Emergency Extension DJJ Parole Monitoring Service

This state and local contracting opportunity is for an emergency extension of a contract between the Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice (IDJJ) and Protocol Criminal Justice Inc. to provide a Communications and Control Center that offers 24-hour assistance and services to the IDJJ and the Illinois Department of Corrections. The original emergency contract was set to expire on November 29, 2021, and IDJJ is now seeking a 6-month extension from November 30, 2021 to June 30, 2022 for an additional $123,000. These critical services include offender movement and scheduling, emergency response, equipment monitoring, and information sharing with parole agents and other personnel. The extension will allow IDJJ time to complete a competitive procurement process to secure a new vendor, while ensuring continuity of these essential correctional services that are necessary for the safety of staff, youth, and the public.

The emergency extension is being funded through state appropriated funds. There are no set-aside designations or restrictions on the types of organizations that can respond to this opportunity. Protocol Criminal Justice Inc. is the incumbent vendor, as they were selected for the original emergency contract due to the immediate need for these services, which were not available on an existing state contract. IDJJ expects to award a new competitively bid contract by the end of 2022 and have the new vendor operational by June 30, 2022.