EMA - Gamma Detector w/ Sample Changer & Cryo-cycle

The Illinois Emergency Management Agency (EMA), through the Chief Procurement Office for General Services, intends to award a sole-source contract to Mirion Technologies for a gamma detector with sample changer and cryo-cycle system under bid/buy number 27-588IEMA-DIVNU-B-54337, with a public hearing on October 16, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. and written comments due by 4:00 p.m. on October 15. This is a sole-source procurement with no competitive bidding.

Interested parties may submit written comments or requests for a public hearing by the October 15 deadline. The public hearing will be conducted via WebEx (1-312-535-8110 US Toll, Chicago; 1-415-655-0002 US Toll; access code 28661804104-mtg; password Yn632u6qRS3) and will allow testimony for or against the sole-source procurement method. Written comments receive equal consideration to oral testimony. The Chief Procurement Officer will determine after the hearing whether contract award by sole source is appropriate under the Illinois Procurement Code. The hearing will be cancelled if no interested party submits written comments or makes a written request.

The justification for sole source centers on Mirion Technologies' exclusive ability to provide the gamma detector system with the specified sample changer and cryo-cycle capabilities required by EMA operations for radiological assessment. The procurement is anticipated to close on October 21, 2026. Dianne Richman, Chief Procurement Office for General Services, serves as the contact and may be reached at Dianne.Richman@illinois.gov or 217-622-1857.