CHANGE ORDER NOTICE - Internet Egress for E-Rate

This is a change order notice, not a competitive solicitation, issued by the Illinois Department of Innovation and Technology (DoIT) in conjunction with the Chief Procurement Office for General Services. The procurement extends an existing master contract (24-448DOIT-ADMIN-P-67347) with Cogent Communications LLC for Internet Egress for E-Rate services for an additional one-year term, amending the contract end date from June 30, 2026 to June 30, 2027. The primary objective of this extension is to ensure uninterrupted delivery of mission-critical internet egress services that enable State of Illinois staff to perform their job duties and serve Illinois citizens efficiently during a competitive replacement procurement transition period. DoIT is simultaneously executing a competitive solicitation process (solicitation number 24-448DOIT-TELEC-B-44986) to replace this contract and estimates requiring six to nine months to complete the full procurement cycle, including bid opening, responsiveness review, award publication, legal negotiations, contract execution, and service migration if necessary. The change order qualifies for posting on the Bulletin/BidBuy for 14 days as it materially impacts contract performance. The deadline for this change order notice is March 10, 2026, with the posting date of February 23, 2026. The extension is justified under Section 33E-9 of the Criminal Code, as DoIT has determined that the circumstances necessitating this change order extension were not reasonably foreseeable at the time of original contract execution or are germane to the original contract scope.

This change order is not subject to set-aside designations or restrictions, as it is a contract extension with an incumbent vendor rather than a competitive procurement opportunity. Cogent Communications LLC is the incumbent contractor and will continue providing Internet Egress for E-Rate services under the extended one-year term while DoIT processes the competitive replacement solicitation. As this is a change order notice and not a new solicitation, no award value or budget range information is provided in the documentation. Organizations interested in competing for the replacement Internet Egress for E-Rate services contract should monitor the competitive solicitation (24-448DOIT-TELEC-B-44986) to be released as part of DoIT's ongoing procurement efforts. The extension ensures service continuity for the State of Illinois during the transition period and allows adequate time for the competitive procurement process to be completed without interruption to critical internet egress services.