12:53:20-0500
Dave Littrell

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