CHANGE ORDER NOTICE: LRS VBS Mainframe Software Maintenance

The Illinois Chief Procurement Office for General Services has posted a Change Order Notice for LRS Mainframe Software Maintenance (BBREFNO: 27-448DOIT-INFOT-B-54610) on November 4, 2026, with a mandatory 14-day notice period ending that date.

The change order modifies an existing contract with the incumbent vendor to cover increased software maintenance costs following the State's 2026 upgrade to one of its IBM mainframes. The vendor-developed custom software solution supports printing from the State's mainframes; the mainframe upgrade required a corresponding software update from the vendor to maintain continued operation of the printing processes. The change order increases the annual maintenance cost by more than $25,000, which triggered the posting threshold and mandatory notice requirement. The State determined that the IBM mainframe upgrade circumstances are germane to the original contract scope and were not reasonably foreseeable at contract execution, satisfying Section 33E-9 of the Criminal Code requirements for change order justification.