CMS L6772 Award Notice IDVA Storage Chicago

This is a Notice of Lease Award from the State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office for General Services on behalf of the Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs for storage space in Chicago, Cook County. The procurement was conducted through a Request for Information for Leasing process in accordance with 30 ILCS 500/40-20 and qualifies for simplified procurement procedures. The deliverable consists of 1,770 rentable square feet of storage space located at 100 North Western Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60612. The initial lease term is five years with an available five-year renewal option. The posting date was December 12, 2025, with a stated due date of December 18, 2025, though this appears to reference the award notice posting rather than an active solicitation period. The selected award recipient is 100 North Western LLC under Bid Number 26-416CMS-LEAS4-B-50302, indicating this is a notice of award rather than an open solicitation.

No Business Enterprise Program (BEP) or Veterans Business Program utilization was included in the awarded vendor's plan, with zero percent of the contract amount allocated to certified BEP firms, indicating no set-aside requirements were applied to this procurement. There were no unsuccessful respondents noted in the award documentation. The total award amount is $201,921.60 over the full ten-year period, with an initial five-year term value of $97,951.80 and a renewal term value of $103,969.80. The contract qualifies for simplified procurement as the property is less than 10,000 square feet with annual rent under $200,000. For additional information regarding this awarded lease, the designated agency contact is Dont'a Taylor at the Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs, 555 West Monroe Street, Floor 13, Chicago, Illinois 60661, reachable at 312-814-1009 or donta.taylor@illinois.gov.