Change Order Notice DCFS PO19-165 CCWIS Enhanced IV&V Services - Technical - VA

The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) is issuing a Change Order Notice to increase the contract value for PO26-064, an existing Independent Verification and Validation (IV&V) Services contract for the Comprehensive Child Welfare Information System (CCWIS/IllinoisConnect) implementation project. The vendor provides essential independent assessment, validation, and oversight activities throughout the software development life cycle, delivering services across six primary categories: Technical Compliance, Quality Assurance, Strategic Planning, Project Advisory, Risk Management, and IT Auditing. Key deliverables and objectives include quality assurance activities, risk identification and mitigation, technical compliance verification, project performance monitoring, and advisory support to inform Department decision-making while enhancing visibility into project risks, schedule, and outcomes consistent with IV&V best practices and federal CCWIS requirements. The incumbent vendor is Maximus, which is contracted to provide these specialized services. The posting date for this change order is March 31, 2026, with a 14-day notification period ending April 14, 2026. No new rates, pricing structures, or service categories are being introduced through this amendment; all costs are derived from existing contract rates established through the original competitive procurement process.

This change order does not appear to include set-aside designations or restrictions limiting respondents to specific enterprise types, though the opportunity is a modification to an existing contract rather than a new competitive procurement. The contract value is being increased by more than $25,000, which mandates the 14-day posting notification requirement on the Bulletin/BidBuy. No specific budget amount for the increase is disclosed in the available documentation. The circumstances justifying this change order have been demonstrated to be either not reasonably foreseeable at the time of original contract execution or germane to the original contract scope, thereby complying with Illinois state procurement regulations. Interested parties should review the complete Change Order Notice document for specific details regarding the value increase, contract terms, and technical requirements for IV&V service delivery.