Change Order - 4 month contract extension

The state of Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) has posted a change order to extend the current contract for the lease of the IDNR cafeteria for four months. The existing contract with TCA Food Services LLC is set to expire on September 4, 2018, and IDNR requires the extension from September 5, 2018 through December 31, 2018 to allow time to create and solicit a new Request for Proposal (RFP) for the cafeteria services. The change order is being issued under 30 ILCS 500/1-15.12 and 720 ILCS 5/33E, as the circumstances requiring the extension were unforeseeable at the time the original contract was executed. The change order is considered germane to the original contract.

The extension will allow IDNR to continue uninterrupted cafeteria services while they complete the procurement process for a new long-term contract. There are no set-aside designations or restrictions on the types of organizations that can respond to the future RFP. The current contractor, TCA Food Services LLC, will continue to provide services during the four-month extension period. The value of the change order will be based on the existing contractual terms and is not expected to exceed the current annual budget for cafeteria operations.