EMERGENCY EXTENSION 6 - Seed to Sale Inventory Tracking System

This state and local contract opportunity is for an emergency extension of the contract for Illinois' Seed to Sale (S2S) Inventory Tracking System, which is used by multiple state agencies to track the regulated cannabis product lifecycle. The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) Cannabis Regulation Oversight Office is requesting a 1-year extension of the emergency contract with vendor BioTrackTHC dba Bio-Tech Medical Software, to provide licensing, maintenance, support, and hosting of the S2S system. The original emergency contract was established on October 29, 2021. The requested extension would run from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025 at an estimated cost of $480,000. This emergency extension is necessary to maintain continuity of services and prevent disruption to Illinois' cannabis program, as a competitive procurement process is underway but not yet complete.

The contract includes a 7% Businesses Enterprise Program (BEP) goal, which the vendor has met by securing subcontracts with two BEP-certified firms. The emergency extension ensures the S2S system remains operational, which is critical given that Illinois' regulated cannabis industry generated over $1.5 billion in retail sales in 2022. Failing to approve the extension would halt the entire regulated cannabis industry in the state. The due date for this contract opportunity is June 17, 2024.