CHANGE ORDER NOTICE - E-Rate Round 2 Master Contract Extension

This change order notice extends eleven master contracts held by the Illinois Department of Innovation & Technology (DoIT), operating through the Illinois Century Network (ICN), for Last Mile and WAN (Wide Area Network) Circuits telecommunications infrastructure services. The affected contracts—21-448DOIT-TELEC-P-24398, 21-448DOIT-TELEC-P-24399, 21-448DOIT-TELEC-P-24400, 21-448DOIT-TELEC-P-24401, 21-448DOIT-TELEC-P-24402, 21-448DOIT-TELEC-P-24403, 21-448DOIT-TELEC-P-24404, 21-448DOIT-TELEC-P-24406, 21-448DOIT-TELEC-P-24407, 21-448DOIT-TELEC-P-24408, and 25-448DOIT-ADMIN-P-76763—are being extended by five months from their original expiration date of June 30, 2026 to November 30, 2026. This extension has been determined to be germane to the original contract terms and addresses vendor transition planning circumstances that may not have been fully foreseeable at the time of initial contract execution. The change order notice will be posted on the Bulletin/BidBuy platform for a mandatory 14-day posting period as required under Section 33E-9 of the Criminal Code due to the amendment affecting multiple telecommunications infrastructure contracts. The posting date is March 11, 2026, with a due date of March 27, 2026. The primary objective of this extension is to accommodate a potential vendor transition period while maintaining uninterrupted telecommunications services for state agencies and institutions participating in the E-Rate Round 2 program.

While the available documentation does not provide specific information regarding set-aside designations, disadvantaged enterprise restrictions, or evaluation criteria for this change order, the extension applies to existing master contracts that were previously awarded and are currently operational. The incumbent vendors on these contracts are those who were selected under the original E-Rate Round 2 Master Contract procurement process and will continue service delivery under the extended terms through November 30, 2026. The existing telecommunications infrastructure, including Last Mile connections and WAN circuits established under the original contracts, will remain in place during the extension period to ensure business continuity. No specific award values or budget ranges are provided in the available documentation; however, these are amendments to existing contracts rather than new procurements, meaning the financial obligations are modifications to previously established contract values. Organizations interested in responding to this change order notice should submit any questions or formal responses by the March 27, 2026 deadline, as posted on the Illinois Bulletin/BidBuy system.