EMERGENCY EXTENSION - IDOC Parole Communications and Control Center

This state and local contract opportunity is for an emergency extension of an existing contract between the Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC) and Protocol Criminal Justice, Inc. for the provision and maintenance of a Parole Division Communications and Control Center and related web-based community supervision with 24-hour management services. The emergency extension will allow Protocol Criminal Justice to continue providing these critical parole communications and control center services while IDOC conducts a competitive solicitation through a Request for Proposal for a new contract. The original contract was set to expire on March 29, 2021, and the emergency extension will extend the contract from March 30, 2021 to June 30, 2022 at an estimated cost of $9,000,000.

The emergency extension is being pursued due to the critical nature of the services provided by the Parole Division Communications and Control Center, which is responsible for receiving, storing, and disseminating data from monitoring equipment for committed felons and parolees under IDOC supervision. There are no set-aside designations or restrictions on the types of organizations that can respond, as this is an emergency extension of an existing contract. The incumbent vendor, Protocol Criminal Justice, Inc., will continue providing services during the extension period. The total value of the emergency extension is estimated at $9,000,000.