CMS L1620 Award Notice DHS Mattoon

This Notice of Award for Lease was issued by the State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office for General Services on behalf of the Department of Human Services (DHS) for office space located at 129 North 15th Street in Mattoon, Coles County. The procurement was conducted through a Request for Information for leasing process in accordance with 30 ILCS 500/40-20, and the selected vendor is Upchurch Group Properties, L.L.C. The deliverable consists of 3,920 square feet of office space with an initial five-year lease term commencing at a value of $180,712.00, plus an additional five-year renewal option valued at $191,962.40, subject to state determination that extension is in the best interest of the agency. The property qualifies for procurement outside of standard competitive bidding procedures as specialized office space of less than 10,000 square feet with annual rent below $200,000. The contract was awarded under Bid Number 26-416CMS-LEAS4-B-51312, with the award notice signed on March 16, 2026, and a posting date of March 16, 2026, with a due date of March 27, 2026. The designated agency contact for this lease award is Amanda Maddox-Wenthe, located at 313 South 6th Street, 2nd Floor, Springfield, Illinois 62701, reachable at 217-299-1215 or amanda.maddox-wenthe@illinois.gov.

No Business Enterprise Program or Veterans Business Program utilization requirements were mandated under the contract terms, indicating this procurement carried no set-aside designations for disadvantaged or minority-owned enterprises. The award has been made to a single incumbent vendor, Upchurch Group Properties, L.L.C., through a non-competitive process applicable to specialized office space meeting the specified criteria. The total award amount for the lease, combining both the initial term and the five-year renewal option, is $372,674.40, with the initial term valued at $180,712.00 and the renewal option at $191,962.40. This lease award represents a fully executed agreement, as evidenced by the signed Notice of Award document, indicating that the procurement process has concluded and contract performance is anticipated to commence.