Emergency Extension IOCI Satellite Broadcasting Equipment

The State of Illinois, through the Illinois Office of Communication and Information (IOCI), is seeking to complete a time-only emergency extension contract to replace a failed satellite controller and satellite dish located at 120 W. Jefferson St., Springfield, IL. IOCI is statutorily mandated to provide broadcast communications services for state agencies and governmental units in Illinois. The existing satellite equipment, which is over 30 years old, was damaged by lightning and is unable to receive signals. IOCI and the Illinois Department of Central Management Services (CMS) attempted to procure a replacement controller through a competitive process but were unsuccessful. As a result, IOCI is extending the emergency contract with the original vendor, Communications & Power Industries LLC Satcom & Antenna Technologies Division, to replace the entire satellite system. The extension will cover the costs of removing the old dish, procuring a crane, and completing construction on the satellite dish load frame and additional structural enhancements at the 120 W. Jefferson St. location in Springfield.

The extension contract is estimated at $0, as the majority of the costs were incurred under the original emergency contract. There were no Businesses Enterprise Program (BEP) vendors certified under the applicable NIGP codes, so BEP goals were calculated at 0%. The public hearing on the proposed emergency extension contract is scheduled for October 12, 2022, at 1:00 PM, and interested parties are invited to provide testimony. The contract will be awarded to the incumbent vendor, CPI Satcom & Antenna Technologies Inc., to ensure the continued operation of IOCI's broadcast services for the state of Illinois and Sangamon County.