Change Order Notice - Add license capacity

The State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office for General Services is issuing a change order notice to amend sole-source procurement 24-448DOIT-INFOT-P-67909:0, with a 14-day public review period ending October 14, 2026. The change order is valued at $302,995.00 and exceeds the $25,000 threshold requiring formal notification and public posting.

The amendment addresses migration of SYSB-II software and its perpetual license from the Z16 mainframe to the Z17 mainframe platform, along with an increase in licensed capacity from 424 to 680 Measured Storage Units to support expanded requirements. The Z17 platform operates more efficiently, requiring only 578 MSUs in actual operation compared to 616 MSUs on Z16, generating long-term operational savings. The Department of Innovation and Technology determined that maintaining the existing perpetual license arrangement through this amendment is more cost-effective than transitioning to a subscription-based model, which would require cloud-based infrastructure and higher expenses.

SYSB-II serves the Department of Human Services, Central Management Services, and Department of Employment Services for daily CICS application initiation, VSAM file management, and batch job submission via CA Scheduler or manual Production Control submission. The agencies manage hundreds of VSAM files and multiple transactions across their operations. DoIT will continue procuring necessary license maintenance and support through this amendment to ensure software availability and system functionality. The justification notes that failure to complete the migration would perpetuate higher MSU costs on Z16 and expose the state to potential mainframe downtime incidents estimated at $476,000 per occurrence. The scope change is characterized as a necessary adjustment to the original sole-source procurement rather than a fundamental alteration of its intent.