DHS CHANGE ORDER NOTICE No Bids Accepted Census Marketing & Public Relations

The Illinois Department of Human Services is issuing a change order notice to amend an existing marketing and public relations contract with ASGK HOLDINGS LLC dba KIVVIT LLC. The change order will increase the contract amount by $1,000,000 to support the original goals of the contract, which are to motivate traditionally Hard To Count (HTC) Illinoisans to participate in the 2020 Census. The key components include developing creative marketing and public relations strategies, navigating communities through the 2020 Census questionnaire submission, countering misinformation, addressing and overcoming community concerns, and motivating participation in the 2020 Census on a statewide level. The goal of this change order is to increase the visibility of 2020 Census participation through focused digital and social media advertising, as well as more traditional television and radio marketing, with resources devoted to reaching HTC, Latinx, and African-American communities. The change order is in accordance with 720 ILCS 5/33E-9, which states that the circumstances necessitating the change in performance were not reasonably foreseeable at the time the contract was signed and are germane to the original contract as signed.

There are no set-aside designations or restrictions on the types of organizations that can respond to this change order. The incumbent vendor, ASGK HOLDINGS LLC dba KIVVIT LLC, will be the sole recipient of this change order, which will increase the total contract value to $1,000,000. No additional bids will be accepted for this change order.