JPMC Mosquito Testing Equipment SS - Sole Source Procurement Notice

This is a Notice of Intent to Award document for a joint purchase master contract issued by the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation's Centralized Maintenance Services (CMS) in agreement with the Chief Procurement Officer-General Services (CPO-GS). The procurement is for mosquito testing equipment to be awarded as a sole source contract to ADAPCO, LLC dba Azelis Agriculture & Environmental Solutions. The equipment includes the RAMP System, comprising RAMP Testing Equipment, RAMP Readers, RAMP 200s units, RAMP West Nile Virus Test Kits, and RAMP Dengue Test Kits, intended to serve city, county, state, and federal agencies throughout the United States. The notice of intent to award was posted on May 4, 2026, with a deadline for written comments or public hearing requests of May 15, 2026, at 4:00 p.m. A public hearing is scheduled for May 20, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. via WebEx. The procurement was authorized by CPO Ellen H. Daley on May 20, 2026.

The sole source procurement methodology is justified by Response Biomedical Corp.'s exclusive manufacturing status of the RAMP System and ADAPCO's sole authorization as the government distributor for these products. No specific pricing information, contract term details, renewal options, budget amounts, set-aside designations, organizational type restrictions, or incumbent vendors are identified in the available documentation. The Chief Procurement Officer retains authority to approve or deny the procurement method following consideration of testimony presented at the public hearing, with both oral and written comments afforded equal consideration in the decision-making process. Interested parties may submit comments or hearing requests via email to Dianne Richman at Dianne.Richman@illinois.gov or by phone at 217-622-1857.