EMERGENCY EXTENSION 3 - JP Seed to Sale Inventory Tracking System

This procurement opportunity represents an emergency extension of the Joint Purchase Master Contract for the State of Illinois' cannabis Seed to Sale Inventory Tracking System, with the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) serving as the lead agency. The current vendor for this statewide contract is Bio-Tech Medical Software dba BioTrack dba Forian, Inc. The emergency extension will allow IDFPR to maintain these critical cannabis tracking services while a competitive long-term procurement process is finalized. The scope of work includes providing a cloud-based, vendor-hosted solution that tracks the lifecycle of regulated cannabis products in Illinois from cultivation to sale, including inventory, transactions, transportation, and other regulatory requirements. A public hearing will be held on August 24, 2022 to solicit public testimony and comments on the proposed contract extension, which is set to terminate on February 28, 2023.

The emergency extension contract must comply with applicable legislative mandates and have its scope of work reviewed by the State Procurement Office prior to execution. Upon finalization of the Business Enterprise Program (BEP) Utilization Plan(s), BEP subcontractor information shall be published on BidBuy. The original contract amount was $325,000, and the extension is estimated to require an additional $400,000 in expenditures, to be funded through state appropriated funds. If the new long-term procurement is implemented before the end of the extension term, IDFPR will terminate the emergency contract early to avoid duplication of services.