Emergency Extension Notice - Chiller Rental

The Illinois Department of Corrections, Central Office Purchasing, is soliciting emergency extension bids for a three-month chiller rental package at Dixon Correctional Center, with bids due October 30, 2026 at 1:00 p.m. The solicitation is an informal open bid, and no small business set-aside or Business Enterprise Program or Veteran Business Program participation goal applies. Electronic quotes are not permitted.

The package covers delivery, installation, removal, fencing, a chiller unit, generator, tank, and preventive maintenance. Item 1 requests three units for the three-month rental period, and Item 2 requests one unit for an emergency extension renewal. The file classifies the work under NIGP code 910-36, Heating, Air Conditioning, and Ventilation Maintenance, Repair and Installation Services, and designates the procurement as emergency extension Type Code 45. A signed SPO approval for the emergency purchase extension is dated October 9, 2026. The solicitation is listed under McLean County, Illinois (FIPS 17113).

Unit and total costs are not pre-established, so vendors submit their own pricing. No pre-bid conference is scheduled. The solicitation was made available October 16, 2026 and posted October 26, 2026. Bills and shipments route to the DOC Purchasing Supervisor at 1000 E. Converse Avenue, Springfield, Illinois 62794-9277. Questions go to purchasing contact Sandy Robinson at doc.bids@illinois.gov or (217) 524-8383. The bid document is Bid Solicitation 27-426DOC-CENTO-B-54516.