BEPB - Emergency Notice - Accounting Services

The State of Illinois, specifically the Department of Human Services' Division of Rehabilitation Services' Bureau of Enterprise Program and Business (DHS/DRS/BEPB), is seeking to secure emergency accounting services. This is not a bid opportunity, but rather the state seeking to engage a vendor to provide these services on an emergency basis. The services are required to comply with federal mandates for the program participants, as the previous BEPB staff failed to timely execute the final contract renewal option. The emergency contract is expected to run from November 29, 2021 to February 28, 2022, while a competitive RFP process is underway. The vendor will be required to complete various forms and certifications, including disclosures related to lobbying, current/pending contracts, and taxpayer identification. The vendor must also adhere to the State's standard terms and conditions, which cover payment, confidentiality, compliance, and other standard contractual provisions.

The emergency contract is valued at $80,000 and will be funded through state appropriated funds. The previous vendor, Kerber, Eck and Braeckel LLC, was engaged through a previous RFP competitive procurement process, as the BEPB's accounting needs could not be met through traditional state government accounting departments. This emergency contract will cover the period while the new RFP is being processed, though the incumbent vendor may be eligible to respond to the upcoming competitive solicitation. No additional set-aside designations or restrictions on the types of organizations that can respond have been provided.